Abstract Substituted 2-phenethyl-1, 2, 4-triazoles, 1-phenethylimidazoles 3 and 1- phenethylbenzimidazoles 5 were synthesized from the reaction of compound 8 with tri-n- butyltin hydride in good yield. The reaction of substituted-2-phenethyl halide with 1H-1, 2, 4- triazoles, imidazoles and benzimidazoles gave a low yield. The yield was increased by the use of substituted-2-phenethyl p-toluensulfonate.
