A simple and inexpensive procedure has been developed for the selective formation of 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazolo-nucleosides starting from organic azides and terminal alkynes, mediated by in situ generated copper(I) catalyst from readily available CuSO4 and KI.
Keywords: 1,2,3-triazolyl nucleoside; Copper catalysts; CuSO4/KI; click reaction; one-pot [3+2] cycloaddition.