Three 1,2,4‐triazole derivatives containing subtituted benzyl and benzyl­amino groups

The title compounds, 4‐benzyl­amino‐3‐(4‐methyl­benzyl)‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5(4H)‐one, C₁₇H₁₈N₄O, (I), 3‐(4‐methyl­benzyl)‐4‐(4‐methyl­benzyl­amino)‐1H‐1,2,4‐tri­azol‐5(4H)‐one, C₁₈H₂₀N₄O, (II), and 3‐(4‐chloro­benzyl)‐4‐(4‐methyl­benzyl­amino)‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5(4H)‐one, C₁₇H₁₇ClN₄O, (III), were obtained from the corresponding Schiff base in the presence of diglyme and NaBH₄. Each compound contains a 1,2,4‐triazole ring and two benzene rings, which are essentially planar. The molecules are linked by a combination of intermolecular N—H⋯O and N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. Additionally, there is a weak π–π stacking interaction in (I), involving the benzene ring of the amino­benzyl group and the partially aromatic 1,2,4‐triazole moiety, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.7397 (10) Å.