1,3-Dipolar cycloadditiqn of nitrile oxides, formed in situ by dehydration
of primary nitro compounds, with pyrrolidine enamines of protected gamma- o
r delta-amino-beta-keto esters affords isoxazole-4-carboxylates; these unde
rgo lactam formation and N-O bond cleavage to afford 3-acyltetramic acids a
nd 3-acyl-4-hydroxypyridin-2-ones.