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Imines and carboxylic acids have been directly coupled using propylphosphonic acid anhydride and NEt(i-Pr)2 to give N-acyliminium ions, which were intramolecularly trapped with oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and carbon nucleophiles to provide a wide range of structurally diverse heterocycles.
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