The effect of 1,2,4-triazole and its nitro derivatives on the formation of final mol. products of radiation-induced transformations of oxygen-saturated ethanol has been studied.It has been found that the test compounds are almost not decomposed in the course of radiolysis, whereas they insignificantly decrease or do not affect the radiation-chem. yields of H2O2 and acetaldehyde.The exptl. data indicate that the nitro derivatives of 1,2,4-triazole cannot compete with oxygen for α-hydroxyethyl radicals, and they do not interact with oxygen-centered radicals formed in the system.The reaction rate constant of the oxidation of α-hydroxyethyl radicals by the nitro derivatives of 1,2,4-triazole was found to be k ≤ 4.6 x 109 L mol-1 s-1 by calculation using the method of competing reactions.