- ❶ Utilization of N-X bonds in the synthesis of N-heterocycles
- ❷ Application of carbon dioxide to organic synthesis
- ❸ Application of water/silica system to organic synthesis
- ❹ Inclusion of organic molecules into inorganic porous materials by solvophobic interaction
❶ Utilization of N-X bonds in the synthesis of N-heterocycles
Simple nitrogen-containing heterocycles could be constructed from carbon-carbon double bond (including fulleren) as carbon resources.
Acc. Chem. Res. 2009, 42, 1172.
❷ Application of carbon dioxide to organic synthesis
Carbon dioxide fixation to unsaturated alcohols could be realized under extremely mild conditions by using tert-BuOI.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 1309.
Haloamidation of olefins induced by carbon dioxide was developed.
Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 967. Org. Bio.mol. Chem. 2010, 8, 1424.
❸ Application of water/silica system to organic synthesis
Organic reactions on silica in water were successfully achieved by utilizing hydrophobic interaction.
Chem. Rev. 2009, 109, 711. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 79.
❹ Inclusion of organic molecules into inorganic porous materials by solvophobic interaction
Fullerene C60 could be readily introduced into MCM-41, a periodic mesoporous material, by solvophobic interaction.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 1536.