“…Although both (£)-and (Z)-methyl 2,3-diiodoacrylates (4 and 5, respectively) are known,7•13 only the former (E) is reported to result from the direct addition of iodine to methyl propiolate (3). 13 We have observed, however, the simultaneous formation of both isomers (Tables I and II) when the concentration of iodine is kept low by its slow addition to the acetylene 3.…”