Technical Notes:

1.Catalyst for the addition of acetylenes to carbonyls and nitrones.

2. Claisen rearrangement.

3.Catalyst for the enantioselective Henry and Aza-Henry reactions .

4.Pd-catalyzed hydroalkylation of styrenes with zinc reagents .

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