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Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering
Kyoto University, Japan
京都大学大学院 工学研究科 材料化学専攻
Publications
2022
2021
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Digitization of Organic Synthesis ---- How Synthetic Organic Chemists Use AI Technology ----
Matsubara, S.
Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, 475–481.
Selected as the backcover.
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Multipoint Recognition of Molecular Conformations with Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Synthetic Reactions
Asano, K.
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, 694–712.
Selected as the inside cover.
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2020
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Desymmetrization of gem-Diols via Water-Assisted Organocatalytic Enantio- and Diastereoselective Cycloetherification
Murata, R.; Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 12335–12338.
Selected as the inside back cover.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2020, 16, 1276.
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trans‐Cyclooctenes as Chiral Ligands in Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,4-Additions
Nagano, T.; Einaru, S.; Shitamichi, K.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 7131–7133.
Selected as the Very Important Paper (VIP).
Selected as the Front Cover.
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Enantio- and Diastereoselective Construction of Contiguous Tetrasubstituted Chiral Carbons in Organocatalytic Oxadecalin Synthesis
Wada, Y.; Murata, R.; Fujii, Y.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 4710–4715.
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2019
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Asymmetric Aza‐Diels–Alder Reaction with Ion‐Paired – Iron Lewis Acid – Brønsted Acid Catalyst
Tomifuji, R.; Kurahashi, T.; Matsubara, S.
Chem.—Eur. J. 2019, 25, 8987–8991.
Selected as the top 10% most downloaded paper.
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Kinetic Resolution of Acylsilane Cyanohydrins via Organocatalytic Cycloetherification
Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
Chem.—Asian J. 2019, 14, 116–120.
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Selected as the top 10% most downloaded paper.
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2018
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trans‐Cyclooctenes as Halolactonization Catalysts
Einaru, S.; Shitamichi, K.; Nagano, T.; Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 13863–13867.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2018, 14, 1198.
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Molecular Transformations Using Bis(iodozincio)methane–The Role of Chelation in Main Group Organometallic Chemistry
Matsubara, S.
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2018, 91, 82–86.
BCSJ Account/Review Collection.
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2017
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Organocatalytic Enantio- and Diastereoselective Cycloetherification via Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Chiral Cyanohydrins
Yoneda, N.; Fujii, Y.; Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 1397.
Press release on Kyoto University website.
Highlighted in Newspapers (Nikkei Shinbun & Kagaku Kogyo Nippo).
Highlighted in Synform 2018, 3, A33.
Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Highlights in Organic Chemistry Portal.
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Asymmetric Net Cycloaddition for Access to Diverse Substituted 1,5-Benzothiazepines
Fukata, Y.; Yao, K.; Miyaji, R.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 12655–12668.
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Preparation of Organozinc Reagents via Catalyst Controlled Three-Component Coupling between Alkyne, Iodoarene, and Bis(iodozincio)methane
Shimada, Y.; Ikeda, Z.; Matsubara, S.
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 3335–3337.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2017, 13, 973.
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Induction of Axial Chirality in 8-Arylquinolines through Halogenation Reactions Using Bifunctional Organocatalysts
Miyaji, R.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
Chem.—Eur. J. 2017, 23, 9996–10000.
Selected as the Inside Cover.
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2016
2015
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Asymmetric Synthesis of Spiroketals with Aminothiourea Catalysts
Yoneda, N.; Fukata, Y.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 15497–15500.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 12, 89.
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Facile Net Cycloaddition Approach to Optically Active 1,5‑Benzothiazepines
Fukata, Y.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 5320–5323.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2015, 11, 770.
Highlighted in J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn. 2015, 73, 1162.
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