N,N-Diethyl carbamates of 1-hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole (7-HOAt), 1-hydroxy-4-azabenzotriazole (4-HOAt), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), and 1-hydroxypyrrolidine-2,5-dione have been synthesised. The reactivities of these active esters have been determined by studying the kinetics and mechanism of their morpholinolysis in acetonitrile at different temperatures.