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Desymmetrization of cyclohexadienones bearing a bisphenylsulfonyl methylene group via asymmetric Michael reaction catalyzed by cinchonine-derived urea was realized to afford a series of highly enantioenriched polycyclic cyclohexenones in high yields and ee's.
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