An unprecedented copper nitrate-mediated bond cleavage of alkynes was developed for the modular synthesis of isoxazoles, where either C—S bond or C≡C triple bond was cleaved selectively.

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An unprecedented copper nitrate-mediated bond cleavage of alkynes was developed for the modular synthesis of isoxazoles, where either C—S bond or C≡C triple bond was cleaved selectively. Substituents attached to the C≡C triple bonds could differentiate the chemical bonds cleavage and reaction pathways disparately. Various transformations of products illustrate promising applications of the given protocols.