@article{dced31a65ca3499c82779330097d2dd8,
title = "An unprecedented route for the synthesis of 3,3′-biindoles by reductive cyclization of 3-[2-Nitro-1-(2-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-1H-indoles mediated by iron/ acetic acid",
abstract = "An unprecedented route for the synthesis of 3,3′-biindoles is developed. Both symmetrical and unsymmetrical 3,3′-biindoles could be generated by this method. Mild conditions, high yields of the products, and environmentally acceptable reagent are the merits of the procedure.",
keywords = "Cyclization, Iron, Michael addition, Nitroalkenes, Nitrogen heterocycles",
author = "Chintakunta Ramesh and Veerababurao Kavala and Kuo, {Chun Wei} and Raju, {B. Rama} and Yao, {Ching Fa}",
year = "2010",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1002/ejoc.201000276",
language = "English",
pages = "3796--3801",
journal = "Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie",
issn = "0075-4617",
publisher = "Wiley-VCH Verlag",
number = "20",
}