Abstract Treatment of (indol-1-yl) magnesium bromide or iodide with 2-bromoethyl isothiocyanate afforded 1-(4, 5-dihydrothiazol-2-yl) indole (6). Analogous reaction with 2, 2- dimethoxyethyl isothiocyanate led to corresponding 1-thiocarbamoylindole derivative (7), which was cyclized to 1-(5-methoxy-4, 5-dihydrothiazol-2-yl) indole (8) by treatment with boron trifluoride etherate. New analogs of camalexin, namely 4', 5'-dihydrocamalexin (12) ...