Activation of N,N-bis-Boc or N-Boc NZ amino acids with SOC12-DMF leads to N-protected N-carboxy amino acid anhydrides, whereas treatment with cyanuric fluoride at low temperature gives mainly N,N-bis-protected amino acid fluorides, which are efficient acylating agents. ... The renewed interest in the preparation of N-protected amino acid halides 1 and amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCA)2 has recently led to the synthesis of interesting new coupling