Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Life Science, Division of Life Science, Hokkaido University
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

Matsunaga Group

Publication List

2023

"Enantioselective Synthesis of 1,2-Benzothiazine 1-Imines via RuII/Chiral Carboxylic Acid-Catalyzed C–H Alkylation/Cyclization"

Huang, L.-T; Kitakawa, Y.; Yamada, K.; Kamiyama, F.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2023, published on web. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202305480

"Synthesis of Benzo[c]azepine-1,3(2H)-diones via C–H Alkylation/Cyclization with α,β-Unsaturated Acyl Fluorides"

Hosoi, S.; Hirata, Y.; Kurihara, T.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2023, published on web. DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202300218

"Catalytic Enantioselective Amination of Enol Silyl Ethers Using a Chiral Paddle-Wheel Diruthenium Complex"

Makino, K.; Kumagai, Y.; Yoshino, T.; Kojima, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 3234-3238. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00940

"Synthesis of Polysubstituted Enamides by Hydrogen Atom Transfer Alkene Isomerization Using Dual Cobalt/Photoredox Catalysis"

Seino, Y.; Yamaguchi, Y.; Suzuki, A.; Yamashita, M.; Kamei, Y.; Kamiyama, F.; Yoshino, T.; Kojima, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202300804. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300804

"Formation of Isolable Dearomatized [4 + 2] Cycloadducts from Benzenes, Naphthalenes, and N-Heterocycles Using 1,2-Dihydro-1,2,4,5-tetrazine-3,6-diones as Arenophiles under Visible Light Irradiation"

Ikeda, K.; Kojima, R.; Kawai, K.; Murakami, T.; Kikuchi, T.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 9326-9333. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02556

"An Electron-Deficient CpE Iridium(III) Catalyst: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application to Ether-Directed C–H Amidation"

Tomita, E.; Kojima, M.; Nagashima, Y.; Tanaka, K.; Sugiyama, H.; Segawa, Y.; Furukawa, A.; Maenaka, K.; Maeda, S.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202301259. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301259

"Iron/Photosensitizer-Catalyzed Directed C–H Activation Triggered by the Formation of an Iron Metallacycle"

Kato, Y.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 4552-4559. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c00381

"Noble-Metal-Free C–H Allylation of Tetrahydroisoquinolines Using a Cobalt-Organophotoredox Dual Catalyst System"

Sato, S.; Sasaki, W.; Sekino, T.; Yoshino, T.; Kojima, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Pharm. Bull. 2023, 71, 79-82. DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c22-00520

"Photocatalytic Deuterium Atom Transfer Deuteration of Electron-Deficient Alkenes with High Functional Group Tolerance"

Suzuki, A.; Kamei, Y.; Yamashita, M.; Seino, Y.; Yamaguchi, Y.; Yoshino, T.; Kojima, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202214433. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214433

"Photo-Induced Nickel-Catalyzed Carbon-Heteroatom Coupling"

Luo, H.; Wang, G.; Feng, Y.; Zheng, W.; Kong, L.; Ma, Y.; Matsunaga, S. Lin, L.
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202202385. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202385

2022

"Native Amide-Directed C(sp3)–H Amidation Enabled by Electron-Deficient Rh(III) Catalyst and Electron-Deficient 2-Pyridone Ligand"

Wakikawa, T.; Sekine, D.; Murata, Y.; Bunno, Y.; Kojima, M.; Nagashima, Y.; Tanaka, K.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202213659. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213659

"Iron/Photosensitizer Hybrid System Enables the Synthesis of Polyaryl-Substituted Azafluoranthenes"

Kato, Y.; Yoshino, T.; Gao, M.; Hasegawa, J.; Kojima, M.; Matsunaga, S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 18450-18458. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06993

"Light-Promoted Nickel-Catalyzed Aromatic Halogen Exchange"

Feng, Y.; Luo, H.; Zheng, W.; Matsunaga, S. Lin, L.
ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 11089-11096. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03354

"Design and Synthesis of Cyclopropane Congeners of Resolvin E3, an Endogenous Pro-Resolving Lipid Mediator, as Its Stable Equivalents"

Arai, S.; Fujiwara, K.; Kojima, M.; Aoki-Saito, H.; Yatomi, M.; Saito, T.; Koga, Y.; Fukuda, H.; Watanabe, M.; Matsunaga, S.; Hisada, T.; Shuto, S.
J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 10501-10508. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01110

"Enantioselective C–H Functionalization Using High-Valent Group 9 Metal Catalysts"

Yoshino, T.
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2022, 95, 1280-1288. DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20220168

"Cobalt(III)/Chiral Carboxylic Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of Benzothiadiazine-1-Oxides via C–H Activation"

Hirata, Y.; Sekine, D.; Kato, Y.; Lin, L.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202205341. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205341

"Achiral Cp*Rh(III)/Chiral Lewis Base Cooperative Catalysis for Enantioselective Cyclization via C–H Activation"

Kurihara, T.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 7058-7065. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01223

"Intramolecular Hydrogen Atom Transfer Hydroarylation of Alkenes toward δ-Lactams Using Cobalt-Photoredox Dual Catalysis"

Yamaguchi, Y.; Seino, Y.; Suzuki, A.; Kamei, Y.; Yoshino, T.; Kojima, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 2441-2445. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00700

"Regioselective Deaminative Allylation of Aliphatic Amines via Dual Cobalt and Organophotoredox Catalysis"

Sekino, T.; Sato, S.; Yoshino, T.; Kojima, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 2120-2124. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00319

"1,2-Disubstituted 1,2-Dihydro-1,2,4,5-tetrazine-3,6-dione as a Dynamic Covalent Bonding Unit at Room Temperature"

Kawai, K.; Ikeda, K.; Sato, A.; Kabasawa, A.; Kojima, M.; Kokado, K.; Kakugo, A.; Sada, K.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 1370-1379. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11665

"Cp*Rh(III)/Boron Hybrid Catalysis for Directed C–H Addition to β-Substituted α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids"

Tanaka, R.; Hirata, Y.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 76-79. DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05956d

"Ru(II)/Chiral Carboxylic Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Functionalization of Sulfoximines"

Huang, L.-T.; Hirata, Y.; Kato, Y.; Lin, L.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Synthesis 2022, 54, 4703-4710. DOI: 10.1055/a-1588-0072

2021

"Cp*RhIII/Chiral Disulfonate/CuOAc Catalyst System for the Enantioselective Intramolecular Oxyamination of Alkenes"

Hirose, J.; Wakikawa, T.; Satake, S.; Kojima, M.; Hatano, M.; Ishihara, K.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 15187-15193. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04699

"Cp*Ir(III)/Chiral Carboxylic Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Alkylation of Ferrocene Carboxamides with Diazomalonates"

Mou, Q.; Zhao, R.; Niu, R.; Fukagawa, S.; Shigeno, T.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.; Sun, S.
Org. Chem. Front. 2021, 8, 6923-6930. DOI: 10.1039/D1QO01344K

"Transition-metal-free Nucleophilic 211At-astatination of Spirocyclic Aryliodonium Ylides"

Matsuoka, K.; Obata, H.; Nagatsu, K.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Ogawa, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 5525-5528. DOI: 10.1039/D1OB00789K

"Chiral Carboxylic Acid Assisted Enantioselective C–H Activation with Achiral CpxMIII (M = Co, Rh, Ir) Catalysts"

Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 6455-6466. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01351

"Development of Pseudo-C2-symmetric Chiral Binaphthyl Monocarboxylic Acids for Enantioselective C(sp3)–H Functionalization Reactions under Rh(III) Catalysis"

Kato, Y.; Lin, L.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 4271-4277. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c00765

"Silane- and Peroxide-Free Hydrogen Atom Transfer Hydrogenation Using Ascorbic Acid and Cobalt-Photoredox Dual Catalysis"

Kamei, Y.; Seino, Y.; Yamaguchi, Y.; Yoshino, T.; Maeda, S.; Kojima, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 966. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20872-z

"Metal-Containing Schiff Base/Sulfoxide Ligands for Pd(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic C–H Aminations"

Bunno, Y.; Tsukimawashi, Y.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 2663-2668. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05261

"Chemoselective Cleavage of Si–C(sp3) Bonds in Unactivated Tetraalkylsilanes Using Iodine Tris(trifluoroacetate)"

Matsuoka, K.; Komami, N.; Kojima, M.; Mita, T.; Suzuki, K.; Maeda, S.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 103-108. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11645

"Generation of Monoaryl-λ3-iodanes from Arylboron Compounds through ipso-Substitution"

Nakano, A.; Okabe, Y.; Matsuoka, K.; Komami, N.; Watanabe, K.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Heterocycles 2021, 103, 670-677. DOI: 10.3987/COM-20-S(K)45

2020

"Rhodium(III)/Chiral Carboxylic Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective C(sp3)–H Alkylation of 8-Ethylquinolines with α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds"

Huang, L.-T.; Fukagawa, S.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 8256-8260. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02872

"Chiral Paddle-Wheel Diruthenium Complexes for Asymmetric Catalysis"

Miyazawa, T.; Suzuki, T.; Kumagai, Y.; Takizawa, K.; Kikuchi, T.; Kato, S.; Onoda, A.; Hayashi, T.; Kamei, Y.; Kamiyama, F.; Anada, M.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga S.
Nature Catalysis 2020, 3, 851-858. DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-00513-w

"Allyl 4-Chlorophenyl Sulfone as a Versatile 1,1-Synthon for Sequential α-Alkylation/Cobalt-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution"

Sekino, T.: Sato, S.; Kuwabara, K.; Takizawa, K.; Yoshino, T.; Kojima, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Synthesis 2020, 52, 1934-1946. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707524

"Iridium(III) Catalysts with an Amide‐Pendant Cyclopentadienyl Ligand: Double Aromatic Homologation Reactions of Benzamides by Fourfold C−H Activation"

Tomita, E.; Yamada, K.; Shibata Y.; Tanaka K.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 10474-10478. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202003009

"Diverse Approaches for Enantioselective C–H Functionalization Reactions Using Group 9 CpxMIII Catalysts"

Yoshino, T.; Satake, S.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 7346-7357. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905417

"Cp*CoIII/Chiral Carboxylic Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective 1,4-Addition Reactions of Indoles to Maleimides"

Kurihara, T.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2020, 9, 368-371. DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201900565

2019

"Catalytic Enantioselective Methylene C(sp3)–H Amidation of 8-Alkylquinolines Using Cp*RhIII/Chiral Carboxylic Acid System"

Fukagawa, S.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 18154-18158. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911268
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"Imidate as the Intact Directing Group for the Cobalt-Catalyzed C–H Allylation"

Tanaka, R.; Tanimoto, I.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 13203-13210. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01972

"Chiral 2-Aryl Ferrocene Carboxylic Acids for the Catalytic Asymmetric C(sp3)–H Activation of Thioamides"

Sekine, D.; Ikeda, K.; Fukagawa, S.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Organometallics 2019, 38, 3921-3926. DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00407

"Cobalt-catalyzed Synthesis of Homoallylic Amines from Imines and Terminal Alkenes"

Tanaka, R.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Lett. 2019, 48 1046-1049. DOI: 10.1246/cl.190378

"Cp*CoIII-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization and Asymmetric Reactions Using External Chiral Sources"

Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Synlett 2019, 30, 1384-1400. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611814

"C–H γ,γ,γ-Trifluoroalkylation of Quinolines via Visible-Light-Induced Sequential Radical Additions"

Kumagai, Y.; Murakami, N.; Kamiyama, F.; Tanaka, R.; Yoshino, T.; Kojima, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3600-3605. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01015

"Synthesis of Heteroaryl Iodanes(III) via ipso-Substitution Reactions Using Iodine Triacetate Assisted by HFIP"

Matsuoka, K.; Komami, N.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8, 1107-1110. DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201900200

"Cobalt-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation Enabled by Organophotoredox Catalysis"

Takizawa, K.; Sekino, T.; Sato, S.; Yoshino, T.; Kojima, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 9199-9203. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201902509

"Synthesis of Functionalized Monoaryl-λ3-iodanes through Chemo- and Site-selective ipso-Substitution Reactions"

Komami, N.; Matsuoka, K.; Nakano, A.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 1217-1220. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805970

"Enantioselective C(sp3)–H Amidation of Thioamides Catalyzed by a CobaltIII/Chiral Carboxylic Acid Hybrid System"

Fukagawa, S.; Kato, Y.; Tanaka, R.; Kojima, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 1153-1157. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812215
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"One-Step Synthesis of 4H-3,1-Benzoxazin-4-ones from Weinreb Amides and 1,4,2-Dioxazol-5-ones via Cobalt-Catalyzed C–H Bond Activation"

Tanimoto, I.; Kawai, K.; Sato, A.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
HeteroCycles 2019, 99, 118-125. DOI: 10.3987/COM-18-S(F)48

2018

"Chiral Carboxylic Acid-Enabled Achiral Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Enantioselective C−H Functionalization"

Lin, L.; Fukagawa, S.; Sekine, D.; Tomita, E.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12048-12052. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201807610
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"Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Rhodium(III)-Chiral Disulfonate Hybrid Catalysis for Enantioselective C–H Bond Functionalization"

Satake, S.; Kurihara, T.; Nishikawa, K.; Mochizuki, T.; Hatano, M.; Ishihara, K.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Nature Catalysis 2018, 1, 585-591. DOI: 10.1038/s41929-018-0106-5
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"5-((3-Bromoallyl)Sulfonyl)-1H-Tetrazoles for Bromodiene Synthesis"

Suzuki, T.; Fukagawa, S.; Yoshino, T.; Anada, M.; Matsunaga, S.
HeteroCycles 2018, 97, 1304-1312. DOI: 10.3987/COM-18-S(T)90

"Weinreb Amide Directed Versatile C–H Bond Functionalization under (η5-Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)cobalt(III) Catalysis"

Kawai, K.; Bunno, Y.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 10231-10237. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801750

"Cobalt-catalyzed C(sp3)–H Bond Functionalization Reactions"

Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 1193-1205. DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201800195

"Synthesis of 1,1'-Spirobiindane-7,7'-Disulfonic Acid and Disulfonimide: Application for Catalytic Asymmetric Aminalization"

Kurihara, T.; Satake, S.; Hatano, M.; Ishihara K.; Yoshino T.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Asian. J. 2018, 13, 2378-2381. DOI: 10.1002/asia.201800341

"DOCK1 inhibition suppresses cancer cell invasion and macropinocytosis induced by self-activating Rac1P29S mutation"

Tomino, T.; Tajiri, H.; Tatsuguchi, T.; Shirai, T.; Oisaki, K.; Matsunaga, S.; Sanematsu, F.; Sakata, D.; Yoshizumi, T.; Maehara, Y.; Kanai, M.; Cote, J.-F.; Fukui, Y.; Uruno Y.
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2018, 497, 298-304. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.02.073

"Synthesis of Fluorine-Containing 6-Arylpurine Derivatives via Cp*Co(III)-Catalyzed C–H Bond Activation"

Murakami, N.; Yoshida, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga S.
Chem. Pharm. Bull. 2018, 66, 51-54. DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c17-00797

2017

"Structural and thermodynamic analyses reveal critical features of glycopeptide recognition by the human PILRα immune cell receptor"

Furukawa, A.; Kakita, K.; Yamada, T.; Ishizuka, M.; Sakamoto, J.; Hatori, N.; Maeda, N.; Ohsaka, F.; Saitoh, T.; Nomura, T.; Kuroki, K.; Nambu, H.; Arase, H.; Matsunaga, S.; Anada, M.; Ose, T.; Hashimoto, S.; Maenaka, K.
J. Biol. Chem. 2017, 292, 21128-21136. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M117.799239

"Total Synthesis of Brasilicardins A and C"

Anada M.; Hanari T.; Kakita K.; Kurosaki Y.; Katsuse K.; Sunadoi Y.; Jinushi Y.; Takeda K.; Matsunaga S.; Hashimoto S.
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 5581-5584. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02728

"2-Hydroxyindoline-3-triethylammonium Bromide: A Reagent for Formal C3-Electrophilic Reactions of Indoles"

Abe T.; Suzuki, T.; Anada M.; Matsunaga, S.; Yamada K.
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 4275-4278. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01940

"High-Valent Cobalt-Catalyzed C–H Bond Functionalization"

Yoshino T.; Matsunaga S.
Advances in Organometallic Chemistry 2017, 68, 197-247. DOI: 10.1016/bs.adomc.2017.07.002

"Cp*CoIII-Catalyzed C–H Alkenylation/Annulation Reactions of Indoles with Alkynes: A DFT Study"

Sakata, K.; Eda M.; Kitaoka Y.; Yoshino T.; Matsunaga S.
J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 7379-7387. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01047

"Catalytic Enantioselective Desymmetrization of meso-Aziridines with Fluoromalonates"

Fukagawa, S.; Xu, Y.; Anada, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
HeteroCycles 2017, 94 1337-1350. DOI: 10.3987/COM-17-13725.

"Targeting Ras-Driven Cancer Cell Survival and Invasion through Selective Inhibition of DOCK1"

Tajiri, H.; Uruno, T.; Shirai, T.; Takaya, S.; Matsunaga, S.; Setoyama, D.; Watanabe, M.; Kukimoto-Niino, M.; Oisaki, K.; Ushijima, M.; Sanematsu, F.; Honma, T.; Terada,T.; Oki,E.; Shirasawa, S.; Maehara, Y.; Kang, D.; Côté, J.-F.; Yokoyama, S.; Kanai, M.; Fukui, Y.
Cell Reports 2017, 19, 969-980. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.04.016

"Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Alkenes via a Cp*CoIII-Catalyzed C−H Alkenylation/Directing Group Migration Sequence"

Ikemoto. H.; Tanaka, R.; Sakata, K.; Kanai, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 7156-7160. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201703193

"Cp*CoIII-catalyzed Directed C–H Trifluoromethylthiolation of 2-Phenylpyridines and 6-Arylpurines"

Yoshida, M.; Kawai, K.; Tanaka, R.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 5974-5977. DOI: 10.1039/C7CC03072J

"A Novel Spiro-heterocyclic Compound Identified by the Silkworm Infection Model Inhibits Transcription in Staphylococcus aureus"

Paudel, A.; Hamamoto, H.; Panthee, S.; Kaneko, K.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.; Suzuki, Y.; Sekimizu, K.
Front. Microbiol. 2017, 7, 712. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00712

"Hybrid Catalysis Enabling Room-Temperature Hydrogen Gas Release from N-Heterocycles and Tetrahydronaphthalenes"

Kato, S.; Saga, Y.; Kojima, M.; Fuse,H.; Matsunaga, S.; Fukatsu, A.; Kondo, M.; Masaoka, S.; Kanai, M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 2204-2207. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b00253

"(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)cobalt(III)-Catalyzed C–H Bond Functionalization: From Discovery to Unique Reactivity and Selectivity"

Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 1245-1262. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201700042
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"Diastereo- and Enantioselective Construction of 6,7-Dioxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane Derivatives by a Dirhodium(II)-Catalyzed Intramolecular C–H Insertion Reaction"

Miyazawa, T.; Imai, K.; Ito, M.; Takeda, K.; Anada, M.; Matsunaga, S.; Hashimoto, S.
HeteroCycles 2017, 95, 1211-1229. DOI: 10.3987/COM-16-S(S)72

2016

"Rapid Screening by Cell-Based Fusion Assay for Identifying Novel Antivirals of Glycoprotein B-Mediated Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection"

Maeda, N.; Furukawa, A; Kakita, K.; Anada, M.; Hashimoto, S.; Matsunaga, S.; Kuroki, K.; Ose, T.; Kato, A.; Arii, J.; Kawaguchi, Y.; Arase, H.; Maenaka, K.
Biol. Pharm. Bull. 2016, 39, 1897-1902. DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b16-00533

"Site- and Regioselective Monoalkenylation of Pyrroles with Alkynes via Cp*CoIII Catalysis"

Tanaka, R.; Ikemoto, H.; Kanai, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 5732-5735. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02997

"Enantio-and diastereoselective desymmetrization of α-alkyl-α-diazoesters by dirhodium(II)-catalyzed intramolecular C–H insertion"

Miyazawa, T.; Minami, K.; Ito, M;, Anada, M.; Matsunaga, S.; Hashimoto, S.
Tetrahedron 2016, 72, 3939-3947. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.05.015

"Cp*CoIII-Catalyzed Dehydrative C–H Allylation of 6-Arylpurines and Aromatic Amides Using Allyl Alcohols in Fluorinated Alcohols"

Bunno, Y.; Murakami, N.; Suzuki, Y.; Kanai, M.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.
Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 2216-2219. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00846

"Carbon Dioxide Utilization via Carbonate-promoted C–H Carboxylation"

Banerjee, A; Dick, G. R.; Yoshino, T.; Kanan, M. W.
Nature 2016, 531, 215-219. DOI: 10.1038/nature17185

2015

"Catalytic Asymmetric Iterative/Domino Aldehyde Cross-Aldol Reactions for the Rapid and Flexible Synthesis of 1,3-Polyols"

Lin. L.; Yamamoto, K.; Mitsunuma, H.; Kanzaki, Y.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 15418-15421. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b11192

"Cp*CoIII Catalyzed Site-Selective C–H Activation of Unsymmetrical O-Acyl Oximes: Synthesis of Multisubstituted Isoquinolines from Terminal and Internal Alkynes"

Sun, B.; Yoshino, T.; Kanai, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 12968-12972. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507744

"Dehydrative Direct C–H Allylation with Allylic Alcohols under [Cp*CoIII] Catalysis"

Suzuki, Y.; Sun, B.; Sakata, K.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 9944-9947. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201503704

"Cp*Co(III)-catalyzed Oxidative C–H Alkenylation of Benzamides with Ethyl Acrylate"

Suzuki, Y.; Sun, B.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Tetrahedron 2015, 71,4552-4556. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.02.032

"A Cp*CoI2-dimer as A Precursor for Cationic Co(III)-catalysis: Application to C–H Phosphoramidation of Indoles"

Sun, B.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 4659-4661. DOI: 10.1039/C4CC10284C

2014

"Regiodivergent Kinetic Resolution of Terminal and Internal rac-Aziridines with Malonates under Dinuclear Schiff Base Catalysis"

Xu, Y.; Kaneko, K.; Kanai, M.; Shibasaki, M.; Matsunaga, S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 9190-9194. DOI: 10.1021/ja5039165

"Pyrroloindolone Synthesis via a Cp*CoIII-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral Directed C–H Alkenylation/Annulation Sequence"

Ikemoto, H.; Yoshino, T.; Sakata, K.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 5424-5431. DOI: 10.1021/ja5008432
*Featured by SJN news.

"Air-Stable Carbonyl(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)cobalt Diiodide Complex as a Precursor for Cationic (Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)cobalt(III) Catalysis: Application for Directed C-2 Selective C–H Amidation of Indoles"

Sun, B.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 1491-1495. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201301110
*Selected as cover picture.

"Cobalt-Catalyzed C-4 Selective Alkylation of Quinolines"

Yamamoto, S.; Saga, Y.; Andou, T.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 401-405. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201300991

"Enantioselective Synthesis of Spirooxindoles via Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol-Type Reaction of Isothiocyanato Oxindoles"

Kato, S.; Kanai, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Heterocycles 2014, 88, 475-491. DOI: 10.3987/COM-13-S(S)60

"Recent advances in cooperative bimetallic asymmetric catalysis: dinuclear Schiff base complexes"

Matsunaga, S.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 1044-1057. DOI: 10.1039/C3CC47587E

2013

"Rh-Catalyzed Aldehyde-Aldehyde Cross-Aldol Reaction under Base-Free Conditions: In-Situ Aldehyde-Derived Enolate Formation through Orthogonal Activation"

Lin, L.; Yamamoto, K.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Chem. Asian J. 2013, 8, 2974-2983. DOI: 10.1002/asia.201300928

"Structure-activity relationship study of novel iminothiadiazolo-pyrimidinone antimicrobial agents"

Paudel, A.; Kaneko, K.; Watanabe, A.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.; Hamamoto, H.; Sekimizu, K.
J. Antibiot. 2013, 66, 663-667. DOI: 10.1038/ja.2013.69

"Cp*CoIII-Catalyzed C2-Selective Addition of Indoles to Imines"

Yoshino, T.; Ikemoto, H.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 9142-9146. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301505

"Sultam Synthesis via Cu-Catalyzed Intermolecular Carboamination of Alkenes with N-Fluorobenzenesulfonimide"

Kaneko, K.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2502-2505. DOI: 10.1021/ol4009848

"Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Spirooxindoles via Addition of Isothiocyanato Oxindoles to Aldehydes Under Dinuclear Nickel Schiff Base Catalysis"

Kato, S.; Kanai, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Asian J. 2013, 8, 1768-1771. DOI: 10.1002/asia.201300251

"A Cationic High-Valent Cp*CoIII Complex for the Catalytic Generation of Nucleophilic Organometallic Species: Directed C–H Bond Activation"

Yoshino, T. Ikemoto, H.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Angew. Chem. Int., Ed. 2013, 52, 2207-2211. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201209226

"Multimetallic Schiff Base Complexes as Cooperative Asymmetric Catalysts"

Matsunaga, S.; Shibasaki, M.
Synthesis 2013, 45, 421-437. DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1316846

2012

"Rhodium-Catalyzed Cross-Aldol Reaction: In Situ Aldehyde-Enolate Formation from Allyloxyboranes and Primary Allylic Alcohols"

Lin, L.; Yamamoto, K.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Angew. Chem. Int., Ed. 2012, 51, 10275-10279. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201205680

"Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous Michael Reaction of α,β-Unsaturated γ-Butyrolactam under Dinuclear Nickel Schiff Base Catalysis"

Tanabe, H.; Xu, Y.; Sun, B.; Matsunaga, S.; Shibasaki, M.
Heterocycles 2012, 86, 611-622. DOI: 10.3987/COM-12-S(N)58

"Enantioselective Synthesis of 2,2-Disubstituted Terminal Epoxides via Catalytic Asymmetric Corey-Chaykovsky Epoxidation of Ketones"

Sone, T.; Yamaguchi, A.; Matsunaga, S.; Shibasaki, M.
Molecules 2012, 17, 1617-1634. DOI: 10.3390/molecules17021617 (open access)

"Catalytic Asymmetric Amination of Oxindoles under Dinuclear Nickel Schiff Base Catalysis"

Mouri, S.; Chen, Z.; Matsunaga, S.; Shibasaki, M.
Heterocycles 2012, 84, 879-892. DOI: 10.3987/COM-11-S(P)66

"Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Spirooxindoles by a Mannich-Type Reaction of Isothiocyanato Oxindoles"

Kato, S.; Yoshino, T.; Shibasaki, M.; Kanai, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 7007-7010. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201203005

"Mg-catalyzed Enantioselective Benzylic C–H Bond Functionalization of Isoindolinones: Addition to Imines"

Suzuki, Y.; Kanai, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 7654-7657. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201200821

"Lewis Acid Catalyzed Benzylic C–H Bond Functionalization of Azaarenes; Addition to Imines and Enones"

Komai, H.; Yoshino, T.; Matsunaga, S.; Kanai, M.
Synthesis 2012, 44, 2185-2194. DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291041

"Catalytic Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Chimonanthine, Folicanthine, and Calycanthine through Double Michael Reaction of Bisoxindole"

Mitsunuma, H.; Shibasaki, M.; Kanai, M.; Matsunaga, S.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5217-5221. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201201132

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