in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com).The synthesis of novel 1-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-10-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazino[1,2-a] indole derivatives starting from the initially prepared 1-(2-bromoethyl)-3-chloro-1H-indole-2-carbaldehyde is described. A variety of likely biologically relevant pyrazino[1,2-a] indole-based 1,5-disubstituted tetrazoles was obtained in moderate to high yields via an Ugi-azide reaction. These reactions presumably proceed by the imine formation, intramolecular cyclization to iminium ion, and nucleophilic addition tandem reactions, respectively.