Facile formation of bis(3-indolyl)methylarenes by iodine-catalyzed reaction of indole with α,α′-bis(arylmethylene)ketones and α-substituted arylmethyleneketones in dry ethanol

Indian Journal of Chemistry - Section B Organic and Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2056-2059

  Mallik, Asok K ^a   Pal, Rammohan ^a   Mandal, Tapas K ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

, Bis(arylmethylene)ketones; substituted arylmethyleneketones; Indole, bis(3 indolyl)methylarenes; Molecular iodine

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049180954     PISSN: 03764699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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