The [PdCl 2 (MeCN) 2 ]-catalyzed C3-selective Friedel-Crafts reactiono f2 ,2-disubstituted and 2-aryl-N-tosylaziridines with indoles is reported. For the 2,2-disubstituted substrates, [PdCl 2 (MeCN) 2 ]a lone, without any ancillary ligands, is an efficient catalyst for the ring-opening reaction. The presence of 1,4-benzoquinone as an additive was found to en-hance the ring-opening reactiono ft he less-reactive 2-arylaziridines. This reaction displayed ab road substrate scope with respect to the indole substrate and is operationally simple.F inally,w hen 1,3-dimethylindole was employed as as ubstrate, the de-aromatized pyrroloindoline product was obtained in high yield and good diastereoselectivity.[a] J.