Abstract
Thiocyanation of various aromatic, heteroaromatic and enolizable ketone compounds has been achieved with ammonium thiocyanate in presence of polystyrene cation exchange resin, Amberlyst-15. All the reactions were carried out in acetonitrile at room temperature.
Keywords: Indoles, amines, ketones, amberlyst-15, ammonium thiocyanate, pyrrole