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Synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial activity of novel bis(indolyl)methanes sourced from biorenewable furfurals using gluconic acid aqueous solution (GAAS) as a sustainable catalyst

Prajwal Naik C, Gowdru Basanna Ashoka, Asiful H. Seikh, Saikat Dutta

RSC Advances · 2024 · 18 citations · 25 references

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Novel bis(indolyl)methanes has been synthesized in satisfactory isolated yields using carbohydrate-derived 5-substituted-2-furaldehydes as renewable reactants and gluconic acid aqueous solution as a sustainable catalyst.

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