• Efficient catalyst for chemoselective dithioacetalization of aldehydes, e.g. with 1,3-propanedithiol, under neutral, solvent-free conditions: Tetrahedron Lett., 40, 4055 (1999).
• Catalyzes the aminolysis of epoxides in acetonitrile solution to give high yields of ?-amino alcohols, providing a safer substitute for Li perchlorate: Tetrahedron Lett., 37, 7715 (1996). Effective replacement for Li perchlorate as catalyst for Diels-Alder reactions: Synlett, 877 (2000).