Technical Notes:
1. Palladium-catalyzed a-arylation of tetramic acids.
2. Palladium-catalyzed domino process to spirooxindoles: L igand effect on aminopalladation versus carbopalladation.
3. An integrated microsystem for self-optimization of a Heck reaction: F rom micro- to mesoscale flow systems.
4.Synthesis of 5-alkyl-5-aryl-1-pyrroline N-oxides from 1-aryl-substituted nitroalkanes and acrolein via Michael addition and nitro reductive cyclization.