An alternative synthesis of 3‐amino‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydrocarbazoles

3‐Amino‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydrocarbazoles are easily prepared from the readily available 3‐hydroxy‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydrocarbazoles by conversion of the latter to the p ‐toluene‐ or methanesulfonate ester, followed by nu‐cleophilic displacement with azide ion. The resulting 3‐azido‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydrocarbazoles are then catalytically hydrogenated to their 3‐amino counterparts.