Abstract

The enantioselective protonation of silyl enol ethers was realized in the presence of a pentacarboxycyclopenta-1,3-diene-based chiral Brønsted acid catalyst with water as an achiral proton source to give the corresponding α-aryl ketones in good yields and up to 75% ee.

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