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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