The first practical synthesis of isoxazole triflones 3 (4-trifluoromethanesulfonylisoxazoles, 4-triflylisoxazoles) has been achieved by an operationally simple procedure consisting of the reaction between readily available α-triflyl ketones 4 and imidoyl chlorides 5 in the presence of triethylamine. The present method provides the biologically attractive isoxazoles featuring a triflyl group at the
Highly functionalized 5‐trifluoromethyl‐2‐isoxazoline derivatives featuring a triflyl (SO2CF3) group at the 4‐position were successfully synthesized via diastereoselective trifluoromethylation and halogenation of isoxazole triflones using the Ruppert– Prakash reagent. The trifluoromethylation is quite general in terms of the substrates including 3,5‐diaryl isoxazole triflones and 3‐aryl‐5‐styrylisoxazole