A Mild and Efficient Method for Selective Acetylation of Amines

Primary and secondary amines were acetylated under mild conditions by means of 3-acetyl-1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione [ATT(1)]. The reaction was successfully applied to selective acetylation of a primary amino group of diamines containing a primary and a secondary amino groups or exclusive N-acetylation of amino alcohols.