A brief overview of catalytic applications of dendrimers containing 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles

Over the past decades, significant attempts have been devoted to the preparation of click dendrimers for using novel catalysts in chemical processes. The click dendrimers were synthesized using copper-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of an azide with a terminal alkyne to afford a 1,2,3-triazole. These materials have aroused great interest in several fields. Numerous click dendrimers were synthesized in almost good yields via the CuAAC "click" reaction and their catalytic applications have been investigated. This mini-review aims to present the fundamental advances in the click chemistry area applied to dendrimers synthesis as well as their catalytic applications in different chemical processes. Graphic abstract: