Abstract A rational approach was used to synthesize a new set of 15 1H-1, 2, 4-triazol-3-yl benzenesulfonamide derivatives with the aim of developing new antimalarial lead compounds. These derivatives were prepared in yields between 50% and 62%, and their structures were elucidated using IR, 1 H-, 13 C-, 19 F-NMR, MS and elemental analysis. A docking study based on sulfonamides previously used against malaria identified ...