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Synthesis of Cu2O Nanoparticles Supported on Mesoporous Carbon: Highly Efficient Catalyst for Synthesis of Triazoles

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2025.33308
Ramesh Anumandla
Department of Chemistry, University College for Women, Osmania University, Hyderabad-50001, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3694-7405
Jagadish Tota
Department of H&S (Chemistry), CVR College of Engineering, Hyderabad-501510, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0957-1585
Pragathi Jogi
G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Sciences, Hyderabad-500104, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6786-9929
S. Prakash
Department of Chemistry, University College for Women, Osmania University, Hyderabad-50001, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1036-5019
Varukolu Mahipal
Department of Chemistry, St. Peters Engineering College, Hyderabad-500100, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3163-1003
V. Shashikala
Department of Chemistry, University College for Women, Osmania University, Hyderabad-50001, India; Department of Chemistry, Veeranari Chakali Ilamma Women’s University, Hyderabad-500001, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4127-0598

Corresponding Author(s) : V. Shashikala

shashikala_chem@osmania.ac.in

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 37 No. 2 (2025): Vol 37 Issue 2, 2025

Abstract

Triazoles are class of heterocyclic compounds with significant pharmaceutical and industrial applications. An effective catalyst for the synthesis of triazoles using the Click reaction is developed. Highly stable cuprous oxide nanoparticles were dispersed on active carbon prepared from palmyra palm fruit shells. The Cu2O nanoparticles, characterized by their small particle size and high surface area, were successfully synthesized and supported on activated carbon to enhance the catalytic efficiency. Thus, the prepared catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic activity, high selectivity and good reusability in the cycloaddition reaction of azides and alkynes, leading to the efficient synthesis of various triazole derivatives. The Cu2O-AC nanocomposites demonstrated the superior catalytic performance compared to pure Cu2O and activated carbon. All Cu2O supported and unsupported active catalysts were characterized using XRD, FT-IR, SEM and EDX techniques to know the morphology, phase and functional group analysis. The reaction mechanism was investigated using density functional theory (DFT) analyses.

Keywords

Triazole Click reaction Cuprous oxide Activate carbon Dispersion
Anumandla, R., Tota, J., Jogi, P., Prakash, S., Mahipal, V., & Shashikala, V. (2025). Synthesis of Cu2O Nanoparticles Supported on Mesoporous Carbon: Highly Efficient Catalyst for Synthesis of Triazoles. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 37(2), 447–454. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2025.33308
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