Technical Notes:

1.Microwave assisted aryl transfer to aldehydes using the ligand .

2.Ligand used in the synthesis of enantioenriched a-(hydroxyalkyl)-tri-n-butylstannanes.

3.Catalytic asymmetric arylation of aliphatic aldehydes using a B/Zn exchange reaction.

4.Oxy-allyl cation catalysis: An enantioselective electrophilic activation mode.

References:

1.J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73, 2879.

2.Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47, 6586.

3.Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 1202.

4.J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 2134.