Catalytic Activity of the Nanoporous MCM-41 Surface for the Paal-Knorr Pyrrole Cyclocondensation. -Nanoporous silica (MCM-41) displays an extraordinary high catalytic activity in the Paal-Knorr synthesis. Important features of the introduced protocol are solvent free conditions, recovery and reuse of the catalyst for several cycles, operational simplicity, easy product isolation and purification. -(AGHAPOOR*, K.; AMINI, M. M.; JADIDI, K.; MOHSENZADEH, F.; DARABI, H. R.; Z. Naturforsch., B: Chem. Sci. 70 (2015) 7, 475-481, http://dx.