Oxidation of 3-substituted 4-R-6-nitro-1-phenyl-1H-indazoles and benzo[d]isoxazoles (R = Ph, CH2CO2Me) gave the corresponding sulfones treatment of which with PhSH-K2CO3 in N-methylpyrrolidone results in replacement of only the RSO2 group in position 4 with the 6-NO2 group remaining intact, contrary to the known sequence of nucleophilic substitution for meta-arranged nucleofuges.
A new procedure was developed for the preparation of 4,6-dinitro-3-R-benzo[d]isoxazoles (R are derivatives of the aldehyde group) based on 2,4,6-trinitrophenylacetaldehyde. The resulting compounds are characterized by the regiospecific substitution of the nitro group at position 4 under the action of anionic nucleophiles RS-, RO-, F-, or N-3(-), Which allowed the development of a new method for the preparation of previously unknown 4-Nu-6-nitro-3-R-benzo[d]isoxazoles (Nu is the residue of a nucleophile). At the same time, oxidative nucleophilic substitution under the action of anions of some beta -dicarbonyl compounds leads to the replacement of the hydrogen atom at position 7 with the corresponding C-nucleophiles.