Technical Notes:

1.Catalyst for aldehyde selective Wacker oxidations of phthalimide protected allylic amines.

2.Catalyst for C-H arylation of thiophenes.

3.Palladium-catalyzed cyanation of carbon-carbon triple bonds.

4.Catalyst for Wacker oxidation of olefins.

5.Reagent for the intramolecular addition of alcohols to olefins.

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5.J. Org. Chem., 1989, 54, 4483.

6.Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, 1995, Vol. 6, 3872.