Amidobenziodoxoles 2 can be prepared from benziodoxole 1, trimethylsilyltriflate and the appropriate amides in the form of stable, microcrystalline compounds. Amidobenziodoxoles 2 react with adamantane 3 or N,N-dimethylarylamines 5 to afford the corresponding products of amidation, 4 and 6. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd