A series of 3-alkyl-4- (arylidenamino)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ones,
6-10, was obtained from the reaction of the corresponding 3-alkyl-4-amino-
4,5-dihydro-1H- 1,2,4-triazol-5-ones, 1, with the appropriate aldehydes. 3-
alkyl-4-(alkylamino)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ones of type 11-16 were
synthesized from the selective reduction of compounds 5-10 with NaBH4 in d
iglyme or DMSO medium as a general and convenient method.