Abstract The reaction of various potassium salts [RNHC (= S) SK, R= N (CH 3) 2, morpholino, piperidino, and hexahydro-1-(1H)-azepinyl] with 3-chloro-2, 4-pentanedione in ethanol at 25–30 afforded the 1-acetylacetonyl substitutedaminodithiocarbamates 1–4 [RNHC (= S) SCH (COCH 3) 2]. Under refluxing conditions, the same reactants gave the heterocyclic compounds 5–8. Possible mechanism and supporting ir, nmr and mass ...