A practical synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes catalyzed by BF3 center dot Et2O

作者:Xu, Xia-Fei; Xiong, Yan*; Ling, Xue-Ge; Xie, Xi-Mi; Yuan, Jie; Zhang, Shu-Ting; Song, Zhong-Rong
来源:Chinese Chemical Letters, 2014, 25(3): 406-410.
DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2013.11.038

摘要

Practical BF3 center dot Et2O catalyzed reactions between indoles and a series of carbonyl compounds at room temperature are described, which afford bis(indolyl)methanes with isolated yields up to 96%.