... Printed in Great Britain 01983 Pergamon Press Ltd. ACETYIATIONS OF STRONGLY BASIC AND NUCLEOPHILIC ENOLATE ANIONS WITH N-METHOXY-N-METHYLACETAMIDE Timothy A. Oster and Thomas II. Harris* Department of Chemistry Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37235 Summary: ____ Efficient acetylation of the multiple anions of poly-P-carbonyl compounds is achieved by the use of N-methoxy-N-methylacetamide. ...