A Convenient Method of Synthesis of Bis-Indolylmethanes: Indium Trichloride Catalyzed Reactions of Indole with Aldehydes and Schiff's Bases
- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Synthetic Communications
- Vol. 30 (9) , 1609-1614
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00397910008087197
Abstract
Anhydrous indium trichloride (InCl3) is found to catalyze the electrophilic substitution reaction of indole with aromatic aldehydes and Schiff's bases which resulted in an efficient synthesis of bis-indolylmethanes in good to excellent yield.Keywords
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