1,3-Benzodithiole-1,1,3,3-tetraoxide (BDT) as a versatile methylation reagent in catalytic enantioselective Michael addition reaction with enals

A protocol of an organocatalytic highly enantioselective conjugate addition of nucleophilic BDT to enals has been developed and the versatile Michael adducts serve as useful building blocks for a variety of organic transformations.