• In the presence of N-(Trimethylsilyl)diethylamine, A18149, methyl 2-chloroacrylate is formed which can then undergo in situ reaction with an aldehyde to give a methyl formylcyclopropanecarboxylate: Tetrahedron Lett., 40, 1523 (1999):
• For use in domino bis-annelation reactions, see: Synth. Commun., 29, 2035 (1999).