About the Research
Research Theme
Development of new reaction by AFIR
Keyword
Synthetic organic chemistry , Development of new reaction
Research History
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Representative Research Achievements
- Synthesis of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCP)-Based Straight-Shaped Diphosphine Ligands
H. Takano, H. Katsuyama, H. Hayashi, M. Harukawa, M. Tsurui, S. Shoji, Y. Hasegawa, S. Maeda, T. Mita, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202303435.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202303435 - A Theory-driven Synthesis of Symmetric and Unsymmetric 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane Analogues via Radical Difunctionalization of Ethylene
H. Takano, H. Katsuyama, H. Hayashi, W. Kanna, Y. Harabuchi, S. Maeda, T. Mita, Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 7034.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34546-5 - Prediction of High-Yielding Single-Step or Cascade Pericyclic Reactions for the Synthesis of Complex Synthetic Targets
T. Mita, H. Takano, H. Hayashi, W. Kanna, Y. Harabuchi, K. N. Houk, S. Maeda, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 22985.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09830 - Radical Difunctionalization of Gaseous Ethylene Guided by Quantum Chemical Calculations: Selective Incorporation of Two Molecules of Ethylene
H. Takano, Y. You, H. Hayashi, Y. Harabuchi, S. Maeda, T. Mita, ACS Omega, 2021, 6, 33846-33854.
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05102 - Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) via Regioselective C-C Bond Activation of Biphenylenes
H. Takano, N. Shiozawa, Y. Imai, K. S. Kanyiva and T. Shibata, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 4714-4722.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12205 - Recent Advances of Biphenylene: Synthesis, Reactions and Uses
H. Takano, T. Ito, K. S. Kanyiva, T. Shibata, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2019, 2019, 2871–2883.
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900111 - Regioselective Activation of a Sterically More Hindered C-C Bond of Biphenylenes Using an Alkene as Both a Directing Group and a Reaction Moiety
H. Takano, T. Ito, K. S. Kanyiva, T. Shibata, Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 15173–15177.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804044 - DFT Studies on the Mechanism of the Iridium-Catalyzed Formal [4 + 1] Cycloaddition of Biphenylene with Alkenes
H. Takano, N. Sugimura, K. S. Kanyiva, T. Shibata, ACS Omega, 2017, 2, 5228–5234.
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00403 - Iridium-Catalyzed Formal [4+1] Cycloaddition of Biphenylenes with Alkenes Initiated by C-C Bond Cleavage for the Synthesis of 9,9-Disubstituted Fluorenes
H. Takano, K. S. Kanyiva, T. Shibata, Org.Lett., 2016, 18, 1860-1863.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00619
Related Research
- Development of a New Method for the Chemical Synthesis of Diphosphine Ligands from Strained Small Molecules
- Synthesis of bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-based, straight-shaped diphosphine ligands
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- Computational-chemistry-guided development of the difunctionalization of ethylene gas: selective incorporation of two ethylene molecules
- Carboxylation of a Palladacycle Formed via C(sp3)–H Activation: AFIR Theory‐Driven Reaction Design
- Computationally Designed Synthesis of Difluoroglycine Derivatives from Amines, Difluorocarbene, and Carbon Dioxide