The copper-promoted coupling between 2-iodothiophene (I) and ethyl bromodifluoroacetate (II) produced ethyl 2,2-difluoro-2-(2-thienyl)acetate (III). Addition of the organolithium reagent derived from 2,4-difluorobromobenzene (IV) to ester (III) yielded ketone (V). This was converted into the oxirane (VI) by reaction with dimethyloxosulfonium methylide in DMSO. Finally, oxirane ring opening with 1,2,4-triazole (VII) provided the title compound.