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Prof. Toshikazu Hirao (Birth 1949)
Department of Applied Chemistry
Graduate School of Engineering
Osaka University
Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871
Japan
Phone: +81-6-6879-7413
Fax: +81-6-6879-7415
E-mail: hirao@chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp

Appointments
Dec. 1994 - present Professor, Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering
Apr. 2007 - Sept 2007 Visiting Professor, Kyushu University, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering
May 1992 - Nov. 1994 Associate Professor, Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering
Aug. 1978 - Apr. 1992 Assistant Professor, Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering

Education
Mar. 1978 Ph.D. Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering
Mar. 1973 B. D. Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering

Postdoctoral Work
Sep. 1981 - Aug. 1982 Wisconsin University, Supervision: Prof. Barry M. Trost

Honors and Awards
July 2008 Award for Outstanding Achievements in Bioorganometallic Chemistry
July 2008 Vanadis Award
Nov. 2004 Visiting Lecturer Award of the Chemistry Research Promotion Center, Taiwan
July 2003 MMS Award
Mar. 1994 Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists

University and Community Contributions
Mar. 2010 - present Vice-President of Chemical Society of Japan
Apr. 2003 - present Director of library, Osaka University
Apr. 1999 - Mar. 2000 Chairman of the Department
Mar. 2003 - Feb. 2005 Director of Chemical Society of Japan
Apr. 2003 - Dec. 2005 Head of the research project of Frontier Research Center, Osaka University
July 2003 - June 2005 Head of the joint-research project between Japan and Germany
Oct. 2001 - Mar. 2004 Head of the research project entitled gConstruction of Dynamic Redox Systems Based on Nano-Space Controlh of Grant-in Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas, supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan
Apr. 2006 Chairman of the 8th International Symposium on Organic Reactions
Jan. 2004 Chairman of the 2nd International Symposium on Nano-Structure and Systems
Feb. 2002 Chairman of the 1st International Symposium on Nano-Structure and Systems
Nov. 2001 Chairman of the 3rd International Symposium on Chemistry and Biological Chemistry of Vanadium

International Scientific Commuttee
International Symposium on Chemistry and Biological Chemistry of Vanadium
The International Symposium in Bioorganometallic Chemistry
International Symposium on Advances in Electrochemical Science and Technology
International Symposium on Organic Reactions
IUPAC International Symposium on Macromolecular Complexes


Membership
The Chemical Society of Japan
Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry
The Electrochemical Society of Japan
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
Catalysis Society of Japan
The American Chemical Society

Research
Construction of Bio-inspired Redox Systems
1) Construction of bio-inspired electron-transfer systems and their application to organic synthesis
2) Design of transition metal complexes for functionalized catalysts and materials
3) Construction of hybrid redox-active systems consisting of π-conjugated polymers/molecules and/or transition metals and their application to organic synthesis and materials synthesis directed towards bio-inspired systems
4) Design and synthesis of novel planar and nonplanar π-conjugated systems
5) Design and synthesis of bio-inspired bioconjugate systems

List of publication
Journal

1. A Facile Synthetic Method of Cyclic Imino Ethers and Imino Thioethers,
Yoshihiko Ito, Isao Ito, Toshikazu Hirao, and Takeo Saegusa,
Synth. Commun., 4 (2), 97-103 (1974).

2. Carbene-Palladium(II) Complex Intermediates in the Heterocycle Syntheses; Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Reaction of Aminoalcohol with Isonitrile,
Yoshihiko Ito, Toshikazu Hirao, and Takeo Saegusa,
J. Organometal. Chem., 82 (3), C47-C50 (1974).

3. Polymerization of (4S,5R)-4-Carbomehtoxy-5-methyl-2-oxazoline,
Yoshihiko Ito, Toshikazu Hirao, and Takeo Saegusa,
Macromolecules, 8 (1), 87 (1975).

4. A Novel and Versatile Method of Carbodiimide Synthesis. Oxidation of Carbene Palladium(II) Complex with Silver Oxide,
Yoshihiko Ito, Toshikazu Hirao, and Takeo Saegusa,
J. Org. Chem., 40 (20), 2981-2982 (1975).

5. Heterocycle Synthesis by Diaminocarbene Pd(II) Complex Intermediate,
Yoshihiko Ito, Toshikazu Hirao, and Takeo Saegusa,
Heterocycles, 3, 1116 (1975).

6. Synthesis of Ketenimine via (N-Alkylamino)acylpalladium Complex Intermediates,
Yoshihiko Ito, Toshikazu Hirao, Nobuhiro Ohta, and Takeo Saegusa,
Tetrahedron Lett., (11), 1009-1012 (1977).

Heterocycle Syntheses by Diaminocarbene-Palladium(II) Complex Intermediates,
Yoshihiko Ito, Toshikazu Hirao, and Takeo Saegusa,
J. Organometal. Chem., 131 (1), 121-131 (1977).

8. Synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds by Palladium-Catalyzed Dehydrosilylation of Silyl Enol Ethers,
Yoshihiko Ito, Toshikazu Hirao, and Takeo Saegusa,
J. Org. Chem., 43 (5), 1011-1013 (1978).

9. A New Preparation of Imidazolidinylidene Palladium(II) Complexes,
Yoshihiko Ito, Toshikazu Hirao, Kenji Tsubata, and Takeo Saegusa,
Tetrahedron Lett., (18), 1535-1538 (1978).

10. Cyclization Reactions via Oxo-π-allylpalladium(II) Intermediates,
Yoshihiko Ito, Hirokazu Aoyama, Toshikazu Hirao, Akira Mochizuki, and Takeo Saegusa,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 101 (2), 494-496 (1979).

11. A New Synthesis N-tert-Butylvinylketenimines and their Cycloaddition Reactions,
Yoshihiko Ito, Toshikazu Hirao, Nobuhiro Ohta, and Takeo Saegusa,
Synth. Commun., 10 (3), 233-239 (1980).

12. Stereoselective Synthesis of Vinylphosphonate,
Toshikazu Hirao, Toshio Masunaga, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Tetrahedron Lett., 21 (37), 3595-3598 (1980).

13. A Novel Synthesis of Dialkyl Arenephosphonates,
Toshikazu Hirao, Toshio Masunaga, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Synthesis, (1), 56-57 (1981).

14. Palladium-Promoted Reaction of Allyl Trimethylsilyl Ethers with Aryl Iodides,
Toshikazu Hirao, Jun Enda, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Chem. Lett., (3), 403-406 (1981).

15. Trimethylsilylmethyl Isothiocyanate, An Isothiocyanatomethanide Equivalent,
Toshikazu Hirao, Atsushi Yamada, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Angew. Chem., 93 (1), 95-96 (1981); Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl., 20 (1), 126-127 (1981).

16. A Novel Synthesis of 2-Imino-6-phenyl-6H-2,3-dihydro-1,3-thiazines,
Yoshiki Ohshiro, Toshikazu Hirao, Naoto Yamada, and Toshio Agawa,
Synthesis, (11), 896-897 (1981).

17. A Novel Synthesis of Haloketenimine,
Toshikazu Hirao, Kenichiro Hayashi, Jiro Motoyoshiya, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Chem Lett., (9), 1197-1198 (1981).

18. Reduction of gem-Dibromides with Diethyl Phosphite,
Toshikazu Hirao, Toshio Masunaga, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
J. Org. Chem., 46 (18), 3745-3747 (1981).

19. Synthesis of Vinylsilanes by Palladium-Catalyzed Reaction of Trimethylsilylallyl Acetates with Nucleophiles,
Toshikazu Hirao, Jun Enda, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Tetrahedron Lett., 22 (32), 3079-3080 (1981).

20. A Novel Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation by the Lewis Acid Catalyzed Reaction of β-Styrylsilane with Acetal,
Toshikazu Hirao, Shuichiro Kohno, Jun Enda, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Tetraheron Lett., 22 (37), 3633-3633 (1981).

21. Ring Enlargement of Diaziridinone,
Yoshiki Ohshiro, Mitsuo Komatsu, Toshikazu Hirao, and Toshio Agawa,
Heterocycles, 16, 153 (1981).

22. Palladium-Catalyzed New Carbon-Phosphorus Bond Formation,
Toshikazu Hirao, Toshio Masunaga, Naoto Yamada, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 55 (3), 909-913 (1982).

23. New Building Blocks for Heterocyclic Syntheses. Silylated Methyl Isothiocyanates,
Toshikazu Hirao, Atsushi Yamada, Kenichiro Hayashi, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 55 (4), 1163-1167 (1982).

24. Palladium-Catalyzed Reaction of Allylic Ammonium Bromides with Nucleophiles,
Toshikazu Hirao, Naoto Yamada, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
J. Organometal. Chem., 236 (3), 409-414 (1982).

25. Palladium-Promoted Transformation of a,b-Epoxysilanes to α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds,
Toshikazu Hirao, Naoto Yamada, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Chem. Lett., (12), 1997-2000 (1982).

26. Novel Reduction of α-Bromo-α,β-unsaturated Ketones. Selective Synthesis of β,γ-Unsaturated Ketones,
Toshikazu Hirao, Toshio Masunaga, Kenichiro Hayashi, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Tetrahedron Lett., 24 (4), 399-400 (1983).

27. Tetracarbonyl Nickel Induced Reaction of gem-Dibromocyclopropanes with Alcohols or Amines. Versatile Synthesis of Cyclopropanecarboxylic Acid Derivatives,
Toshikau Hirao, Yoshiyuki Harano, Yoshihiro Yamana, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Tetrahedron Lett., 24 (12), 1255-1258 (1983).

28. Lewis Acid Mediated Reaction of Trimethylstyrylsilanes with Thioacetal Derivatives,
Toshikazu Hirao, Shuichiro Kohno, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 56 (5), 1569-1570 (1983).

29. Syntheis of Heterocycles Using Isothiocyanatomethanide,
Yoshiki Ohshiro, Kenichiro Hayashi, Atsushi Yamada, Genichi Ishibashi, Toshikazu Hirao, and Toshio Agawa,
Heterocycles, 20, 139 (1983).

30. Facile Synthesis of Alkenylphosphonates,
Toshikazu Hirao, Yoshiki Ohshiro, Ken Kurokawa, and Toshio Agawa,
Yukagaku, 32 (5), 274-276 (1983).

31. Reduction of Organic Halides with Diethyl Phosphonates and Triethylamine,
Toshikazu Hirao, Shuichiro Kohno, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 56 (6), 1881-1882 (1983).

32. Synthesis of 1,2-Di-t-butyl-6-hydroxy-1,2-dihydro-1,2,4-triazines,
Toshikazu Hirao, Toshio Masunaga, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Synthesis, (6), 477-478 (1983).

33. Micelle Enhanced Oxidation of Amines by Coenzyme PQQ,
Yoshiki Ohshiro, Shinobu Itoh, Ken Kurokawa, Jinichiro Kato, Toshikazu Hirao, and Toshio Agawa,
Tetrahedron Lett., 24 (33), 3465-3468 (1983).

34. Regiospecific Ring Cleavage of α,β-Epoxysilanes to Form Transition Metal Enolate Intermediates,
Toshikazu Hirao, Yoshimi Fujihara, Shingo Tsuno, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Chem. Lett., (3), 367-368 (1984).

35. Versatile Synthesis of Diethyl Cyclopropanephosphonates,
Toshikazu Hirao, Masahiko Hagihara, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
Synthesis, (1), 60-61 (1984).

36. Novel Function of the Pyrroquinolinequinone, PQQ, Enhanced by Micelle,
Yoshiki Ohshiro, Toshikazu Hirao, and Toshio Agawa,
Heterocycles, 21, 392 (1984).

37. Stereoselective Synthesis of (+)-11-Hydroxy-trans-8-dodecenoic Acid from 10-Undecenoic Acid,
Toshikazu Hirao, Kenichiro Hayashi, Yoshimi Fujihara, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
J. Org. Chem., 50 (2), 279-281 (1985).

38. Nickel Enolates in the Ni(CO)4-Induced Carbonylation of gem-Dibromo- cyclopropanes with Silylamine or Silylsulfide,
Toshikazau Hirao, Shinichiro Nagata, Yoshihiro Yamana, and Toshio Agawa,
Tetrahedron Lett., 26 (41), 5061-5064 (1985).

39. Versatile Synthesis of Dialkyl Cyclopropylphosphonates via Reductive Phosphonation,
Toshikazu Hirao, Masahiko Hagihara, and Toshio Agawa,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 58 (11), 3104-3107 (1985).

40. Addition of Cyclopropylphosphonates to Aldehydes,
Toshikazu Hirao, Toru Nakamura, Masahiko Hagihara, and Toshio Agawa,
J. Org. Chem., 50 (26), 5860-5862 (1985).

41. Selective Synthesis of γ,δ-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acid Derivatives by the Ni(CO)4-Induced Ring-Opening Carbonylation Reaction,
Toshikazu Hirao, Shinichiro Nagata, and Toshio Agawa,
Tetrahedron Lett., 26 (47), 5795-5798 (1985).

42. Synthesis of β,γ-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acid Derivatives by the Novel Ni(CO)4-Induced Ring-Opening Carbonylation Reaction of 1,1-Dibromo-2- chlorocyclopropanes,
Toshikazu Hirao, Shinichiro Nagata, and Toshio Agawa,
Chem. Lett., (11), 1625-1628 (1985).

43. Oxidative Nucleophilic Addition Reactions of Organovanadium Reagents to Aldehydes with Formation of Ketones,
Toshikazu Hirao, Daisuke Misu, and Toshio Agawa,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 107 (24), 7179-7181 (1985).

44. Selective Ring Transformation of 1-[2-(Trimethylsilylmethyl)cyclopropylcarbonyl]-
imidazoles,
Toshikazu Hirao, Daisuke Misu, and Toshio Agawa,
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., (1), 26-27 (1986).

45. Versatile Synthesis of Cyclopropanecarboxylic Acid Derivatives by the Ni(CO)4-Induced Reductive Carbonylation Reaction of gem-Dibromocyclopropanes,
Toshikazu Hirao, Yoshiyuki Harano, Yoshihiro Yamana, Yuji Hamada, Shinichiro Nagata, and Toshio Agawa,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 59 (5), 1341-1347 (1986).

46. Highly Chemoselective Coupling Reactions of Organovanadium Compounds,
Toshikazu Hirao, Daisuke Misu, Koici Yao, and Toshio Agawa,
Tetrahedron Lett., 27 (8), 929-932 (1986).

47. Versatile Synthesis of a,b-Acetylenic Ketones by Oxidative Nucleophilic Addition of Vanadium Acetylides,
Toshikazu Hirao, Daisuke Misu, and Toshio Agawa,
Tetrahedron Lett., 27 (8), 933-934 (1986).

48. Stereoselective Synthesis of β,γ-Unsaturated Esters and Lactones. Application to
Pyrenophorol Synthesis,
Toshikazu Hirao, Yoshimi Fujihara, Ken Kurokawa, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Toshio Agawa,
J. Org. Chem., 51 (14), 2830-2832 (1986).

49. Selective Transformations of Functional Groups by Use of Dialkyl Phosphonates,
Toshikazu Hirao and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn., 45 (8), 784-791 (1987).

50. Reduction of gem-Dibromocyclopropanes with Dialkyl Phosphonate and Amine,
Toshikazu Hirao, Toshio Masunaga, Kenichiro Hayashi, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Nippon Kagaku Kaishi, (5), 1277-1279 (1987).

51. Redox System of Palladium-Trimethyl Ester of Coenzyme PQQ,
Toshikazu Hirao, Toshihide Murakami, Mitsuru Ohno, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Chem. Lett., (5), 785-786 (1989).

52. Oxovanadium(V)-Induced Ring-Opening Oxygenation of Cyclic Ketones in Alcohol,
Toshikazu Hirao, Makoto Mori, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 62 (7), 2399-2400 (1989).

53. VO(OR)Cl2-Induced Oxidative Aromatization of α,β-Unsaturated Cyclohexenones,
Toshikazu Hirao, Makoto Mori, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
J. Org. Chem., 55 (1), 358-360 (1990).

54. Vanadium Dichloride Induced Addition of Bromotrichloromethane to Olefinic Compounds,
Toshikazu Hirao and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Synlett, (4), 217-218 (1990).

55. VO(OEt)Cl2-Induced Oxidative Deamination,
Toshikazu Hirao and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Tetrahedron Lett., 31 (27), 3917-3918 (1990).

56. Oxygenation Reaction Catalyzed by Manganese(II) Acetate or VO(OEt)Cl2 in the Presence of a Nitrogen Ligand,
Toshikazu Hirao, Satoshi Mikami, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Synlett, (9), 541-542 (1990).

57. Mediation of Orthoquinones in the MnTPPCl-Catalyzed Epoxidation with Hydrogen Peroxide,
Toshikazu Hirao, Mitsuru Ohno, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Tetrahedron Lett., 31 (42), 6039-6042 (1990).

58. Trimethyl Ester of Coenzyme PQQ in Redox Reactions with Transition Metals. An Efficient System for the Palladium-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Reaction of α,β-Epoxysilane,
Toshikazu Hirao, Toshihide Murakami, Mitsuru Ohno, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Chem. Lett., (2), 299-302 (1991).

59. Novel Allylic Oxidation of Conjugate Ketones with VO(OR)Cl2,
Toshikazu Hirao, Satoshi Mikami, Makoto Mori, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Tetrahedron Lett., 32 (14), 1741-1744 (1991).

60. VO(OR)Cl2-Induced Cyclization of Diketene via Ring-Opening,
Toshikazu Hirao, Takashi Fujii, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
J. Organometal. Chem., 407 (1), C1-C4 (1991).

61. Versatile Dehydrogenative Aromatization of α,β-Unsaturated Cyclohexenones with VO(OEt)Cl2-Me3SiOTf,
Toshikazu Hirao, Makoto Mori, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Chem. Lett., (5), 783-784 (1991).

62. Oxovanadium(V)-Induced Oxidative Transformations of Cyclobutanones,
Toshikazu Hirao, Takashi Fujii, Shunichi Miyata, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
J. Org. Chem., 56 (6), 2264-2266 (1991).

63. Molybdenum Pentachloride Induced Reaction of Cyclopropyl-Substituted Carbonyl Compounds,
Toshikazu Hirao, Shinichiro Nagata, Makoto Yamaguchi, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 64 (5), 1713-1714 (1991).

64. Efficient System for Oxidation Induced by Transition Metal Complex Catalyst,
Toshikazu Hirao and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn., 50 (11), 997-1004 (1992).

65. Oxovanadium-Induced Oxidative Desilylation for the Selective Synthesis of 1,4-Diketones,
Takashi Fujii, Toshikazu Hirao, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Tetrahedron Lett., 33 (39), 5823-5826 (1992).

66. A Novel System for Oxygenation. Effect of Multidentate Podand Ligand in Transition Metal Catalyzed Epoxidation with Molecular Oxygen,
Toashikazu Hirao, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Satoshi Mikami, Isao Ikeda, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Tetrahedron Lett., 34 (6), 1031-1034 (1993).

67. A Novel Synthetic Metal Catalytic System for Dehydrogenative Oxidation based on Redox of Polyaniline,
Toshikazu Hirao, Masayoshi Higuchi, Isao Ikeda, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., (2), 194-195 (1993).

68. High Stereoselective Coordination of Monosubstituted η3-Allyl Groups to Chiral (Bis(oxazoline))palladium Cations,
Kenzo Ohkita, Hideo Kurosawa, Takeya Hasegawa, Toshikazu Hirao, and Isao Ikeda,
Organometallics, 12 (8), 3211-3215 (1993).

69. Oxovanadium-Induced Oxidative Desilylation of Allylic and Benzylic Silanes,
Takashi Fujii, Toshikazu Hirao, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Tetrahedron Lett., 34 (35), 5601-5604 (1993).

70. A Novel Synthesis of (Oxodimethylenemethane)-palladium and -platinum Complexes,
Akihiro Ohsuka, Takanobu Fujimori, Toshikazu Hirao, Hideo Kurosawa, and Isao Ikeda,
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., (12), 1039-1040 (1993).

71. A Novel System Consisting of Low Valent Vanadium and Diethyl Phosphonate or Triethyl Phosphite for the Highly Stereoselective Reduction of gem-Dibromocyclopropanes,
Toshikazu Hirao, Keisuke Hirano, Takeya Hasegawa, Isao Ikeda, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
J. Org. Chem., 58 (23), 6529-6530 (1993).

72. Reductive Deconjugation of α-Bromo α,β-Unsaturated Esters Based on Redox Tautomerism of Diethyl Phosphonate,
Toshikazu Hirao, Keisuke Hirano, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 66 (9), 2781-2783 (1993).

73. Doping Effect of Polyaniline Derivatives on Synthetic Metal Catalytic System for Dehydrogenative Oxidation of Benzylamine,
Toshikazu Hirao, Masayoshi Higuchi, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Isao Ikeda,
Chem. Lett., (11), 1889-1890 (1993).

74. NMR Conformational Studies of (1,2-Bis(diarylphosphino)ethane)(diorgano sulfide)- ruthenium Complexes,
Kenzo Ohkita, Hideo Kurosawa, Toshikazu Hirao, and Isao Ikeda,
J. Organometal. Chem., 470 (1-2), 179-182 (1994).

75. Relative Stability of η5-Cyclopentadienyl(olefin)ruthenium Cations: The First Estimination of the Nature of Ru(II)-Olefin Bond,
Kenzo Ohkita, Hideo Kurosawa, Toshikazu Hirao, and Isao Ikeda,
J. Organometal. Chem., 470 (1-2), 189-190 (1994).

76. Synthesis of Perfluoro-(1,1-dimethylbutyl)methyl Ethers by vic-Oxymethylfluorination of Perfluoro-2-methyl-2-pentene with Chloromethyl Ethers,
Isao Ikeda, Hiroshi Watanabe, Toshikazu Hirao, and Hideo Kurosawa,
J. Fluorine Chem., 69 (1), 97-101 (1994).

77. A Novel Regioselective Ring-Opening Oxidation of Cyclobutenones with VO(OEt)Cl2,
Toshikazu Hirao, Takashi Fujii, Toshihiko Tanaka, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans.1, (1), 3-4 (1994).

78. Synthetic Reactions by Vanadium-Induced One-Electron Redox,
Toshikazu Hirao, Takashi Fujii, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Isao Ikeda,
J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn., 52 (3), 197-206 (1994).

79. An Efficient Epoxidation with Molecular Oxygen Catalyzed by Iron Complex of Mutidentate N-Heterocyclic Podand Ligand. Additive Effect of 4-Ethoxycarbonyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Toshikazu Hirao, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Isao Ikeda,
Chem. Lett., (5), 915-918 (1994).

80. Selective Desilylative Cross-Coupling of Silyl Enol Ethers and Allylic Silanes via Oxovanadium-Induced One-Electron Oxidation,
Takashi Fujii, Toshikazu Hirao, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Tetrahedron, 50 (34), 10207-10214 (1994).

81. Oxovanadium(V)-Induced Tandem Nucleophilic Addition and Oxidative Ring-Opening Transformation,
Toshikazu Hirao, Takashi Fujii, Toshihiko Tanaka, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Synlett, (10), 845-846 (1994).

82. Coenzyme PQQ in Redox Reactions Promoted by Transition Metals,
Toshikazu Hirao,
Rev. Heteroatom Chem., 11, 207-220 (1994).

83. Selective Cross Coupling via Oxovanadium(V)-Induced Desilylation of Benzylic Silanes,
Toshikazu Hirao, Takashi Fujii, and Yoshiki Ohshiro,
Tetrahedron Lett., 35 (43), 8005-8008 (1994).

84. Efficient Oxygenation of Phenols Catalyzed by Novel Cobalt Complex with Multidentate N-Heterocyclic Podand Ligand,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Toshikazu Hirao, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Isao Ikeda,
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chemical., 95 (1), L1-L5 (1995).

85. Structural Study of (Oxodimethylenemethane)palladium and -platinum Complexes,
Akihiro Ohshuka, Toshikazu Hirao, Hideo Kurosawa, and Isao Ikeda,
Organometallics, 14 (5), 2538-2542 (1995).

86. Synthesis and Molecular Structure of the Novel Imide-Bridged [3]Ferrocenophane,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Toshikazu Hirao, and Isao Ikeda,
Organometallics, 14 (7), 3578-3580 (1995).

87. A Novel Redox System for the Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Oxidation Based on Redox of Polyanilines,
Toshikazu Hirao, Masayoshi Higuchi, Bunpei Hatano, and Isao Ikeda,
Tetrahedron Lett., 36 (33), 5925-5928 (1995).

88. Oxovanadium-Induced or -Catalyzed Oxidative Allylation of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Allylsilanes,
Toshikazu Hirao, Makoto Sakaguchi, Takuji Ishikawa, and Isao Ikeda,
Synth. Commun., 25 (17), 2579-2585 (1995).

89. A Novel Catalytic System for One-Electron Reduction. Low Valent Vanadium-Catalyzed Coupling of Aldehydes,
Toshikazu Hirao, Takeya Hasegawa, Yasuaki Muguruma, and Isao Ikeda,
J. Org. Chem., 61 (1), 366-367 (1996).

90. Highly Diastereoselective ortho-Lithiation of 1,1-Bis(oxazolinyl)ferrocene Directed to C2-Symmetric Chiral Ligands,
Wanbin Zhang, Yoichi Adachi, Toshikazu Hirao, and Isao Ikeda,
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 7 (2), 451-460 (1996).

91. Nucleophilicity of (Oxodimethylenemethane)-palladium and -platinum Complexes and Derivatization to π-Allyl Complexes with Ester and Ether Functionality at 2-Position,
Akihiro Ohsuka, Toshikazu Hirao, Hideo Kurosawa, and Isao Ikeda,
Chem. Lett., (2), 163-164 (1996).

92. Preparation of bis-Quaternary Ammonium Salts from Epichlorohydrin,
Tae-Seong Kim, Toshikazu Hirao, and Isao Ikeda,
J. Am. Oil Chemists' Soc., 73 (1), 67-71 (1996).

93. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Palladium(II) Complexes with Ferrocenes Bearing Podand N-Heterocyclic Coordination Sites,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Isao Ikeda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Inorg. Chim. Acta, 248 (1), 129-134 (1996).

94. A Novel Heterobimetallic Rotation System: Characterization of Palladium(II) Complexes with 2-Pyridylethylferrocenecarboxamides,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Isao Ikeda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Organometal. Chem., 514 (1-2), 153-156 (1996).

95. Highly Regioselective Addition of Benzenethiol to Allenes Catalyzed by Palladium Acetate,
Jun-ichi Kawakami, Akiya Ogawa, Noboru Sonoda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 61 (12), 4161-4163 (1996).

96. Interesting and Effective P,N-Chelation of Tetrasubstituted Ferrocene Ligands for Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution,
Wanbin Zhang, Toshikazu Hirao, and Isao Ikeda,
Tetrahedron Lett., 37 (26), 4545-4548 (1996).

97. Bilayer Formation and Its Spectral Behavior of Double-Chain Amphiphiles Having Cinnamate Units,
Masakatsu Sugimoto, Kyoko Shibahara, Kenji Kuroda, Toshikazu Hirao, Hideo Kurosawa, and Isao Ikeda,
Langmuir, 12 (11), 2785-2790 (1996).

98. One-step Synthesis of Oxodimethylenemethane-Transition Metal Complexes and Palladium-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reaction,
Isao Ikeda, Akihiro Ohsuka, Kazuyoshi Tani, Toshikazu Hirao, and Hideo Kurosawa,
J. Org. Chem., 61 (15), 4971-4974 (1996).

99. Surface-Active Properties of Novel Cationic Surfactants with Two Alkyl Chains and Two Ammonio Groups,
Tae-Seong Kim, Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, Toshikazu Hirao, and Isao Ikeda,
J. Am. Oil Chemists' Soc., 73 (7), 907-911 (1996).

100. A Novel Catalytic System for Oxygenation with Molecular Oxygen Induced by Transition Metal Complexes with a Multidentate N-Heterocyclic Podand Ligand (Invited Paper),
Toshikazu Hirao, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Takuji Ishikawa, Kouichiro Nishimura, Satoshi Mikami, Yoshiki Ohshiro, and Isao Ikeda,
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chemical, 113 (1-2), 117-130 (1996).

101. Redox Behavior of Polyaniline-Transition Metal Complexes in Solution,
Masayoshi Higuchi, Daisuke Imoda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Macromolecules, 29 (25), 8277-8279 (1996).

102. Construction of Palladium-Polypyrrole Catalytic System in the Wacker Oxidation,
Masayoshi Higuchi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Synlett, (12), 1213-1214 (1996).

103. Observation of Buttressing Effect and Hindered Rotation about C(sp2)-C(sp2) Single Bond in Styrenes Coordinated to a Ruthenium Cation, Cp(diphosphine)Ru+,
Kenji Ohkita, Hideo Asano, Hideo Kurosawa, Toshikazu Hirao, Yohko Miyaji, and Isao Ikeda,
Can. J. Chem., 74 (11), 1936-1944 (1996).

104. A Novel Synthetic Metal Catalytic System,
Masayoshi Higuchi, Isao Ikeda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 62 (4), 1072-1078 (1997).

105. Photoinduced Reduction of gem-Dichlorocyclopropanes with SmI2 and Benzenethiol,
Akiya Ogawa, Shoji Ohya, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Lett., (3), 275-276 (1997).

106. Photoinduced Reduction and Carbonylation of Organic Chlorides with Samarium Diiodide,
Akiya Ogawa, Yukihito Sumino, Taizoh Nanke, Shoji Ohya, Noboru Sonoda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 119 (11), 2745-2746 (1997).

107. Supramolecular Redox-Active System Consisting of Biomolecule,
Toshikazu Hirao, Akihiro Nomoto, Shuhei Yamazaki, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Akiya Ogawa,
J. Inorg. Biochem., 67 (1-4), 293 (1997).

108. A Novel C-H Insertion via Deoxygenation of Amides by a Sm/SmI2 Mixed System,
Akiya Ogawa, Noriaki Takami, Taizoh Nanke, Shoji Ohya, Toshikazu Hirao, and Noboru Sonoda,
Tetrahedron, 53 (38), 12895-12902 (1997).

109. Highly Regioselective Hydrothiocarboxylation of Acetylenes with Carbon Monoxide and Thiols Catalyzed by Pt(PPh3)4,
Akiya Ogawa, Jun-ichi Kawakami, Masanori Mihara, Takuma Ikeda, Noboru Sonoda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 119 (50), 12380-12381 (1997).

110. Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Lactonizationof Propargyl Alcohols with Organic@Dichalcogenides and Carbon Monoxide,
Akiya Ogawa, Hitoshi Kuniyasu, Noboru Sonoda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 62 (24), 8361-8365 (1997).

111. Novel Enhancement of Reducing Ability of Ytterbium Diiodide by Irradiation with Near-UV Light,
Akiya Ogawa, Shoji Ohya, Yukihito Sumino, Noboru Sonoda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 38 (52), 9017-9018 (1997).

112. Construction of Synthetic Metal Catalytic System,
Masayoshi Higuchi and Toshikazu Hirao,
Kobunshi Ronbunshu, 54 (10), 632-640 (1997).

113. Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Addition of Heteroatom Compounds Bearing Si-Se, Ge-Se, and Si-Ge Bonds to Phenylacetylene,
Akiya Ogawa, Hitoshi Kuniyasu, Mitsuhiro Takeba, Takuma Ikeda, Noboru Sonoda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Organomet. Chem., 564 (1-2), 1-4 (1998).

114. Highly Regioselective Thioselenation of Acetylenes by Using a (PhS)2-(PhSe)2 Binary System,
Akiya Ogawa, Ryoichi Obayashi, Hiromitsu Ine, Yasunori Tsuboi, Noboru Sonoda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 63 (3), 881-884 (1998).

115. A Novel Redox System Consisting of π-Conjugated Polymers and Transition Metals,
Toshikazu Hirao, Masayoshi Higuchi, and Shuhei Yamaguchi,
Macromol. Symp., 131, 59-68 (1998).

116. Diphenyl Diselenide-Assisted Dithiolation of 1,3-Dienes with Diphenyl Disulfide upon Irradiation with Near-UV Light,
Akiya Ogawa, Ryoichi Obayashi, Noboru Sonoda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 39 (12), 1577-1578 (1998).

117. Highly Selective Coupling of Organoboron Compounds via Oxovanadium(V)- Induced Oxidation,
Takuji Ishikawa, Suguru Nonaka, Akiya Ogawa, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Commun., (11), 1209-1210 (1998).

118. Highly Diastereoselective Pinacol Coupling of Secondary Aldehydes Induced by a Catalytic System Consisting of Vanadium Complex, Chlorosilane, and Zinc Metal,
Toshikazu Hirao, Motoki Asahara, Yasuaki Muguruma, and Akiya Ogawa,
J. Org. Chem., 63 (9), 2812-2813 (1998).

119. A Novel Oxovanadium(V)-Induced Oxidation of Organoaluminum Compounds. Highly Selective Coupling of Organic Substituents on Aluminum,
Takuji Ishikawa, Akiya Ogawa, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 120 (20), 5124-5125 (1998).

120. Aggregation of Ferrocene Pendant Groups along the Backbone of DNA for a Supramolecular Redox System,
Toshikazu Hirao, Akihiro Nomoto, Shuhei Yamazaki, Akiya Ogawa, and Toshiyuki Moriuchi,
Tetrahedron Lett., 39 (24), 4295-4298 (1998).

121. Palladium-Catalyzed Hydroselenation of Allenes with Benzeneselenol,
Akiya Ogawa, Atsuko Kudo, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 39 (28), 5213-5216 (1998).

122. Cp2TiCl2-Catalyzed Pinacol-Type Coupling of Aliphatic Aldehydes by Use of Zinc and Chlorosilane,
Toshikazu Hirao, Bunpei Hatano, Motoki Asahara, Yasuaki Muguruma, and Akiya Ogawa,
Tetrahedron Lett., 39 (29), 5247-5248 (1998).

123. A Novel Photoinduced Thioselenation of Allenes by Use of a Disulfide-Deselenide Binary System,
Akiya Ogawa, Ryoichi Obayashi, Mikio Doi, Noboru Sonoda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 63 (13), 4277-4281 (1998).

124. Platinum(0)-Catalyzed Carbonylative Lactonization of 5-Hydroxy-1-pentyne with Carbon Monoxide in the Presence of Thiols,
Akiya Ogawa, Ken-ichi Kawabe, Jun-ichi Kawakami, Masatoshi Mihara, Toshikazu Hirao, and Noboru Sonoda,
Organometallics, 17 (14), 3111-3114 (1998).

125. An Organic Catalytic System for Dehydrogenative Oxidation,
Toshikazu Hirao and Shinya Fukuhara,
J. Org. Chem., 63 (21), 7534-7535 (1998).

126. Highly Selective Thioselenation of Carbon-Carbon Unsaturated Bonds with a Disulfide-Diselenide Binary System,
Akiya Ogawa and Toshikazu Hirao,
Rev. Heteroatom Chem., 18, 1-10 (1998).

127. Introduction of Ferrocene Pendant Groups along the Double Helical DNA for a Supramolecular Redox System,
Toshikazu Hirao, Akihiro Nomoto, Shuhei Yamazaki, Akiya Ogawa, and Toshiyuki Moriuchi,
Nucleic Acids Symposium Series, (39), 43-44 (1998).

128. A Highly Ordered Ferrocene System Regulated by Podand Peptide Chains,
Akihiro Nomoto, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Shuhei Yamazaki, Akiya Ogawa, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Commun., (8), 1963-1964 (1998).

129. Selective Synthesis of Organic Sulfides and Disulfides by the Reduction of Elemental Sulfur and Samarium Diiodide,
Akiya Ogawa, Noriaki Takami, Masahito Sekiguchi, Noboru Sonoda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Heteroatom Chem., 9 (6), 581-584 (1998).

130. Cp2VCl2-Catalyzed Meso-Selective Pinacol Coupling Reaction of Aldimines in the Presence of Chlorosilane and Zinc Metal,
Bunpei Hatano, Akiya Ogawa, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 63 (25), 9421-9424 (1998).

131. Oxovanadium(V)-Induced Oxidative Coupling of Organolithium and -Magnesium Compounds,
Takuji Ishikawa, Akiya Ogawa, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Organometallics, 17 (26), 5713-5716 (1998).

132. Photoinduced Reduction of Group 16 Heteroatom Compounds with the Aid of Samarium Diiodide,
Akiya Ogawa, Syoji Ohya, Mikio Doi, Yukihito Sumino, Noboru Sonoda, and Toshikazu Hirao
Tetrahedron Lett., 39 (35), 6341-6342 (1988).

133. Oxovanadium(V)-Induced Oxidation of Alkenylzirconoces for Facile Inter- and Intramolecular Coupling,
Takuji Ishikawa, Akiya Ogawa, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Organometal. Chem., 575 (1), 76-79 (1999).

134. Highly Selective Thioselenation of Vinylcyclopropanes with (PhS)2-(PhSe)2 Binary System and its Application to Thiotelluration,
Akiya Ogawa, Ikuko Ogawa, Rhoichi Obayashi, Keita Umezu, Mikio Doi, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 64 (1), 86-92 (1999).

135. A Catalytic System for Reductive Transformations via One-Electron Transfer,
Toshikazu Hirao,
Synlett, (2), 175-181 (1999).

136. Controlled Formation of Synthetic Metal - Transition Metal Conjugated Complex Systems,
Toshikazu Hirao, Shuhei Yamaguchi, and Shinya Fukuhara,
Tetrahedron Lett., 40 (15), 3009-3012 (1999).

137. Highly Regio- and Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Vinyl Sufides via Transition-Metal- Catalyzed Hydrothiolation of Alkynes with Thiols,
Akiya Ogawa, Takuma Ikeda, Kouichi Kimura, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121 (22), 5108-5114 (1999).

138. Highly Selective Three-Component Coupling of Ethyl Propionate, Alkenes, and Diphenyl Diselenide under Visible-Light Irradiation,
Akiya Ogawa, Mikio Doi, Ikuko Ogawa, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 38 (13/14), 2027-2029 (1999).

139. Characterization of Ferrocene Derivatives Bearing Podand Dipeptide Chains (-L-Ala-L-Pro-OR) (Invited Paper),
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Akihiro Nomoto, Kazuhiro Yoshida, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Organometal. Chem., 589 (1), 50-58 (1999).

140. Construction of Multidentate Heterobimetallic Conjugated Complex Systems,
Toshikazu Hirao, Shuhei Yamaguchi, and Shinya Fukuhara,
Synth. Met., 106 (1), 67-70 (1999).

141. A Catalytic System Consisting of Vanadium, Chlorosilane, and Aluminum Metal in the Stereoselective Pinacol Coupling Reaction of Benzaldehyde Derivatives,
Toshikazu Hirao, Bunpei Hatano, Yuka Imamoto, and Akiya Ogawa,
J. Org. Chem., 64 (20), 7665-7667 (1999).

142. Diastereoselective Pinacol Coupling of Alkyl Aryl Ketones with Rare Earth Metals in the Presence of Chlorosilanes,
Akiya Ogawa, Hiroki Takeuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 40 (39), 7113-7114 (1999).

143. π-Conjugated Polymer Complexes for Novel Redox Systems,
Toshikazu Hirao,
Transactions of the SAEST (The Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology), 34 (1), 12-15 (1999).

144. A Novel Heterobimetallic Complex Composed of the Imide-Bridged [3]Ferrocenophane and the Tridentate Palladium(II) Complex,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Seiji Bandoh, Yohko Miyaji, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Organometal. Chem., 599 (2), 135-142 (2000).

145. Redox Reactions via Vanadium-Induced Electron Transfer,
Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Inorg. Biochem., 80 (1-2), 27-33 (2000).

146. Palladium Homobimetallic Complexes with a Bridging π-Conjugated Ligands,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Seiji Bandoh, Masayuki Kamikawa, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Lett., (2), 148-149 (2000).

147. A Three-Dimentionally Orientated π-Conjugated System; Synthesis and Characterization of Porphyrin Bearing π-Conjugated Pendant Strands,
Toshikazu Hirao and Kaori Saito,
Tetrahedron Lett., 41 (9), 1413-1417 (2000).

148. Oxovanadium(V)-Induced Cross-Coupling Reaction between Two Ligands of Organozinc Compounds,
Toshikazu Hirao, Takashi Takada, and Akiya Ogawa,
J. Org. Chem., 65 (5), 1511-1515 (2000).

149. Vanadium-Catalyzed Stereoselective Cyclodimerization of Arylidene Malononitrile in the Presence of Chlorosilane and Zinc,
Longhu Zhou and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 41 (44), 8517-8521 (2000).

150. Oxovanadium(V)-Induced Vicinal Dialkylation of Cyclic Enones with Organozinc Compounds,
Toshikazu Hirao, Takashi Takada, and Hidehiro Sakurai,
Org. Lett., 2 (23), 3659-3661 (2000).

151. Catalytic Pinacol Coupling in the Presence of Acylating Reagent,
Toshikazu Hirao, Hiroki Takeuchi, Akiya Ogawa, and Hidehiro Sakurai,
Synlett, (11), 1658-1660 (2000).

152. Synthetic Metal - Transition Metal d,π-Conjugated Complex System,
Toshikazu Hirao, Shuhei Yamaguchi, and Shinya Fukuhara,
New Directions in Organic Electrochemistry (Proceedings - Electrochemical Society), 2000-15, 96-99 (2000).

153. Quinone Oxygen-Coordinated Palladium(II) Complexes with Anthraquinone Ligands Bearing N-Heterocyclic Coordination Sites,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Takuo Watanabe, Isao Ikeda, Akiya Ogawa, and Toshikauz Hirao,
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., (1), 277-287 (2001).

154. Novel Redox-Active Conjugated Palladium Homobimetallic Complex,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Seiji Bandoh, Manabu Miyaishi, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., (3), 651-657 (2001).

155. Chirality Organization of Ferrocenes Bearing Podand Dipeptide Chains: Synthesis and Structural Characterization,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Akihiro Nomoto, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Akiya Ogawa, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123 (1), 68-75 (2001).

156. Oxovanadium(V)-Induced Oxidative Ligand Coupling of Aryltrimethylzincates Prepared from Bromoarenes and Dilithium Tetramethylzincate,
Takashi Takada, Hidehiro Sakurai, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 66 (1), 300-302 (2001).

157. Intramolecular Conformational Control in Ferrocenes Bearing Podand Dipeptide Chains,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Akihiro Nomoto, azuhiro. Yoshida, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Organometallics, 20 (5), 1008-1013 (2001).

158. Ruthenium Complexes Bearing π-Conjugated Pendant Moieties for a Redox-Switching System,
Toshikazu Hirao and Kouichirou Iida,
Chem. Commun., (5), 431-432 (2001).

159. Oxidation of Bezyltins by Oxovanadium(V) Compound and Molecular Oxygen,
Toshikazu Hirao, Chihiro Morimoto, Takashi Takada, and Hidehiro Sakurai,
Tetrahedron Lett., 42 (10), 1961-1964 (2001).

160. Selective Sequential Addition of Diphenyl Diselenide to Ethyl Propionate and Isocyanides upon Irradiation with near-UV Light,
Akiya Ogawa, Mikio Doi, Kaname Tsuchii, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 42 (12), 2317-2319 (2001).

161. Highly Regioselective Iodofluoroalkylation of Allenes with Perfluoroalkyl Iodides upon Irradiation with Near-UV Light,
Akiya Ogawa, Motohiro Imura, Nagisa Kamada, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 42 (13), 2489-2492 (2001).

162. Conjugated Complexes via Oxidative Complexation of Polyaniline Derivatives to Vanadium(III),
Toshikazu Hirao, Shinya Fukuhara, Yusuke Otomaru, and Toshiyuki Moriuchi,
Synth. Met., 123 (3), 373-376 (2001).

163. Oxidation of Benzylsilanes and Bezyltins by Oxovanadium(V) Compound and Molecular Oxygen,
Toshikazu Hirao, Chihiro Morimoto, Takashi Takada, and Hidehiro Sakurai,
Tetrahedron, 57 (24), 5073-5080 (2001).

164. Structural Characterization and Complex Behavior of Ferrocene Bearing Dipeptide Chain (-L-Ala-L-Pro-NHPy),
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Kazuhiro Yoshida, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Organometal. Chem. (Ferrocene Special Issue), 637 (1), 75-79 (2001).

165. Chiral Helicity Induced by Hydrogen Bonding and Chirality of Podand Histidyl Moieties,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Masahiro Nishiyama, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Takuji Ishikawa, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Org. Lett., 3 (10), 1459-1461 (2001).

166. Complexation Stabilized Conformation Reguration of Ferrocene Bearing Podand Dipeptide Chain (-L-Ala-L-Pro-NHPy),
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Kazuhiro Yoshida, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Organometallics, 20 (14), 3101-3105 (2001).

167. Conjugated Complexes Composed of Quinodiimine and Palladium. Controlled
Formation of a Conjugated Trimetallic Macrocycle,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Manabu Miyaishi, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 40 (16), 3052-3055 (2001); Angew. Chem., 113 (16), 3132-3135 (2001).

168. Stereoselective Reductive Radical Cyclization of Ketonitriles Catalyzed by Cp2TiCl2 in the Presence of Chlorosilane and Zinc,
Longhu Zhou and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron, 57 (32), 6927-6933 (2001).

169. Oxidative Ligand Coupling of Tetraarylborates Promoted by Chlorosilane and Molecular Oxygen,
Hidehiro Sakurai, Chihiro Morimoto, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Lett., (11), 1084-1085 (2001).

170. Synthesis of Binuclear Ligands Possessing Two Discrete Multidentate N-Heterocyclic Podand Coordination Sites and Their Bimetallic Nickel(II) Complexes,
Toshikazu Moriuchi, Isao Nakayama, Kouichiro Nishimura, Masahiro Nishiyama, Eiko Mochizuki, Yasushi Kai, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Lett., (12), 1328-1329 (2001).

171. Chirality Organization Induced by Self-Assmbling Properties of Amino Acid Units,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn., 59 (12), 1195-1203 (2001).

172. A Zinc(II) Complex Composed of a Tridentate Ligand Bearing Podand Pyrenyl
Moieties,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Masahiro Nishiyama, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., (2), 447-451 (2002).

173. TiCl4-Zn Inuced Reductive Acylation of Ketones with Acylsilanes,
Hidehiro Sakurai, Yuka Imamoto, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Lett., (1), 44-45 (2002).

174. Sandwich Dimer Complexes of Zinc Porphyrins Bearing Three-Dimensionally
Oriented Redox-Active π-Conjugated Groups,
Toshikazu Hirao and Kaori Saito
Synlett, (3), 415-418 (2002).

175. Palladium Clusters Stabilized by Cyclodextrins Catalyze Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling
Reactions in Water,
Hidehiro Sakurai, Toshikazu Hirao, Yuichi Negishi, Hideo Tsunakawa, and Tatsuya Tsukuda,
Trans. MRS-J, 27 (1), 185-188 (2002).

176. Pd/C as a Reusable Catalyst for the Coupling Reaction of Halophenols and
Arylboronic Acids in Aqueous Media,
Hidehiro Sakurai, Tatsuya Tsukuda, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 67 (8), 2721-2722 (2002).

177. Calix[4]arenes Bearing Four Redox-Active p-Conjugated Pendant Groups for a
Dimensionally Oriented Redox System,
Kaori Saito and Toshikazu Hirao,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 75 (8), 1845-1846 (2002).

178. Self-Assembly of Dipeptidyl Ureas: A New Class of Hydrogen-Bonded Molecular
Duplexes,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Takashi Tamura, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124 (32), 9356-9357 (2002).

179. Architectural Formation of Conjugated Bimetallic Pd(II) Complex via Oxidative Complexation and Tetracyclic Pd(II) Complex via Self-Assembling Complexation,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Masayuki Kamikawa, Seiji Bandoh, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Commun., (14), 1476-1477 (2002).

180. Synthesis and Characterization of Porphyrins Bearing Four Redox-Active Phenylenediamine Pendant Groups as a Dimentionally Oriented π-Conjugated System,
Kaori Saito and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron, 58 (37), 7491-7501 (2002).

181. Novel Zn/ZnI2-Promoted Cross-Coupling of Acrylic Acid Esters with Arylaldehydes
to α-Aroyladipic Acid Esters,
Hidehiro Sakurai, Hiroki Takeuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Commun., (24), 3048-3049 (2002).

182. Synthesis and Characterization of p-Phenylenediamine Derivatives Bearing a
Thiadiazole Unit,
Mendra T. S. Ritonga, Hidehiro Sakurai, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 43 (50), 9009-9013 (2002).

183. Conjugated Systems Composed of Transition Metals and Redox-Active π-Conjugated Ligands,
Toshikazu Hirao,
Coord. Chem. Rev., 226 (1-2), 81-91 (2002).

184. Conjugated Complex System Composed of Quinonediimine Unit,
Toshikazu Hirao,
Macromol. Symp., 186, 75-80 (2002).

185. A Novel Titanium-Catalyzed Cyclization of Olefinic Iodoethers to Tetrahydrofurans,
Longhu Zhou and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 68 (4), 1633-1635 (2003).

186. Multimetallic Complex Composed of Redox-Active Bridging Quinonediimine
Ligand,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Xiuliang Shen, Kaori. Saito, Seiji Bandoh, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 76 (3), 595-599 (2003).

187. Hydrogen-Bonding Directed Molecular Assembly of Ferrocene Bearing Dipeptide Chains (-L-Ala-L-Pro-NHPyMe) as an Organometallic Crystal Architecture,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Kazuhiro Yoshida, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Organometal. Chem., 668 (1-2), 31-34 (2003).

188. A Synthesis of Sumanene, a Fullerene Fragment,
Hidehiro Sakurai, Taro Daiko, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Science, 301 (5641), 1878 (2003).

189. Redox-Switchable π-Conjugated Systems Bearing Terminal Ruthenium(II) Complexes,
Xiuliang Shen, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 44 (42), 7711-7714 (2003).

190. Chirality-Organized Ferrocene Receptor Bearing Podand Dipeptide Chains
(-L-Ala-L-Pro-NHPyMe) for the Selective Recognition of Dicarboxylic Acids,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Kazuhiro Yoshida, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Org. Lett., 5 (23), 4285-4288 (2003).

191. Reductive Esterification of Aromatic Aldehydes Using Zn/Ac2O/Imidazole or Zn/Yb(OTf)3/(RCO)2O System,
Toshikazu Hirao, Sirida Santhitikul, Hiroki Takeuchi, Akiya Ogawa, and Hidehiro Sakurai,
Tetrahedon, 59 (51), 10147-10152 (2003).

192. Highly Selective Sequential Addition and Cyclization Reactions Involving Diphenyl Diselenide, an Alkyne, and Alkenes under Visible-Light Irradiation,
Kaname Tsuchii, Mikio Doi, Toshikazu Hirao, and Akiya Ogawa,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 42 (30), 3490-3493 (2003).

193. Oxovanadium(V)-Induced Oxidative Transformations of Main-Group
Organometallics,
Toshikazu Hirao,
Coord. Chem. Rev., 237 (1-2) , 271-279 (2003).

194. Dimensionally Oriented Redox-active π-Conjugated Systems,
T. Hirao and K. Saito,
Macromol. Symp., 204, 103-112 (2003).

195. Synthesis and Characterization of p-Phenylenediamine Derivatives Bearing a
Thiadiazole Unit,
Toshikazu Hirao, Hidehiro Sakurai, and Mendra T. S. Ritonga,
Mechanistic and Synthetic Aspects of Organic and Biological Electrochemistry , 2003-12, 189-192 (2003).

196. Bis(amido)titanium Complexes Having Chelating Diaryloxo Ligands Bridged by Sulfur or Methylene and their Cataytic Behaviors for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters,
Yoshinori Takashima, Yuushou Nakayama, Toshikazu Hirao, Hajime Yasuda, and Akira Harada,
J. Organometal. Chem., 689 (6), 612-619 (2004).

197. Synthesis of Re(I) Complexes Bearing Tridentate 2,6-Bis(7f-azaindolyl)phenyl Ligand with Green Emission Properties,
Kazuyasu Tani, Hidehiro Sakurai, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Organometal. Chem., 689 (9), 1665-1674 (2004).

198. Chirality Induction of Polyaniline Derivatives through Chiral Complexation,
Xiuliang Shen, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 45 (24), 4733-4736 (2004).

199. Chirality Induction of π-Conjugated Polymer and Molecule through Conjugated Complex Formation,
Toshikazu Hirao, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Xiuliang Shen,
Chemick Listy S, 98 (S) s62-63 (2004).

200. Selective Synthetic Transformations Based on Vanadium-Mediated Redox Reactions,
Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn., 62 (11), 1148-1157 (2004).

201. Ruthenium-Bipyridine Complex-Catalyzed Photo-Induced Reduction of Nitrobenzenes with Hydrazine,
Toshikazu Hirao, Jun Shiori, and Naoki Okahata,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 77 (9), 1763-1764 (2004).

202. Synthesis of Novel Interlocked Systems Utilizing a Palladium Complex with 2,6-Pyridinedicarboxamide-Based Tridentate Macrocyclic Ligand,
Yoshio Furusho, Takanori Matsuyama, Toshikazu Takada, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 45 (52), 9593-9597 (2004).

203. Facile Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Quinoxaline by Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling,
Lisheng Mao, Hidehiro Sakurai, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Synthesis, (15), 2535-2539 (2004).

204. An Efficient Photoinduced Iodoperfluoroalkylation of Carbon-Carbon Unsaturated Compounds with Perfluoroalkyl Iodide,
Kaname Tsuchii, Motohiro Imura, Nagisa Kamada, Toshikazu Hirao, and Akiya Ogawa,
J. Org. Chem., 69 (20), 6658-6665 (2004).

205. Highly Efficient and Vivid-red Phosphors Bearing 2,3-Diphenylquinoxaline Units and their Application to Organic Light-Emitting Devices,
Hiroyuki Fujii, Hidehiro Sakurai, Kazuyasu Tani, Lisheng Mao, Kenichiro Wakisaka, and Toshikazu Hirao,
IEICE Trans Electron, E87-C (12) , 2119-2121 (2004).

206. dl-Selective Pinacol-type Coupling Using Zinc, Chlorosilane, and Catalytic Amounts of Cp2VCl2 (dl-1,2-Dicylohexylethanediol),
Toshikazu Hirao, Akiya Ogawa, Motoki Asahara, Yasuaki Muguruma, and Hidehiro Sakurai,
Organic Synthesis, 81, 26-32 (2005).

207. Synthesis and Oxidation of (Benzimidazolylidene)Cr(CO)5 Complexes,
Hidehiro Sakurai, Koichi Sugitani, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao
J. Organometal. Chem., 690 (7), 1750-1755 (2005).

208. Syntjhesis and Characterization of p-Phenylenediamine Derivatives Bearing an Electron-Acceptor Unit,
Hidehiro Sakurai, Mendra T. S. Ritonga, Harumi Shibatani, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Org. Chem., 70 (7), 2754-2762 (2005).

209. Purest and Bright Red Electrophosphorescent Diode Bearing Diphenylquinoxaline,
Hiroyuki Fujii, Hidehiro Sakurai, Kazuyasu Tani, Kenichiro Wakisaka, and Toshikazu Hirao,
IEICE Electron. Express, 2 (5), 260-266 (2005).

210. Structural Elucidation of Sumanene and Generation of its Benzylic Anions,
Hidehiro Sakurai, Taro Daiko, Hiroyuki Sakane, Toru Amaya, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127 (33), 11580-11581 (2005).

211. Selective Synthetic Methods Using Vanadium-Mediated Redox Reactions,
Toshikazu Hirao,
Pure and Appl. Chem., 77, 1539-1557 (2005).

212. Vanadium-Catalyzed Pinacol Coupling Reaction in Water,
Xiaoliang Xu and Toshikazu Hirao
J. Org. Chem., 70 (21), 8594-8596 (2005)

213.Chirality Organization of Ferrocenes Bearing Dipeptide Chains of Heterochiral Sequence,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Takayoshi Nagai, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Org. Lett., 7 (27), 5265-5268 (2005).

214.New Tridentate Cyclometalated Platinum(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes of N,2-Diphenyl-8-quinolinamine: Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Photophysical Properties,
Lisheng Mao, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Hidehiro Sakurai, Hiroyuki Fujii, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tertrahedron Lett., 46 (48), 8419-8422 (2005).

215. Chiral Complexation of Multidentate N-Heterocyclic Podand Ligands Bearing Histidyl Moieties,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Masahiro Nishiyama, Kazuhiro Yoshida, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Hetrocycles, 67 (1), 375-383 (2006).

216. Induction of γ-Turn-Like Structure in Ferrocene Bearing Dipeptide Chains via Conformational Control,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Takayoshi Nagai, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Org. Lett., 8, 31-34 (2006).

217. Crystal Structure and Complexation Behavior of Quinonediimine Bearing Thiadiazole Unit,
Mendra T. S. Ritonga, Harumi Shibatani, Hidehiro Sakurai, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao
Heterocycles, 68 (4), 829-836 (2006).

218. Oxovanadium(V)-catalyzed Oxidaive Biaryl Synthesis from Organoborates under O2,
Hidenori Mizuno, Hidehiro Sakurai, Toru Amaya, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Commun., (48) 5042 - 5044 (2006).

219. Conjugated Palladium Complex with Poly(3-heptylpyrrole) and its Application,
Toshikazu Hirao, Yusuke Otomaru, Yohtaro Inoue, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Tomoyuki Ogata, and Yoshiharu Sato,
Synth. Metal, 156 (21-24), 1378-1382 (2006).

220. Chirality Induction of π-Conjugated Chains through Chiral Complexation,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Xiuliang Shen, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron, 62 (52), 12237-12246 (2006).

221. Syntheses of Group 4 Transition Metal Complexes Bearing 2-Pyridinethiolate Ligands and their Catalytic Activities for Ethylene Polymerization,
Yoshinori Takashima, Yuushou Nakayama, Mika Hashiguchi, Takashi Hosoda, Hajime Yasuda, Toshikazu Hirao, and Akira Harada,
Polymer, 47 (16), 5762-5774 (2006).

222. Complexation-Induced Conformational Regulation of Ferrocene-Dipeptide Conjugates to Nucleate γ-turn-like Structure,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Takashi Fujiwara, and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Organometal. Chem., 692 (6), 1353-1357 (2007).

223. New Entry to the Construction of Si-Si Linkages: Sm/SmI2-Induced Efficient Reductive Coupling of Organochlorosilanes,
Zhifang Li, Koichiro Iida, Yuri Tomisaka, Aya Yoshimura, Toshikazu Hirao, Akihiro Nomoto, and Akiya Ogawa,
Organometallics, 26 (5), 1212-1216 (2007).

224. Iridium(III) Complexes Bearing Quinoxaline Ligands with Efficient Red Luminescence Properties,
Kazuyasu Tani, Hiroyuki Fujii, Lisheng Mao, Hidehiro Sakurai, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 80 (4), 783-788 (2007).

225. Structural Characterization of a Dioxovanadium(V) Complex with 4,8-Dihydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic Acid,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Masahito Nishiyama, Tomohiko Beppu, Toshikazu Hirao, and Dieter Rehder,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 80 (5), 957-959 (2007).

226. An Environmentally Harmonic Vanadium-Catalyzed Bromination Reaction,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Mitsuaki Yamaguchi, Kotaro Kikushima, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 48 (15), 2667-2670 (2007).

227. Template Synthesis of Polyaniline/Pd Nanoparticle and its Catalytic Application,
Toru Amaya, Daisuke Saio, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Terahedron Lett., 48 (15), 2729-2732 (2007).

228. Synthesis and Characterization of π-Conjugated Bowl Shaped Molecules,
Toru Amaya, Koichi Mori, Hsyueh-Liang Wu, Satoshi Ishida, Jun-ichi Nakamura, Kazuhiko Murata, and Toshikazu Hirao
Chem. Commun., (19), 1902-1904 (2007).

229. Imide-Bridged Diferrocene for Protonation-Controlled Regulation of Electronic Communication,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Terahedron Lett., 48 (29), 5099-5101 (2007).

230. Redox-Switchable Conjugated Bimetallic Ruthenium(II) Complexes,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Jun Shiori, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Terahedron Lett., 48 (34), 5970-5972 (2007).

231. A Concave-Bound CpFe Complex of Sumanene as a Metal in a π Bowl,
Toru Amaya, Hiroyuki Sakane, and Toshikazu Hirao,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46 (44) 8376-8379 (2007).

232. Structural Tuning of the Imido Bonds in (Arylimido)vanadium(V) Compounds
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Kenta Ishino, and Toshikazu Hirao
Chem. Lett., 36(12), 1486-1487 (2007).

233. Hybrid of Polyaniline/Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Facile Preparation and Catalytic Application
Toru Amaya, Yumiko Nishina, Daisuke Saio, Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Lett., 37(1), 68-69 (2008).

234. Bowl-to-bowl inversion of sumanene derivatives
Toru Amaya, Hiroyuki Sakane, Toshiko, Muneishi, and Toshikazu Hirao
Chem. Commun., (6), 765-767 (2008).

235. Versatile Synthesis of Polyaniline/Pd Nanoparticles and Catalytic Application
Toru Amaya, Daisuke Saio, and Toshikazu Hirao
Macromol. Symp., 270(1), 88-94 (2008).

236. Structural Control of (Arylimido)vanadium(V) Compounds through π-Conjugation
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Tomohiko Beppu, Kenta Ishino, Masafumi Nishina, and Toshikazu Hirao
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., (12), 1969-1973 (2008).

237. Ferrocenyl-Capped p-Phenylenediamine as a Redox-Switching System
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Yoshihiro Takagi, and Toshikazu Hirao
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., (24), 3877-3882 (2008).

238. Simultaneous Formation of Antiparallel β-Sheet-Like and Type II γ-Turn-Like Structures based on Introduction of Dipeptide Chains with Heterochiral Sequence into Ferrocene Scaffold
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Takayoshi Nagai, Takashi Fujiwara, Nami Honda, and Toshikazu Hirao
Heterocycles, 76(1), 595-603 (2008).

239. Structural Characterization and Self-Association of (Arylimido)vanadium(V) Triisopropoxides
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Kenta Ishino, Tomohiko Beppu, Masafumi Nishina, and Toshikazu Hirao
Inorg. Chem., 47(17), 7638-7643 (2008).

240. Redox Interaction of Sulfonated Polyaniline with Vanadium(IV) in Water
Toru Amaya, Shogo Koga, and Toshikazu Hirao
Tetrahedron Lett., 50(9), 1032-1034 (2009).

241. Anisotropic Electron Transport Properties in Sumanene Crystals
Toru Amaya, Shu Seki, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Kana Nakamoto, Takuto Nakata, Hiroyuki Sakane, Akinori Saeki, Seiichi Tagawa, and Toshikazu Hirao
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131(2), 408-409 (2009).

242. Concave-Bound Chiral Cyclopentadienyl Iron Complex of Sumanene
Hiroyuki Sakane, Toru Amaya, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 48(9), 1640-1643 (2009).

243. Synthesis of Polyaniline/Pd Nanoparticles via Ligand Exchange
Daisuke Saio, Toru Amaya, and Toshikazu Hirao
J. Inorg. Organomet. Pol. Mat., 19(1), 79-84 (2009).

244. β-Turn-Structure-Assembled Palladium Complexes by Complexation-Induced Self-Organization of Ferrocene-Dipeptide Conjugates
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Takashi Fujiwara, and Toshikazu Hirao
Dalton Trans., (22), 4286-4288 (2009).

245. Structural Tuning and Self-Association of (Arylimido)vanadium(V) Compounds
Toshiyuki Moriuchi and Toshikazu Hirao
Pure Appl. Chem., 81(7), 1187-1195 (2009).

246. Selective Oxidative Ligand Coupling of Organoborates Bearing Alkynyl Group
Toru Amaya, Yusuke Tsukamura, and Toshikazu Hirao
Adv. Synth. Catal., 351(7-8), 1025-1028 (2009).

247. Synthesis of Highly Strained ƒÎ-Bowls from Sumanene
Toru Amaya, Takuto Nakata, and Toshikazu Hirao
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131(31), 10810-10811 (2009).

248. Vanadium-Catalyzed Oxidative Bromination under Atmospheric Oxygen
Kotaro Kikushima, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao
Chem. Asian J., 4(8), 1213-1216 (2009).

249. The Electrochemical Inspection of the Redox Activity of Sumanene and its Concave CpFe Complex
Piero Zanello, Serena Fedi, Fabrizia Fabrizi de Biani, Gianluca Giorgi, Toru Amaya, Hiroyuki Sakane, and Toshikazu Hirao
Dalton Trans., (42), 9192-9197 (2009).

250. A Three-Dimensionally Oriented p-Conjugated System: Synthesis of the Porphyrins Bearing Terthiophene Pendant Strands
Toru Amaya, Koichi Mori, and Toshikazu Hirao
Heterocycles, 78(11), 2729-2734 (2009).

251. Vanadium-Catalyzed Oxidative Aromatization of 2-Cyclohexenones under Molecular Oxygen
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Kotaro Kikushima, Tomomi Kajikawa, and Toshikazu Hirao
Tetrahedron Lett., 50(52), 7385-7387 (2009).

252. Oxidative Bromination Reaction Using Vanadium Catalyst and Aluminum Halide under Molecular Oxygen
Kotaro Kikushima, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao
Tetrahedron Lett., 51(2), 340-342 (2010).

253. Arylimidovanadium(V) Complexes for a Tridendritic Centrosymmetric Structural Motif or Axial Chirality
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Masafumi Nishina, and Toshikazu Hirao
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49(1), 83-86 (2010).

254. A Dynamically Inverting ƒÎ-Bowl Complex
Toru Amaya, Wen-Zhen Wang, Hiroyuki Sakane, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49(2), 403-406 (2010).

255. Theoretical Aspect for Bowl-to-Bowl Inversion of Sumanene Derivatives
Toru Amaya, Hiroyuki Sakane, Takuto Nakata, and Toshikazu Hirao
Pure Appl. Chem., 82(4), 969-978 (2010).

256. Redox-induced Reversible Conformational Switching of Poly(Aniline Sulfonic Acid) with Transition Metals in Aqueous Solution
Toru Amaya, Daisuke Saio, Shogo Koga, and Toshikazu Hirao
Maclomolecules, 43(3), 1175-1177 (2010).

257. Successive Catalytic Reactions Specific to Pd-Based Rotaxane Complexes as a Result of Wheel Transition along the Axle
Norihito Miyasawa, Masahiro Watanabe, Takanori Matsuyama, Yasuhito Koyama, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Toshikazu Hirao, Yoshio Furusho, and Toshikazu Takata
Chem. Commun., 46(11), 1920-1922 (2010).

258. Transition Metal Directed Self-Assembly of Porphyrines Bering Redox-Active Phenylenediamine Chains
Toru Amaya, Yasutomo Shimizu, Yasuhide Yakushi, Yumiko Nishina, and Toshikazu Hirao
Tetrahedron Lett., 51(18), 2416-2419 (2010).

259. Luminescent Properties of Phenylenediamine Derivatives Depending on the Redox States
Satoshi D. Ohmura, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao
Tetrahedron Lett., 51(24), 3190-3192 (2010).

260. Coodination-Induced Branched Self-Assembly of Porphyrines Bering Two Redox-Active Phenylenediamine Chains
Toru Amaya, Taiki Ueda, and Toshikazu Hirao
Tetrahedron Lett., 51(26), 3376-3379 (2010).

261. Luminescent Properties of Dicynometallic Conjugates to Induce Chirality-Organized Structures
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Kazuki Yoshii, Chiaki Katano, and Toshikazu Hirao
Tetrahedron Lett., 51(31), 4030-4032 (2010).

262. Poly-L-Lysine-Induced Self-Association and Luminescence of Dycyanoaurate(I)
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Kazuki Yoshii, Chiaki Katano, and Toshikazu Hirao
Chem. Lett., 39(8), 841-843 (2010).

263. Vanadium-Catalyzed Oxidative Bromination Promoted by Brønsted Acid or Lewis Acid
Kotarou Kikushima, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao
Tetrahedron, 66(34), 6906-6911 (2010).

264. Design and Characterization of Ferrocene-Peptide-Oligoaniline Conjugates
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Nami Kikushima-Honda, Satoshi D. Ohmura, and Toshikazu Hirao
Tetrahedron Lett., 51(34), 4530-4533 (2010).

265. Redox-Active Catalyst Based on Poly(aniline sulfonic acid)-Supported Gold Nanoparticles for Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation in Water
Daisuke Saio, Toru Amaya, and Toshikazu Hirao
Adv. Synth. Catal., 352(13), 2177-2182 (2010).

266. Controlled Emission of Platinum(II) Terpyridil Complexes with Poly-L-Glutamic Acid
Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Masahiro Yamada, Kazuki Yoshii, and Toshikazu Hirao
J. Organometal. Chem., 695(23), 2562-2566 (2010).

267. Synthesis of (Arylimido)vanadium Complexes and their Application for Oxidative Coupling Reaction of Silyl Enol Ether Derivatives
Masafumi Nishina, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, and Toshikazu Hirao
Dalton Trans., 39(41), 9936-9940 (2010).

Review (English)

1. Role of Palladium Catalyst in the Synthesis of N-Heterocycles,
Yoshiki Ohshiro and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn., 41 (7), 604-618 (1983).

2. Chemistry of α,β-Epoxysilanes,
Y. Ohshiro and T. Hirao,
Yukagaku, 32 (7), 355-360 (1983).

3. Heterocyclic Synthesis by Metal Carbonyl Induced Cyclization Reaction,
Yoshiki Ohshiro and Toshikazu Hirao,
Heterocycles, 22 (4), 859-873 (1984).

4. 10-Undecenoic Acid in Total Syntheses of Naturally Occurring Compounds,
Yoshiki Ohshiro and Toshikazu Hirao,
Yukagaku, 41 (9), 804-809 (1992).

5. Vanadium in Modern Organic Synthesis,
Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Rev., 97 (8), 2707-2725 (1997).

6. Highly Ordered Structures of Peptides by Using Molecular Scaffold,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi and Toshikazu Hirao,
Chem. Soc. Rev., 33 (5), 294-301 (2004).

7. Chirality Organization of Peptide Conjugated Molecules in Bioorganometallic Chemistry
Toshiyuki Moriuchi and Toshikazu Hirao,
J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn., 68 (4), 370-377 (2010).


Book (English)

1. Dichoro(ethoxy)oxovanadium,
Yoshiki Ohshiro and Toshikazu Hirao,
John Wiley & Sons, Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis,
3, 1709-1710 (1995).

2. Selective Transformations of Small Ring Compounds in Redox Reactions,
Toshikazu Hirao,
Springer-Verlag, Topics in Current Chemistry, 178, 99-147 (1996).

3. Organometallic Complexes of Platinum,
Science of Synthesis, Houben-Weyl Methods of Molecular Transformations,
Organometallics, B. M. Trost; M. Lautens (Eds.),
Akiya Ogawa and Toshikazu Hirao,
Thieme, 1, 389-438 (2001).

4. Macromolecular Nano-structured Materials,
Macromolecular Conjugated Complexes,
Toshikazu Hirao,
Kodansha Scientific, 168-181 (2003).

5. Macromolecules Containing Metal and Metal-like Elements
(Eds. A. S. Abd-El-Aziz),
Metal Conjugates with Redox-Active π-Conjugated Polymers or Molecules,
Toshikazu Hirao,
John Wiley & Sons, 209, 2005.

6. The Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry,
Vanadium: Organometallic Chemistry,
Toshikazu Hirao,
John Wiley & Sons, 2005.

7. Redox Systems unde Nano-Space Control (Eds. T. Hirao),
Conjugated Complexes with Quinonediimine Derivatives,
Toshikazu Hirao
Springer (2006).

8. Topics in Organometallic Chemistry 17, Bioorganometallic Chemistry, (Eds. G. Simonneaux),
Ferrocene-Peptide Bioconjugates,
Toshiyuki Moriuchi and Toshikazu Hirao,
Springer (2006).

9. Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 411, Catalytic Reductive C-C Bond Formation, (Eds. M. J. Krische),
Catalytic Reductive Coupling of Carbonyl Compounds - The Pinacol Coupling Reaction and Beyond,
Toshikazu Hirao,
Springer (2007).

10. ACS Symposium Sereis No. 974, Vanadium Versatile Metal,
(Eds. Kenneth Kustin, DebbieC. Crans, João Costa Pessoa),
Synthetic Transformations via Vanadium-Induced Redox Reactions,
Toshikazu Hirao, American Chemical Society, Washington (2007).

Patent

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