Microwave-assisted protocols for the expedited synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a] and [3,4-d]pyrimidines

General, high-yielding MAOS protocols for the expedited synthesis of functionalized pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrimidines, as well as their pyrazole precursors, are described amenable to an iterative analogue library synthesis strategy for lead optimization.