First one and then the other: A rhodium‐catalyzed addition of aryl and alkenyl boronic acids to phthalaldehyde and subsequent intramolecular esterification is described (see scheme; cod=1,5‐cyclooctadiene, dppb=1,4‐bis(diphenylphosphino)butane). The method is facile and practical for accessing 3‐aryl and 3‐alkenyl phthalides in moderate to good yields. Several functional groups are tolerated under the reaction conditions.

TSDC data indicate that indomethacin is a relatively strong glass former (fragility similar to glycerol but lower than sorbitol, trehalose, and sucrose). The high-resolution power of the TSDC technique is illustrated by the fact that it detected and characterized the secondary relaxation in indomethacin, which was not possible by other techniques.

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