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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对苯二甲腈：不对称催化的新参与者

镇上的一个新警长：对苯醌甲基化物（p- QMs）已成功用于不对称有机催化中。尤其是，丙二酸苯酯和不同的醛向2,6-二取代的p - QMs的不对称1,6-加成反应提供了重要的手性二芳基次甲基的快速通道，突显了这些合成中间体的重要性。这些新结构将在将来开拓重要的不对称转变的发展。