PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A 2-AMINO-5,8-ALKOXY[1,2,4]TRIAZOLO[1,5-C]PYRIMIDINE BY REACTION OF A 5-HALO-8-ALKOXY[1,2,4]TRIAZOLO[1,5-C]PYRIMIDIN-2-AMINE WITH AN ALKALI METAL ALKOXIDE IN AN ALCOHOLIC SOLVENT
5-Substituted-8-alkoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-2-amines are manufactured from 2-substituted-4-amino-5-methoxypyrimidines in a process that avoids hydrazine and cyanogen halide.