Publications

 

2017】

Akio Kamimura

5. A Kinetic Study on the Conversion of Nylon 12 to Methyl 12-Hydroxydodecanoate in Supercritical MeOH in the presence of Carboxylic Acid, Akio Kamimura,* Kosuke Ikeda, Shuzo Suzuki, Kazunari Kato, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Kouji Kaiso and Makoto Yoshimoto, Polym. Degrad. Stab. 2017, 146, 95 – 104: doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2017.09.015.

4. An efficient and selective conversion of sorbitol in ionic liquids: use of ion exchange resin as a solid acid catalyst, Akio Kamimura,* Kengo Murata and Takuji Kawamoto, Tetrahedron Lett. 2017, 58, 3616-3618: DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.07.105.

3. Preparation of 2,3-trans-substituted piperidines from optically active beta-amino-alpha-methylene esters: Synthesis of optically active (2S,3R)-(–)-epi-CP-99,994, Akio Kamimura,* Ryuichiro Yo, and Hidemitsu Uno, Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 4770-4778: DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.06.054

2. Synthesis of alpha-Trifluoromethylated Ketones from Vinyl Triflates in the Absence of External Trifluoromethyl Sources, Takuji Kawamoto,* Rio Sasaki, and Akio Kamimura, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 1342-1345: DOI: 10.1002/ange.201608591

- Highlighted in Synfacts, 2017, 1. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589791

1. Efficient depolymerization and chemical conversion of polyamide 66; useful conversion to 1,6-hexanediol

Hiroshi Matsumoto, Yugo Akinari, Kouji Kaiso and Akio Kamimura*

J. Mater. Cycles Waste Manag. 2017, 19, 326 - 331:

DOI: 10.1007/s10163-015-0425-4.


TaKashi Nishikata

8. Copper-catalyzed Amination of Congested and Functionalized α-Bromocarboxamides with Amines or Ammonia at Room Temperature, S. Ishida, K. Takeuchi, N. Taniyama, Y. Sunada, T. Nishikata*

Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, accepted. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201706293.

7. Copper-catalyzed reductive borylations on water, C. Tanaka, K. Nakamura, T. Nishikata*

Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 3999.

6. Amine-controlled Divergent Reaction: Iminolactonization and Olefination in the presence of a Cu(I) catalyst, T. Nishikata*, K. Itonaga, N. Yamaguchi

Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2686.

5.Highly Efficient Cu Catalyst System for the Radical Reactions of α-Bromocarbonyls, Y. Noda, T. Nishikata*

Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 5017.

4. Exchanging alkyl groups via unstrained C-C bond cleavage in the presence of a copper catalyst, M. Wada, Y. Noda, T. Nishikata*

Chem. Asian J. 2017, 12, 978. 

3. A ligand containing five nitrogen atoms enabled efficient homocyclization of alpha-bromocarbonyl amides in the presence of a copper catalyst, N. Miwa, Y. Yamane, T. Nishikata*

Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 563.

2. Dichloromethane as a Chlorination Reagent for α-Bromocarbonyl Compounds in the Presence of a Copper Catalyst, K.Takeuchi, S. Ishida, T. Nishikata*

Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 644.

1. Tandem reactions enable trans- and cis-hydro-tertiary-alkylations catalyzed by a copper salt, K. Nakamura, T. Nishikata*

ACS Catal., 2017, 7, 1049.

  1. -Highlighted in Synfacts 2017, 13, 496.


Shin Kamijo

1. Synthesis of Alkylated Pyrimidines via Photoinduced Coupling Using Benzophenone as a Mediator

Shin Kamijo, Kaori Kamijo, and Toshihiro Murafuji

J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 2664-2671: DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b03058.


Toshihiro Murafuji

1. Synthesis of Alkylated Pyrimidines via Photoinduced Coupling Using Benzophenone as a Mediator

Shin Kamijo, Kaori Kamijo, and Toshihiro Murafuji

J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, ASAP: DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b03058.


Takuji Kawamoto

3. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Boryl Iodides Catalyze Insertion Reactions of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Boranes and Diazoesters, Thomas H. Allen, Takuji Kawamoto, Sean Gardner, Steven J. Geib, and Dennis P. Curran*, Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 3680–3683. doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01777.2016.

2. An efficient and selective conversion of sorbitol in ionic liquids: use of ion exchange resin as a solid acid catalyst, Akio Kamimura,* Kengo Murata and Takuji Kawamoto, Tetrahedron Lett. 2017, 58, accepted: DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.07.105.

1. Synthesis of a-Trifluoromethylated Ketones from Vinyl Triflates in the Absence of External Trifluoromethyl Sources, Takuji Kawamoto,* Rio Sasaki, and Akio Kamimura, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 1342-1345: DOI: 10.1002/ange.201608591

  1. -Highlighted in Synfacts, 2017, 1. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589791


Award: Award for a Distinguished Paper, Kyushu-Yamaguchi Branch, The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan (2017)


2016】

Akio Kamimura

9. Regioselective Double Stille Coupling Reaction of Bicyclic Stannolanes

Akio Kamimura,* Toshiyuki Tanaka, Masahiro So, Tomoyuki Itaya, Kantaro Matsuda and Takuji Kawamoto

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 8109 – 8122:

DOI: 10.1039/C6OB01018K.

8. Oxidative synthesis of isoxazoline-N-oxide from optically active nitro alcohols

Takaaki Moriyama, Takuji Kawamoto, Hidemitsu Uno, and Akio Kamimura*

Heterocycles 2016, 92, 1479 – 1489: DOI: 10.3987/COM-16-13497

7. Modulation of cellulase activity by charged lipid bilayers with different acyl chain properties for efficient hydrolysis of ionic liquid-pretreated cellulose

Kai Mihono, Takeshi Ohtsu, Mai Ohtani, Makoto Yoshimoto,* Akio Kamimura

Colloids Surface B 2016, 146, 198 – 203:

doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.06.005

6. An oxidative cyclopropanation reaction of primary nitro compounds using Fe2O3

Takaaki Moriyama, Yuji Ito, Yusuke Koyama, Takuji Kawamoto, and Akio Kamimura*

Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 3127 – 3128: DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.06.013.

5. A radical cascade reaction of aza-1,6-enyne compounds using allyltributyltin

Akio Kamimura,* Koichiro Miyazaki, Takuji Kawamoto, Hidemitsu Uno

Tetrahedron 2016, 72, ASAP: DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.04.078

4. An expedient access to 6-arylpyridin-3-ols via oxidative rearrangement of 5-arylfurfurylamines

Michael C. D. Fürst, Caroline Sauer, Takaaki Moriyama, Akio Kamimura, and Markus R. Heinrich*

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2016, early view: DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201600377

3. Asymmetric Synthesis of Bicyclic Nitrocyclopropanes from Primary Nitro Compounds and Stereoselective Formation of Tetrahydro-2H-cyclopenta[b]furans via Ring Expansion/Cyclization Reaction

Akio Kamimura,* Takaaki Moriyama, Yuji Ito, Takuji Kawamoto, and Hidemitsu Uno

J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 4664−4681: DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b00566

2. An Efficient Conversion of Lysine to 2-Aminocaprolactam

Hiroshi Matsumoto, Kouji Kaiso, and Akio Kamimura*

Heterocycles 201692, 337 – 345.

1. A radical cascade reaction triggered by thiyl radical; an approach toward synthesis of tricyclic structure of platensimycin

Akio Kamimura* and Yusuke Kawakami

Phosphous, Sulfur Silicon Relat. Elem. 2016, 191, 259 – 262:

DOI:10.1080/10426507.2015.1064922


TaKashi Nishikata

2. Different behaviors of a Cu catalyst in amine solvents: Controlling N and O reactivities of amide

Yamane, Y.; Miyazaki, K.; Nishikata, T.

ACS Catal. 2016, accepted: DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b02309.

1. Site-selective tertiary-alkyl–fluorine bond formation from alpha-bromoamides using a copper–CsF catalyst system

Nishikata, T.; Ishida, S.; Fujimoto, R.

Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 10008–10012.

  1. -Selected in Insideback Cover


Award

2015 Tosoh Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
2015 30th Lectureship Award for Young Generation


Shin Kamijo

6. Aryl Ketone Catalyzed Radical Allylation of C(sp3)–H Bonds under Photoirradiation

Shin Kamijo, Kaori Kamijo, Kiyotaka Maruoka, and Toshihiro Murafuji

Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 6516–6519: DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03586

5. Blue Amino Acids Derived from 1-Azulenyl Boronic Acid Pinacol Ester via the Petasis Reaction, Toshihiro Murafuji*, Yusuke Tasaki, Masayuki Fujinaga, Keisuke Tao, Shin Kamijo and Katsuya Ishiguro, Synthesis, 2016, in press

4. Alkylation of Nonacidic C(sp3)–H Bonds by Photoinduced Catalytic Michael-Type Radical Addition

Kamijo, S.; Takao, G.; Kamijo, K.; Tsuno, T.; Ishiguro, K.; Murafuji, T.

Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4912–4915: DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02391.

3. Photo-induced Substitutive Introduction of the Aldoxime Functional Group to Carbon Chains: A Formal Formylation of Non-Acidic C(sp3)–H Bonds

Kamijo, S.*; Takao, G.; Kamijo, K.; Hirota, M.; Tao, K.; Murafuji, T.  

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 9695–9699.

2. Two-directional carbon chain elongation via the consecutive 1,4-addition of allyl malononitrile and the Cope rearrangement on an alkynoate platform

Kamijo, S.*; Kamijo, K.; Magarifuchi, D.; Ozawa, R.; Tao, K.; Murafuji, T.

Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 137–140.

1. Synthesis of Aliphatic Azides by Photoinduced C(sp3)–H Azidation

Kamijo, S.*; Watanabe, M.; Kamijo, K.; Tao, K.; Murafuji, T.

Synthesis 2016, 48, 115–121.   


Toshihiro Murafuji

6. Aryl Ketone Catalyzed Radical Allylation of C(sp3)–H Bonds under Photoirradiation

Shin Kamijo, Kaori Kamijo, Kiyotaka Maruoka, and Toshihiro Murafuji

Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 6516–6519: DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03586

5. Blue Amino Acids Derived from 1-Azulenyl Boronic Acid Pinacol Ester via the Petasis Reaction, Toshihiro Murafuji*, Yusuke Tasaki, Masayuki Fujinaga, Keisuke Tao, Shin Kamijo and Katsuya Ishiguro, Synthesis, 2016, in press

4. Alkylation of Nonacidic C(sp3)–H Bonds by Photoinduced Catalytic Michael-Type Radical Addition

Kamijo, S.; Takao, G.; Kamijo, K.; Tsuno, T.; Ishiguro, K.; Murafuji, T.

Org. Lett. 2016, 4912–4915: DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02391.

3. Photo-induced Substitutive Introduction of the Aldoxime Functional Group to Carbon Chains: A Formal Formylation of Non-Acidic C(sp3)–H Bonds

Kamijo, S.*; Takao, G.; Kamijo, K.; Hirota, M.; Tao, K.; Murafuji, T.  

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 9695–9699.

2. Two-directional carbon chain elongation via the consecutive 1,4-addition of allyl malononitrile and the Cope rearrangement on an alkynoate platform

Kamijo, S.*; Kamijo, K.; Magarifuchi, D.; Ozawa, R.; Tao, K.; Murafuji, T.

Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 137–140.

1. Synthesis of Aliphatic Azides by Photoinduced C(sp3)–H Azidation

Kamijo, S.*; Watanabe, M.; Kamijo, K.; Tao, K.; Murafuji, T.

Synthesis 2016, 48, 115–121.      


Takuji Kawamoto

5. Regioselective Double Stille Coupling Reaction of Bicyclic Stannolanes

Akio Kamimura,* Toshiyuki Tanaka, Masahiro So, Tomoyuki Itaya, Kantaro Matsuda and Takuji Kawamoto

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 8109 – 8122:

DOI: 10.1039/C6OB01018K.

4. Oxidative synthesis of isoxazoline-N-oxide from optically active nitro alcohols

Takaaki Moriyama, Takuji Kawamoto, Hidemitsu Uno, and Akio Kamimura*

Heterocycles 2016, 92, 1479 – 1489: DOI: 10.3987/COM-16-13497

3. An oxidative cyclopropanation reaction of primary nitro compounds using Fe2O3

Takaaki Moriyama, Yuji Ito, Yusuke Koyama, Takuji Kawamoto, and Akio Kamimura*

Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 3127 – 3128: DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.06.013.

2. A radical cascade reaction of aza-1,6-enyne compounds using allyltributyltin

Akio Kamimura,* Koichiro Miyazaki, Takuji Kawamoto, Hidemitsu Uno

Tetrahedron 2016, 72, ASAP: DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.04.078

1. Asymmetric Synthesis of Bicyclic Nitrocyclopropanes from Primary Nitro Compounds and Stereoselective Formation of Tetrahydro-2H-cyclopenta[b]furans via Ring Expansion/Cyclization Reaction

Akio Kamimura,* Takaaki Moriyama, Yuji Ito, Takuji Kawamoto, and Hidemitsu Uno

J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 4664−4681: DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b00566.


2015】

Akio Kamimura

3. A mechanistic study on SHi reaction at tin atoms in a radical cascade reaction

Akio Kamimura,* Tatsuro Yoshinaga, Fumiaki Noguchi, Koichiro Miyazaki and Hidemitsu Uno

Org. Chem. Front. 2015, 2, 713 - 720: DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00063G

2. Synthesis of unsymmetrical 3,7-bisarylthio-2,8-dioxydibenzofuran and its physical properties

Akio Kamimura,* Mari Ishikawa, Ryusuke Watanabe, Sanshiro Sakamoto, and Hidemitsu Uno

Phosphous, Sulfur Silicon Relat. Elem. 2015, 190, 1219-1224.

DOI:10.1080/10426507.2014.983598

1. Synthesis of dibenzo[c,e][1,2]diazocines - a new group of eight-membered cyclic azo compounds

Tomomi Nokubi, Stephanie Kindt, Tim Clark, Akio Kamimura, Markus R. Heinrich

Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 316 - 320: doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.11.064.


Takashi Nishikata

3. Shingo Ishikawa, Yushi Noda, Masaru Wada, Takashi Nishikata*

A copper-catalyzed Formal [3+2]-cycloaddition for the synthesis of all different aryl-substituted furans and thiophenes

J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 7555-7563: DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01139.

2. A facile formal [2+1] cycloaddition of styrenes with alpha-bromocarbonyls catalyzed by copper: efficient synthesis of donor-acceptor cyclopropanes

Takashi Nishikata,* Yushi Noda, Ryo Fujimoto, Shingo Ishikawa

Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 12843-12846.

1. A detachable ester bond enables perfect Z-alkylation of olefins for the synthesis of tri- and tetrasubstituted alkenes

Takashi Nishikata,* Kimiaki Nakamura, Yuki Inoue, Shingo Ishikawa

Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 10154-10157.


Shin Kamijo

2. Photoinduced Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols Using 4-Benzoylpyridine as an Oxidant

Kamijo, S.*; Tao, K.; Takao, G.; Tonoda, H.: Murafuji, T.

Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 3326–3329.

1. Ether derivatization via two-step protocol comprised of photochemical ethereal C–H chlorination and nucleophilic substitution

Kamijo, S.*; Tao, K.; Takao, G.; Murooka, H.; Murafuji, T.

Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 1904–1907.   


Award

Thieme Chemistry Journal Award 2015


Toshihiro Murafuji

3. Synthesis and acid-base properties of a proton-bridged biaryl compound based on pyridylazulene

Kazuki Ninomiya, Yumi Harada, TomoakinKanetou, Yuma Suenaga, Toshihiro Murafuji* and Ryo Tsunashima*

New J. Chem. 2015, 39, 9079-9085.

- Selected in Front Cover

2. Photoinduced Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols Using 4-Benzoylpyridine as an Oxidant

Kamijo, S.*; Tao, K.; Takao, G.; Tonoda, H.: Murafuji, T.

Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 3326–3329.

1. Ether derivatization via two-step protocol comprised of photochemical ethereal C–H chlorination and nucleophilic substitution

Kamijo, S.*; Tao, K.; Takao, G.; Murooka, H.; Murafuji, T.

Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 1904–1907.   


Takuji Kawamoto

4. Photoinduced Aminocarbonylation of Aryl Iodides

Takuji Kawamoto, Aoi Sato, and Ilhyong Ryu*

Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 14764–14767. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201503164

Selected as Hot Paper.

- Highlighted in Chemistry Views Magazine.

3. Synthesis of 1,3-Dialkylimidazol-2-ylidene Boranes from 1,3-Dialkylimidazolium Iodides and Sodium Borohydride

Sean Gardner, Takuji Kawamoto, and Dennis P. Curran*

J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 9794–9797. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01682

2. 1,3-Dimethylimidazoyl-2-ylidene borane

Sean Gardner, Takuji Kawamoto and Dennis P. Curran*

Org. Synth. 2015, 92, 342–355. DOI: 10.15227/orgsyn.092.0342

1. Radical Reactions of N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Boranes with Organic Nitriles: Cyanation of NHC-Boranes and Reductive Decyanation of Malononitriles

Takuji Kawamoto, Steven J. Geib, and Dennis P. Curran*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 8617–8622.



2014】

Akio Kamimura

“Original papers”

7. A Rapid Conversion of Sorbitol to Isosorbide in Hydrophobic Ionic Liquids under Microwave Irradiation

Akio Kamimura,* Kengo Murata, Yoshiki Tanaka, Tomoki Okagawa, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Kouji Kaiso, and Makoto Yoshimoto

ChemSusChem 2014, 7, 3257 – 3259: DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402655

6. Preparation of 2,3-Dihydrofurans via a Double Allylic Substitution Reaction of Allylic Nitro Compounds

Toshiki Nakano, Koichiro Miyazaki and Akio Kamimura*

J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 8103 – 8109: DOI: 10.1021/jo5013042

5. Gold(I) Catalyzed Synthesis of Optically Active 1,4-Oxazepan-7-ones

Akio Kamimura,* Yu Yamane, Ryuichiro Yo, Toshiyuki Tanaka, and Hidemitsu Uno

J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 7696 – 7702: DOI: 10.1021/jo501254x

4. Efficient conversion of polyamides to omega-hydroxyalkanoic acids; a new method for chemical recycling of waste plastics

Akio Kamimura,* Kosuke Ikeda, Shuzo Suzuki, Kazunari Kato, Yugo Akinari, Tsunemi Sugimoto, Kohichi Kashiwagi, Kouji Kaiso, Hiroshi Matsumoto, and Makoto Yoshimoto

ChemSusChem 2014, 7, 2473 – 2477: DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402125

3. A new heterocyclic synthesis using asymmetric aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman equivalent reaction

Akio Kamimura,* Shingo Ishikawa*

J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2014, 72, 929 – 939 (in Japanese)

2. Preparation of Hydrophobic 2-Phenylthiohydroquinone Dimers and Evaluation of Their Photophysical Properties

Akio Kamimura,* Yasuko Takechi, and Ryusuke Watanabe

Heteroatom Chem. 2014, 25, 402 – 409.

1. 4,4'-Disulfanyl-2,2',5,5'-tetraoxybiaryl Derivatives as a Water Soluble Fluorescent Dye

Akio Kamimura, Tomomi Nokubi, Ryusuke Watanabe, Mari Ishikawa, Kotaro Nasu, Hidemitsu Uno, and Michinori Sumimoto

J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 1068 – 1083: DOI: 10.1021/jo402522y.


“Books”

4. The 8th Choshu-London Symposium in Organic Chemistry

Ed. by J. Anderson, A. Kamimura, Yamaguchi University. (1/December/2014).

3. Abstract book for the 41st Symposium on Main Group Element Chemistry

Ed. A. Kamimura, Ube Cultural Hall. (27-29/November/2014).

2. [2 + 1]-type cyclopropanation reactions, in Methods and applications of cycloaddition reactions in organic syntheses, Ed. by Nagatoshi Nishiwaki, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey, 2014 (pp 1 - 66).

1. The 7th Choshu-London Symposium in Organic Chemistry

Ed. by J. Anderson, W. B. Motherwell, A. Kamimura, UCL. (12/March/2014)


Takashi Nishikata

1. General and Facile Method for exo-Methlyene Synthesis via Regioselective C–C Double-Bond Formation Using a Copper–Amine Catalyst System

Takashi Nishikata,* Kimiaki Nakamura, Kohei Itonaga, and Shingo Ishikawa

Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 5816–5819. DOI: 10.1021/ol502953w


Shin Kamijo

2. Photoinduced sulfonylation of cyclic ethers

Kamijo, S.*; Hirota, M.; Tao, K.; Watanabe, M.; Murafuji, T.

Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 5551–5554.   

1. Photochemically Induced Radical Alkenylation of C(sp3)–H Bonds

Amaoka, Y.; Nagatomo, M.; Watanabe, M.; Tao, K.; Kamijo, S.*; Inoue, M.*

Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 4339–4353.


Toshihiro Murafuji

2. Activity of Antifungal Organobismuth(III) Compounds Derived from Alkyl Aryl Ketones against S. cerevisiae: Comparison with a Heterocyclic Bismuth Scaffold Consisting of a Diphenyl Sulfone

Toshihiro Murafuji,* Mai Tomura, Katsuya Ishiguro, Isamu Miyakawa

Molecules 2014, 19, 11077-11095 (Special issue Heterocyclic and Medicinal Chemistry).

1. Photoinduced sulfonylation of cyclic ethers

Kamijo, S.*; Hirota, M.; Tao, K.; Watanabe, M.; Murafuji, T.

Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 5551–5554.   


Takuji Kawamoto

1. A Theoretical Study for Reduction of Acyl Radicals with Borohydride Anions, Kawamoto, T.; Matsubara, H.; Ryu, I. Chem. Lett. 2014, 43, 1140-1142.

- Selected as Editor’s Choice.

2. Borohydride-Mediated Radical Addition Reactions of Organic Iodides to Electron-Deficient Alkenes, Kawamoto, T.; Uehara, S.; Hirao, H.; Fukuyama, T.; Matsubara, H.; Ryu, I. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 3999-4007.

3. Cyanoborohydride-Promoted Radical Arylation of Benzene, Kawamoto, T.; Sato, A.; Ryu, I. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2111-2113.

4. Radical Reactions of Borohydrides, Kawamoto, T.; Ryu, I. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 9733-9742.

- Selected as inside front cover.

5. Innovative Carbonylation Methods, Kawamoto, T.; Fukuyama, T.; Ryu, I. J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2014, 72, 493-505 (in Japanese).



2013】

Akio Kamimura

“Original papers”

11. A Rapid Route to Aminocyclopropanes via Carbamatoorganozinc Carbenoids

Shingo Ishikawa, Tom D. Sheppard, Jarryl M. D'Oyley, Akio Kamimura and William B.

Motherwell*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 10060 – 10063: DOI: 10.1002/anie.201304720.

10. A Radical Cascade Cyclization to Prepare Dihydrothiophenes Induced by Thiyl

Radicals as Sulfur Biradical Equivalents

Akio Kamimura*, Koichiro Miyazaki, Yu Yamane, Ryuichiro Yo, Shingo Ishikawa,

Hidemitsu Uno, and Michinori Sumimoto

J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 7816 – 7822: DOI: 10.1021/jo400975t.

9. Preparation of optically active bicyclodihydrosiloles by radical cascade reaction

Koichiro Miyazaki, Yu Yamane, Ryuichiro Yo, Hidemitsu Uno, and Akio Kamimura*

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1326 – 1332; doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.149.

8. Hydrolysis of Insoluble Cellulose to Glucose Catalyzed by Cellulase-Containing Liposomes in an Aqueous Solution of 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride

Makoto Yoshimoto*, Kazuhiko Tanimura, Kazuki Tokunaga, and Akio Kamimura

Biotechnol. Progr. 2013, 29, 1190 – 1196: DOI: 10.1002/btpr.1779.

7. Sub-stoichiometric oxidation of benzylic alcohols with commercially available activated MnO2 under oxygen atmosphere; a green modification of the benzylic oxidation

Akio Kamimura,* Hiroyuki Komatsu, Takaaki Moriyama, and Yuichiro Nozaki

Tetrahedron 2013, 69, 5968 – 5962; DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.04.109.

6. A New Water-soluble Fluorescent Dye Based on 2-Sulfanyl-1,4-dihydroquinone Dimers

Tomomi Nokubi, Kotaro Nasu, Ryusuke Watanebe, and Akio Kamimura*

Chem. Lett. 2013, 42, 876-878 ; DOI:10.1246/cl.130348.

5. Kinetic Study of the 7-endo Selective Radical Cyclization of N-tert-Butyl-o-bromobenzylmethacryl Amides: Kinetic Investigation of the Cyclization and 1,7-Hydrogen Transfer of Aromatic Radicals

Akio Kamimura,* Tomoko Kotake, Yuriko Ishihara, Masahiro So, and Takahiro Hayashi

J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 3961-3971: DOI: 10.1021/jo400326b.

4. Pd-catalyzed Tandem sp2-sp3 Coupling Reactions of Chiral Stannolanes: an Efficient

Preparation of Optically Active Tetrahydrobenz[f]isoindoles

Akio Kamimura,* Masahiro So, Shingo Ishikawa, and Hidemitsu Uno

Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1402-1405: DOI: 10.1021/ol4003948.

3. Unexpected reductive double carbon-carbon bonds cleavage of bicyclic nitrocyclopropanes

Akio Kamimura,* Kosuke Ikeda, Takaaki Moriyama, and Hidemitsu Uno

Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54, 1842-1844; DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.01.094.

2. Preparation of optically active 4-aminopyrrolidines by radical addition/cyclization to chiral N-(2-(methoxyimino)ethyl)-β-amino-α-methylene esters

Akio Kamimura,* Yu Yamane, and Hidemisu Uno

Phosphous, Sulfur Silicon Relat. Elem. 2013, 188, 356 – 366

DOI: 10.1080/10426507.2012.736893.

1. Oxidation of benzyl alcohols by semi-stoichiometric amounts of cobalt-doped birnessite-type layered MnO2 under oxygen atomosphere

Akio Kamimura,* Yuichiro Nozaki, Mai Nishiyama and Masaharu Nakayama

RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 468 – 472; DOI:10.1039/C2RA22117A


“Books”

2. Depolymerization of plastics in ionic liquids under microwave irradiation, in Organic synthesis using new solvents, 2013, S&T publishing, Tokyo (in Japanese)

1. 6th Choshu-London Memorial Symposium in Organic Chemistry

Ed. by A. Kamimura, Yamaguchi University. (17/January/2013)


Takashi Nishikata

“Original papers”

1. An Efficient Generation of a Functionalized Tertiary-Alkyl Radical for Copper-catalyzed Tertiary-Alkylative Mizoroki-Heck type Reaction

Takashi Nishikata*, Yushi Noda, Ryo Fujimoto, and Tomomi Sakashita

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 16372 – 16375. DOI: 10.1021/ja409661n


“Books”

1. 1st American-Japanese Chemical Society Meeting in Yamaguchi University

Ed. by T. Nishikata, Yamaguchi University. (21/November/2013)


Shin Kamijo

2. Photoinduced Direct Cyanation of C(sp3)-H Bonds

Tamaki Hoshikawa, Shun Yoshioka, Shin Kamijo, Masayuki Inoue*

Synthesis 2013, 45, 874-887.

1. Photochemically induced radical alkynylation of C(sp3)–H bonds

Tamaki Hoshikawa, Shin Kamijo and Masayuki Inoue*

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 164-169; DOI: 10.1039/C2OB26785C


Toshihiro Murafuji

  1. 1.Convenient Synthesis of Substituted Azulenes Based on Metalation

Toshihiro Murafuji

J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2013, 71, 217 – 228 (in Japanese)

1. Heterocyclic bismuth carboxylates based on a diphenyl sulfone scaffold: Synthesis and antifungal activity against Saccharomyces cerevisiae Toshihiro Murafuji*, Kunito Kitagawa, Daisuke Yoshimatsu, Kei Kondo, Katsuya Ishiguro, Ryo Tsunashima, Isamu Miyakawa, and Yuji Mikata

Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2013, 63, 531 – 535.


Takuji Kawamoto

2. Flow Giese Reaction Using Cyanoborohydride as a Radical Mediator, Fukuyama, T.; Kawamoto, T.; Kobayashi, M.; Ryu, I. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1791-1796.

1. Efficient Hydroxymethylation Reactions of Iodoarenes Using CO and 1,3-Dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene Borane, Kawamoto, T.; Okada, T.; Curran, D. P.; Ryu, I. Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2144-2147.



2012】

Akio Kamimura

“Original Papers”

10. A study on the relationship between twisted pi-conjugate system for 1,5-diaryl-1,5-diazapentadienes and their photophysical properties

Akio Kamimura,* Hideki Matsu, Hiroyuki Suzukawa, Eisuke Sato, Michinori Sumimoto, and Hidemitsu Uno

Chem. Lett. 2012, 41, 984-986

9. Nylon 6 Depolymerization in Supercritical Alcohols Studied by the QM/MC/FEP Method

Thanayuth Kaweetirawatt, Toru Yamaguchi, Shota Hayashiyama, Michinori Sumimoto, Akio Kamimura and Kenji Hori

RSC Adv. 2012, 2, 8402-8409, DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20835K

8. Combination use of hydrophobic ionic liquids and LiCl as a good reaction system for the chemical conversion of cellulose to glucose

Akio Kamimura,* Tomoki Okagawa, Natsumi Oyama, Tamami Otsuka and Makoto Yoshimoto

Green Chem. 2012, 14, 2816-2820, DOI:10.1039/C2GC35811E

7. Facile Synthesis of Quinone Dimer Derivatives Substituted with Sulfanyl Groups and Their Properties

Akio Kamimura,* Tomomi Nokubi, Kotaro Nasu, Yasuko Takechi, Yuriko Ishihara, Kazunari Kato, Saori Noguchi, Masanori Watanabe, Masashi Shirai, Michinori Sumimoto, and Hidemitsu Uno

Chem. Lett. 2012, 41, 950-951

6. Unexpected formation of stannolanes and trigonal bipyramidal tin complexes by radical cyclization reaction

Akio Kamimura,* Shingo Ishikawa, Fumiaki Noguchi, Takaaki Moriyama, Masahiro So, Toshihiro Murafuji, and Hidemitsu Uno

Chem. Commun. 2012, 42, 6592 -6594

5. Preparation of SRN1-Type coupling Adducts from Aliphatic gem-Dinitro Compounds in Ionic Liquids

Akio Kamimura* and Seiichi Toyoshima

Molecules 2012, 17, 4782 - 4790

4. Total synthesis of ent-calystegine B4 via nitro-Michael/aldol reaction

Akio Kamimura,* Koichiro Miyazaki, Shuzo Suzuki, Shingo Ishikawa and Hidemitsu Uno

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 10, 4362 - 4366

3. Concise Synthesis of 2-Benzazepine Derivatives and Their Biological Activity

Masahiro So, Tomoko Kotake, Kenji Matsuura, Makoto Inui,* and Akio Kamimura*

J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 4017 - 4028.

2. Heck–Matsuda Reaction for Allylic Nitro Compounds; A Short-step Asymmetric Synthesis of FTY720 Derivatives

Toshiki Nakano, Mizuki Miyahara, Toshiyuki Itoh,* and Akio Kamimura*

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 2161 – 2166

1. Stereoselective Synthesis of 1-Nitrobicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and Fused Isoxazoline-N-oxides from Primary Nitro Compounds

Akio Kamimura,* Ryota Takeuchi, Kosuke Ikeda, Takaaki Moriyama, and Michinori Sumimoto

J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 2236 – 2245

“Books”

2. Saisentan Zairyou Shisutemu One Point 2 Ionic Liquids (Japanese, One-point 2, new materials system), Ed. by The Society of Polymer Science Japan,  Kyoritsu Publishiung, Tokyo (in Japanese)

1. Ion-ekitai no kagaku-shinsedaiekitai heno chousen (Japanese, New perspectives of ionic liquids), Ed. by Ionic Liquids Research Assiciation, Ed. by Keiko Nishikawa, Yukio Ouchi, Toshiyuki Itoh, Hiroyuki Ohno, Masayoshi Watanabe, Maruzen Publishing, Tokyo (in Japanese)


Takashi Nishikata

3. Hydrophobicity / Hydrophilicity Tunable Hyperbranched Polystyrenes As Novel Supports for Transition Metal Nanoparticles

Keisuke Kojima,  Katsumi Chikama, Makoto Ishikawa, Akihiro Tanaka, Takashi Nishikata, Hironori Tsutsumi, Kazunobu Igawa, Hideo Nagashima*

Chem. Chommun., 2012, 48, 10666-10668

2. N-Alkylation of Tosylamides Using Esters as Primary- and Tertiary-Alkyl Sources Mediated by Hydrosilanes Activated by a Ruthenium Catalyst

Takashi Nishikata, Hideo Nagashima,

Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 5363-5366

1. Vinyl polymerization versus [1,3] O to C rearrangement in the ruthenium-catalyzed reactions of vinyl ethers with hydrosilanes

Nariaki Harada, Takashi Nishikata, and Hideo Nagashima,

Tetrahedron, 2012, 68, 3243-325


Shin Kamijo

“Original Papers”

5. New Development toward Direct C–H Functionalization Strategies

Kamijo, S.

J. Syn. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2012, 70, 996–1010. (In Japanese)

4. Radical Amination of C(sp3)–H Bonds Using N-Hydroxyphthalimide and Dialkyl Azodicarboxylate

Amaoka, Y; Kamijo, S.; Hoshikawa, T.; Inoue, M.*

J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 9959–9969.

3. Microwave-assisted atom transfer radical addition of polychlorinated compounds to olefins without addition of metal catalysts

Kamijo, S.; Matsumura, S.; Inoue, M.*

Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 4368–7371.

2. Carbocyanation of trisubstituted olefins via Cu-catalyzed atom transfer radical addition

Kamijo, S.; Yokosaka, S.; Inoue, M.*

Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 4324–4327.

1. Attachment of carbonyl functionalities onto olefins via copper-promoted radical reaction of dichloromethylcyanides

Kamijo, S.; Yokosaka, S.; Inoue, M.*

Tetrahedron 2012, 68, 5290–5296.

“Other articles”

1. Tanso-sa mattan wo pin-pointo sanka; Kishitu mizukara ga hannouwo seigyo suru (Pin-point oxidation of a termninal carbon in a carbon chain: the substrate controles the reaction)

Kagaku, 2012, 67, 66 - 67 (as an introduction article of a highlighted article, in Japanese).


Toshihiro Murafuji

3. Synthesis of benzotropone-annulated 1-azaazulenes and related compounds by Suzuki-Miyaura coupling/ aldol condensation cascade reaction and evaluations od their cytotoxic activity against HeLa S3 cells

Makoto Nakatani, Hiroyuki Fujii, Toshihiro Murafuji, Takahiro Gunji, Reiko Ikeda, Takeo Konakahara, Noritaka Abe*

Heterocycles 2012, 84, 461-472

2. Synthesis and complexation of bis (1-azaazulen-2-yl)-amines and bis(1-azaazulen-2yl)sulfides

Eiko Yoshioka, Kazuya Koizumi, Kenji Nakashima, Hiroyuki Fujii, Toshihiro Murafuji, Takahiro Gunji, and Noritaka Abe*

Heterocycles 2012, 85, 1683-1695

1. Unexpected formation of stannolanes and trigonal bipyramidal tin complexes by radical cyclization reaction

Akio Kamimura*, Shingo Ishikawa, Fumiaki Noguchi, Takaaki Miriyama, Masahiro So, Toshihiro Murafuji, Hidemitsu Uno

Chem. Comm. 2012, 48, 6592-6594.


Takuji Kawamoto

2. Kawamoto, T.; Fukuyama, T.; Ryu, I., Radical Addition of Alkyl Halides to Formaldehyde in the Presence of Cyanoborohydride as a Radical Mediator. A New Protocol for Hydroxymethylation Reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 875-877.

- Highlighted in Synform, 2012, 5.

- Highlighted in Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 2012, 60, 210.

1. Kawamoto, T.; Ryu, I., Free Radical-mediated Hydroxymethylation Using CO and HCHO, Chimia 2012, 66, 372-376.