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Novel squaramides containing tertiary phosphine were developed as chiral bifunctional organic catalysts to promote the asymmetric intramolecular Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction of ω-formyl-enones. The adducts were obtained in high yields with good-to-excellent enantioselectivity (up to 93% ee).

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A class of bifunctional phosphinothioureas derived from saccharide was developed as new organocatalysts for the enantioselective Morita‐Baylis‐Hillman reaction between acrylates and aldehydes. With 10 mol% of glucose‐based phosphinothiourea 1d, the allylic alcohols were obtained in up to 96% yield and 83% ee under mild reaction conditions.