Example 3: Synthesis of (Z)-3-(3-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-N'-(pyridin-2-yl)acrylhydrazide hydrochloride (1-4). To a 500 mL three-necked round-bottomed flask was added a suspension of (Z)-3-(3-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)acrylhydrazide (10 g, 1.0 equiv) in 1:1 CH2Cl2:AcOEt (200 mL). 2-Hydrazinylpyridine (3.11 g) was added at -40 °C. T3P (50% ethyl acetate solution, 21.75 g) was added dropwise followed by DIPEA (7.36 g). The reaction mixture was stirred at -40 °C for 30 min and then concentrated under reduced pressure at 35 °C, 20 mmHg. A crude brown oil was obtained, which was purified by column chromatography (eluent: CH2Cl2 solution of 1.3% MeOH). The fractions containing the target compound were combined to give 6.0 g (yield: 48%) of (Z)-3-(3-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-N'-(pyridin-2-yl)acrylhydrazide.1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ: 10.41 (s, 1H), 9.66 (s, 1H) , 8.59 (s, 1H), 8.53 (s, 2H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.06-8.08 (d, J = 5.2 Hz, 1H), 7.48-7.53 (m, 1H), 7.49-7.52 (d, J = 10.4 Hz, 1H), 6.71-6.75 (m, 1H), 6.66-6.68 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.07-6.09 (d, J = 10.4 Hz, 1H).LCMS (C18H12F6N6O [M+H]+) Predicted: 443.33, Measured: 443.44 (RT 2.45 min, purity: 100%).