[Original papers]

[43] “Creation of negatively curved polyaromatics enabled by annulative coupling that forms an eight-membered ring”
Satoshi Matsubara,^† Yoshito Koga,^† Yasutomo Segawa, Kei Murakami,* Kenichiro Itami* (†Equial contribution)
Nature Catalysis 2020. DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-0487-0.

[42] “Synthesis of Polybenzoacenes: Annulative Dimerization of Phenylene Triflate by Twofold C–H Activation”
Mizuho Uryu,† Taito Hiraga,† Yoshito Koga, Yutaro Saito, Kei Murakami,* Kenichiro Itami* (†Equial contribution)
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 6551–6554. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202001211.

[41] “Roles of Base in the Pd-Catalyzed Annulative Chlorophenylene Dimerization”
Li-Ping Xu, Brandon E. Haines, Manjaly J. Ajitha, Kei Murakami, Kenichiro Itami*, Djamaladdin G. Musaev*
ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 3059–3073. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b05328.

[40] “Rapid Access to Kinase Inhibitor Pharmacophore by Regioselective C–H Arylation of Thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine”
Shuya Yamada, Kaylin Nicole Flesch, Kei Murakami,* Kenichiro Itami*
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 1547–1551. DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00143.

[39] “Dehydrogenative Synthesis of 2,2′-Bipyridyls through Regioselective Pyridine Dimerization”
Shuya Yamada, Takeshi Kaneda, Philip Steib, Kei Murakami,* Kenichiro Itami*
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 8341–8345. DOI:10.1002/anie.201814701.

[38] “Annulative Synthesis of Benzofurans from General Alkenyl Sulfoxides and Phenols via Pummerer/Sigmatropic Cascade”
Mitsuki Hori, Tomoyuki Yanagi, Kei Murakami, Keisuke Nogi, Hideki Yorimitsu*
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2019, 92, 302–311. DOI:10.1246/bcsj.20180321.

[37] “Sigmatropic Dearomatization/Defluorination Strategy for C‐F Transformation: Synthesis of Fluorinated Benzofurans from Polyfluorophenols”
Koichi Okamoto, Mitsuki Hori, Tomoyuki Yanagi, Kei Murakami, Keisuke Nogi, Hideki Yorimitsu*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 14230–14234. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201809035.

[36] “Gold-Catalyzed C-H Imidation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons”
Yip Shu Jan, Takahiro Kawakami, Kei Murakami,* Kenichiro Itami*
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 1372–1375. DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201800293.

[35] “Late-Stage Functionalization of Arylacetic Acids by Photoredox-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Carbon–Heteroatom Bond Formation”
Yota Sakakibara, Eri Ito, Tomohiro Fukushima, Kei Murakami,* Kenichiro Itami*
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 9254–9258 DOI:10.1002/chem.201802143.

[34] “Photoredox-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Oxidation of Arylacetic Acids”
Yota Sakakibara, Phillippa Cooper, Kei Murakami,* Kenichiro Itami*
Chem. Asian J. 2018, Early view. DOI:10.1002/asia.201800529.

[33] “Synthesis of α-Fluoroimines by Copper-Catalyzed Reaction of Diarylacetylenes and N-Fluorobenzenesulfonimide”
Shu Jan Yip, Tetsushi Yoshidomi, Kei Murakami,* Kenichiro Itami*
Chem. Lett. 2018, 47, 329–331. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.171097

[32] “Synthesis of partially and fully fused polyaromatics by annulative chlorophenylene dimerization”
Yoshito Koga, Takeshi Kaneda, Yutaro Saito, Kei Murakami,* Kenichiro Itami*
Science 2018, 359, 435–439. DOI: 10.1126/science.aap9801【detail】
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[31] “Direct Coupling of Naphthalene and Sulfonimides Promoted by DDQ and Blue Light”
Yota Sakakibara†, Eri Ito†, Takahiro Kawakami, Shuya Yamada, Kei Murakami,* Kenichiro Itami* (†Equal contribution)
Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 1014–1016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1246/cl.170321

[30] “Catalytic Dehydrogenative C–H Imidation of Arenes Enabled by Photo-generated Hole Donation to Sulfonimide”
Eri Ito, Tomohiro Fukushima, Takahiro Kawakami, Kei Murakami,* Kenichiro Itami*
Chem 2017, 2, 383–392. [OPEN ARCHIVE]
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[29] “Cu-Catalyzed aromatic C–H imidation with N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide: mechanistic details and predictive models”
Brandon E. Haines, Takahiro Kawakami, Keiko Kuwata, Kei Murakami, Kenichiro Itami* and Djamaladdin G. Musaev*
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 988–1001.
[Highlighted in C&EN news.]

[28] “Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Chlorides with Arylsilatranes”
Yutaro Yamamoto, Alexandre Baralle, Anaïs Godefroy, Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* and Atsuhiro Osuka
Heterocycles 2017, 95, 568－574.

[27] “Metal-Free Approach to Biaryls from Phenols and Aryl Sulfoxides by Temporarily Sulfur-Tethered Regioselective C-H/C-H Coupling”
Tomoyuki Yanagi, Yuko Kasuga, Shinya Otsuka, Keisuke Fujimoto, Kei Murakami, Keisuke Nogi, Hideki Yorimitsu,* and Atsuhiro Osuka
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 14582–14585.

[26] “Regiodivergent Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Pyridines and Benzoxazoles: Discovery of Organic Halides as Regio-Switching Oxidants”
Shuya Yamada, Kei Murakami, and Kenichiro Itami*
Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 2415–2418.

[25]”Palladium-catalyzed C–H Arylation of Pyridines with Aryl Triflates”
Jiao Jiao, Kei Murakami, and Kenichiro Itami*
Chem. Lett. 2016, 45, 529-531.

[24]”Catalytic C–H Imidation of Aromatic Cores of Functional Molecules: Ligand-Accelerated Cu Catalysis and Application to Materials- and Biology-Oriented Aromatics”
Takahiro Kawakami, Kei Murakami, and Kenichiro Itami*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 2460–2463.
[Most Read Articles in February 2015]

[22]”Nickel–NHC-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of 2-Methylsulfanylbenzofurans with Alkyl Grignard Reagents”
Alexandre Baralle, Shinya Otsuka, Vincent Guérin, Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Atsuhiro Osuka
Synlett 2015, 26, 327-330.

[21] “Activator-Free Palladium-Catalyzed Silylation of Aryl Chlorides with Silylsilatranes”
Yutaro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Matsubara,* Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Atsuhiro Osuka
Chem. Asian J. 2015, 10, 219-224.

[20] “Two-step, Practical, and Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Multisubstituted Benzofurans from Phenols through Pummerer Annulation Followed by Cross-coupling”
Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Atsuhiro Osuka
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2014, 87, 1349-1366.
[Selected Papers]

[19] “Palladium-catalyzed Cross-coupling of Unactivated Aryl Sulfides with Arylzinc Reagents under Mild Conditions”
Shinya Otsuka, Daishi Fujino, Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Atsuhiro Osuka
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 13146-13149.
[Highlighted in Synfacts]

[18] “Palladium-Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Sulfides with Anilines”
Tomohiro Sugahara, Kei Murakami,* Hideki Yorimitsu,* Atsuhiro Osuka
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 9329-9333.
[Most Accessed in 7/2014]

[17] “Practical, Modular, and General Synthesis of Benzofurans through Extended Pummerer Annulation/Cross-coupling Strategy”
Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Atsuhiro Osuka
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 7510–7513.

[16] “Amination of meso-Bromoporphyrins and 9-Haloanthracenes with Diarylamines Catalyzed by Pd-PEPPSI Complex”
Yuko Suzuki, Norihito Fukui, Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Atsuhiro Osuka*
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2013, 2, 1066−1071.
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[15] “Practical and Scalable Syntheses of Substituted Ketene Dithioacetal Monoxides”
Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Atsuhiro Osuka
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2013, 86, 1193−1195.

[14] “Demetalation of Metal Porphyrins via Magnesium Porphyrins by Reaction with Grignard Reagents”
Kei Murakami, Yutaro Yamamoto, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Atsuhiro Osuka*
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 9123−9126.
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[13] “Copper-Catalyzed Extended Pummerer Reactions of Ketene Dithioacetal Monoxides with Alkynyl Sulfides and Ynamides with an Accompanying Oxygen Rearrangement ”
Kei Murakami, Junichi Imoto, Hiroshi Matsubara,* Suguru Yoshida, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima*
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 5625–5630.

[12] “A General Approach to the Basiliolide/Transtaganolide Natural Products: The Total Synthesis of Basiliolide B, epi-8-Basiliolide B, Transtaganolide C, and Transtaganolide D”
Hosea M. Nelson, Kei Murakami, Scott C. Virgil, Brian M. Stoltz*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3688–3691.
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[11] “Synthesis of Tetraorganosilanes: (Chloromethyl)dimethylphenylsilane”
Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima* Checked by Jane Panteleev, Mark Lautens
Org. Synth. 2010, 87, 178–183.

[10]”Rhodium-Catalyzed Arylzincation of Terminal Allenes Providing Allylzinc Reagents and Its Application to Versatile Three-component Coupling Reaction”
Yuji Yoshida, Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 8878–8879.
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[9] “Cobalt-Catalyzed Benzylzincation of Alkynes”
Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima*
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 7688–7691.

[8] “Silver-Catalyzed Benzylation and Allylation of Tertiary Alkyl Bromides with Organozinc Reagents”
Yukihiro Mitamura, Yoshihiro Asada, Kei Murakami, Hidenori Someya, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima*
Chem. Asian J. 2010, 5, 1487–1493.

[7] “Copper-Catalyzed Arylation of Chlorosilanes with Grignard Reagents”
Eiji Morita, Kei Murakami, Masayuki Iwasaki, Koji Hirano, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima*
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2009, 82, 1012–1014.

[6] “Cobalt-Catalyzed Arylzincation of Alkynes”
Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima*
Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 2373–2375.

[5] “Zinc-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction of Chlorosilanes with Organomagnesium Reagents”
Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima*
J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 1415−1417.

[4] “Silver-Catalyzed Transmetalation between Chlorosilanes and Aryl and Alkenyl Grignard Reagents for Synthesis of Tetraorganosilanes”
Kei Murakami, Koji Hirano, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 5833–5835.
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[3] “Generation of Rhodium Enolates via Retro-Aldol Reaction and Its Application to Regioselective Aldol Reaction”
Kei Murakami, Hirohisa Ohmiya, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima*
Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 2388–2390.

[2] “Nickel-Catalyzed Carbometalation Reactions of [2-(1-Propynyl)phenyl]methanol with 1-Alkenylmagnesium Reagents”
Kei Murakami, Hirohisa Ohmiya, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima*
Chem. Lett. 2007, 36, 1066−1067.

[1] “Chromium-Catalyzed Arylmagnesiation of Alkynes”
Kei Murakami, Hirohisa Ohmiya, Hideki Yorimitsu,* Koichiro Oshima*
Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 1569−1571.
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[Review and Accounts]

[6] “Polycyclic Arene Synthesis by Annulative π-Extension”
Hideto Ito, Yasutomo Segawa, Kei Murakami, Kenichiro Itami*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 3–10. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09232.

[5] “Aromatic C–H amination: a radical approach for adding new functions into biology- and materials-oriented aromatics”
Kei Murakami,* Gregory J. P. Perry, Kenichiro Itami*
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 6071–6075. DOI: 10.1039/C7OB00985B

[4] “C–H Functionalization of Azines”
Kei Murakami,* Shuya Yamada, Takeshi Kaneda, Kenichiro Itami*
Chem. Rev. 2017, 117, 9302–9332.

[3] “Catalytic Methods for Aromatic C–H Amination: An Ideal Strategy for Nitrogen-Based Functional Molecules”
Jiao Jiao, Kei Murakami, Kenichiro Itami*
ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 610-633.

[2] “Aromatic Metamorphosis of Dibenzothiophenes”
Hideki Yorimitsu,* Dhananjayan Vasu, M. Bhanuchandra, Kei Murakami, Atsuhiro Osuka
Synlett 2016, 27, 1765–1774.

[1] “Recent Advances in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Intermolecular Carbomagesiation and Carbozincation”
Kei Murakami, Hideki Yorimitsu*
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 278–302.