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