Regiospecific lithiation of (1, 2, 3) triazolo (1, 5-a) pyridines (1) and (4) with subsequent reaction with styryl azide gave small yields of the 7-aminotriazolopyridines (6) and (7). A longer larger scale synthesis of compounds (6) and (7) is described giving overall yields of 17 and 25%, starting from 2-amino-6-methyl (9) or 2-amino-6-ethyl pyridine (19).
