The following LATEX accents work for RTF production:
\'{a}
produces á. Valid for a, e, i, o, u, A, E, I, O, U
\`{a}
produces à. Valid for a, e, i, o, u, y, A, E, I, O, U, Y
\^{a}
produces â. Valid for a, e, i, o, u, A, E, I, O, U
\~{a}
produces ã. Valid for a, n, o, A, N, O
\"{a}
produces ä. Valid for a, e, i, o, u, y, A, E, I, O, U, Y
\.{a}
produces ȧ. Valid for a, A