Abstract An environmentally benign four-component reaction in aqueous medium in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTACl) has been developed for the synthesis of 6-amino-3-methyl-4-aryl-/1-phenyl-1,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole-5-carbonitrile. The method presented is mild, environmentally friendly, inexpensive, and functionality tolerant and gives the products in good to excellent...