Triphenyl phosphonium perchlorate (TPP) is found to catalyze the acetylation of indoles with acetic anhydride to give 3-acetyl indoles. Similarly bis-indolylmethane derivatives were prepared by the electrophilic substitution reaction of indole with substituted benzaldehydes.
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