The l, 3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of several unsymmetrically substituted munchnones and sydnones with methyl propiolate has been examined. The initially formed cycloadducts readily extrude carbon dioxide to produce five-membered heteroaromatic ring compounds. The reaction of sydnones with methyl propiolate produced a mixture of regioisomeric pyrazoles. The analogous [3+ 21 cycloaddition reaction of munchnones with methyl ...