Boc-aminoethylindoloquinone 8, a key intermediate for the building of pentacyclic quinoneimines, analogues of kuanoniamine A, was synthesized by alkylation of 4, 7- dimethoxyindole 3 with 1, 2-dibromoethane followed by transformation into azide, reduction of the latter with trimethylphosphine in the presence of 2-(tert-butoxycarbonyloximino)-2- phenylacetonitrile and oxydative demethylation of the Boc-amine 6 with silver (II) oxide. ...