Various 5‐substituted‐1H‐tetrazoles were synthesized via two strategies; direct [3+2] cycloaddition of substituted aryl nitriles with sodium azide, and tri‐component reaction of aldehydes, hydroxylamine hydrochloride with sodium azide in dimethylformamide (DMF) by applying M2(BDC)2(DABCO) [M: Cu, Co and Ni, BDC=1, 4‐benzenedicarboxylic acid, and DABCO= 1,4‐diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane] as heterogeneous catalyst. Short reaction time, high yield, totally straightforward procedure and easy work‐up, as well as preparing tetrazole derivatives via relatively cheap and easily available aldehydes (in three‐component method) are some beneficial features of mentioned methodologies. It was found that among three studied transition metals, copper has a unique advantage over other metals in formation of the desired product.