“…1-Methyl-3-propyl-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-1 H -[1,2,4]triazole ( 6 ), 1-methyl-3-propyl-5-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1 H -[1,2,4]triazole ( 7 ), and 1-methyl-3-propyl-5-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1 H -[1,2,4]triazole ( 8 ) were similarly prepared from 2 , 3 , and 4 in overall yields of 62%, 74%, and 63%, respectively. The good yields of one regioisomer in the formation of 5 − 8 is due to the steric preference between the two amino groups of methylhydrazine in the final step . In addition to the required ligands, the 2-methyl-3-propyl-5-aryl-1 H -[1,2,4]triazole regioisomers were also generally formed in yields ranging from 5 to 20%, but these could be easily separated from the desired materials by column chromatography.…”