Achievements

A New Concise Synthesis of (+)-Ipomeamarone, (–)-Ngaione and their stereoisomers
Y. Usuki, T. Deguchi, H. Iio
Chem. Lett. 2014, 43, 1882-1884.

Access to Fluorine-containing Asparagine and Glutamine Analogues via Pd-catalyzed Formate Reduction
Y. Usuki, Y. Wakamatsu, M. Yabu, H. Iio
Asian. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 3, 1270-1273.

Rhodium–Catalyzed Intramolecular Dehydrogenative Aryl–Aryl Coupling Using Air as Terminal Oxidant
H. Baars, Y. Unoh, T. Okada, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, K. Tanaka, C. Bolm, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2014, 43, 1782-1784.

Unexpected Cyclization of Tritylamines Promoted by Copper Salt through C–H and C–N Bond Cleavages to Produce Acridine Derivatives
R. Morioka, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 12720-12724.

Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Regioselective C–H Alkenylation of Phenylphosphine Sulfides
Y. Yokoyama, Y. Unoh, R. K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 7649-7655.

Development of Direct Aromatic Coupling Reactions by Transition Metal Catalysis
M. Miura, T. Satoh, K. Hirano
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2014, 87, 751-764.

The Oxidative Annulation of Tertiary Benzyl Alcohols with Internal Alkynes using an Electron-Deficient h5-Cyclopenta-dienyl)Rhodium(III) Catalyst under Ambient Conditions
M. Fukui, Y. Hoshino, T. Satoh, M. Miura, K. Tanaka
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 1638-1644.

Ruthenium- and Rhodium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative ortho-Alkenylation of Benzylamines via Free Amino Group Directed CH Bond Cleavage
C. Suzuki, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 1521-1526.

Copper-Catalyzed α-Methylenation of Benzylpyridines Using Dimethylacetamide as One-Carbon Source
M. Itoh, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2050-2053.

Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed ortho-Alkenylation through C-H Bond Cleavage Directed by Sulfoxide Groups
K. Nobushige, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 1188-1191.

Rhodium-Catalyzed Annulative Coupling of 3-Phenylthiophenes with Alkynes Involving Double C–H Bond Cleavages
T. Iitsuka, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura,
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 385-389.

Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation and Alkenylation of 3-(Indol-3-yl)propionic Acids through C-H Bond Cleavage
D. Takeda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura,
Heterocycles 2014, 88, 275-286.