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ArticleChemistry & biodiversity2026

Efficient One-Pot Copper(I)-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition in Water: Triazole Synthesis, Catalytic Applications, DFT Studies, and Biological Evaluation.

Mohamed Oussama Zouaghi, Takoua Bouabidi, Nedra Touj, Ismail Özdemir, Nevin Gurbuz, Arfaoui Youssef, Naceur Hamdi

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Mohamed Oussama ZouaghiLaboratory of Characterizations, Applications & Modeling of Materials (LR18ES08), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Takoua BouabidiResearch Laboratory of Environmental Sciences and Technologies (LR16ES09), Higher Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.
Nedra ToujResearch Laboratory of Environmental Sciences and Technologies (LR16ES09), Higher Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ismail ÖzdemirCatalysis Research and Application Center, İnönü University, Malatya, Turkey.
Nevin GurbuzCatalysis Research and Application Center, İnönü University, Malatya, Turkey.
Arfaoui YoussefLaboratory of Characterizations, Applications & Modeling of Materials (LR18ES08), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Naceur HamdiResearch Laboratory of Environmental Sciences and Technologies (LR16ES09), Higher Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8497-3970

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Abstract

A series of Cu-N-heterocyclic carbene (Cu-NHC) complexes (3a-e) was successfully synthesized and their structures verified by NMR, HRMS, and elemental analysis. These complexes displayed excellent catalytic performance in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of alkynes with azides, producing 1,4-disubstituted triazoles (4a-e) in isolated yields of 80%-91%. The cycloaddition between phenylacetylene and various azides was also explored theoretically using DFT/B3LYP/6-311+G(d) methods. The cytotoxic properties of the obtained compounds were evaluated against A549, HCT116, and BEAS-2B cell lines, with several derivatives exhibiting significant anticancer activity. Moreover, their antioxidant potential was assessed through DPPH and ABTS radical-scavenging assays, in which compound 2 showed particularly strong performance.

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AlkynesAntineoplastic AgentsAzidesCopperDensity Functional TheoryTriazolesAntioxidantsCatalysisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCycloaddition ReactionDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorHumansMolecular StructureStructure-Activity RelationshipWaterAlkynesAntineoplastic AgentsAntioxidantsAzidesCopperTriazolesWateralkynesazidesbiological activitiesclick chemistrycopper N‐heterocyclic carbene complexDFT studyhomogeneous catalysis

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PMID42107112
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