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Methyl 3-aminocrotonate reacts with [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene to
afford the corresponding E-2-phenyliodonio tosylate in good yield. Thi
s new alkenyl iodonium salt upon reaction with various nucleophiles of
fers an easy access to substituted enamine derivatives of crotonic aci
d. The reaction can be also extended to N-substituted crotonates. (C)
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