Yuk Fai Wong, Zhaobin Wang and Jianwei Sun
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016,14, 5751-5754
DOI:
10.1039/C6OB00125D,
Paper
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.