<i>para</i>‐Quinone Methide: a New Player in Asymmetric Catalysis

Abstract

A new sheriff in town:­ para-Quinone methides (p-QMs) have been successfully used in asymmetric organocatalysis. Particularly, the asymmetric 1,6-addition of phenyl malonate and different aldehydes to 2,6-disubstituted p-QMs has provided a rapid access to important chiral diarylmethines, highlighting the importance of these synthetic intermediates. These new structures will open up the development of important asymmetric transformations in the future.