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Abstract Developing a highly effective process for synthesis a cyano-bridged compound to avoid toxic organic or inorganic cyanides is very significant method for alleviating cyanides pollution. Here, a CN-based MOF catalyst (Cu(I)–CN–BPY) was synthesized by using copper ions coupled with Na4W10O32 in CH3CN under solvothermal conditions. The cyano-groups are generated in situ from the cleavage of C(sp3)–C(sp) in CH3CN. Because Cu(I) sites have ability to activate π-activate internal alkynes of carbon–carbon triple bonds for carboxylic cyclization reactions, which was applied in the cyclization of propargylic alcohols with CO2 and exhibited high efficiency with >95 % yields. For seeking out the active sites of MOF structure in carboxylic cyclization, we also synthesized two MOFs of Cu(I)–Cl–BPY and Cu(I)–I–BPY, and investigated for this reaction.