• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.117-120
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• 2013

The reactions of indole with carbonyl groups have been efficiently carried out in the presence of catalytic amounts of 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin under solvent-free conditions and corresponding bis(indolyl)-mathanes were obtained in good to excellent yields. Synthesis of di[bis(indolyl)methyl]benzene was also accomplished by this catalyst. Furthermore, chemoselective conversion of aromatic aldehydes to their corresponding bis(indolyl)methanes in the presence of aliphatic aldehydes or ketones was achieved by this method.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.23-24
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• 2004

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.206-210
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• 1989

Bromolactonization of 2-Substituted-1-cyclohexenyl-1-acetic acid (1) with 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (dibromantin) in N,N-dimethylformamide gave the corresponding ${\gamma}-bromo-{\beta}-lactone$ (2) and ${\beta}-bromo-{\gamma}-lactone$ (3). The effect of the substituents, the reaction temperature, and the solvent on the regioselectivity was discussed.