a Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan b Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
Abstract:
Copper(II)-exchanged hydroxyapatite, prepared by ion-exchanging of Ca(II) in calcium hydroxyapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] with Cu(NO3)2 at 70 °C in water, functions as a reusable heterogeneous catalyst with neither reducing agents nor bases for azide-alkyne [3+2] cycloaddition at 50 °C in water under air.