Abstract The reaction of 2-chloro-4, 6-dimethoxy-1, 3, 5-triazine (CDMT) with various nitrogen-containing compounds, particularly tertiary amines (tert-amines), has been studied for the preparation of 2-(4, 6-dimethoxy-1, 3, 5-triazinyl) trialkylammonium salts [DMT-Am (s)]. DMT-Ams derived from aliphatic tert-amines exhibited activity for the dehydrocondensation between a carboxylic acid and an amine to form an amide in a ...