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One-Pot Synthesis of Bisindolylmethanes from Benzyl Alcohols and Indoles Using Catalytic Iodine and Molecular Oxygen under Visible Light Irradiation
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Visible LightEngineeringMolecular OxygenSynthetic PhotochemistryOrganic ChemistryChemistryChemical EngineeringNovel OrganocatalystsBenzyl AlcoholPhotoredox ProcessLewis AcidOne-pot SynthesisPhotocatalysisOrganometallic CatalysisBenzyl AlcoholsPhotochemistryCatalysisCatalytic SynthesisSynthetic Chemistry
Bisindolylmethanes can be directly synthesized from benzyl alcohol and indole in up to 86% yield using molecular oxygen, visible light, and catalytic iodine, which serves as both an oxidant and a Lewis acid.