Author's Organization:Faculty of Liberal Arts Nagasaki University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science Nagasaki University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science Nagasaki University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science Nagasaki University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science Nagasaki University
Reaction of α-oxoketene dithioacetals with arylamines was accelerated with a catalytic amount of BF3-OEt2 to give the corresponding α-oxoketene S, N-acetals selectively in good yields.