<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>A facile procedure for the synthesis of 4, 5‐diaryltriazoles (II) (15 examples) via cycloaddition of the title acrylonitriles with sodium azide ‐ a viable alternative to t he synthesis of triazoles via the Huisgen cycloaddition ‐ is given.</p> </abstract>