Issue 24, 2016
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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed asymmetric addition of naphthols to para-quinone methides†

Yuk Fai Wong,a   Zhaobin Wanga  and  Jianwei Sun*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
E-mail: sunjw@ust.hk

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.

Graphical abstract: Chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed asymmetric addition of naphthols to para-quinone methides

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6OB00125D
Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Jan 2016
Accepted
24 Feb 2016
First published
24 Feb 2016

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016,14, 5751-5754

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Chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed asymmetric addition of naphthols to para-quinone methides

Y. F. Wong, Z. Wang and J. Sun, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016, 14, 5751 DOI: 10.1039/C6OB00125D

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