Thirteen novel (E)-α-(methoxyimino) benzeneacetate derivatives, the analogues of strobilurins, which contain two pharmacophoric substructures of the methyl (E)- methoxyiminoacetate moiety and 1, 3, 5-substituted pyrazole ring, were stereoselectively synthesized. It was found that the coupling reaction could give stereoselectively (E: Z ca. 14: 1) the key intermediate material (E)-methyl 2-(hydroxyimino)-2-o-tolyl acetate (2). An X-ray ...