were obtained from the reaction of primary nitro compounds [methyl nitroacetate, 2-nitro-1-phenylethanone, (nitromethyl)benzene, 1-nitropropane, and (phenylsulfonyl)nitromethane] with dipolarophiles in refluxing mesitylene in the presence of a small amount of p-toluenesulfonic acid. The formation of these products can be explained in terms of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrileoxide generated by a