Technical Notes:

1. UsefuI catalyst for the Diels-Alder reaction.

2.Efficient catalyst for the nucleophilic substitution of allylic and benzylic acetates.

3.Catalyst used in the acylation of phenols, alcohols, and thiols with anhydrides.

4.Catalyst in asymmetric radical additions to olefins .

5.Catalyst in the enantioselective 1 ,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of diazoacetates and olefins.

6.Precatalyst for enantioselective synthesis of isoxazolidinones .

7.Used to prepare ionic liquids for electrochemical applications including batteries.

8.Used as a catalyst to prepare N-protected homoallylic amines.

9. Used as a catalyst for conjugate radical additions.