| CPC C07D 207/323 (2013.01) [C07D 207/333 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A green method of forming an N-substituted pyrrole using an organic catalyst, comprising:
reacting an amine of formula (2) with a compound of formula (3) in the presence of the organic catalyst,
![]() wherein the organic catalyst consists of juice from a fruit of a plant in the genus Malus,
wherein the reacting includes mixing in a biphasic medium to form a compound of formula (1)
![]() wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen, an optionally substituted alkyl, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl, an optionally substituted arylalkyl, or an optionally substituted aryl; and
wherein R3 is an optionally substituted aryl.
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