A straightforward synthesis of isoxazoline-carbocyclic nucleosides from 1,3-cyclohexadiene through nitrosocarbonyl chemistry

3-Benzoyl-2-oxa-3-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-ene undergoes cycloaddition with benzonitrile oxide to afford a mixture of syn and anti regioisomeric cycloadducts. The anti cycloadducts were easily elaborated to stereodefined isoxazoline-based carbocyclic aminols that serve as synthons for the linear construction of purine nucleosides.