Virtually nothing was known up to this time regarding the preparation and properties of 1,3,7-triazapyrenes. We have recently developed a series of synthetic methods for these compounds from perimidines, including the parent of the series [1-4]. The aim of our work was to study the regioselectivity of the quaternization process for 1,3,7-triazapyrenes and to investigate hydroxylation reactions for the 1,3,7-triazapyrenium salts obtained. N N N R R N N N R R R 1 X 1a,b 2a-d 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R 1 X + -1 а R = H, b R=Ph; 2 a R = H, R 1 = Me, X = I; b R = H, R 1 = Et, X = I; c R = H, R 1 = PhCOCH 2 , X = Br; d R = Ph, R 1 = Me, X = I