2-Methylpyrrole was used as one of the starting materials for synthesizing boron-dipyrromethene dyes for incorporation in synthetic multi-pigment light-harvesting arrays. Acid-promoted condensations of benzaldehyde with methylpyrrole gives dipyrromethens and their borondipyrromethene analogs.
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