University of Jiroft | neda Seyedi

Research

Title	Facile Synthesis of Bis(indolyl)methanes Using LaCl 3 ·7H 2 O as a Mild and Efficient Catalyst in Molten Salt Media
Type	Article
Keywords	Bis(indolyl)methane, lanthanum chloride, molten salt, tetraethylammonium chloride
Researchers	neda Seyedi, Kazem Saidi, Hojatollah Khabazzadeh

Abstract

Efficient electrophilic substitution reaction of indole with various carbonyl compounds were carried out using a catalytic amount of LaCl3 7H2O in molten tetraethylammonium chloride as an ionic liquid to afford the corresponding bis(indolyl)methanes in excellent yields.