“…The most convenient method to construct halogenated compounds is to use halogen‐containing building blocks as starting material . During the last 20 years, we have developed a general synthesis of 4‐alkoxy‐1,1,1‐trihalo‐3‐alken‐2‐ones , an important halogen‐containing building block, and demonstrated its usefulness in heterocyclic preparations, for example, isoxazoles , pyrazoles, pyrazolium chlorides , pyrrolidinones , pyrimidines , pyridines , thiazines , and diazepines.…”