Efficient heterogeneous silver nanoparticles catalyzed one-pot synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles

• AgNPs were used as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst.
• AgNPs were characterized by TEM, EDX and UV studies.
• 5-Substituted 1H-tetrazoles were synthesized from various nitriles using AgNPs.
• The tetrazoles were characterized by spectroscopy and crystallography.

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), characterized by TEM, EDX and UV studies were used as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles from various nitriles possessing different functional groups in excellent yields. All title compounds were characterized by spectroscopy (1H NMR, 13C NMR and IR) and crystallography.

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