Abstract Twenty symmetrical and asymmetrical 1, 2-bisazolylethanes have been obtained from azoles and 1, 2-dibromoethane or 1-chloro-2-(pyrazol-1-yl) ethane by phase transfer catalysis (PTC). The 1 H and 13 C nmr properties are reported and the chemical shifts of the ethylene carbon atoms discussed using an additive model.