University of Jiroft | neda Seyedi

Research

Title	Glycerin and citric acid: a green and efficient catalytic medium for synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes
Type	Article
Keywords	is(indolyl)methane Glycerin Citric acid Green Indole
Researchers	neda Seyedi, Hojatollah Khabazzadeh

Abstract

A green, simple, and highly efficient procedure for the synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes is described. Condensation of indoles with carbonyl compounds catalyzed by citric acid in glycerin affords the title compounds in high yield and short reaction times.