Recent Publications
Cationic Mononuclear Ruthenium Carboxylates as Catalyst Prototypes for Self-induced Hydrogenation of Carboxylic Acids
Masayuki Naruto and Susumu Saito
Nat. Commun. 6, 8140 (2015). (doi: 10.1038/ncomms9140) [◀︎ 無料で論文を読むことができます]
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N-Methylation of Amines with Methanol at Room Temperature
Vasily N. Tsarev, Yuna Morioka, Joaquim Caner, Qing Wang, Richiro Ushimaru, Akihiko Kudo, Hiroshi Naka, and Susumu Saito
Org. Lett. 17, 2530–2533 (2015). (doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01063)
Hydration of Nitriles to Amides by a Chitin- supported Ruthenium Catalyst
Aki Matsuoka, Takahiro Isogawa, Yuna Morioka, Benjamin R. Knappett, Andrew E. H. Wheatley, Susumu Saito, and Hiroshi Naka
RSC Adv. 5, 12152–12160 (2015). (doi:10.1039/C4RA15682J) [◀︎ 無料で論文を読むことができます]
Why p-Cymene? Conformational Effect in Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Aromatic Ketones with a η6-Arene/Ruthenium(II) Catalyst
Aki Matsuoka, Christian A. Sandoval, Masanobu Uchiyama, Ryoji Noyori, and Hiroshi Naka
Chem. Asian J. 10, 112–115 (2015). (doi: 10.1002/asia.201402979 )
Synthesis of propylene from renewable allyl alcohol by photocatalytic transfer hydrogenolysis
Joaquim Caner, Zijun Liu, Yuki Takada, Akihiko Kudo, Hiroshi Naka, and Susumu Saito
Catal. Sci. Technol. 4, 4093–4098 (2014). (doi: 10.1039/C4CY00329B)

Activation of Cellular Defense Mechanism by Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Molecules
Tomoya Fujie, Hiroshi Naka, Chika Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Shinkai, Yoshito Kumagai, and Toshiyuki Kaji
Yakugaku Zasshi 134, 813−815 (2014). (doi: 10.1248/yakushi.14-00017-8)
Catalytic fluoride triggers dehydrative oxazolidinone synthesis from CO2
Yuki Takada, Siong Wan Foo, Yusuke Yamazaki, and Susumu Saito
RSC Adv. 4, in press (2014). (doi: 10.1039/C4RA09609F)
Ethical Conduct in Chemical Research and Publishing
Ryoji Noyori and Joe P. Richmond
Adv. Synth. Catal., 355, 3–9 (2013). (doi: 10.1002/adsc.201201128)

Facts are the Enemy of Truth—Reflections on Serendipitous Discovery and Unforeseen Developments in Asymmetric Catalysis
Ryoji Noyori
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 52, 79–92 (2013). (doi: 10.1002/anie.201205537)

Hydration of Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by Water-Soluble Cobalt Porphyrin Complexes
Tadashi Tachinami, Takuho Nishimura, Richiro Ushimaru, Ryoji Noyori, and Hiroshi Naka
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135, 50−53 (2013). (doi: 10.1021/ja310282t)

Redox-Selective Generation of Aldehydes and H2 from Alcohols under Visible Light
Zijun Liu, Joaquim Caner, Akihiko Kudo, Hiroshi Naka, and Susumu Saito
Chem. Eur. J. 19, 9452–9456 (2013). (doi: 10.1002/chem.201301347)
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Acetals of N,N-Dimethylformamides: Ambiphilic Behavior in Converting Carbon Dioxide to Dialkyl Carbonates
Yuki Takada, Aki Matsuoka, Ya Du, Hiroshi Naka, and Susumu Saito
Chem. Lett., 42, 146–147 (2013). (doi: 10.1246/cl.2013.146)

Dehydrative synthesis of chiral oxazolidinones catalyzed by alkali metal carbonates under low pressure of CO2
Siong Wan Foo, Yuki Takada,Yusuke Yamazaki,Susumu Saito
Tetrahedron Lett., 2013, 54. 4717–4720. (doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.06.100)
Catalytic hydrogenation of unactivated amides enabled by hydrogenation of catalyst precursor
Takashi Miura, Ingmar E. Held, Shunsuke Oishi, Masayuki Naruto, Susumu Saito
Tetrahedron. Lett. 2013, 54, 2674–2678 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.03.047