Abstract A combination of the oxidative N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis and click chemistry has been explored for the direct, one-pot synthesis of 1, 2, 3-triazole derivatives from aromatic aldehydes. This procedure was found to be very efficient and a variety of 1, 2, 3- triazole derivatives could be accessed through their corresponding propargyl esters in moderate-to-good yields under mild conditions.
[Hashmi, A. Stephen K.; Weyrauch, Jan P.; Kurpejovic, Elzen; Frost, Tanja M.; Miehlich, Burkhard; Frey, Wolfgang; Bats, Jan W. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2006 , vol. 12, # 22 p. 5806 - 5814]