3, 4-Diaryl-4H-1, 2, 4-triazoles were obtained in good to comparable yields by the reaction of N-alkyl-N-phenylsulfonyl-N ″-arylbenzamidrazones with sodium hydride. The reaction probably proceeds via the elimination of benzenesulfinic acid and the oxidative cyclization of N-alkylidene-N ″-arylbenzamidrazones generated by the base-catalyzed isomerization of azo intermediates.