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AbstractTwo novel triazole-modified silica supports A and B were successfully prepared via “click” reaction of azide-functionalized SiO2 with propargyl alcohol (A) and propargyl amine (B), in which the click-triazole as an important functional entity, in addition to a molecular linker, provides capabilities of metal coordination as an excellent chelator. Treatment of the resulting click-supports with Pd(OAc)2 afforded the click-catalysts A and B, which were well characterized and evaluated in Suzuki–Miyaura coupling in terms of activity and recyclability in H2O/EtOH solvent. The catalyst A showed more reasonable results and so, was applied as a highly efficient and recyclable catalyst in the coupling reactions of various aryl halides with phenylboronic acid under phosphine-free and low Pd loading conditions.Graphical AbstractTwo novel nano pd-catalysts were successfully prepared by immobilization of Pd(OAc)2 onto the silica supports containing the nitrogen-rich triazole chelators and were investigated in Suzuki–Miyaura coupling in aqueous solvent.