The crystal structure of the title ester, ethyl -methyl-1,2,4-triazolo
[1,5-a]pyrimidine-7-acetate, C10H12N4O2, is described. In the field of
heterocyclic chemistry, the prospects offered for the design of antiv
iral agents, as well as the chemistry of interaction of N-bridged puri
ne analogue ligands with heavy metals, are of biological and environme
ntal importance. This study has elucidated the isomeric structure of a
heterocyclic product of the condensation of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole an
d 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one (triacetic acid lactone).