Copper-doped silica cuprous sulfate (CDSCS) as a highly efficient heterogeneous nano catalyst for synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted isoxazoles

A facile and highly efficient protocol for 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of in situ generated nitrile oxides with terminal alkynes catalyzed by copper-doped silica cuprous sulfate (CDSCS) as a new and convenient heterogeneous nano catalyst is described. In this protocol, ‘click’ cycloaddition of various structurally diverse alkynes and imidoyl chlorides in the presence of CDSCS and NaHCO3 in a solution of i-PrOH/H2O (1:1, V/V) furnishes the corresponding 3,5-disubstituted isoxazoles in good to excellent yields at room temperature. CDSCS was approved as a chemically and thermally stable nano catalyst that can be recovered and reused for many consecutive trials without considerable decline in its reactivity.