Base-Promoted Tandem SNAr/Boulton-Katritzky Rearrangement: Access to [1,2,4]Triazolo[1,5-a]pyridines

A base-promoted tandem SNAr/Boulton-Katritzky rearrangement is developed. It offers a simple and straightforward method for the formation of functionalized [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridines from 1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-amines or 3-aminoisoxazoles with 2-fluoropyridines.

Automated summary

A base-promoted tandem SNAr/Boulton-Katritzky rearrangement is developed for the formation of functionalized [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridines from 1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-amines or 3-aminoisoxazoles with 2-fluoropyridines.