The synthesis, properties, and application of condensing reagents derived from 1,3,5‐triazines are described. The mechanism of activation of carboxylic function, structure of reactive intermediates, and mechanism of acylation of nucleophiles are presented. The synthetic versatility of mono‐ and bifunctional reagents for syntheses in solution, triazine‐based immobilized reagents, chiral triazines for enantiodifferentiating syntheses, are discussed. The scope and limitation of the synthetic utility of triazine reagents in the preparation of heterocyclic compounds, amides, esters, oligopeptides—including large‐scale syntheses and use in the combinatorial chemistry—is demonstrated. ©:2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 55: 140–164, 2000