One-pot three-step synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles by copper-catalyzed cycloaddition of azides with alkynes formed by a Sonogashira cross-coupling and desilylation.

A microwave-assisted, one-pot, three-step Sonogashira cross-coupling-desilylation-cycloaddition sequence was developed for the convenient preparation of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles starting from a range of halides, acyl chlorides, ethynyltrimethylsilane, and azides.