An approach to a series of new 5-amino-4-cyanoxazoles is described. Synthesis of the title compounds relied on a twostep sequence including heterocyclization of 2-amido-3,3dichloroacrylonitriles with aliphatic secondary amines (dimethylamine, morpholine), primary aliphatic amines with active functional groups (2-aminoethanol and glycine ethyl ester), and aniline. An efficient and straightforward protocol introduces a carboxylate group at the C-2 position of 5-amino-4-cyanoxazoles, connected to the heterocycle directly or through an aliphatic linker. This carboxylic group is an attractive motif that can be found in a variety of drug-relevant compounds and also used for further modifications. Furthermore, efficient transformations of selected trisubstituted compounds were used to demonstrate their rich synthetic potential -e. g., as precursors to 2-(4-cyano-5-(dimethylamino)oxazol-2-yl)acetamides, oxazole-containing macrocyclic structures, 2-(oxazol-2-yl) acetamides, amino pyrazoles, 3-(4-cyano-5-aminoxazol-2-yl) coumarins, and oxazole amino acids.[a] D.