%0 Journal Article %T PCl5 as a mild and efficient catalyst for the synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes and di-bis(indolyl)methanes %A Alireza Hasaninejad %A Abdolkarim Zare %A Hashem Sharghi %A Reza Khalifeh %A Ahmad Reza Moosavi Zare %J Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia %D 2008 %I Chemical Society of Ethiopia %X Phosphorus pentachloride (PCl5) can efficiently catalyze the condensation of indoles with aldehydes as well as ketones at room temperature to afford bis(indolyl)methanes and di-bis(indolyl)methanes in high yields and short reaction times. KEY WORDS: PCl5, bis(Indolyl)methane, di-bis(Indolyl)methane, Indole, Aldehyde, Ketone Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2008, 22(3), 453-458. %U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/61243