(11bR)-2,6-Bis[4-(tert-butyl)phenyl]-8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15-octahydro-4-hydroxy-4-oxide-dinaphtho[2,1-d:1′,2′-f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepin is a chiral phosphoric acid catalyst for a variety of enantioselective transformations, especially for carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond-forming reactions.