The key intermediates, 3-(5-methyl-3-isoxazolyl)-2-arylimino-1, 3-thiazolan-4-ones (3), were obtained from 3-amino-5-methylisoxazole (1) by reaction with chloroacetyl chloride followed by treatment with aryl isothiocyanates. Cyclocondensation of 3 with mercapto acetic acid furnished novel isoxazolyl 1, 6-dithia-4, 9-diazaspiro [4, 4] nonane-3, 8-diones (4). Cycloaddition of 3 with benzonitrile oxides afforded novel isoxazolyl 1-oxa-6-thia-2, 4, 9- ...