Publications

Selective Degradation of Polyurethanes in Mixed Plastic Wastes via Ir-Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis
Y. Yamada, T. Iwasaki, S. Tanaka, K. Nozaki
ChemRxiv 2026 (preprint)
10.26434/chemrxiv.15000212/v1

N-Pechmann aza-BODIPYs: enhanced near-infrared photothermal conversion by the cross-conjugated structure
Y. Tanaka, Y. Taninokuchi, T. Sawamura, S. Okamura, S. Mori, M. Ishida, K. Miki, K. Ohe, T. Iwasaki, S. Shimizu
Org. Chem. Front. accepted.
10.1039/D6QO00024J

High-Yielding, Scalable Synthesis of 5,15-Dioxaporphyrin
T. Tsutsumi, T. Iwasaki, S. Shimizu
J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 16958–16963.
10.1021/acs.joc.5c01761

Nickel-Catalyzed Substitution of Allylic Ethers and Acetals with Organoboroxines in the Presence of Pyrimidine
C. Thakun, T. Iwasaki, K. Nozaki
J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 17024–17033.
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c04538

Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Ru Homo- and Heterodinuclear Transition Metal Complexes bearing Tetrakispyrazorylethene as a Bridging Ligand
M. Kawamata, Y. Takemasa, T. Iwasaki, L. Cui, T. Ono, K. Nozaki
Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 24778–24786.
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c04538

Stable Yet Strongly Lewis-Acidic Anions Enabling Cooperative Catalysis with Cationic Transition-Metal Complexes
R. Mandai, T. Iwasaki, K. Nozaki
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202503322.
10.1002/anie.202503322
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Synthesis, Structure, and Property of Tris(biphenyldiyl)yttrium(III), Tris(binaphthyldiyl)yttrium(III) and Tris(binaphthyldiyl)erbium(III) Complexes
M. Hara, G. Handzlik, M. Arczyński, T. Iwasaki, D. Pinkowicz, K. Nozaki
Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 12540-12547.
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c00532

Sequence-Controlled Copolymerization of Structurally Well-Defined Multinuclear Zinc Acrylate Complexes and Styrene
T. Iwasaki, G. Suehisa, R. Mandai, K. Nozaki
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2025, 46, 2400742.
10.1002/marc.202400742

Synthesis, Structure, and Optical Property of Tris(biaryldiyl)metal Complexes Consisting of Group 9 Elements
M. Hara, Y. Hirooka, T. Iwasaki, K. Nozaki
Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 21474–21487.
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c03514

Chemoselective Hydrogenolysis of Urethanes to Formamides and Alcohols in the Presence of More Electrophilic Carbonyl Compounds
T. Iwasaki, Y. Yamada, N. Naito, K. Nozaki
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 25562–25568.
10.1021/jacs.4c06553
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ChemRxiv 2024 (preprint) 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-69jc4

Hydrogenolysis of Urethanes and Ureas Catalyzed by Manganese Complex Supported by Bidentate PN Ligand
T. Iwasaki, N. Saito, Y. Yamada, S. Ajiro, K. Nozaki
Organometallics 2024, 43, 924–928.
10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00032

Linear, Planar, Orbicular, and Macrocyclic Multinuclear Zinc (Meth)acrylate Complexes
T. Iwasaki, G. Suehisa, H. Tadaoka, K. Shiga, K. Nozaki
Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202400586.
10.1002/chem.202400586
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Palladium-Catalyzed Copolymerization of Ethylene or Propylene with Norbornene Carboxylic Acids and their Esters
K. Tsuge, K. Lau, Y. Hirooka, T. Iwasaki, K. Yokomizo, K. Nozaki
Polymer 2023, 281, 126116.
10.1016/j.polymer.2023.126116

Chemoselectivity Change in Catalytic Hydrogenolysis enabling Urea-reduction to Formamide/Amine over More Reactive Carbonyl Compounds
T. Iwasaki, K. Tsuge, N. Naito, K. Nozaki
Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 3279.
10.1038/s41467-023-38997-2
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ChemRxiv 2023 (preprint) 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-z49zw

Chain Transfer Approach for Terminal Functionalization of Alternating Copolymerization of CO₂ and Epoxide by Using Active Methylene Compounds as Chain Transfer Agents
H. Nagae, S. Akebi, S. Matsushiro, K. Sakamoto, T. Iwasaki, K. Nozaki, K. Mashima
Macromolecules 2022, 55, 9066–9073.
10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01761

Mechanistic Insight into Rh-Catalyzed C(sp²)–O Bond Cleavage Applied to Cross-Coupling Reaction of Benzofurans with Aryl Grignard Reagents
T. Iwasaki, W. Ishiga, S. Pal, K. Nozaki, N. Kambe
ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 7936–7949.
10.1021/acscatal.2c01974

Bio-Inspired Asymmetric Aldehyde Arylations Catalyzed by Rhodium-Cyclodextrin Self-Inclusion Complexes
S. Tsuda, K. Asahi, R. Takahashi, H. Yamauchi, R. Ueda, T. Iwasaki, S. Fujiwara, N. Kambe
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 801–807.
10.1039/d1ob02014e
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2-Aryl-Perfluorobenzoxazoles: Synthesis, Fluorescence Properties and Synthetic Application in Cubic Platinum Nanoparticles
R. Wang, M. Yan, M. Li, X. Lyu, H. Huang, A. Ghaderi, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe, A. Abdukadera, R. Qiu
J. Mater. Chem. C 2021, 9, 12545–12549.
10.1039/D1TC03338G

Lithium Hexaphenylrhodate(III) and –Iridate(III): Structure in the Solid State and in Solution
T. Iwasaki, Y. Hirooka, H. Takaya, T. Honma, K. Nozaki
Organometallics 2021, 40, 2489–2495.
10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00248

Metal-Ligand Cooperative κ¹-N-pyrazolate Cp*Rh^III-Catalysts for Dehydrogenation of Dimethylamine-borane at Room Temperature
S. Pal, T. Iwasaki, K. Nozaki
Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 7938–7943.
10.1039/D1DT01705E

Synthesis of and Structural Insights into Contact Ion Pair and Solvent-Separated Ion Pair Diphenyliridate Complexes
T. Iwasaki, T. Akaiwa, Y. Hirooka, S. Pal, K. Nozaki, N. Kambe
Organometallics 2020, 39, 3077–3081.
10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00446

Alternating Copolymerization of CO₂ and Cyclohexene Oxide Catalyzed by Cobalt-Lanthanide Mixed Multinuclear Complexes
H. Asaba, T. Iwasaki, M. Hatazawa, J. Deng, H. Nagae, K. Mashima, K. Nozaki
Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 7928–7933.
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01156

Effect of Alkyl Groups in Pyrene Chromophore on the Mechanical Response of Pyrene-Octafluoronaphthalene Co-Crystals
T. Iwasaki, S. Murakami, Y. Takeda, N. Tohnai, N. Kambe
Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 1349–1354.
10.1002/asia.202000138

Copper-catalyzed Amination of C(sp³)–H Bonds: From Anilides to Indolines
J. Long, L. Le, T. Iwasaki, R. Qiu, N. Kambe
J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 482–492.
10.1021/acs.joc.9b02404

Molecular Packing and Solid-state Photophysical Properties of 1,3,6,8-Tetraalkylpyrenes
T. Iwasaki, S. Murakami, Y. Takeda, G. Fukuhara, N. Tohnai, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai, N. Kambe
Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 14817–14825.
10.1002/chem.201903224
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Structure of the Complex Ni(C₈H₁₂)(L) and Its Reactivity toward Organometallic Reagents
T. Iwasaki, W. Yokoyama, N. Kambe
Organometallics 2019, 38, 2701–2704.
10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00296
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Pivalic Acid-Assisted Rh(III)-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization of 2-Arylpyridine Derivatives Using Arylsilanes
A. Ghaderi, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8, 1344–1347.
10.1002/ajoc.201900362

Synthesis of Imidazolium Salts Bearing Two Cyclodextrins
S. Tsuda, Y. Minami, R. Ueda, T. Iwasaki, S.-i. Fujiwara, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Heterocycles 2018, 96, 2111–2118.
10.3987/COM-18-13993

Synthesis of Cyclopropane Fatty Acids by C(sp³)–C(sp³) Cross-coupling Reaction and Formal Synthesis of α-Mycolic Acid
T. Iwasaki, S. Terahigashi, Y. Wang, A. Tanaka, H. Zhao, Y. Fujimoto, K. Fukase, N. Kambe
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 3810–3817.
10.1002/adsc.201800901

Ni-catalyzed Dimerization and Hydroperfluoroarylation of 1,3-Dienes
T. Iwasaki, X. Min, A. Fukuoka, L. Zhu, R. Qiu, T. Yang, M. Ehara, A. Sudalai, N. Kambe
J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 9267–9277.
10.1021/acs.joc.8b01266
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Cross-Coupling Reaction of Alkyl Halides with Alkyl Grignard Reagents Catalyzed by Cp-Iron Complexes in the Presence of 1,3-Butadiene
T. Iwasaki, R. Shimizu, R. Imanishi, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Chem. Lett. 2018, 47, 763–766.
10.1246/cl.180201

Nickel-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of Alkyl Halides with Aryl Grignard Reagents in the Presence of 1,3-Butadiene: Mechanistic Studies of Four-Component Coupling and Competing Cross-Coupling Reactions
T. Iwasaki, A. Fukuoka, W. Yokoyama, X. Min, I. Hisaki, T. Yang, M. Ehara, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 2195–2211.
10.1039/C7SC04675H
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Cu-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Perfluoroarenes with 1,3-Dienes
T. Iwasaki, K. Okamoto, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 1504–1507.
10.1246/cl.170650

Co-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Alkyl Fluorides with Alkyl Grignard Reagents
T. Iwasaki, K. Yamashita, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 3691–3694.
10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01370
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Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Alkylation of Thiophenes via Double C(sp³)-H/C(sp²)-H Bond Cleavage: The Importance of KH₂PO₄
X. Wang, P. Xie, R. Qiu, L. Zhu, T. Liu, Y. Li, T. Iwasaki, C.-T. Au, X. Xu, Y. Xia, S.-F. Yin, N. Kambe
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 8316–8319.
10.1039/C7CC04252C

Intramolecular, Site-Selective, Iodine-Mediated, Amination of Unactivated (sp³)C-H Bonds for the Synthesis of Indoline Derivatives
J. Long, X. Cao, L. Zhu, R. Qiu, C.-T. Au, S.-F. Yin, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2793–2796.
10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00846

Synthesis of Cyclic Nigerosylnigerose (CNN) Bis-Imidazolium Salts
S. Tsuda, Y. Komatsu, Y. Minami, R. Ueda, S.-i. Fujiwara, T. Iwasaki, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Heterocycles 2017, 95, 1197–1203.
10.3987/COM-16-S(S)69

Multicomponent Coupling Reaction of Perfluoroarenes with 1,3-Butadiene and Aryl Grignard Reagents Promoted by an Anionic Ni(II) Complex
T. Iwasaki, A. Fukuoka, X. Min, W. Yokoyama, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4868–4871.
10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02343

Fe-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Vinylic Ethers with Aryl Grignard Reagents
T. Iwasaki, R. Akimoto, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Chem. Asian J. 2016, 11, 2834–2837.
10.1002/asia.201600972

Regioselective Phosphorylation of myo-Inositol with BINOL-Derived Phosphoramidites, and Its Application for Protozoan Lysophosphatidylinositol
T. Aiba, M. Sato, D. Umegaki, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe, K. Fukase, Y. Fujimoto
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 6672–6675.
10.1039/C6OB01062H

Nickel-Catalyzed Dimerization and Alkylarylation of 1,3-Dienes with Alkyl Fluorides and Aryl Grignard Reagents
T. Iwasaki, X. Min, A. Fukuoka, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5550–5554.
10.1002/anie.201601126
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Copper-Catalyzed Regioselective Hydroalkylation of 1,3-Dienes with Alkyl Fluorides and Grignard Reagents
T. Iwasaki, R. Shimizu, R. Imanishi, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 9347–9350.
10.1002/anie.201503288
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Nickel-catalyzed Synthesis of Diarylsulfides and Sulfones via C–H Bond Functionalization of Arylamides
V. P. Reddy, R. Qiu, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 6803–6813.
10.1039/C5OB00149H

Copper-mediated Thiolation of Carbazole Derivatives and Related N-heterocycle Compounds
L. Zhu, X. Cao, R. Qiu, T. Iwasaki, V. P. Reddy, X. Xu, S.-F. Yin, N. Kambe
RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 39358–39365.
10.1039/C5RA04965B

Regioselective Cis Insertion of DMAD into Au−P Bonds: Effect of Auxiliary Ligands on the Reaction Mechanism
H. Kuniyasu, T. Nakajima, T. Tamaki, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe
Organometallics 2015, 34, 1373–1376.
10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00078

AlCl₃-catalyzed Insertion of Isocyanides into Nitrogen-sulfur Bonds of Sulfenamides
D. Shiro, S.-i. Fujiwara, S. Tsuda, T. Iwasaki, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 1531–1534.
10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.01.096

Palladium-Catalyzed Insertion Reactions of Isocyanides into Thiocarbamates and Selenocarbamates
D. Shiro, S.-i. Fujiwara, S. Tsuda, T. Iwasaki, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 465–467.
10.1246/cl.141141

Palladium Catalyzed Intramolecular Vinylselenation and Vinylthiolation of Allenes
S. Tsuda, M. Okuyama, S.-i. Fujiwara, T. Iwasaki, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Heterocycles 2015, 90, 1323–1331.
10.3987/COM-14-S(K)80

The Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular C–H Chalcogenation of Arenes
R. Qiu, V. P. Reddy, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe
J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 367–374.
10.1021/jo502402d.

Palladium-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Rearrangement of NI-Allenyl Seleno- and Tellurocarbamates
D. Shiro, H. Nagai, S.-i. Fujiwara, S. Tsuda, T. Iwasaki, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Heteroatom Chem. 2014, 25, 518–524.
10.1002/hc.21217

Halogen Exchange by Reaction of CpRu(Cl)(PPh3)2 with MeC(O)X (X = Br, I) and its Mechanistic Study
H. Kuniyasu, A. Sanagawa, T. Nakajima, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe, K. Bobuatong, M. Ehara
J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 769, 34–37.
10.1016/j.jorganchem.2014.06.018

Copper-Catalyzed Alkyl-Alkyl Cross-Coupling Reactions Using Hydrocarbon Additives: Efficiency of Catalyst and Roles of Additives
T. Iwasaki, R. Imanishi, R. Shimizu, H. Kuniyasu, J. Terao, N. Kambe
J. Org. Chem. (Featured Article) 2014, 79, 8522–8532.
10.1021/jo501006u
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Diarylrhodates as Promising Active Catalysts for the Arylation of Vinyl Ethers with Grignard Reagents
T. Iwasaki, Y. Miyata, R. Akimoto, Y. Fujii, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 9260–9263.
10.1021/ja5043534

The Cobalt-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Alkyl Halides with Alkyl Grignard Reagents: A New Route to Constructing Quaternary Carbon Centers
T. Iwasaki, H. Takagawa, K. Okamoto, S. P. Singh, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Synthesis 2014, 46, 1583–1592.
10.1055/s-0033-1341152

Co-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Halides with Tertiary Alkyl Grignard Reagents Using a 1,3-Butadiene Additive
T. Iwasaki, H. Takagawa, S. P. Singh, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 9604–9607.
10.1021/ja404285b
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Facile Halogen Exchange Method between Au(Cl)(L) and MeC(O)X (L = PPh₃ and IPr; X = Br and I) via σ-Bond Metathesis Supported by DFT Calculation
A. Sanagawa, H. Kuniyasu, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe, K. Bobuatong, M. Ehara
Chem. Lett. 2013, 42, 831–832.
10.1246/cl.130335

σ-Bond Metathesis between M–X and RC(O)X’ (M = Pt, Pd; X, X’ = Cl, Br, I): Facile Determination of the Relative ΔG Values of the Oxidative Additions of RC(O)X to an M(0) Complex, Evidence by Density Functional Theory Calculations, and Synthetic Applications
H. Kuniyasu, A. Sanagawa, D. Nakane, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe, K. Bobuatong, Y. Lu, M. Ehara
Organometallics 2013, 32, 2026–2032.
10.1021/om400157a

Rhodium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Oxidative Cross-Coupling of (Hetero)Arenes with Chalcogenophenes
V. P. Reddy, R. Qiu, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1290–1293.
10.1021/ol400230y

Synthesis of Imidazo and Benzimidazo[2,1-a]-isoquinolines by Rhodium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Double C-H Bond Activation
V. P. Reddy, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 2249–2253.
10.1039/c3ob27396b

Ni-Butadiene Catalytic System for the Cross-Coupling of Bromoalkanoic Acids with Alkyl Grignard Reagents: A Practical and Versatile Method for Preparing Fatty Acids
T. Iwasaki, K. Higashikawa, V. P. Reddy, W. W. S. Ho, Y. Fujimoto, K. Fukase, J. Terao, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 2956–2960.
10.1002/chem.201204222

The Nickel-Catalyzed Coupling of Thiomethyl-Substituted 1,3-Benzothiazoles with Secondary Alkyl Grignard Reagents
A. Ghaderi, T. Iwasaki, A. Fukuoka, J. Terao, N. Kambe
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 2951–2955.
10.1002/chem.201203413

Palladium-Catalyzed Vinylselenation of Allenes
S.-i. Fujiwara, M. Okuyama, S. Tsuda, T. Iwasaki, H. Kuniyasu, N. Kambe
Tetrahedron 2012, 68, 10523–20529.
10.1016/j.tet.2012.10.003

A Computational Study of Lithium Cuprate Mixed Aggregates
C. N. D. Khiem, L. N. Thach, T. Iwasaki, N. Kambe, A. A. Boguslavskiy, L. M. Pratt
J. Phys. Chem. A 2012, 116, 9027–9032.
10.1021/jp3034424

Copper-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of Unactivated Secondary Alkyl Iodides with Alkyl Grignard Reagents in the Presence of 1,3-Butadiene as an Effective Additive
R. Shen, T. Iwasaki, J. Terao, N. Kambe
Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 9313–9315.
10.1039/C2CC34847K

Cross-coupling of Grignard reagents with Alkyl Halides or Tosylates by the Use of Nickel or Palladium Containing Perovskite
S. P. Singh, T. Iwasaki, J. Terao, N. Kambe
Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 774–776.
10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.12.011

The First Example of Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Allylaryloxylation of an Internal Alkyne by Allyl Aryl Ethers
H. Kuniyasu, K. Takekawa, A. Sanagawa, T. Wakasa, T. Iwasaki, and N. Kambe
Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 5501–5503.
10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.08.065

Silver-Catalyzed Regioselective Carbomagnesiation of Alkynes with Alkyl Halides and Grignard Reagents
N. Kambe, Y. Moriwaki, Y. Fujii, T. Iwasaki, J. Terao
Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 4656–4659.
10.1021/ol2018664

Additive Effect of N-Heteroaromatics on Transesterification Catalyzed by Tetranuclear Zinc Cluster
Y. Maegawa, T. Ohshima, Y. Hayashi, K. Agura, T. Iwasaki, K. Mashima
ACS Catal. 2011, 1, 1178–1182.
10.1021/cs200224b

Kinetic Studies of the Ni-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Halides and a Tosylate with Butyl Grignard Reagent in the Presence of 1,3-Butadiene
T. Iwasaki, A. Tsumura, T. Omori, H. Kuniyasu, J. Terao, N. Kambe
Chem. Lett. 2011, 40, 1024–1026.
10.1246/cl.2011.1024

C₁-Symmetric Rh-Phebox-Catalyzed Asymmetric Alkynylation of Keto Ester
T. Ohshima, T. Kawabata, Y. Takeuchi, T. Kakinuma, T. Iwasaki, T. Yonezawa, H. Murakami, H. Nishiyama, K. Mashima
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 6296–6300.
10.1002/anie.201100252
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A Tetranuclear-Zinc-Cluster-Catalyzed Practical and Versatile Deprotection of Acetates and Benzoates
T. Iwasaki, K. Agura, Y. Maegawa, Y. Hayashi, T. Ohshima, K. Mashima
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 11567–11571.
10.1002/chem.201000960

Theoretical Study of Al(III)-Catalyzed Conversion of Glyoxal to Glycolic Acid: Dual Activated 1,2-Hydride Shift Mechanism by Protonated Al(OH)₃ Species
T. Ohshima, Y. Yamamoto, U. Takaki, Y. Inoue, T. Saeki, K. Itou, Y. Maegawa, T. Iwasaki, K. Mashima
Chem. Commun. 2009, 2688-2690.
10.1039/B902729G

A Simple, General, and Highly Chemoselective Acetylation of Alcohols Using Ethyl Acetate as the Acetyl Donor Catalyzed by a Tetranuclear Zinc Cluster
T. Iwasaki, Y. Maegawa, Y. Hayashi, T. Ohshima, K. Mashima
Synlett 2009, 1659-1663.
10.1055/s-0029-1217335

Zinc-Catalyzed Cycloisomerizations. Synthesis of Substituted Furans and Furopyrimidine Nucleosides
A. Sniady, A. Durham, M. S. Morreale, A. Marcinek, S. Szafert, T. Lis, K. R. Brzezinska, T. Iwasaki, T. Ohshima, K. Mashima, R. Dembinski
J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 5881–5889.
10.1021/jo8007995
Highlighted in Synfacts 2008, 1084.

Transesterification of Various Methyl Esters Under Mild Conditions Catalyzed by Tetranuclear Zinc Cluster
T. Iwasaki, Y. Maegawa, Y. Hayashi, T. Ohshima, K. Mashima
J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 5147–5150.
10.1021/jo800625v
Highlighted in Synfacts 2008, 975.

Enzyme-Like Chemoselective Acylation of Alcohol in the Presence of Amines Catalyzed by a Tetranuclear Zinc Cluster
T. Ohshima, T. Iwasaki, Y. Maegawa, A. Yoshiyama, K. Mashima
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 2944-2945.
10.1021/ja711349r
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Direct Conversion of Esters, Lactones, and Carboxylic Acids to Oxazolines Catalyzed by Tetranuclear Zinc Cluster
T. Ohshima, T. Iwasaki, K. Mashima
Chem. Commun. 2006,2711-2713.
10.1039/B605066B