Present paper elicits the silica supported perchloric acid catalyzed efficient protocol for the synthesis of 2-(phenyl)oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine derivatives. The remarkable feature of this strategy embraces the high conversion, simple work-up procedures, ambient conditions, short reaction time and reusability of the catalyst. Structures of the synthesized compounds have been established on the basis of elemental analysis and spectral data (IR, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, and mass spectrometry). Moreover, in order to investigate the mechanistic details of the reaction and to ascertain the regioselective outcome of the product, local nucleophilicity descriptors N k at B3LYP/6-311G++(d, p) level were determined and analyzed. KEYWORDS: Silica supported perchloric acid (HClO 4 ·SiO 2 ), benzoylation, oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine, local nucleophilicity index.