2017

1. Generation of α-Iminyl Radicals from α-Bromo Cyclic N-Sulfonylimines and Application to Coupling with Various Radical Acceptors Using a Photoredox Catalyst [abstract]
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704060
Naoto Esumi, Kensuke Suzuki, Yoshihiro Nishimoto, and Makoto Yasuda
Chem. Eur. J. 2017 in press
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2. Synthesis and Characterization of Dibenzo[a,f]pentalene: Harmonization of the Antiaromatic and Singlet Biradical Character [abstract]
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05709
Akihito Konishi, Yui Okada, Motohiro Nakano, Kenji Sugisaki, Kazunobu Sato, Takeji Takui, and Makoto Yasuda
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15284–15287.
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3. Regio- and Stereoselective Anti-Carbozincation of Alkynyl Ethers Using ZnBr2 toward (Z)-β-Zincated Enol Ether Synthesis [abstract]
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01847
Yoshihiro Nishimoto, Kyoungmin Kang, and Makoto Yasuda
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 3927–3930.

4. First anti-Selective Direct Michael Addition of α-Alkoxy Ketones to Enones by Cooperative Catalysis of Samarium(III) Trifluoromethanesulfonate and Tributyltin Methoxide [abstract]
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201700501
Naoto Esumi, Yoshihiro Nishimoto, and Makoto Yasuda
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 2831–2835.

5. Effect of Functional Groups in Organic Chlorides on Radical Reduction with Hydrostannane under Microwave Irradiation [abstract]
DOI: 10.1246/cl.170413
Yoshihiro Nishimoto, Satoshi Yazawa, Kensuke Kiyokawa, Takahito Kajiki, Yasunori Tsukahara, Tomohisa Yamauchi, Yuji Wada, Akio Baba, and Makoto Yasuda
Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 1125-1127.

6. Tuning Lewis Acidity via a Transannular pπ-σ* Interaction between Boron and Silicon/Germanium Atoms Supported by a Cage-Shaped Framework [abstract]
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700659
Akihito Konishi, Koichi Nakaoka,  Hideto Nakajima, Koji Chiba, Akio Baba, and Makoto Yasuda
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 5219–5223.