Chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed asymmetric addition of naphthols to para-quinone methides†
Abstract
An asymmetric addition of naphthols to in situ generated para-quinone methides catalyzed by a chiral phosphoric acid is described. A range of useful triarylmethanes can be generated from stable general para-hydroxybenzyl alcohols with good efficiency and enantioselectivity.
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