“…The pre sent work was prompted by the data obtained during the study of behavior of hexafluoroacetone N acylimines (2) in the cyclocondensation reactions with 1,3 N,N and 1,3 C,N binucleophiles, which lead to the forma tion of six membered trifluoromethyl containing hetero cycles. 3- 5 We failed to obtain the starting bielectrophilic reagent, hexafluoroacetone 2 (2 oxopyrrolidin 1 yl)acetylimine (3), in the individual state using known 3 methods for the synthesis of hexafluoroacetone N substituted imines. Therefore, imine 3 was generated in situ by sequential addition of pyridine, hexafluoroacetone 2, and thionyl chloride to a solution of compound 1 in DMF with subse quent involvement of imine 3, without isolation in the individual state, into the cyclocondensation with 1,3 C,N and N,N binucleophiles (Scheme 1).…”