Technical Notes:
1. Isothiourea-mediated intermolecular MichaeI addition-lactonisation.
2.Isothiourea-mediated, asymmetric, Michael-lactonisation of CF3 - enones.
3.a-Functioalisation of 3-alkenoic acids.
4.Isothiourea-catalyzed a-amination of carboxylic acids.
5.Isothiourea-catalyzed O- to C- carboxyl transfer of furanyl carbonates.
6.Isothiourea-catalyzed kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols.
7.Isothiourea-catalyzed a-amination of carboxylic acidswith N-aryl-N-aroyldiazene.