Herein we report the first use of -quinone diimide for the aminative dearomatization of 2,3-disubstituted indoles to furnish C3 aza-quaternary chiral indolenines. This approach, which proceeds via an electrophilic 1,6-addition of -quinone diimide, allows the synthesis of an array of optically active aza-quaternary indolenines with high yields and excellent enantioselectivities. A one-pot approach of the same has also been established to further improve the synthetic accessibility of this protocol.

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