been prepared by the reaction of tertiary amides with phosgene. The toxicity of the latter led us to systematically investigate new synthetic routes towards α-chloro- and α-bromoenamines. The reactions of various halogenating agents (SOCl2, diphosgene, triphosgene, OPCl3, OPBr3) with tertiary amides followed by the addition of triethylamine have been studied. Thionyl chloride was found unsuitable for