In 1996, we reported that benzeneboronic acids bearing electron-withdrawing groups at the meta-or para-position are highly effective catalysts for the amide condensation reaction in less-polar solvents. In this paper, we report that N-alkyl-4-boronopyridinium halides are more effective catalysts than the previous ones in more polar solvents. N-Alkyl-4- boronopyridinium halides are effective not only for amide condensation between ...