O. Kitagawa et al., DIETS-ALDER REACTION OF N-ALLYLIC ENAMIDES AND LACTAM DERIVATIVES THROUGH IODINE MEDIATED ACTIVATION, Tetrahedron letters, 36(4), 1995, pp. 593-596
The Diels-Alder reaction of N-allylic enamide and alpha,beta-unsaturat
ed lactam derivatives proceeded in the presence of I-2 at low temperat
ure through a cationic iodolactonization intermediate. With some subst
rates, this method of activation was proved to be more effective than
by use of Lewis acids.