“…The known transamination of enamino diketones ( 134, 137 ) provides a tool for an exchange of the tertiary amino groups for unsubstituted, primary, and secondary amines. Essentially it expands an area for the synthetic employment of such acylations. , Refluxing the enamino ketone ( 139 ) which contains a secondary amino group, in acetic anhydride, also yields the α-acylation product ( 140 ) in 60% yield …”