DOI: 10.1039/A701355H
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Reference Section for: J. Chem. Res. (S), 1997, 424-425
Montmorillonite Clay-catalysed Synthesis of Bis(indol-3-yl)-methanes and 1,2-Bis(indol-3-yl)ethanes†
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Amiya Krishna Maiti and Prantosh Bhattacharyya
Abstract
Condensation of indoles with carbonyl compounds in the presence of montmorillonite clay produces bis(indol-3-yl)methanes in good yield; an extension of this procedure, involving nucleophilic ring opening of oxiranes, produces 1,2-bis(indol-3-yl)ethanes.
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