“…[10] Later, a dramatic procedure involving stoichiometric amounts of Zn(II) salts was reported under reflux in H 2 O. [11] Other recent developments include the synthesis of 5substituted 1H-tetrazoles under solvent-free conditions, [12] and the use of various catalysts such as Cu 2 O, [13] BF 3 ÁOEt 2 , [14] Pd(OAc) 2 / ZnBr 2 , [11] Yb(OTf) 3 , [15] Zn(OTf) 3 , [16] AlCl 3 , [17] CuSO 4 , [18] Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 , [19] TMSN 3 /TABF [12] and boron azides. [20] However, a drawback of these homogeneous catalytic processes is the difficulty in separation and recovery of the catalysts.…”