Fluoroalkylated 2-ylamino-imidazoles have been synthesized by reaction of 3-amino-5- phenyl-1, 2, 4-oxadiazole with fluorinated β-dicarbonyl compounds and subsequent base- induced Boulton–Katritzky Rearrangement (BKR) of the isolated β-enaminocarbonyl intermediate. Alternatively, one-pot reactions performed in the presence of Montmorillonite K10 favoured the condensation at the 3-amino moiety of the oxadiazole and, in some ...