Praewpan KatrunSakchai HongthongSornsiri HlekhlaiManat PohmakotrVichai ReutrakulDarunee SoorukramThaworn JaipetchChutima KuhakarnMahidol University2018-11-092018-11-092014-01-01RSC Advances. Vol.4, No.36 (2014), 18933-18938204620692-s2.0-84899520774https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/335773-(Alkylsulfanyl)- and 3-(arylsulfanyl)indoles were efficiently prepared by the reaction of indoles with sodium sulfinates mediated by iodine-PPh3in ethanol. The salient features of the present protocol are simplicity, high efficiency, non-anhydrous conditions, environmentally friendly reagents and solvent, and short reaction time. © 2014 the Partner Organisations.Mahidol UniversityChemical EngineeringChemistryArticleSCOPUS10.1039/c4ra02607a