Nine examples are reported of enantioselective [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of achiral, acyclic substrates to form chiral bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane or bicyclo[4.4.0]decane derivatives. ... The intramolecular Diels−Alder reaction of the trienal 2b 8 took place smoothly in the presence of 0.2 equiv of catalyst 1 in CH 2 Cl 2 at −78 °C after 4.5 days to give 93% yield of the endo product 3b in 98% de and 90% ee. 10 The corresponding reaction occurred with the α-bromo trienal 2c (0.2 equiv of ...