Convenient synthesis of bis(indol)alkanes by niobium(V) chloride

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 3285-3292

  Heravi, Majid M ^a   Nahavandi, Fatemeh ^a   Sadjadi, Samaheh ^a   Oskooie, Hosien A ^a   Tajbakhsh, Mahmood ^b  

^a ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bis(indolyl)alkanes; Niobium(V) chloride; Solvent free conditions

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NIOBIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 68949159956     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910902752246     Document Type: Article

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