(79) Rh-Catalyzed Arylation and Alkenylation of C60 Using Organoboron Compounds

Masakazu Nambo, Ryoji Noyori, and Kenichiro Itami


J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 8080-8081. DOI: 10.1021/ja073042x

Highlighted in Chem-Station (http://www.chem-station.com/blog/2007/06/post-14.html)

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(78) Generation of Pyridyl Coordinated Organosilicon Cation Pool by Oxidative Si-Si Bond Dissociation

Toshiki Nokami, Ryoji Soma, Yoshimasa Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Kamei, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2007, 3, 7.

(77) Direct C-H Arylation of (Hetero)arenes with Aryl Iodides via Rhodium Catalysis

Shuichi Yanagisawa, Tomoko Sudo, Ryoji Noyori, and Kenichiro Itami


J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 11748-11749. DOI: 10.1021/ja064500p

Highlighted in Science (Science 2006, 313, 1364).

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(76) Multisubstituted Olefins: Platform Synthesis and Applications to Materials Science and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Kenichiro Itami and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2006, 79, 811-824. DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.79.811

(75) Platform Synthesis: A Useful Strategy for Rapid and Systematic Generation of Molecular Diversity

Kenichiro Itami and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 3966-3974. DOI: 10.1002/chem.200500958

(74) Sequential Pd- and Rh-Catalyzed Three-Component Cyclization with Allenylboronate Platform

Keisuke Tonogaki, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1419-1422. DOI: 10.1021/ol060197l

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(73) Palladium-Catalyzed Convergent Synthesis and Properties of Conjugated Dendrimers Based on Triarylethene Branching

Kenichiro Itami, Keisuke Tonogaki, Toshiki Nokami, Youichi Ohashi, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 2404-2409. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200600063

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(72) Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of (2-Pyridyl)allyldimethylsilanes with Aryl Iodides

Toshiki Nokami, Yutaka Tomida, Toshiyuki Kamei, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 729-731. DOI: 10.1021/ol052961u

(71) Catalytic Four-Component Assembly Based on Allenylboronate Platform: New Access to Privileged Allylic Amine Structures

Keisuke Tonogaki, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 1464-1465. DOI: 10.1021/ja057778a

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(70) 2-Pyridylsilyl Group: A Useful Multifunctional Group in Organic Synthesis

Kenichiro Itami and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Synlett 2006, 157-180. DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-923611

(69) Copper-Catalyzed Allylation of Carbonyl Derivatives Using Allyl(2-pyridyl)silanes

Toshiyuki Kamei, Kazuyoshi Fujita, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4725-4728. DOI: 10.1021/ol051925s

(68) Rapid Synthesis of CDP840 with 2-Pyrimidyl Vinyl Sulfide as a Platform

Nobuhiro Muraoka, Masahiro Mineno, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 6933-6936. DOI: 10.1021/jo0510437

(67) Versatile Synthesis of 1,1-Diaryl-1-alkenes Using Vinylboronate Ester as a Platform

Keisuke Tonogaki, Kazuya Soga, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

Synlett 2005, 1802-1804. DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871539

(66) Iron-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Alkenyl Sulfides with Grignard Reagents

Kenichiro Itami, Shohei Higashi, Masahiro Mineno, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 1219-1222. DOI: 10.1021/ol047504c

(65) “Cation Pool” Method Based on C-C Bond Dissociation. Effective Generation of Monocations and Dications

Masayuki Okajima, Seiji Suga, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6930-6931. DOI: 10.1021/ja050414y

(64) Triarylethene-Based Extended pi-Systems: Programmable Synthesis and Photophysical Properties

Kenichiro Itami, Youichi Ohashi, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 2778-2792. DOI: 10.1021/jo0477401

Highlighted in “Heart Cut” of The American Chemical Society

(63) Pyrimidine-Core Extended pi-Systems: General Synthesis and Interesting Fluorescent Properties

Kenichiro Itami, Daisuke Yamazaki, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 15396-15397. DOI: 10.1021/ja044923w

(62) Rapid Construction of Multisubstituted Olefin Structures Using Vinylboronate Ester Platform Leading to Highly Fluorescent Materials

Kenichiro Itami, Keisuke Tonogaki, Youichi Ohashi, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 4093-4096. DOI: 10.1021/ol048217b

Selected as “Hot Paper” of The American Chemical Society.

Ranked as “Most-Accessed Articles” in Organic Letters

(61) Catalytic Carbometalation/Cross-Coupling Sequence Across Alkynyl(2-pyridyl)silanes Leading to a Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Tamoxifen-type Tetrasubstituted Olefins

Toshiyuki Kamei, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Adv. Synth. Catal. 2004, 346, 1824-1835. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200404220

(60) The Carbon-Silicon Bond Cleavage of Organosilicon Compounds in Supercritical Water

Kenichiro Itami, Koji Terakawa, Jun-ichi Yoshida, and Okitsugu Kajimoto


Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2004, 77, 2071-2080. DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.77.2071

Highlighted as “Selected Paper” of The Chemical Society of Japan

(59) Stereoselective Synthesis of Multisubstituted Butadienes through Directed Mizoroki-Heck Reaction and Homocoupling Reaction of Vinyl(2-pyridyl)silane

Kenichiro Itami, Yousuke Ushiogi, Toshiki Nokami, Youichi Ohashi, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 3695-3698. DOI: 10.1021/ol048620i

(58) Sequential Assembly Strategy for Tetrasubstituted Olefin Synthesis Using Vinyl 2-Pyrimidyl Sulfide as a Platform

Kenichiro Itami, Masahiro Mineno, Nobuhiro Muraoka, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 11778-11779. DOI: 10.1021/ja045858t

Highlighted in Nature Chemical Biology

(57) Catalytic Intermolecular Pauson-Khand-type Reaction: Strong Directing Effect of Pyridylsilyl and Pyrimidylsilyl Groups and Isolation of Ru Complexes Relevant to Catalytic Reaction

Kenichiro Itami, Koichi Mitsudo, Kazuyoshi Fujita, Youichi Ohashi, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 11058-11066. DOI: 10.1021/ja047484+

Highlighted in Angewandte Chemie

(56) Cationic Carbohydroxylation of Alkenes and Alkynes Using the Cation Pool Method

Seiji Suga, Yasuhisa Kageyama, Govindarajulu Babu, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 2709-2711. DOI: 10.1021/ol049049q

(55) Stereoselective Synthesis of (Z)-1-Silyl-2-stannylethene by Palladium-Catalyzed Silastannation of Ethylene and Its Synthetic Transformations

Masahiro Murakami, Takanori Matsuda, Kenichiro Itami, Shinji Ashida, and Miki Terayama


Synthesis 2004, 1522-1526. DOI: 10.1021/ja037566i

(54) Aqueous Photo-Dimerization Using 2-Pyridylsilyl Group as a Removable Hydrophilic Group

Toshiki Nokami, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

Chem. Lett. 2004, 33, 596-597. DOI: 10.1246/cl.2004.596

(53) Phase Tag: Free from Solid Phase Synthesis

Kenichiro Itami and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Kagaku Frontier 2004, 14, 136-145.

(52) Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Tamoxifen-type Tetrasubstituted Olefins

Kenichiro Itami, Toshiyuki Kamei, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 14670-14671. DOI: 10.1021/ja037566i

Highlighted in Nature Chemical Biology.

Highlighted in Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

(51) Palladium-Catalyzed Rearrangement/Arylation of 2-Allyloxypyridine Leading to the Synthesis of N-Substituted 2-Pyridones

Kenichiro Itami, Daisuke Yamazaki, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 2161-2164. DOI: 10.1021/ol0346234

(50) Efficient and Rapid C-Si Bond Cleavage in Supercritical Water

Kenichiro Itami, Koji Terakawa, Jun-ichi Yoshida, and Okitsugu Kajimoto

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 6058-6059. DOI: 1010.1021/ja034227g

(49) 2-Pyridyldimethylsilane

Jun-ichi Yoshida and Kenichiro Itami

Electronic Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Wiley, on line.

(48) AgOAc-Catalyzed Aldehyde Allylation Using Allyldimethyl(2-pyridyl)silane

Kenichiro Itami, Toshiyuki Kamei, Masahiro Mineno, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Chem. Lett. 2002, 1084-1085. DOI: 10.1246/cl.2002.1084

(47) A General and Straightforward Route toward Diarylmethanes. Integrated Cross-Coupling Reactions Using (2-Pyridyl)silylmethylstannane as an Air-Stable, Storable, and Versatile Coupling Platform

Kenichiro Itami, Masahiro Mineno, Toshiyuki Kamei, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 3635-3638. DOI: 10.1021/ol026573t

(46) Tag Strategy in Separation and Recovery

Jun-ichi Yoshida and Kenichiro Itami


Chem. Rev. 2002, 102, 3693-3716. DOI: 10.1021/cr0103524

(45) A Pyridylsilyl Group Expands the Scope of Catalytic Intermolecular Pauson-Khand Reactions

Kenichiro Itami, Koichi Mitsudo, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 3481-3484.

Highlighted in Angewandte Chemie.

Highlighted in Kagaku

(44) The Use of Hydrophilic Groups in Aqueous Organic Reactions

Kenichiro Itami and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Chem. Rec. 2002, 2, 213-224. DOI: 10.1002/tcr.10021

(43) Pyridylsilyl Group-Driven Cross-Coupling Reactions

Kenichiro Itami, Koichi Mitsudo, Toshiki Nokami, Toshiyuki Kamei, Tooru Koike, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


J. Organomet. Chem. 2002, 653, 105-113. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(02)01173-7

(42) 2-Pyridyldimethylsilyl Group as a Removable Hydrophilic Group in Aqueous Organic Reactions: Formation of Molecular Aggregates and Dramatic Rate Enhancement in Diels-Alder Reactions

Kenichiro Itami, Toshiki Nokami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2002, 344, 441-451.

(41) Metal-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Alkenes and Alkynes Using Dimethyl(pyridyl)silane

Kenichiro Itami, Koichi Mitsudo, Akira Nishino, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 2645-2652. DOI: 10.1021/jo0163389

(40) Silyl Peroxides

Kohei Tamao, Jun-ichi Yoshida, and Kenichiro Itami


Science of Synthesis 2002, Category 1, Vol. 4, 413-425.

(39) [Bis(2-pyridyldimethylsilyl)methyl]lithium

Jun-ichi Yoshida and Kenichiro Itami


Electronic Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Wiley, on line. DOI: 10.1021/ol005735n

(38) Use of Molecular Aggregates as Nanoreaction Sites: New Synthetic Organic Chemistry in the Aqueous Phase

Jun-ichi Yoshida and Kenichiro Itami


Chemistry and Education (Kagaku to Kyoiku) 2002, 50, 121-124.

(37) Automation in Organic Synthesis and Development of New Methodologies and Strategies for Automated Synthesis

Jun-ichi Yoshida, Seiji Suga, and Kenichiro Itami


Kagaku Kogyo 2002, 53, 6-12.

(36) Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Multisubstituted Olefins through the Sequential Integration of Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions. 2-Pyridyldimethyl(vinyl)silane as a Versatile Platform for Olefin Synthesis

Kenichiro Itami, Toshiki Nokami, Yoji Ishimura, Koichi Mitsudo, Toshiyuki Kamei, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 11577-11585. DOI: 10.1021/ja016790+

Highlighted in Eur. J. Org. Chem.

(35) Unusual Metal-Dependent Acceleration and Deceleration in the Metal-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Olefins Using Pyridyldimethylsilanes

Kenichiro Itami, Koichi Mitsudo, Akira Nishino, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Chem. Lett. 2001, 1088-1089. DOI: 10.1246/cl.2001.1088

(34) Pyridylsilyl Group as a Multifunctional Phase Tag for Solution-Phase Synthesis

Jun-ichi Yoshida and Kenichiro Itami


J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2001, 59, 1086-1094.

(33) Silyl-Substituted Dithioles as Candidates for New Electron Donors

Hongqi Li, Keiji Nishiwaki, Kenichiro Itami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2001, 74, 1717-1725. DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.74.1717

(32) Unusually Accelerated Silylmethyl Transfer from Tin in Stille Coupling: Implication of Coordination-Driven Transmetalation

Kenichiro Itami, Toshiyuki Kamei, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 8773-8779. DOI: 10.1021/ja0160593

(31) Regioselective Catalytic Allylic Alkylation Directed by Removable 2-PyMe₂Si Group

Kenichiro Itami, Tooru Koike, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 6957-6958. DOI: 10.1021/ja0157346

(30) Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Alkenyldimethyl(2-pyridyl)silanes with Organic Halides: Complete Switch from the Carbometalation Pathway to the Transmetalation Pathway

Kenichiro Itami, Toshiki Nokami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 5600-5601. DOI: 10.1021/ja015655u

(29) Pyridyl Group Assisted Deprotonation of a Methyl Group on Silicon: Complex Induced Proximity Effect and Novel Hydroxymethylation

Kenichiro Itami, Toshiyuki Kamei, Koichi Mitsudo, Toshiki Nokami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 3970-3976. DOI: 10.1021/jo015528g

(28) Directed Intermolecular Carbomagnesation Across Vinylsilane: 2-PyMe₂Si Group as a Removable Directing Group

Kenichiro Itami, Koichi Mitsudo, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 2337-2339.

(27) Facile Generation of [Bis(2-pyridyldimethylsilyl)methyl]lithium and Its Reaction with Carbonyl Compounds. New Method for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Vinylsilanes

Kenichiro Itami, Toshiki Nokami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Tetrahedron 2001, 57, 5045-5054. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)00348-9

(26) 2-Pyridyldimethylsilyl as a Removable Hydrophilic Group in Aqueous Diels-Alder Reaction

Kenichiro Itami, Toshiki Nokami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 1074-1076.

(25) Highly Efficient Carbopalladation Across Vinylsilane: Dual Role of the 2-PyMe₂Si Group as a Directing Group and as a Phase Tag

Kenichiro Itami, Koichi Mitsudo, Toshiyuki Kamei, Tooru Koike, Toshiki Nokami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 12013-12014. DOI: 10.1021/ja002582q

(24) Palladium-Catalysed Asymmetric [4+2] Cycloaddition of Vinylallene with 1,3-Diene

Masahiro Murakami, Ryo Minamida, Kenichiro Itami, Masaya Sawamura, and Yoshihiko Ito


Chem. Commun. 2000, 2293-2294. DOI: 10.1039/b007781j

(23) [Bis(2-pyridyldimethylsilyl)methyl]lithium. New Reagent for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Vinylsilanes

Kenichiro Itami, Toshiki Nokami, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 1299-1302. DOI: 10.1021/ol005735n

(22) New Cycloaddition Reactions Mediated by Transition Metals

Masahiro Murakami, Kenichiro Itami, and Yoshihiko Ito

Kikan kagaku Sosetsu 2000, 47, 19-28.

(21) Oxidation of 2-Pyridyldimethylsilyl Group to Hydroxyl Group by H₂O₂/KF. Implication of Fluoride Ion Accelerated 2-Pyridyl-Silyl Bond Cleavage

Kenichiro Itami, Koichi Mitsudo, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 8709-8714. DOI: 10.1021/jo990740u

(20) (2-Pyridyldimethylsilyl)methyl Lithium as a Novel Hydroxymethylating Reagent

Kenichiro Itami, Koichi Mitsudo, and Jun-ichi Yoshida


Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 5537-5540. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01028-X

(19) Facile Generation of alpha-Silyl Carbanion of Trimethylsilyl Group Assisted by Intramolecular Pyridyl Group Coordination

Kenichiro Itami, Koichi Mitsudo, and Jun-ichi Yoshida

Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 5533-5536. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01027-8

(18) Construction of Eight-Membered Carbocycles by Palladium-Catalyzed [4+4] Cycloaddition of Vinylallenes

Masahiro Murakami, Kenichiro Itami, and Yoshihiko Ito


Synlett 1999, 951-953. DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-3087

(17) Catalytic Asymmetric [4+1] Cycloaddition of Vinylallenes with Carbon Monoxide: Reversal of the Induced Chirality by the Choice of Metal

Masahiro Murakami, Kenichiro Itami, and Yoshihiko Ito

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 4130-4135. DOI: 10.1021/ja9839365

(16) 2-Pyridylsilyl Group as a Multifunctional “Phase Tag” for Solution Phase Synthesis

Jun-ichi Yoshida, Kenichiro Itami, Koichi Mitsudo, and Seiji Suga


Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 3403-3406. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00474-8

(15) Coordination Modes and Catalytic Carbonylative [4+1] Cycloaddition of Vinylallenes

Masahiro Murakami, Kenichiro Itami, and Yoshihiko Ito

Organometallics 1999, 18, 1326-1336. DOI: 10.1021/om990028n

(14) Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Dienyl Phosphates with Grignard Reagents in the Synthesis of 2-Substituted 1,3-Dienes

A. Sofia E. Karlstrom, Kenichiro Itami, and Jan-E. Backvall


J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 1745-1749. DOI: 10.1021/jo982060h

(13) New Cycloaddition Reactions of Conjugated Allenes Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes

Masahiro Murakami, Kenichiro Itami, Minoru Ubukata, Itaru Tsuji, and Yoshihiko Ito


J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 1998, 56, 406-412.

(12) Single-Step Construction of a Nine-Membered Carbocycle by a New [4+4+1] Cycloaddition

Masahiro Murakami, Kenichiro Itami, and Yoshihiko Ito

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1998, 37, 3418-3420.

(11) Rhodium-Catalyzed Intermolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition of Unactivated Substrates

Masahiro Murakami, Minoru Ubukata, Kenichiro Itami, and Yoshihiko Ito


Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1998, 37, 2248-2250.

(10) Chiral Benzoquinones as New Class of Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis: Synthesis and Application to the Palladium(II)-Catalyzed 1,4-Dialkoxylation of 1,3-Dienes

Kenichiro Itami, Andreas Palmgren, Atli Thorarensen, and Jan-E. Backvall


J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 6466-6471. DOI: 10.1021/jo980561x

(9) Unsymmetrical Functionalization of 1,3-Cyclohexadienes: Palladium-Catalyzed Stereoselective 1,4-Acyloxy-Alkoxylation

Eike Hupe, Kenichiro Itami, Attila Aranyos, Kalman J. Szabo, and Jan-E. Backvall

Tetrahedron 1998, 54, 5375-5384. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(98)00212-9

(8) Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular 1,4-Dialkoxylation of Cyclohexadienes: An Efficient Route to Highly Stereocontrolled Oxygen Heterocycles

Kenichiro Itami, Andreas Palmgren, and Jan-E. Backvall


Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 1223-1226. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)10735-3

(7) Iridium-Catalyzed [5+1] Cycloaddition: Allenylcyclopropane as a Five-Carbon Assembling Unit

Masahiro Murakami, Kenichiro Itami, Minoru Ubukata, Itaru Tsuji, and Yoshihiko Ito


J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 4-5. DOI: 10.1021/jo9718859

(6) Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,4-Oxidation of 2-Phenyl-1,3-Cyclohexadiene

Atli Thorarensen, Andreas Palmgren, Kenichiro Itami, and Jan-E. Backvall


Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 8541-8544. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)10242-8

(5) Directed Intermolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition of Unactivated 1,3-Diene Substrates with High Regio- and Stereoselectivities

Masahiro Murakami, Kenichiro Itami, and Yoshihiko Ito

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 7163-7164. DOI: 10.1021/ja970626y

(4) Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric [4+1] Cycloaddition

Masahiro Murakami, Kenichiro Itami, and Yoshihiko Ito


J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 2950-2951. DOI: 10.1021/ja964259m

(3) Synthesis of (Vinylallene)rhodium(III) Complex of Planar Structure: Perfect pi -> sigma Conversion of 1,3-Diene System

Masahiro Murakami, Kenichiro Itami, and Yoshihiko Ito


J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 11672-11673. DOI: 10.1021/ja962486i

(2) A Study on Rhodium-Vinylallene Complexes Leading to a New Reaction, Rhodium-Catalyzed Carbonylative [4+1] Cycloaddition

Masahiro Murakami, Kenichiro Itami, and Yoshihiko Ito


Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1995, 34, 2691-2694.

(1) A Remarkable Effect of Silyl Substitution on Electrocyclization of Vinylallenes

Masahiro Murakami, Hideki Amii, Kenichiro Itami, and Yoshihiko Ito


Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1995, 34, 1476-1477. DOI: 10.1002/anie.199514761