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Electrochemical Bisarylation of Carbonyls: A Direct Synthetic Strategy for Bis(indolyl)methane
Pooja Kumari Jat1, Kamlesh Kumar Dabaria1, Rekha Bai1
1MFOS Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, JLN Marg, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004, India.
Abstract:
An interesting electrochemical direct bisarylation of carbonyls with indole derivatives to afford the corresponding bis(indolyl)methane (BIM) derivatives is described. The developed protocol is suitable for aliphatic, aromatic, and heteroaromatic aldehydes, which react with various electron-rich and electron-poor indoles to afford the corresponding BIMs in good to excellent yields. Isatin derivatives also underwent bisarylation with various indole derivatives under the influence of current to afford the corresponding BIMs in excellent yields.
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