Generation of α-Iminyl Radicals from α-Bromo Cyclic N-Sulfonylimines and Application to Coupling with Various Radical Acceptors Using a Photoredox Catalyst Naoto Esumi, Kensuke Suzuki, Yoshihiro Nishimoto, and Makoto Yasuda Chem. Eur. J.2018, 24, 312–316. [Link] Hot Paper Highlighted as a Cover Picture[cover]
Synthesis and Characterization of Dibenzo[a,f]pentalene: Harmonization of the Antiaromatic and Singlet Biradical Character Akihito Konishi, Yui Okada, Motohiro Nakano, Kenji Sugisaki, Kazunobu Sato, Takeji Takui, and Makoto Yasuda J. Am. Chem. Soc.2017, 139, 15284–15287. [Link] Highlighted as a Cover Picture[cover]
Regio- and Stereoselective Anti-Carbozincation of Alkynyl Ethers Using ZnBr2 toward (Z)-β-Zincated Enol Ether Synthesis Yoshihiro Nishimoto, Kyoungmin Kang, and Makoto Yasuda Org. Lett.2017, 19, 3927–3930. [Link]
First anti-Selective Direct Michael Addition of α-Alkoxy Ketones to Enones by Cooperative Catalysis of Samarium(III) Trifluoromethanesulfonate and Tributyltin Methoxide Naoto Esumi, Yoshihiro Nishimoto, and Makoto Yasuda Eur. J. Org. Chem.2017, 2831–2835. [Link]
Effect of Functional Groups in Organic Chlorides on Radical Reduction with Hydrostannane under Microwave Irradiation Yoshihiro Nishimoto, Satoshi Yazawa, Kensuke Kiyokawa, Takahito Kajiki, Yasunori Tsukahara, Tomohisa Yamauchi, Yuji Wada, Akio Baba, and Makoto Yasuda Chem. Lett.2017, 46, 1116–1118. [Link]
Tuning Lewis Acidity by a Transannular pπ–σ* Interaction between Boron and Silicon/Germanium Atoms Supported by a Cage-Shaped Framework Akihito Konishi, Koichi Nakaoka, Hideto Nakajima, Kouji Chiba, Akio Baba, and Makoto Yasuda Chem. Eur. J.2017, 23, 5219–5223. [Link]
