Abstract The nitration of pyridine-3, 4-diamine, its N, N′-diacetyl derivative, and N 4- alkylpyridine-3, 4-diamines with excess nitric acid in concentrated sulfuric acid at 60° C was accompanied by cyclization with formation of the corresponding 1-substituted 4-nitro-1 H-[1, 2, 3] triazolo [4, 5-c] pyridine 2-oxides. 4-Chloro-1 H-[1, 2, 3] triazolo [4, 5-c] pyridine 2-oxide derivatives were obtained under analogous conditions from 2-chloropyridine-3, 4-diamine ...