A process for preparing fluoxastrobin, including: (i) reacting benzofuran-3(2H)-one O-methyl oxime (10) with an alkyl nitrite in the presence of an acid to form (3E)-2,3-benzofuran-dione O3-methyl dioxime (11A) as a predominant isomer (ii) reacting(3E)-2,3- benzofuran-dione O3-methyl dioxime (11A) with 2-haloethanol to form (3E)-benzofuran-2,3-dione O2-(2-hydroxyethyl) O3-methyl dioxime (12A) and (iii) reacting(3E)-benzofuran-2,3-dione O2-(2-hydroxyethyl) O3-methyl dioxime (12A) with a base to form (E)- (5,6-dihydro-1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)(2-hydroxyphenyl)methanone O-methyl oxime (13) (iv) reacting a 4,6-di-halo-5-fluoro-pyrimidine (5), wherein X1 is halogen, with (E)-(5,6-dihydro-1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)(2-hydroxyphenyl)methanone O-methyl oxime (13), in the presence of a solvent and optionally in the presence of a base, to form an (E)-(2-((6-halo-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)oxy)phenyl)(5,6- dihydro-1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)methanone O-methyl oxime (14): (v) reacting the (E)-(2-((6-halo-5-fluoropyrimidin-4- yl)oxy)phenyl)(5,6-dihydro-1,4,2-dioxazin-3-yl)methanone O-methyl oxime (14) with 2-chlorophenol, in the presence of a solvent and optionally in the presence of a base, to form fluoxastrobin:.
