“…Since hydrophobic aromatic groups reduce the solubility of the drug in an aqueous medium and thereby limit their applicability in clinical therapy [7], it seems appropriate to functionalize the 1,2,4-triazole ring with hydrophilic substituents, including hydroxyl, carboxyl, amine, and amide groups, which increase water solubility of compounds. We have previously reported on the antitumor and antibacterial properties of 1,2,4-triazole derivatives containing polar structural fragments [8], some of which inhibited the level of tumor DNA methylation [9]. Taking into consideration, the published data and based on our works, which testify to the prospects of research in this area, in this work we undertook the synthesis of new polyfunctional 1,2,4-triazoles according to the scheme: The starting 1,2,4-triazoles 1-7 were synthesized by intramolecular cyclization of the corresponding 1,4-disubstituted thiosemicarbazides in an alkaline medium [10].…”