Vj. Ram et al., AN EXPEDITIOUS SYNTHESIS OF SUBSTITUTED ISOXAZOLES FROM 6-ARYL-4-METHYLTHIO-2-OXO-2H-PYRAN-3-CARBONITRILES, Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (3), 1993, pp. 110-111
A one-step synthesis of substituted isoxazoles, 3-amino-6-arylpyrano[4
,3-c]isoxazol-4-ones (2) and (3-arylisoxazol-5-yl)acetonitriles (4) by
treating 6-aryl-4-methylthio-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-carbonitriles with hydr
oxylamine hydrochloride is reported; the intermediacy of -methylthio-4
,5-dihydroisoxazol-5-yl)acetonitriles (3) delineates the mechanism of
the transformation of 1 into 4.