(2-Phosphinophenyl)aluminum Dichloride Complexes as Intramolecular Al/P Frustrated Lewis Pairs for Ketone, Ester, and Imine Activation
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Electrochemical cascade access to hetero[8]circulenes as potent organophotocatalysts for diverse C–X bond formations
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Chiral Recognition of Carboxylic Acids and Amino Acids Using C₃-Symmetric Cage-Shaped Phosphates as Chiral-Shift Reagents
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A Diverse Array of Catalytic Photoredox Reactions Based on Aluminum(III)-Salen Complexes: Understanding the Enhancement of Catalytic Activity via Amine Association
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Synthesis and Characterization of Cycloocta[1,2-a:6,5-a′]diindene as an Octagon-Containing Nonalternant Isomer of Pentacyclic Benzenoid Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Hidden Diradical Character That Induces Dimerization
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C3-Symmetric Chiral Cage-Shaped Phosphates: Synthesis and Application as Organocatalysts in Asymmetric Iodolactonizations
Xiao Liu, Akihito Konishi, Makoto Yasuda Asian J. Org. Chem.2025, 14, e202500299. [Link]
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Synthesis and Characterization of Quinoxaline-Fused Cyclopenta[cd]azulene
Tomohiro Oda, Yuina Onishi, Akihito Konishi, Makoto Yasuda Chemistry2025, 7, 15. [Link]
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