Highly active copper-catalysts for azide-alkyne cycloaddition

Dalton Trans. 2010 Jan 21;39(3):726-9. doi: 10.1039/b920790m. Epub 2009 Oct 22.

Abstract

Bis-triphenylphosphano complexes of copper(I)-carboxylates serve as efficient catalysts for azide-alkyne cycloaddition. The triazole formation takes place straightforwardly at ambient temperature providing a wide variety of products with good yields in the presence of 0.005-0.05% catalyst.