Enantioselective decarboxylative protonation and deuteration of β-ketocarboxylic acids.

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.