Abstract: | 3-Arylsydnone-4-carbonitrile oxides (2), which are generated in situ by thermal dehydrochlorination of the corresponding hydroximic acid chlorides (1), undergo 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions with sydnone-4-carbonitriles (6) to give 3-aryl-4-[5-(3-arylsydnonyl)-1,2, 4-oxadiazol-3-yl] sydnones (9). These nitrile oxides (2) also react with alkyl- and arylnitriles to give 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition products. |