• In combination with N-methylephedrine, catalyzes enantioselective addition of terminal alkynes to aldehydes to give propargylic alcohols in high yield and ee: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 122, 1806 (2000).
• Promotes the aldol reaction of silyl enol ethers with aldehydes: Gazz. Chim. Ital., 123, 673 (1993).
• Useful, alone or in combination with TMS chloride, for glycosidation reactions: Chem. Pharm. Bull., 40, 2909 (1992); 41, 201 (1993); 42, 1808 (1994).
• Mild Lewis acid catalyst which promotes thioketalization, particularly of acid-sensitive substrates, with ethanedithiol: Tetrahedron Lett., 24, 169 (1983); J. Am. Chem. Soc., 105, 1662 (1983).