An efficient liquid-phase synthesis of strongly fluorescent tetraaryl-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazoles via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of imines with nitrile imines generated in situ on soluble polymer support is described.
liquid-phase synthesis - 4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazole - 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition - nitrile imine - fluorescent - poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)