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Development of Heterogeneous Enantioselective Catalysts using Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
Published on: January 17, 2020
Cu1.5PMo12O40 as an efficient, mild and heterogeneous catalyst for the condensation of indole with carbonyl compounds
Neda Seyedi1, Hojatollah Khabazzadeh, Kazem Saidi
1Department of Chemistry, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, 76169 Kerman, Iran.
Abstract:
Bis(indoyl)methanes have been synthesized in excellent yields in the presence of catalytic amount of Cu(1.5)PMo(12)O(40) in molten tetraethylammonium chloride as an ionic liquid. The catalyst is recovered and recycled.
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