“…Meanwhile, various metal Lewis acids, such as Yb(OPf) 3 [16], ZrOCl 2 ·8H 2 O [17], Zn(OTf) 2 [18], NbCl 5 [19], SnCl 2 /SnCl 4 [20,21], BiCl 3 [22], CeCl 3 ·7H 2 O/CAN [23,24], FeCp 2 PF 6 [25], and Ga(OTf) 3 [26] have been employed for the synthesis of Mannich bases under either solution-phase or solvent-free conditions. In addition, organometallic complexes of Ti(IV) [27], Bi(III) [28], Sb(III) [29], Zr(IV) [30,31], along with other Lewis acids, such as sulfonium [32]/iodonium salts [33] and SiCl 4 [34], have also been proved as effective catalysts for this purpose. However, these methods typically require at least 5-10 mol% catalyst.…”