• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.629-632
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• 2008

N-Arylation of indole with aryl iodides has been achieved by employing copper nitrate or copper cabonate as a catalyst, which might be more practical and economical over any other copper- or palladium-based catalysts for industrial applications. N,N'-dimethylethylenediamine was found to be the most effective with copper nitrate catalyst systems, while ethylenediamine was the most active with copper carbonate.