• Reactant for preparation of sotrastaurin analogs as protein kinase inhibitors1 • Reactant for synthesis of GSK-3 inhibitors2 • Reactant for Diels-Alder cycloaddition3 • Reactant for preparation of a Janus kinase 3 inhibitor4 • Reactant for synthesis of cephalandole alkaloids5 • Reactant for stereoselective preparation of COX-2 inhibitor as anticancer agent6 • Reactant for synthesis of cycloalkene indole carbazole alkaloids via ring-closing metathesis7