3,3-Dinitrobutyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles

The syntheses of 3,5-bis(3,3-dinitrobutyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole and a series of 3-aryl-5-(3,3-dinitrobutyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazoles were accomplished by treating 4,4-dinitropentanoyl chloride with the appropriate amidoximes to yield the intermediate O-(4,4-dinitropentanoyl)amidoximes, which were dehydrated to the 1,2,4-oxadiazoles.