Curriculum Vitae (T. Nishimura)

Business address

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University
3-3-138 Sugimoto Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
TEL: +81-6-6605-2880/2564
E-mail: tnishi@omu.ac.jp

Personal data

Born: 14 May 1970, Kumamoto, Japan

Employment

1996–1997, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

Professional Career

April 2022 to present, Professor, Osaka Metropolitan University, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science

April 2017 – March 2022, Professor, Osaka City University, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science
April 2005 – March 2017, Lecturer, Kyoto University, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science
April 2001 – March 2005, Assistant Professor, Kyoto University, Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering
September 2004 – March 2005, Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with Professor Maurice Brookhart and Professor Joseph L. Templeton.

Awards

Incentive Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, 2007
Banyu Chemist Award, 2010

Original Article

131. Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric addition of imides to alkenes, K. Yamakawa, K. Sakamoto, T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 59, 12871–12874 (2023).
130. Iridium-Catalyzed Branch-Selective and Enantioselective C2-Alkylation of N-Benzimidazolyl Indoles, K. Yamakawa, T. Nishimura, Adv. Synth. Catal., 365, 2013–2017 (2023)
129. Ruthenium-catalysed N-alkylation of anilines with primary carbohydrate alcohols via borrowing hydrogen strategy, K. Tsuge, S. Kubota, K. Sakamoto, K. Kitayama, T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 59, 7052–7055 (2023)
128. Synthesis of Chiral Spiro[4.5]decadienones via Chirality-transferring Oxidative Intramolecular Cyclization of Allenylsilane-tethered Phenols, R. Kishimoto, Y. Iwakiri, K. Sakaguchi, T. Nishimura, Synthesis, 55, 2713–2729 (2023)
127. Ir-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Methyl Ketones with Primary Carbohydrate Alcohols, K. Tsuge, S. Kubota, K. Sakamoto, K. Kitayama, T. Nishimura, Adv. Synth. Catal., 365, 971–975 (2023)
126. Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Intermolecular Hydroarylation of 1,1-Disubstituted Alkenes, K. Yamakawa, I. Nakamura, K. Sakamoto, T. Nishimura, J. Org. Chem., 88, 7858–7862 (2023)
125. Asymmetric addition of an N-methyl C(sp3)–H bond to cyclic alkenes enabled by an iridium/phosphine-olefin catalyst, K. Sakamoto, T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 58, 11783-11786 (2022)
124. Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Direct α-C–H Alkylation of Saturated Cyclic Amines with Alkenes
D. Yamauchi, K. Yamakawa, T. Nishimura, Org. Lett., 24, 6828–6833 (2022)
123. Ir-catalyzed cyclization of α,ω-dienes with an N-methyl group via two C–H activation steps, K. Tanaka, H. Hattori, R. Yabe, T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 58, 5271–5374 (2022)
122. Enantioselective C–H Alkylation of N-Arylbenzamides with Vinyl Ethers Catalyzed by an Iridium/Chiral Phosphoramidite–Olefin Complex, K. Murakami, K. Sakamoto, T. Nishimura, Synthesis, 54, 4753–4763 (2022).
121. Iridium-catalyzed enantioselective addition of an N-methyl C–H bond to α-trifluoromethylstyrenes via C–H activation, D. Yamauchi, I. Nakamura, T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 57, 11787–11790 (2021)
120. Stereoselective Synthesis of Polysubstituted Tetrahydropyranones via Acid-Promoted Cyclization of β‑Silyl-γ-ethylidene-γ-butyrolactones with Aldehydes and Ketones, S. Ariyoshi, K. Sakaguchi, T. Nishimura, J. Org. Chem., 86, 11884–11894 (2021)
119. Iridium-catalyzed stereoselective [3+2] annulation of α-oxocarboxylic acids with 1,3-dienes, R. Yabe, Y. Ebe, T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 57, 5917–5920 (2021)
118. Iridium-Catalyzed Direct C–H Allylation of Ketimines, R. Yabe, Y. Ebe, T. Nishimura, Synthesis, 53, 3051–3056 (2021)
117. Enantioselective synthesis of 3-substituted dihydrobenzofurans through iridium-catalyzed intramolecular hydroarylation, K. Sakamoto, T. Nishimura, Org. Biomol. Chem., 19, 684–690 (2021)
116. Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Indane Derivatives by Rhodium-Catalyzed Addition of Arylboron Reagents to Substituted Indenes, M. Umeda, H. Noguchi, T. Nishimura, Org. Lett., 22, 9597–9602 (2020)
115. Synthesis of Allene-containing Apocarotenoids by Cross-coupling Strategy, K. Sakaguchi, Y. Nishioka, N. Kinashi, N. Yukihira, T. Shinada, T. Nishimura, H. Hashimoto, S. Katsumura, Synthesis, 52, 3007–3017 (2020)
114. Iridium-catalyzed Annulation of α,β-Unsaturated Amides with Electron-deficient Conjugated Dienes, K. Murakami, M. Nagamoto, T. Nishimura, Chem. Lett., 49, 732–735 (2020)
113. Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric addition of arylboronic acids to 2H-chromenes leading to 3-arylchromane derivatives, M. Umeda, K. Sakamoto, T. Nagai, M. Nagamoto, Y. Ebe, T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 55, 11876–11879 (2019)
112. Acid-Catalyzed Chirality-Transferring Intramolecular Friedel–Crafts Cyclization of α-Hydroxy-α-alkenylsilanes, K. Sakaguchi, S. Kubota, W. Akagi, N. Ikeda, M. Higashino, S. Ariyoshi, T. Shinada, Y. Ohfune, T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 55, 8635–8638 (2019)
111. Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroarylation of Chromene Derivatives with Aromatic Ketones: Enantioselective Synthesis of 2-Arylchromanes, K. Sakamoto, T. Nishimura, Adv. Synth. Catal., 361, 2124–2128 (2019)
110. Iridium-Catalyzed Direct Hydroarylation of Glycals via C–H Activation: Ligand-Controlled Stereoselective Synthesis of α- and β-C-Glycosyl Arenes, K. Sakamoto, M. Nagai, Y. Ebe, H. Yorimitsu, T. Nishimura, ACS Catal., 9, 1347–1352 (2019)
109. Iridium-Catalyzed Sequential sp³ C–H Alkylation of an N-Methyl Group with Alkenes Towards the Synthesis of α-Substituted Amines, H. Hattori, T. Nishimura, Adv. Synth. Catal., 360, 4827–4831 (2018)
108. Hydroxoiridium-Catalyzed sp³ C−H Alkylation of Indoline Derivatives with Terminal Alkenes, I. Nakamura, D. Yamauchi, T. Nishimura, Asian J. Org. Chem., 7, 1347–1350 (2018)
107. Iridium-Catalyzed Hydroarylation of Conjugated Dienes via π-Allyliridium Intermediates, M. Nagamoto, H. Yorimitsu, T. Nishimura, Org. Lett. 20, 828–831 (2018)
106. Iridium/Chiral Diene-Catalyzed Enantioselective (3 + 2) Annulation of Aromatic Ketimines with 1,3-Enynes via C–H Activation, M. Nagamoto, K. Sakamoto, T. Nishimura, Adv. Synth. Catal., 360, 791–795 (2018)
105. Hydroxoiridium-Catalyzed Hydroarylation of Alkynes and Bicycloalkenes with N-Sulfonylbenzamides, M. Nagamoto, J. Fukuda, M. Hatano, H. Yorimitsu, T. Nishimura, Org. Lett., 19, 5952−5955 (2017).
104. Regularized Regression Analysis of Digitized Molecular Structures in Organic Reactions for Quantification of Steric Effects, S. Yamaguchi, T. Nishimura, Y. Hibe, M. Nagai, H. Sato, I. Johnston, J. Comput. Chem., 38, 1825–1833 (2017).
103. Iridium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Oxidative Cyclization of Alkenyl Amides and Alkenoic Acids, M. Nagamoto, T. Nishimura, H. Yorimitsu, Synthesis, 49, 4272–4282 (2017).
102. Iridium-catalyzed sp³ C–H Alkylation of 3-Carbonyl-2-(alkylamino)pyridines with Alkenes, M. Nagai, M. Nagamoto, T. Nishimura, H. Yorimitsu, Chem. Lett., 46, 1176–1178 (2017).
101. Iridium-catalyzed Cleavage of C–O Bonds Using Alcohols as Reducing Reagents, Y. Hibe, Y. Ebe, T. Nishimura, H. Yorimitsu, Chem. Lett., 46, 953–955 (2017).
100. Hydroxoiridium-Catalyzed Hydroalkylation of Terminal Alkenes with Ureas by C(sp³)–H Bond Activation, D. Yamauchi, T. Nishimura, H. Yorimitsu, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 56, 7200–7204 (2017).
99. Iridium-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Hydroarylation of Alkenyl Ethers by Olefin Isomerization, Y. Ebe, M. Onoda, T. Nishimura, H. Yorimitsu, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 56, 5607–5611 (2017).
98. Asymmetric hydroarylation of vinyl ethers catalyzed by a hydroxoiridium complex: azoles as effective directing groups, D. Yamauchi, T. Nishimura, H. Yorimitsu, Chem. Commun., 53, 2760–2763 (2017).
97. Asymmetric Cyclization of N-Sulfonyl Alkenyl Amides Catalyzed by Iridium/Chiral Diene Complexes, M. Nagamoto, T. Yanagi, T. Nishimura, and H. Yorimitsu, Org. Lett., 18, 4474−4477 (2016).
96. Selective H/D Exchange at Vinyl and Methylidene Groups with D₂O Catalyzed by an Iridium Complex, M. Hatano, T. Nishimura, and H. Yorimitsu, Org. Lett., 18, 3674−3677 (2016).
95. Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of aromatic ketimines with alkynes via C–H activation: Unexpected inversion of the enantioselectivity induced by protic acids, M. Nagamoto, D. Yamauchi, and T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun. 52, 5876–5879 (2016).
94. Asymmetric Alkylation of N-Sulfonylbenzamides with Vinyl Ethers via C–H Bond Activation Catalyzed by Hydroxoiridium/Chiral Diene Complexes, M. Hatano, Y. Ebe, T. Nishimura, and H. Yorimitsu, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 138, 4010−4013 (2016).
93. Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Addition of Tricyclopropylboroxin to N-Sulfonylimines, T. Nishimura, T. Nagai, R. Takechi, and Y. Ebe, Synthesis 48, 2612–2618 (2016).
92. Stereoselective hydroacylation of bicyclic alkenes with 2-hydroxybenzaldehydes catalyzed by hydroxoiridium/diene complexes, M. Nagamoto and T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 51, 13791–13794 (2015).
91. Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric cyclization of alkenoic acids leading to γ-lactones, M. Nagamoto and T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 51, 13466–13469 (2015).
90. Hydroxoiridium/Chiral Diene Complexes as Effective Catalysts for Asymmetric Annulation of α-Oxo- and Iminocarboxamides with 1,3-Dienes, M. Hatano and T. Nishimura,* Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 54, 10949–10952 (2015).
89. Formation of Carbocycles via a 1,4-Rh Shift Triggered by a Rhodium-Catalyzed Addition of Terminal Alkynes to 3,3-Diarylcyclopropenes, T. Sawano, M. Hashizume, S. Nishimoto, K. Ou, and T. Nishimura, Org. Lett. 17, 2630–2633 (2015).
88. Iridium-Catalyzed Branch-Selective Hydroarylation of Vinyl Ethers via C–H Bond Activation, Y. Ebe and T. Nishimura, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137, 5899−5902 (2015).
87. Enantioselective 1,4-addition of cyclopropylboronic acid catalyzed by rhodium/chiral diene complexes, R. Takechi and T. Nishimura, Chem. Commun., 51, 8528–8531 (2015).
86. Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric addition of arylboronic acids to cyclic N-sulfonyl ketimines towards the Synthesis of α,α-diaryl-α-amino acid derivatives. R. Takechi and T. Nishimura, Org. Biomol. Chem., 13, 4918–4924 (2015).
85. Iridium-Catalyzed Annulation of Aromatic Imines with 1,3-Dienes via Direct Functionalization of an Aromatic C–H Bond, Y. Ebe, M. Hatano, and T. Nishimura, Adv. Synth. Catal., 357, 1425–1436 (2015).
84. Iridium-Catalyzed Annulation of Salicylimines with 1,3-Dienes, Y. Ebe and T. Nishimura, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136, 9284–9087 (2014).
83. Catalytic [3 + 2] annulation of ketimines with alkynes via C–H activation by a cationic iridium(cod) complex, M. Nagamoto and T. Nishimura,* Chem. Commun., 50, 6274–6277 (2014).
82. Enantioselective [3 + 2] annulation via C–H activation between cyclic N-acyl ketimines and 1,3-dienes catalyzed by iridium/chiral diene complexes, T. Nishimura, M. Nagamoto, Y. Ebe, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Sci., 4, 4499–4504 (2013).
81. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cycloisomerization of 1,6-Ene-ynamides, T. Nishimura, Y. Takiguchi, Y. Maeda, and T. Hayashi,* Adv. Synth. Catal., 355, 1374–1382 (2013).
80. Cobalt-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Silylacetylenes to 1,1-Disubstituted Allenes, T. Sawano, K. Ou, T. Nishimura, and Hayashi, T. J. Org. Chem., 78, 8986−8993 (2013).
79. Asymmetric Synthesis of gem-diaryl substituted cyclic sulfamidates and sulfamides by rhodium-catalyzed arylation of cyclic ketimines, T. Nishimura, Y. Ebe, H. Fujimoto, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Commun., 49, 5504–5506 (2013)
78. Iridium-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Annulation of Cyclic N-Sulfonyl Ketimines with 1,3-Dienes via C−H Activation, T. Nishimura, Y. Ebe, T. and Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 2092–2095 (2013).
77. Hydroxorhodium/Chiral Diene Complexes as Effective Catalysts for the Asymmetric Arylation of 3-Aryl-3-hydroxyisoindolin-1-ones, T. Nishimura, A. Noishiki, Y. Ebe, and T. Hayashi, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 52, 1777–1780 (2013).
76. Effect of Chiral Diene Ligands in Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Arylboronic Acids to α,β-Unsaturated Sulfonyl Compounds, T. Nishimura, Y. Takiguchi, and T. Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 9086−9089 (2012).
75. Rhodium/chiral diene-catalyzed asymmetric methylation of N-sulfonylarylimines with trimethylboroxine, T. Nishimura, A. Ashouri, Y. Ebe, Y. Maeda, and T. Hayashi, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 23, 655–658 (2012).
74. Cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric addition of silylacetylenes to oxa- and azabenzonorbornadienes, T. Sawano, K. Oh, T. Nishimura, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Commun., 48, 6106–6108 (2012).
73. Asymmetric Synthesis of (Triaryl)methylamines by Rhodium-Catalyzed Addition of Arylboroxines to Cyclic N-Sulfonyl Ketimines, T. Nishimura, A. Noishiki, G. C. Tsui, and T. Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 5056−5059 (2012).
72. Rhodium/diene-catalyzed tandem 1,4-shift/1,4-addition of (E)-1,2-diphenylethenylboronic acid to enones: density functional theory modeling and asymmetric catalysis, K. Sasaki, T. Nishimura, R. Shintani, E. A. B. Kantchev, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Sci., 3, 1278–1283 (2012)
71. Electronic tuning of chiral diene ligands in iridium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,6-addition of arylboroxines to δ-aryl-α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated ketones, T. Nishimura, A. Noishiki, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Commun., 48, 973–975 (2012).
70. Concise Synthesis of β,β-Diaryl Esters and Ketones from Ethynylcarbonyl Compounds by Rhodium-Catalyzed Double Arylation with Arylboroxins, T. Nishimura, A. Noishiki, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Lett., 40, 1285–1287 (2011).
69. Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric addition of arylboroxines to β-alkoxyacrylate esters, T. Nishimura, A. Kasai, M. Nagaosa, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Commun., 47, 10488–10490 (2011).
68. Cobalt-catalyzed conjugate addition of silylacetylenes to α,β-unsaturated ketones, T. Nishimura, T. Sawano, K. Ou, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Commun., 47, 10142–10144 (2011).
67. Chiral Diene-Phosphine Tridentate Ligands for Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cycloisomerization of 1,6-Enynes, T. Nishimura, Y. Maeda, and T. Hayashi, Org. Lett., 13, 3674–3677 (2011).
66. Rhodium/Chiral Diene-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyclopolymerization of Achiral 1,8-Diynes, Y. Ichikawa, T. Nishimura, and T. Hayashi, Organometallics 30, 2342–2348 (2011).
65. Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative alkynylation of acrylate esters with propargylic alcohols, T. Nishimura, M. Nagaosa, and T. Hayashi, Tetrahedron Lett., 52, 2185–2187 (2011).
64. Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective 1,6-Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Enynamides: Asymmetric Synthesis of Axially Chiral Allenylsilanes, T. Nishimura, H. Makino, M. Nagaosa, and T. Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 132, 12865–12867 (2010).
63. Asymmetric Cyclopropanation of Alkenes with Dimethyl Diazomalonate Catalyzed by Chiral Diene–Rhodium Complexes, T. Nishimura, Y. Maeda, and T. Hayashi, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 49, 7324 –7327 (2010).
62. Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate alkynylation of nitroalkenes, T. Nishimura, T. Sawano, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Commun., 46, 6837–6839 (2010).
61. Iridium/Chiral Diene-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,6-Addition of Arylboroxines to α,β,γ,δ-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds, T. Nishimura, Y. Yasuhara, T. Sawano, and T. Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 7872–7873 (2010).
60. Chiral Tetrafluorobenzobarrelenes as Effective Ligands for Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,4-Addition of Arylboroxines to β,β-Di-substituted α,β-Unsaturated Ketones, R. Shintani, M, Takeda, T. Nishimura, and T. Hayashi, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 49, 3969–3971 (2010).
59. Rhodium-Catalyzed Aryl- and Alkylation–Oligomerization of Alkynoates with Organoboron Reagents Giving Salicylates, Y. Yasuhara, T. Nishimura, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Commun., 46, 2130–2132 (2010).
58. Rhodium-catalyzed enantioselective alkynylative cyclization of allenyl aldehydes with terminal alkynes, X.-X. Guo, T. Sawano, T. Nishimura, and T. Hayashi, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 21, 1730–1736 (2010).
57. Chiral Tetrafluorobenzobarrelene Ligands for the Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cycloisomerization of Oxygen- and Nitrogen-Bridged 1,6-Enynes, T. Nishimura, T. Kawamoto, M. Nagaosa, H. Kumamoto, and T. Hayashi, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 49, 1638–1641 (2010).
56. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Arylboronic Acids to β-Phthaliminoacrylate Esters toward the Synthesis of β-Amino Acids, T. Nishimura, J. Wang, M. Nagaosa, K. Okamoto, R. Shintani, F. Kwong, W. Yu, A. S. C. Chan, and T. Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 132, 464–465 (2010).
55. Sodium Tetraarylborates as Effective Nucleophiles in Rhodium/ Diene-Catalyzed 1,4-Addition to β,β-Disubstituted α,β-Unsaturated Ketones: Catalytic Asymmetric Construction of Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters, R. Shintani, Y. Tsutsumi, M. Nagaosa, T. Nishimura, and T. Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 13588–13589 (2009).
54. Asymmetric Synthesis of β-Alkynyl Aldehydes by Rhodium-Catalyzed Conjugate Alkynylation, T. Nishimura, T. Sawano, and T. Hayashi. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 48, 8057–8059 (2009).
53. The Concise Synthesis of Chiral tfb Ligands and their Application to the Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Arylation of Aldehydes, T. Nishimura, H. Kumamoto, M. Nagaosa, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Commun., 5713–5715 (2009).
52. Asymmetric Polymerization of Achiral Arylacetylenes Giving Helical Polyacetylenes in the Presence of a Rhodium Catalyst with a C₂-Symmetric Tetrafluorobenzobarrelene Ligand, T. Nishimura, Y. Ichikwa, and T. Hayashi, Organometallics, 28, 4890–4893 (2009).
51. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Alkynylation of Enones with Alkynylsilanols, T. Nishimura, S. Tokuji, T. Sawano, and T. Hayashi, Org. Lett., 11, 3222–3225 (2009).
50. Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydroalkoxylation and hydrosulfenylation of diphenylphosphinylallenes, T. Kawamoto, S. Hirabayashi, X.-X. Guo, T. Nishimura, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Commun., 3528–3530 (2009).
49. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Ring-Opening Alkynylation of Azabenzonorbornadienes, T. Nishimura, E. Tsurumaki, T. Kawamoto, X.-X. Guo, and T. Hayashi, Org. Lett., 10, 4057–4060 (2008).
48. Rhodium-Catalyzed Rearrangement of Aryl Bis(alkynyl) Carbinols to 3-Alkynyl-1-indanones, R. Shintani, K. Takatsu, T. Katoh, T. Nishimura, and T. Hayashi, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 47, 1447–1449 (2008).
47. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Terminal Alkynes to Diarylphosphinylallenes, T. Nishimura, X.-X. Guo, M. Nagaosa, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Asian J., 3, 1505–1510 (2008).
46. C₂-Symmetric tetrafluorobenzobarrelenes as highly efficient ligands for the iridium-catalyzed asymmetric annulation of 1,3-dienes with 2-formylphenylboron reagents, T. Nishimura, Y. Yasuhara, M. Nagaosa, and T. Hayashi, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 19, 1778–1783 (2008).
45. Steric Tuning of Silylacetylenes and Chiral Phosphine Ligands for Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Alkynylation of Enones, T. Nishimura, M. Nagaosa, and T. Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 1576–1577 (2008).
44. Chiral Tetrafluorobenzobarrelenes as Highly Efficient Ligands for the Rhodium-catalyzed Asymmetric 1,4-Addition of Arylboronic Acids, T. Nishimura, M. Nagaosa, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Lett., 37, 860–861 (2008).
43. Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydroalkynylation of Internal Alkynes with Silylacetylenes: An Alkynylrhodium(I) Intermediate Generated from the Hydroxorhodium(I) Complex [Rh(OH)(binap)]2, T. Nishimura, X.-X. Guo, K. Ohnishi, and T. Hayashi, Adv. Synth. Catal., 349, 2669–2672 (2007).
42. Ruthenium/Halide Catalytic System for C–C Bond Forming Reaction between Alkynes and Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds, T. Nishimura, Y. Washitake, and S. Uemura, Adv. Synth. Catal., 349, 2563–2571 (2007).
41. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Rearrangement of Alkynyl Alkenyl Carbinols: Synthetic Equivalent to Asymmetric Conjugate Alkynylation of Enones, T. Nishimura, T. Katoh, K. Takatsu, R. Shintani, and T. Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 14158–14159 (2007).
40. Iridium-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Annulation of 1,3-Dienes with ortho-Carbonylated Phenylboronic Acids. A Catalytic Process Involving Regioselective 1,2-Addition, T. Nishimura, Y. Yasuhara, and T. Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 7506–7507 (2007).
39. Rhodium-Catalyzed Aryl Transfer from Trisubstituted Aryl Methanols to α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds, T. Nishimura, T. Katoh, and T. Hayashi, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 46, 4937–4939 (2007).
38. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyclodimerization of Oxa- and Azabicyclic Alkenes, T. Nishimura, T. Kawamoto, K. Sasaki, E. Tsurumaki, and T. Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 1492–1493 (2007).
37. Kinetic Studies Prove High Catalytic Activity of a Diene–Rhodium Complex in 1,4-Addition of Phenylboronic Acid to α,β-Unsaturated Ketones, A. Kina, Y. Yasuhara, T. Nishimura, H. Iwamura, and T. Hayashi, Chem. Asian J., 1, 707–711 (2006).
36. Highly Selective 1,6-Addition of Aryl Boronic Acids to α,β,γ,δ-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by an Iridium Complex, T. Nishimura, Y. Yasuhara, and T. Hayashi, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 45, 5164–5166 (2006).
35. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroarylation of Diphenylphosphinylallenes with Arylboronic Acids. T. Nishimura, S. Hirabayashi, Y. Yasuhara, and T. Hayashi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 2556–2557 (2006).
34. Asymmetric Addition of Dimethylzinc to N-Tosylarylimines Catalyzed by a Rhodium-Diene Complex toward the Synthesis of Chiral 1-Arylethylamines, T. Nishimura, Y. Yasuhara, and T. Hayashi, Org. Lett., 8, 979–981 (2006).
33. Iridium-Catalyzed Ring Cleavage Reaction of Cyclobutanone O-Benzoyloximes Providing Nitriles, T. Nishimura, T. Yoshinaka, Y. Nishiguchi, Y. Maeda, and S. Uemura, Org. Lett., 7, 2425–2427 (2005).
32. Metal Cation-Exchanged Montmorillonite-Catalyzed Addition of Organic Disulfides to Alkenes, T. Nishimura, T. Yoshinaka, and S. Uemura, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 78, 1138–1141 (2005).
31. Molybdenum- and Rhenium-catalyzed Isomerization of Cyclopropanemethanols to Tetrahydrofurans, Y. Maeda, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, Chem. Lett. 34, 790–791 (2005).
30. Vanadium-Catalyzed Isomerization of Cyclopropanemethanols to Homoallylic Alcohols Involving C–C Bond Cleavage, Y. Maeda, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, Chem. Lett., 34, 380–381 (2005).
29. γ-Cyclodextrin-Bicapped C₆₀-Mediated Asymmetric Reduction of Ketones with NaBH₄, T. Nishimura, M. Nakajima, Y. Maeda, S. Uemura, S., Takekuma, H. Takekuma, and Z. Yoshida, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 77, 2047–2050 (2004).
28. Vanadium-Catalyzed Sulfenylation of Indoles and 2-Naphthols with Thiols under Molecular Oxygen, Y. Maeda, M. Koyabu, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, J. Org. Chem., 69, 7688–7693 (2004).
27. Metal Cation-Exchanged Montmorillonite (Mn+-Mont)-Catalyzed Friedel-Crafts Acylation of 1-Methyl-1-cyclohexene and 1-Trimethylsilyl-1-alkynes, T. Nishimura, S. Ohtaka, K. Hashimoto, T. Yamauchi, T. Hasegawa, K. Imanaka, J. Tateiwa, H. Takeuchi, and S. Uemura, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 77, 1765–1766 (2004).
26. Calcium Phosphate-Vanadate Apatite (CPVAP)-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Propargylic Alcohols with Molecular Oxygen, Y. Maeda, Y. Washitake, T. Nishimura, K. Iwai, T. Yamauchi, and S. Uemura, Tetrahedron, 60, 9031–9036 (2004).
25. Palladium-Catalyzed Transformation of Cyclobutanone O-Benzoyloximes to Nitriles via C–C Bond Cleavage, T. Nishimura, Y. Nishiguchi, Y. Maeda, and S. Uemura, J. Org. Chem., 69, 5342–5347 (2004).
24. Ruthenium/chloride Catalytic System for Conjugate Addition of Terminal Alkynes to Acrylate Esters, T. Nishimura, Y. Washitake, Y. Nishiguchi, Y. Maeda, and S. Uemura, Chem. Commun., 1312–1313 (2004).
23. Copper-Catalyzed Oxidation of Amines with Molecular Oxygen, Y. Maeda, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 76, 2399–2403 (2003)
22. Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Alkynylation of Alkenes via C–C Bond Cleavage under Oxygen Atmosphere, T. Nishimura, H. Araki, Y. Maeda, and S. Uemura. Org. Lett., 5, 2997–2999 (2003).
21. Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Arylation, Vinylation, and Allenylation of tert-Cyclobutanols via Enantioselective C–C Bond Cleavage, S. Matsumura, Y. Maeda, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 8862–8869 (2003).
20. Oxovanadium Complex-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Propargylic Alcohols, Y. Maeda, N. Kakiuchi, S. Matsumura, T. Nishimura, T., Kawamura, and S. Uemura, J. Org. Chem., 67, 6718–6724 (2002).
19. Palladium-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of tert-Cyclobutanols via C–C Bond Cleavage, T. Nishimura, S. Matsumura, Y. Maeda, and S. Uemura, Tetrahedron Lett., 43, 3037–3039 (2002).
18. Palladium-Catalysed Asymmetric Arylation of tert-Cyclobutanols via C–C Bond Cleavage, T. Nishimura, S. Matsumura, Y. Maeda, and S. Uemura, Chem. Commun. 50–51 (2002).
17. Oxovanadium-Catalyzed Oxidation of Propargylic Alcohols Using Molecular Oxygen, Y. Maeda, N. Kakiuchi, S. Matsumura, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, Tetrahedron Lett., 42, 8877–8879 (2001).
16. Pd(II)-Hydrotalcite-Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones Using Atmospheric Pressure of Air, N. Kakiuchi, Y. Maeda, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, J. Org. Chem., 66, 6620–6625 (2001).
15. Pd(II)-Hydrotalcite-Catalyzed Selective Oxidation of Alcohols Using Molecular Oxygen, N. Kakiuchi, T. Nishimura, M. Inoue, and S. Uemura, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 165–172 (2001).
14. Oxidative Transformation of tert-Cyclobutanols by Palladium Catalysis under Oxygen Atmosphere, T. Nishimura, K. Ohe, and Sakae Uemura, J. Org. Chem., 66, 1455–1465 (2001).
13. Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Ring Cleavage of Cyclobutanone Oximes Leading to Nitriles via β-Carbon Elimination, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 122, 12049–12050 (2000).
12. Palladium(II)-Catalysed Oxidation of Alcohols under Oxygen Atmosphere in Fluorous Biphese System (FBS), T. Nishimura, Y. Maeda, N. Kakiuchi, and S. Uemura, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 4301–4305 (2000).
11. Palladium(II)-Catalysed Oxidation of Terminal Alkenes to Methyl Ketones Using Molecular Oxygen, T. Nishimura, N. Kakiuchi, T. Onoue, K. Ohe, and S. Uemura, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1915–1918 (2000).
10. Metal Cation-Exchanged Montmorillonite (Mⁿ⁺-Mont)-Catalyzed Reductive Alkylation of Phenol and 1-Naphthol with Cyclohexanones, T. Nishimura, S. Ohtaka, A. Kimura, E. Hayama, Y. Haseba, H. Takeuchi, and S. Uemura, Appl. Catal. A, 194–195, 415–425 (2000).
9. Palladium(II)-Supported Hydrotalcite as a Catalyst for Selective Oxidation of Alcohols Using Molecular Oxygen, T. Nishimura, N. Kakiuchi, M. Inoue, and S. Uemura, Chem. Commun., 1245–1246 (2000).
8. Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of tert-Cyclobutanols with Aryl Bromide via C–C Bond Cleavage: New Approach for the γ-Arylated Ketones, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121, 11010–11011 (1999).
7. Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Ring Cleavage of tert-Cyclobutanols under Oxygen Atmosphere, T. Nishimura, K. Ohe, and S. Uemura, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121, 2645–2646 (1999).
6. Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones by Molecular Oxygen, T. Nishimura, T. Onoue, K. Ohe, and S. Uemura, J. Org. Chem. 64, 6750–6755 (1999).
5. Pd(OAc)₂-Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones by Molecular Oxygen, T. Nishimura, T. Onoue, K. Ohe, and S. Uemura, Tetrahedron Lett., 39, 6011–6014 (1998).
4. Ruthenium(II)-Bipyridine Anchored Montmorillonite-Catalyzed Oxidation of Aromatic Alkenes with tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide, T. Nishimura, T. Onoue, K. Ohe, J. Tateiwa, and S. Uemura, Tetrahedron Lett., 39, 4359–4362 (1998).
3. Metal Cation-Exchanged Montmorillonite (Mⁿ⁺-Mont)-Catalysed Aromatic Alkylation with Aldehydes and Ketones, J. Tateiwa, E. Hayama, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1923–1928 (1997).
2. Al³⁺-Exchanged Montmorillonite as an Effective Solid Catalyst for Selective Synthesis of Alkylphenols and Bisphenols, J. Tateiwa, E. Hayama, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, Chem. Lett., 59–60 (1996)
1. Rearrangement of Alkyl Phenyl Ethers to Alkylphenols in the Presence of Cation-Exchanged Montmorillonite (Mⁿ⁺-Mont), J. Tateiwa, T. Nishimura, H. Horiuchi, and S. Uemura, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 3367–3371 (1994).

Other Publications

11. Iridium-Catalyzed Hydroarylation via C–H Bond Activation, T. Nishimura, Chem. Rec., 21, 3532–3545 (2021).
10. イリジウム触媒による高原子効率型の不斉合成反応，永本翠，江邉裕祐，西村貴洋，有機合成化学協会誌75巻, 421–431 (2017).
9. Asymmetric Transformations under Iridium/Chiral Diene Catalysis, M. Nagamoto, T. Nishimura, ACS Catal. 7, 833−847 (2017).
8. ロジウム．西村貴洋，有機合成実験法ハンドブック第２版，有機合成化学協会 (編集)，中井武 (編集)，608–627 (2015).
7. エノン類の不斉共役アルキニル化反応．西村貴洋, 使える！有機合成反応241実践ガイド，丸岡啓二，石井康敬，大寺純蔵，富岡清，野崎京子 (著)，228–229 (2010)．
6. ロジウム触媒によるアルキン，アレンおよび共役エノンのアルキニル化反応，西村貴洋，有機合成化学協会誌66巻, 1160–1167 (2008).
5. Preparation of Fluoroalkylated-Pyridines, T. Nishimura, S. Uemura, Handbook on Fluorous Chemistry; Eds. J. A. Gladysz, D. P. Curran, I. H. Horvth, Wiley-VCH, 400–402 (2004).
4. Novel Palladium Catalytic Systems for Organic Transformations, T. Nishimura, and S. Uemura, Synlett 201–216 (2004).
3. 金属修飾粘土触媒を用いた有機合成反応，西村貴洋，植村　榮, 触媒 45, 313–318 (2003).
2. 「化学のフロンティア２００３」，アルコキシパラジウムを経る新規触媒反応系の開発：酸素酸化と炭素—炭素結合開裂反応，西村貴洋，植村　榮, 化学と工業, 56, 117–120 (2003).
1. Development of a Novel Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Pd Catalytic System for Organic Transformations, T. Nishimura, and Sakae Uemura, Catalysis Surveys from Japan, 4, 135–147 (2000).