Facile synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using LaCl3 7H2O as a mild and efficient catalyst in molten salt media

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1864-1870

  Seyedi, Neda ^a   Saidi, Kazem ^a   Khabazzadeh, Hojatollah ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bis(indolyl)methane; Lanthanum chloride; Molten salt; Tetraethylammonium chloride

Indexed keywords

BIS(INDOLYL)METHANE DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; INDOLE; LANTHANUM CHLORIDE; METHANE; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION TIME; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 67650078972     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910802604224     Document Type: Article

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