Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Directed lithiation of 3-(Boc-amino)isoxazole 4 and 5-(Boc-amino)isoxazole 9 is described. Dilithioisoxazoles reacted with a variety of electrophiles to give the corresponding 4-substituted isoxazoles. ... Directed lithiation of 3-Boc-aminoisoxazole and 5-Boc-aminoisoxazole is described.