Research Progress on Synthesis of Bis(indolyl)methanes under Aqueous or Solvent-free Catalysis

doi:10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.200369

Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (8): 881-896.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.200369

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Research Progress on Synthesis of Bis(indolyl)methanes under Aqueous or Solvent-free Catalysis

WU Zhi-Qiang^1*, HAN Xin-Ning¹, LIU Yang¹, WANG Gang², ZHAN Hai-Juan², LIU Wan-Yi^2*

¹School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia Normal University, Guyuan, 756000, China
²State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China

Received:2020-12-09 Revised:2021-03-15 Published:2021-08-01 Online:2021-10-01
Supported by:
Undergraduate Teaching Program of Ningxia Normal University (No.NJYKCSZ2112), the School-Level Research Project Funding of Ningxia Normal University (No.NXSFZDA2107), the Major Innovation Projects for Building First-class Universities in China's Western Region (No.ZKZD2017003) and the National First-rate Discipline Construction Project of Ningxia (No.NXYLXK 2017A04)

Abstract

Abstract: The main criteria for evaluating green catalytic synthesis methods include catalysts, reagents or solvents, reaction conditions, and post-treatment. With the continuous development of green chemistry, water-phase catalysis or solvent-free synthesis shows obvious advantages, and has attracted extensive attention in the synthesis of bis-indolyl methane derivatives. However, there is no review article report on the process of indolyl methane catalytic reaction and the related questions whether to use reagents or solvents. Therefore, this paper reviews the reactions for the synthesis of indolyl methane in the past decade. The purpose is to guide the development of greener and cleaner methods for the synthesis of indolymethane, especially under aqueous and solvent-free catalysis

Key words: Bis(indolyl)methanes, Aqueous catalysis, Solvent-free synthesis

CLC Number:

O621

WU Zhi-Qiang, HAN Xin-Ning, LIU Yang, WANG Gang, ZHAN Hai-Juan, LIU Wan-Yi. Research Progress on Synthesis of Bis(indolyl)methanes under Aqueous or Solvent-free Catalysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2021, 38(8): 881-896.

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