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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.
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