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Reaction of ketoximes with methyl propiolate afforded geometrical isomers o
f the methyl 3-(hydroxyimino)propanoates 4 and of the O-vinyl oximes 5 as w
ell as the 2-isoxazoline 6. With dimethyl penta-2,3-diendioate 8c reaction
progressed via an O-alkylation to give the O-oxime ethers 9, only in the ca
se of cyclopentanone oxime was the spirocyclic dihydroazepinol 11 also obta
ined, its identity has been confirmed by an X-ray structure determination.