Triazolopyridines are an important class of biologically active heterocyclic compounds. In this letter, we describe a new method for the synthesis of [1, 2, 4] triazolo [4, 3-a] pyridines starting from 2-hydrazinopyridine and carboxylic acids. The resulting acetohydrazides are cyclized in a key step using the Lawesson's reagent. The reaction conditions were explored, as well as the scope of this reaction concerning the substituent in position 3 of the ...