It is known that n-butyllithium adds to C-5 of a 1,2,4-oxadiazole ring (the most electrophilic site) initiating a cascade of ring opening/ring closing rearrangements (ANRORC type). [6] We have now studied two-step rearrangements of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles using n-butyllithium (2 to 4 equiv) as an external nucleophile, and potential O, S, and N nucleophiles attached to position-5. We also examined the behavior of the 1,2,4-oxadiazole ring in the presence of ...