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Nucleophilic displacement of readily available alpha,alpha-dibromoketones with excess morpholine gave the corresponding ketoaminals, which upon condensation with aminoguanidine in MeOH in the presence of AcOH afforded 5-substituted-3-amino-1,2,4-triazines in >95% regioselectivity and 45-76% isolated yield. [reaction: see text]
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