%0 Journal Article %T Grinding solvent-free Paal-Knorr pyrrole synthesis on smectites as recyclable and green catalysts %A H. T. Nahzomi %A O. Marvi %J - %D 2018 %X An environmentally benign method for the synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles from one-pot solvent-free condensation reaction of 2,5-hexanedione with various primary amines (Paal-Knorr pyrrole synthesis) on smectite clays as green and reusable heterogeneous Lewis acid catalysts is presented. The use of nontoxic, inexpensive, easily available and reusable catalysts under solvent-free conditions make this protocol practical, environmentally friendly and economically attractive. %U https://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/169541