ZnCl2 promoted efficient, one-pot synthesis of 3-arylmethyl and diarylmethyl indoles

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 694-698

  Subramaniapillai, Selva Ganesan ^a   Ganesan, Asaithampi ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

3 Diarylmethyl indole; Friedel Crafts reaction; Multicomponent reaction; Pressure tube reaction; Zinc chloride

Indexed keywords

3 ARYLMETHYL INDOLE DERIVATIVE; BIS(INDOLYL)METHANE; DIARYLMETHYL INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; METHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84891830850     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.11.115     Document Type: Article

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