%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
%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.
%K PCl5
%K bis(Indolyl)methane
%K di-bis(Indolyl)methane
%K Indole
%K Aldehyde
%K Ketone
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/61243