• Useful acid catalyst, giving high yields in the formation of THP ethers from alcohols; see, e.g.: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 413 (1986); Org. Synth., 76, 178 (1998). Catalyst for cycloprotection of 1,2-diols with 1,2-Cyclohexanedione, A14401: Synlett, 793 (1996); Org. Synth., 75, 170 (1997). Preferred catalyst for the intramolecular cyclization of hydroxy epoxides to tetrahydrofurans or tetrahydropyrans: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 111, 5330 (1989).