About the Research
Research Theme
Development of Organic Reactions and Catalyst Design
Keyword
Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis, Cooperative Catalysis
Research History
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Representative Research Achievements
- Achiral Trisubstituted Thioureas as Secondary Ligands to Cu(I) Catalysts: Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of α–Fluoronitriles to Imines
Balaji, P. V., Brewitz, L., Kumagai, N., Shibasaki, M., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 2644-2648
DOI : 10.1002/anie.201812673 - Geminal Difunctionalization of Vinylarenes: Concise Synthesis of 1,3-Dioxolan-4-ones
Balaji, P. V., Chandrasekaran, S, Synlett, 2019, 30, 2263-2267
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690250 - α-Halo Amides as Competent Latent Enolates: Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-Type Reaction
Sun, B., Balaji, P. V., Kumagai, N., Shibasaki, M., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 8295-8301
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b03291 - Reagent-Switch Controlled Metal-Free Intermolecular Geminal Diamination and Aminooxygenation of Vinylarenes
Balaji, P. V., Chandrasekaran, S., Tetrahedron, 2016, 72, 1095-1104
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.01.005 - Stereoselective Geminal Difunctionalization of Vinylarenes Mediated by the Bromonium ion
Balaji, P. V., Chandrasekaran, S., Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 70-72
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC46003G