Rcf. Jones et al., AN ALTERNATIVE ISOXAZOLE ROUTE TO ALPHA-ALKOXYCARBONYL-BETA-DIKETONES, Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions. I, (12), 1996, pp. 1319-1321
Cycloaddition of oxygen-functionalized nitrile oxides to the enamine f
rom ethyl acetoacetate produces 4-ethoxycarbonyl-5-methylisoxazoles ca
rrying a 3-tetrahydropyranyloxymethyl, 3-diethoxymethyl or 3-ethoxycar
bonyl substituent; the 3-formylisoxazole is prepared from the former t
wo and condensed in situ with phosphoranes to give 3-alkenylisoxazoles
that are cleaved by hexacarbonylmolybdenum or hydrogenolysis to affor
d alpha-alkoxycarbonyl-beta-diketones.