Bismuth(III) bromide catalyzed 1,4-addition of indoles to chalcones
Submission Type
Event
Faculty Advisor
Ram Mohan
Expected Graduation Date
2020
Location
Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University
Start Date
4-13-2019 9:00 AM
End Date
4-13-2019 10:00 AM
Disciplines
Education
Abstract
Substituted indoles are of interest from a medicinal chemistry perspective. We have studied the utility of bismuth(III) bromide and other Lewis acid catalysts for the Michael addition of indoles to a variety of chalcones to yield substituted indoles. Bismuth(III) compounds are especially attractive from a green chemistry perspective because they are remarkably nontoxic, non-corrosive and relatively inexpensive. The results of this study will be presented.
Bismuth(III) bromide catalyzed 1,4-addition of indoles to chalcones
Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University
Substituted indoles are of interest from a medicinal chemistry perspective. We have studied the utility of bismuth(III) bromide and other Lewis acid catalysts for the Michael addition of indoles to a variety of chalcones to yield substituted indoles. Bismuth(III) compounds are especially attractive from a green chemistry perspective because they are remarkably nontoxic, non-corrosive and relatively inexpensive. The results of this study will be presented.