Original Papers

2013
"Catalytic Anomeric Aminoalkynylation of Unprotected Aldoses"

Kimura, Y.; Ito, S.; Shimizu, Y.; Kanai, M.
Org . Lett. 2013, 15, 4130. DOI: 10.1021/ol401810b
"Copper-Catalyzed Intramolecular N–S Bond Formation by Oxidative Dehydrogenative Cyclization"

Wang, Z.; Kuninobu, Y.; Kanai, M.
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 7337. DOI: 10.1021/jo401056g
"In situ Catalytic Generation of Allylcopper Species for Asymmetric Allylation: Toward 1H-Isochromene Skeletons"

Kawai, J.; Chikkade, P. K.; Shimizu, Y.; Kanai, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 7177. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201302027
"Cp*CoIII-Catalyzed C2-Selective Addition of Indoles to Imines"

Yoshino, T.; Ikemoto, H.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 9142. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301505
"Manganese-Catalyzed Aerobic Dehydrogenative Cyclization toward Ring-Fused Indole Skeletons"

Oisaki, K.; Abe, J.; Kanai, M.
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 4569. DOI: 10.1039/C3OB40855H
"Iron-Catalyzed Oxidative C(3)-H Functionalization of Amines"

Takasu, N.; Oisaki, K.; Kanai, M.
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1918. DOI:10.1021/ol400568u


"Intracellular Activation of Acetyl-CoA by an Artificial Reaction Promoter and Its Fluorescent Detection"

Komatsu, H.; Shindo, Y.; Kawashima, S. A.; Yamatsugu, K.; Oka, K.; Kanai, M.
Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 2876. DOI: 10.1039/C3CC40616D


"Cobalt-Catalyzed C4-Selective Direct Alkylation of Pyridines"

Andou, T.; Saga, Y.; Komai, H.; Matsunaga, S. Kanai, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 3213. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201208666
"Copper-Catalyzed C-H Alkoxylation of Azoles"

Takemura, N.; Kuninobu, Y. Kanai, M.
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 844. DOI: 10.1021/ol303533z
"A Cationic High-Valent Cp*CoIII Complex for the Catalytic Generation of Nucleophilic Organometallic Species: Directed C-H Bond Activation"

Yoshino, T. Ikemoto, H.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52，2207. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201209226
2012
"Copper(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Incorporation of Ketones to Cyclic Hemiaminals for the Synthesis of Versatile Alkaloid Precursors"

Shi, S.-L.; Wei, X.-F.; Shimizu, Y.; Kanai, M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 17019. DOI: 10.1021/ja308872z
"Rhodium-Catalyzed Cross-Aldol Reaction: In Situ Aldehyde-Enolate Formation from Allyloxyboranes and Primary Allylic Alcohols"

Lin, L.; Yamamoto, K.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 10275. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201205680
"Catalytic Aerobic Production of Imines en Route to Mild, Green, and Concise Derivatizations of Amines"

Sonobe, T.: Oisaki, K.; Kanai, M.
Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 3249. DOI: 10.1039/C2SC20699D


"Synthesis of a New Oseltamivir Derivative Through Late-Stage Catalytic C-H Functionalization"

Saito, K.; Kanai, M.
Heterocycles 2012, 86, 1565. DOI:10.3987/COM-12-S(N)94
"Functional Group-Tolerant Catalytic Migratory Oxidative Coupling of Nitrones"

Hashizume, S.: Oisaki, K.; Kanai, M.
Chem. Asian J. 2012, 7, 2600. DOI: 10.1002/asia.201200359
"Cu(I)-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Ketones with Styrene Derivatives"

Majima, S.; Shimizu, Y.; Kanai, M.
Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 4381. DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.06.019
"Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Spirooxindoles by a Mannich-Type Reaction of Isothiocyanato Oxindoles"

Kato, S.; Yoshino, T.; Shibasaki, M..; Kanai, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 18, 7654. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201203005
"Lewis Acid Catalyzed Benzylic C-H Bond Functionalization of Azaarenes; Addition to Imines and Enones"

Komai, H.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Synthesis 2012, 44, 2185. doi:10.1055/s-0031-1291041
"Mg-catalyzed Enantioselective Benzylic C-H Bond Functionalization of Isoindolinones: Addition to Imines"

Suzuki, Y.; Kanai, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 7654. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201200821
"Catalytic Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Chimonanthine, Folicanthine, and Calycanthine through Double Michael Reaction of Bisoxindole"

Mitsunuma, H.; Shibasaki, M.; Kanai, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5217. doi:10.1002/anie.201201132
"Asymmetric Synthesis of Dihydropyranones from Ynones by Sequential Copper(I)-Catalyzed Direct Aldol and Silver(I)-Catalyzed Oxy-Michael Reactions"

Shi, S.-L.; Kanai, M.; Shibasaki, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 3932. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201109209

Account, Review, Book

2012

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