In this work, the mixture of formamide and 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine (cyanuric chloride or TCT) is introduced as a new amidating agent in Pd-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of aryl halides. In the presence of a catalytic amount of palladium and TCT/formamide reagent, a range of aryl halides (X = Cl, Br, I) were converted into amides efficiently in N, N-dimethylformamide at 120 degrees C.