PEG-SO 3H as a catalyst for the preparation of bis-indolyl and tris-indolyl methanes in aqueous media

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2048-2057

  Rani, V Jhansi ^a   Vani, K Veena ^a   Rao, C Venkata ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aqueous medium; green synthesis; indoles

Indexed keywords

1,4 BIS[BIS(2 METHYL 1H INDOL 3 YL)METHYL]BENZENE; 1,4 BIS[BIS(5 BROMO 1H INDOL 3 YL)METHYL]BENZENE; 1,4 BIS[BIS(5 METHYL 1H INDOL 3 YL)METHYL]BENZENE; 2 [DI(1H INDOL 3 YL]METHYL) 5 (DIETHYLAMINO)PHENOL; 3 BROMO 2 [DI(1H INDOL 3 YL)METHYL]PHENOL; 3,3 [(1H INDOL 3 YL)METHYLENE]BIS(5 METHYL 1H INDOLE); 4 [DI(1H INDOL 3 YL]METHYL) 2 ETHOXYPHENOL; ALDEHYDE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; BIS INDOLYL METHANE; KETONE; MACROGOL 6000; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRIS INDOLYL METHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BINDING; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION TIME; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84859206877     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.551700     Document Type: Article

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