Abstract In the present work, we demonstrated a simple and an efficient method for the condensation of substituted aryl/heteroaryl amines with acetonylacetone in the presence of trifluoro acetic acid to afford the corresponding 2, 5-dimethyl-1-substitued pyrroles using Paal-Knorr synthesis in excellent yields. Trifluoroacetic acid was used under reflux condition for the deprotection of 2, 5-dimethyl-1-substitued pyrroles to their corresponding ...