Fused pyridines by a tandem aza‐wittig / heterocyclization strategy: Synthesis of 1,2,4‐triazolo[1,5‐ a ]pyridines and pyrido[1,2‐ b ][1,2,4]triazines

The iminophosphorane 1‐amino‐6‐(triphenylphosphoranylideneamino)‐2‐oxo‐4‐phenyl‐1,2‐dihydro‐pyridine‐3,5‐dicarbonitrile 2 prepared from 1,6‐diaminopyridine 1 reacts with heterocumulenes such as carbon disulfide and phenylisocyanate, and with acid chlorides, acid anhydrides and haloketones to give directly the title compounds in an one‐pot aza‐Wittig / heterocyclic‐ring closure process with good yields.