The purpose of the ascorbic is to reduce Cu(II) to Cu(I) which is the catalytic active species. You can use proline if you want but you'd have to use a Cu(I) source such as CuI. There is an alternative, copper thiophene carboxylate (CuTC) is good to use in organic solvents and typically works really well. Typically we heat to 100 oC for about 30 mins to get a decent reaction using a 10 mol% catalyst loading.
The purpose of the ascorbic is to reduce Cu(II) to Cu(I) which is the catalytic active species. You can use proline if you want but you'd have to use a Cu(I) source such as CuI. There is an alternative, copper thiophene carboxylate (CuTC) is good to use in organic solvents and typically works really well. Typically we heat to 100 oC for about 30 mins to get a decent reaction using a 10 mol% catalyst loading.
Please, find in attach, a paper on: L-Proline catalyzed one-step synthesis of 4,5-diaryl-2H-1,2,3-triazoles from heteroaryl cyanostilbenes via [3+2] cycloaddition