Highly efficient synthesis of unsymmetrical 3,3'-bis(1h-indol-3-yl)methanes in water

Chinese Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2309-2314

  Lin, Hua ^a   Zang, Yang ^a   Sun, Xingwen ^a   Lin, Guoqiang ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

3 indolyl substituted phthalide; Friedel Crafts reaction; InBr 3; indole; unsymmetric bis(indolyl)methanes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867750031     PISSN: 1001604X     EISSN: 16147065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201200496     Document Type: Article

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