Enantioselective decarboxylative protonation and deuteration of β-ketocarboxylic acids

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Jul 6;57(54):6676-6679. doi: 10.1039/d1cc01610e.

Abstract

Enantioselective decarboxylative protonation of tetralone-derived β-ketocarboxylic acids was achieved with up to 89% enantiomeric excess (ee)-in the presence of a chiral primary amine catalyst. Furthermore, this method was applied to enantioselective deuteration to afford the corresponding α-deuterioketones with up to 88% ee.