Abstract
Indium triflate catalysed the three-component one-pot reaction of indole 1 with a heteroimine generated in situ under microwave irradiations and afforded predominately secondary indolyl amines 4 in excellent yields as well as bisindolyl methane 5 in poor yields. The catalyst indium triflate can be recovered after the reaction and reused in the subsequent experiments.
Keywords: Indoles, indium triflate, microwave irradiations, multicomponent reactions, Mannich-type reactions, bisindolyl methane