useful tetrahydroquinolines has been developed through the asymmetricorganocatalytic conjugate addition–cyclization reaction of malonates with o-N-protected aminophenyl α,β-unsaturated aldehydes using a diphenylprolinol TMS ether as an organocatalyst followed by reductive deoxygenation. This novel protocol allows for the formation of 4-substituted chiral tetrahydroquinolines, which are not easily accessible