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Abstract
Under the participation of cheap and readily available CuCl2, a visible light-induced tandem C(sp3)-H oxidation, C(sp3)-O cleavage and Friedel−Crafts alkylation of indoles and aliphatic ethers in the absence of ligand and oxidants is developed, affording synthetically useful 3,3′-bisindolylmethane derivatives in moderate to good yields. This transformation exhibits broad substrate scope and good functional group compatibility.
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