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Catalytic amounts of enantiopure aminoalcohols assist the decarboxylat
ion of 2-carboxy-2-methyl-1-tetralone to 2-methyl-1-tetralone affordin
g enantiomeric excesses of up to 35%. A rapid screening of the efficie
ncy of various potential inductors of enantioselectivity has been carr
ied out using circular dichroism spectroscopy.