Organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of β,β-diaryl ketones via one-pot tandem dehydration/1,6-addition/decarboxylation transformation of β-keto acids and 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohols

An one-pot tandem dehydration/1,6-addition/decarboxylation transformation of β-keto acids and 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohols provides an metal-free protocol to chiral β,β-diaryl ketones.