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. ... Isoxazole-fused 3-sulfolene 12 has been synthesized from the readily available starting material 7 in three steps. Heating compound 12 at 160–180 °C generates o-dimethylene isoxazole 6b which undergoes smooth cycloaddition reactions. ... All new compounds gave ...