Hydrotrope induced catalysis in water: A clean and green approach for the synthesis of medicinally relevant bis(indolyl)methanes and 2-aryl benzimidazoles

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 756-766

  Kamble, Santosh ^a   Rashinkar, Gajanan ^a   Kumbhar, Arjun ^a   Salunkhe, Rajashri ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

2 Aryl benzimidazoles; Bis(indolyl)methanes; Green solvents; Hydrotropes

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; HYDROTROPE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE;

EID: 80755188164     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.530730     Document Type: Article

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