A convenient approach to 4,5-disubstituted 3-hydroxymethyl-1,2,4-triazoles as well as to the corresponding 3-chloromethyl and 3-carboxaldehyde derivatives was developed starting from 3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazoles which can, in turn, be readily obtained from acyl hydrazines and isothiocyanates.
alcohols - aldehydes - heterocycles - oxidations - 1,2,4-triazoles