Abstract Acetonitrile oxide reacts regioselectively with 3-buten-2-one and (E)-4-methoxy-3- buten-2-one to give 5-acetyl-2 and 4-acetyl-3-methylisoxazole 3, respectively. Treatment of ketones 2 and 3 with trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate gave the silyl enol ethers 4 and