• For an example of the use of catechol in the synthesis of crown ethers, see: Org. Synth. Coll., 6, 395 (1988).
• Ring-opening with O2 in the presence of CuCl, pyridine and methanol gives the monoester of cis,cis-muconic acid: Org. Synth. Coll., 8, 490 (1993).
• In the presence of catechol, carboxylic acids are reduced to alcohols by NaBH4: Tetrahedron, 48, 371 (1992).