In this work, two new aerobic routes are introduced for the oxidation of a variety of benzoins to benzils by using molecular oxygen in the presence of porphyrins as sensitizers, using white light or sunlight in acetonitrile under mild conditions. The methods have a wide range of applications, do not involve cumbersome work-up, exhibit chemoselectivity and proceed under mild reaction conditions. The resulting products are obtained in good yields in a reasonable time.

In this work, readily prepared copper supported on the SiO2 nanoparticles has been found to effectively catalyze the 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of a variety of azides, alkynes, epoxides and sodium azide, furnishing the corresponding 1,2,3‐triazoles and β‐hydroxytriazoles. Click reaction proceeds in short reaction times and under mild reaction conditions, and the resulting products are obtained in good yields at ambient temperature.