CuI‐Catalyzed Alkyne–Azide “Click” Cycloadditions from a Mechanistic and Synthetic Perspective

CuI-catalyzed alkyne–azide cycloaddition provides 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles with such efficiency and scope that the transformation has been described as “click” chemistry. An overview of the mechanism of this remarkable reaction is presented as a means to explain the myriad of experimental results, particularly the various methods of catalyst generation, solvent and substrate effects, and choice of base or ligand. Both solution-phase and solid-phase results are comprehensively examined. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)

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