The formal synthesis of uleine-type (dasycarpidone, dasycarpidol, uleine, and 17-hydroxy-16, 17-dihydrouleine) and Strychnos alkaloids belonging to both the Strychnan (tubifoline, tubifolidine, and 19,20-dihydroakuammicine) and Aspidospermatan (tubotaiwine) skeletal types from 3-(2-pyridyl)indoles is described.