A series of 13 5-hydroxy-5-trichloromethyl-4, 5-dihydroisoxazoles have been synthesized in 78–96% yield by environmentally benign microwave induced techniques involving the cyclocondensation of 4-alkoxy-1, 1, 1-trichloro-3-alken-2-ones [CCl3C (O) C (R2)= C (R1) OR, where R2= H, alkyl; R1= H, alkyl, aryl and R= H, alkyl] with hydroxylamine using toluene as solvent. The advantages obtained by the use of microwave irradiation in relation to a ...