Abstract The synthesis of the title compounds 6 and 8 has first been accomplished by reaction of O-mesitylsulfonyl-hydroxylamine with 5-t-butyl-3H-v-triazolo [4, 5-d] pyrimidine (5) whose preparation is reported in detail. However the preferred route for the synthesis of the 3-amino derivative 8 is based upon the preparation of 3-benzylideneamino-5-t-butyl-3H- v-triazolo [4, 5-d] pyrimidine (10), followed by the removal of the benzylidene protecting ...