[114] Photooxidative Copper(II) Catalysis for Promoting anti-Markovnikov Hydration of Alkenes

Naoki Oku, Keito Fuke, Rikako Masui, Ken Yamazaki, Yasunori Matsui, Hiroshi Ikeda, Tomoya Miura

Nat. Commun. 2026, 17, 3003. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69807-0

[113] Synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones from Aldehydes and Ketones Using 1,1-Di(boryl)alk-1-enes

Hiro Takayanagi, Rikako Masui, Manami Mori, Naoki Oku, Ken Yamazaki, Tomoya Miura 

Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 2847–2851. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c05415 

[112] Harnessing the reactivity of captodative radicals: photocatalytic α-pyridination of glycyl derivatives through reversible radical coupling 

Ken Yamazaki, Shuta Akimoto, Tomoya Miura 

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2025, 23, 9936-9941. DOI: 10.1039/D5OB00675A 

Naoki Oku, Reo Saeki, Yuriko Doi, Ken Yamazaki, Tomoya Miura

Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 3361-3367. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00761

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Hiro Takayanagi, Naoki Oku, Ken Yamazaki, and Tomoya Miura

Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 10108-10113. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c03683

[106] Visible-Light-Driven 1,2-Hydro(cyanomethylation) of Alkenes with Chloroacetonitrile 

Keito Fuke and Tomoya Miura

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2023, 21, 8642-8645. DOI: 10.1039/D3OB01533E

[105] Ligand-Controlled Regiodivergence in Nickel-Catalyzed Vinylcyclopropane Rearrangement

Keiichi Irifune, Ken Yamazaki, Takayuki Nakamuro, Masahiro Murakami, and Tomoya Miura

 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202307826. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307826

[104] Cu-Catalyzed Double C(sp3)-H Functionalization of Ethylarenes to Form Arylethanolamines

Naoki Oku and Tomoya Miura

 J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 7592-7596. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00583

[103] Photoassisted Cross-Coupling Reaction of α-Chlorocarbonyl Compounds with Arylboronic Acids

Naoki Oku, Masahiro Murakami, and Tomoya Miura

 Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 1616-1619. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00121

Selected as a Supplementary Cover!

[102] Synthesis, Structure, and Dynamics of Chiral Eight-Membered Cyclic Molecules with Thienylene and Cyclopropylene Units Alternately Connected

Tomoya Miura, Yumi Ishihara, Takayuki Nakamuro, Shunsuke Moritani, Yuuya Nagata, and Masahiro Murakami

 Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202103962. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103962

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[101] 1,2-Acyl Migration with α-Imino Rhodium Carbenoids Leading to Substituted 1-Naphthols 

Tomoya Miura, Shunsuke Moritani, Yota Shiratori, and Masahiro Murakami

 Chem. Commun.  2022, 58, 2710-2713. DOI: 10.1039/D1CC06349A 

[100] Stereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Propionate-Derived Trisubstituted Alkene Motifs

Tomoya Miura, Naoki Oku, Yota Shiratori, Yuuya Nagata, and Masahiro Murakami

 Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 3861-3868. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004930

Selected as a Hot Paper !

[99] Regioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Nitriles with Nitrile Imines Generated from Tetrazoles 

Tomoya Miura, Kohei Hagiwara, Takayuki Nakamuro, Yuuya Nagata, Naoki Oku, and Masahiro Murakami

 Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, 131-135. DOI: 10.1246/cl.200634

[98] Synthesis of Alkyl Sulfones from Alkenes and Tosylmethylphosphonium Iodide through Photo-Promoted C-C Bond Formation

Tomoya Miura, Daisuke Moriyama, Sho Miyakawa, and Masahiro Murakami

 Chem. Lett. 2020, 49, 1382-1385. DOI: 10.1246/cl.200530

[97] Chiral Macrocycles Having C3 Symmetry Resulting from Orientation of Thiophene Rings

Tomoya Miura, Takayuki Nakamuro, Yumi Ishihara, Yuuya Nagata and Masahiro Murakami

 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 20475-20479. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009781

Selected as a Hot Paper !

[96] A One-Pot Reaction of α-Imino Rhodium Carbenoids and Halohydrins: Access to 2,6-Substituted Dihydro-2H-1,4-oxazines

Kieran D. Jones, Michael J. Nutt, Elena Comninos, Alexandre N. Sobolev, Stephen A. Moggach, Tomoya Miura, Masahiro Murakami, and Scott G. Stewart

Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 3490-3494. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00947

[95] Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereochemical Assignment of 12C/13C Isotopomers 

Tomoya Miura, Takayuki Nakamuro, Yuuya Nagata, Daisuke Moriyama, Scott G. Stewart, and Masahiro Murakami

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 13341-13345. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b07181

[94] Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of (E)-δ-Boryl-Substituted anti-Homoallylic Alcohols in Two Steps from Terminal Alkynes

Tomoya Miura, Naoki Oku, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 14620-14624. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201908299

[93] Generation of Boron Aza-Enolates by a Nickel-Catalyzed Reaction of Triazoles with Pinacolborane and Their Addition to Aldehydes

Tomoya Miura, Sho Miyakawa, Takayuki Nakamuro, and Masahiro Murakami

Chem. Lett. 2019, 48, 965-967. DOI: 10.1246/cl.190290

[92] Cyclization Reaction of 4-Acyl-1,2,3-triazoles Possessing Phenyl Rings through Generation of Electron-Deficient Carbenoids

Qiang Zhao, Tomoya Miura, and Masahiro Murakami

Chem. Lett. 2019, 48, 510-512. DOI: 10.1246/cl.190074

[91] Photoinduced 1,2-Hydro(cyanomethylation) of Alkenes with a Cyanomethylphosphonium Ylide

Tomoya Miura, Daisuke Moriyama, Yuuta Funakoshi, and Masahiro Murakami

Synlett 2019, 30, 511-514. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612230

Published as part of 30 Years SYNLETT – Pearl Anniversary Issue

[90] Synthesis of γ-Boryl-Substituted Homoallylic Alcohols with Anti Stereochemistry Based on a Double-Bond Transposition Protocol

Tomoya Miura, Junki Nakahashi, Takanori Sasatsu, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 1138-1142. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201811205

[89] Light/Copper Relay for Aerobic Fragmentation of Lignin Model Compounds

Wang Zhou, Junki Nakahashi, Tomoya Miura, and Masahiro Murakami

Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 2431-2434. DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201800520

[88] Synthesis of Elongated Esters from Alkenes

Tomoya Miura, Yuuta Funakoshi, Junki Nakahashi, Daisuke Moriyama, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 15455-15459. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201809115

[87] Enantioselective Denitrogenative Annulation of 1H-Tetrazoles with Styrenes Catalyzed by Rhodium

Takayuki Nakamuro, Kohei Hagiwara, Tomoya Miura, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 5497-5500. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201801283

[86] Photo-Catalyzed Ortho-Alkylation of Pyridine N-Oxides through Alkene Cleavage

Wang Zhou, Tomoya Miura, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 5139-5142. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201801305

[85] Selective Functionalization of Aromatic C(sp2  )–H Bonds in the Presence of Benzylic C(sp3)–H Bonds by Electron-Deficient Carbenoid Generated from 4-Acyl-1-sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles

Tomoya Miura, Qiang Zhao, Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 16645-16649. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201709384

[84] Enantioselective Synthesis of anti-1,2-Oxaborinan-3-enes from Aldehydes and 1,1-Di(boryl)alk-3-enes Using Ruthenium and Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalysts

Tomoya Miura, Junki Nakahashi, Wang Zhou, Yota Shiratori, Scott G. Stewart, and Masahiro Murakami

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 10903-10908. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06408

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[83] Enantioselective Synthesis of (E)-δ-Boryl-Substituted anti-Homoallylic Alcohols Using Palladium and a Chiral Phosphoric Acid

Tomoya Miura, Junki Nakahashi, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 6989-6993. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201702611

[82] Synthesis of Enantiopure C3-Symmetric Triangular Molecules 

Tomoya Miura, Takayuki Nakamuro, Scott G. Stewart, Yuuya Nagata, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 3334-3338. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201612585

[81] Synthesis of 2-Substituted 2-Amino Ketones by Rhodium-Catalyzed Reaction of N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles with 2-Alkenols

Tomoya Miura, Takamasa Tanaka, Qiang Zhao, Scott G. Stewart, and Masahiro Murakami

Helv. Chim. Acta. 2017, 100, e1600320. DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201600320

[80] Synthesis of Penta-2,4-dien-1-imines and 1,2-Dihydropyridines by Rhodium-Catalyzed Reaction of N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles with 2-(Siloxy)furans

Yuuta Funakoshi, Tomoya Miura, and Masahiro Murakami

Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 6284-6287. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03143

[79] Asymmetric Synthesis of Cyclopropylmethanamines by Rhodium-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation of Pinacol Allylboronate with N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles

Tomoya Miura, Takayuki Nakamuro, Hiroki Nikishima, and Masahiro Murakami

Chem. Lett. 2016, 45, 1003-1005. DOI: 10.1246/cl.160465

Selected as an Editor's Choice !

[78] A syn-Selective Aza-Aldol Reaction of Boron Aza-Enolates Generated from N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-Triazoles and 9-BBN-H

Tomoya Miura, Takayuki Nakamuro, Sho Miyakawa, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 8732-8735. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201603270

[77] Rhodium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Borylation of Aliphatic Terminal Alkenes with Pinacolborane

Masao Morimoto, Tomoya Miura, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 12659-12663. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201506328

[76] Site-Selective Introduction of an Enamido Group at the C(3)-Position of Indoles

Tomoya Miura, Qiang Zhao, Yuuta Funakoshi, and Masahiro Murakami

Heterocycles 2015, 91, 1579-1584. DOI: 10.3987/COM-15-13261

[75] A Reaction of Triazoles with Thioesters Producing β-Sulfanyl Enamides by Insertion of an Enamine Moiety into the Sulfur-Carbonyl Linkage

Tomoya Miura, Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Yuuta Funakoshi, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 9967-9970. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201504013

[74] Thermal Reaction of 4-(p-Aminophenyl)-1-sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles Furnishing Benzoyl Cyanides Through N-Sulfinyl Imine Intermediates

Tomoya Miura, Qiang Zhao, Yuuta Funakoshi, and Masahiro Murakami

Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 967-969. DOI: 10.1246/cl.150320

[73] Facile Synthesis of 2,5-Disubstituted Thiazoles from Terminal Alkynes, Sulfonyl Azides, and Thionoesters

Tomoya Miura, Yuuta Funakoshi, Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Junki Nakahashi, and Masahiro Murakami

Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 2454-2457. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00960

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[72] Synthesis of α,β,γ,δ-Unsaturated Imines from N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles and Allenes through Rhodium-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation and Thermal Rearrangement

Tomoya Miura, Takayuki Nakamuro, Tsuneaki Biyajima, and Masahiro Murakami

Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 700-702. DOI: 10.1246/cl.150080

[71] Synthesis of trans-Cycloalkenes via Enantioselective Cyclopropanation and Skeletal Rearrangement

Tomoya Miura, Takayuki Nakamuro, Chia-Jung Liang, and Masahiro Murakami

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 15905-15908. DOI: 10.1021/ja5096045

[70] Direct Synthesis of 2,5-Dihydropyrroles from Terminal Alkynes, Azides, and Propargylic Alcohols by Relay Actions of Copper, Rhodium, and Gold

Tomoya Miura, Takamasa Tanaka, Kohei Matsumoto, and Masahiro Murakami

Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 49, 16078-16082. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405357

[69] The stereoselective synthesis of α-amino aldols starting from terminal alkynes

Tomoya Miura, Takayuki Nakamuro, Kentaro Hiraga and Masahiro Murakami

Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 10474-10477. DOI: 10.1039/C4CC04786A

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[68] Direct Production of Enaminones from Terminal Alkynes via Rhodium-Catalyzed Reaction of Formamides with N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles

Tomoya Miura, Yuuta Funakoshi, Takamasa Tanaka, and Masahiro Murakami

Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2760-2763. DOI: 10.1021/ol5010774

[67] Construction of Homoallylic Alcohols from Terminal Alkynes and Aldehydes with Installation of syn-Stereochemistry

Tomoya Miura, Yui Nishida, and Masahiro Murakami

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 6223-6226. DOI: 10.1021/ja502169d

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[66] Intramolecular Dearomatizing [3+2] Annulation of α-Imino Carbenoids with Aryl Rings Furnishing 3,4-Fused Indole Skeletons

Tomoya Miura, Yuuta Funakoshi, and Masahiro Murakami

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 2272-2275. DOI: 10.1021/ja412663a

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Ranked as a top 1% cited paper according to Thomson Reuters !

[65] Doyle-Kirmse Reaction Using Triazoles Leading to One-pot Multi-functionalization of Terminal Alkynes

Tomoya Miura, Takamasa Tanaka, Akira Yada, and Masahiro Murakami

Chem. Lett. 2013, 42, 1308-1310. DOI: 10.1246/cl.130521

Selected as an Editor's Choice !

[64] Stereoselective Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydropyrroles from Terminal Alkynes, Azides, and α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes via N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles

Tomoya Miura, Takamasa Tanaka, Kentaro Hiraga, Scott G. Stewart, and Masahiro Murakami

J. Am Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13652-13655. DOI: 10.1021/ja407166r

[63] Enantioselective Synthesis of anti-Homoallylic Alcohols from Terminal Alkynes and Aldehydes Based on Concomitant Use of a Cationic Iridium Complex/a Chiral Phosphoric Acid

Tomoya Miura, Yui Nishida, Masao Morimoto, and Masahiro Murakami

J. Am Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 11497-11500. DOI: 10.1021/ja405790t

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[62] Regiocontrolled Synthesis of Polysubstituted Pyrroles Starting from Terminal Alkynes, Sulfonyl Azides, and Allenes

Tomoya Miura, Kentaro Hiraga, Tsuneaki Biyajima, Takayuki Nakamuro, and Masahiro Murakami

Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 3298-3301. DOI: 10.1021/ol401340u

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[61] Nickel-Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition Reaction of Isocyanates with 1,3-Dienes

Masao Morimoto, Yui Nishida, Tomoya Miura, and Masahiro Murakami

Chem. Lett. 2013, 42, 550-552. DOI: 10.1246/cl.130082

[60] One-Pot Procedure for the Introduction of Three Different Bonds onto Terminal Alkynes through N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-Triazole Intermediates

Tomoya Miura, Takamasa Tanaka, Tsuneaki Biyajima, Akira Yada, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 3883-3886. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201209603

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[59] Synthesis of Enaminones by Rhodium-Catalyzed Denitrogenative Rearrangement of 1-(N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)alkanols

Tomoya Miura, Yuuta Funakoshi, Masao Morimoto, Tsuneaki Biyajima, and Masahiro Murakami

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 17440-17443. DOI: 10.1021/ja308285r

Highlighted in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 1371 !

[58] Copper-Catalyzed Amination of Silyl Ketene Acetals with N-Chloroamines

Tomoya Miura, Masao Morimoto, and Masahiro Murakami

Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 5214-5217. DOI: 10.1021/ol302331k

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[57] Synthesis of (1H)-Isochromen-1-imines by Nickel-catalyzed Reaction of 2-Iodobenzamides with Alkynes

Tomoya Miura, Kentaro Hiraga, Takeharu Toyoshima, Motoshi Yamauchi, and Masahiro Murakami

Chem. Lett. 2012, 41, 798-800. DOI: 10.1246/cl.2012.798

Selected as "New Synthetic Methods" in J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2013, 71, 74 !

[56] Synthesis of α-Amino Ketones from Terminal Alkynes via Rhodium-Catalyzed Denitrogenative Hydration of N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles

Tomoya Miura, Tsuneaki Biyajima, Tetsuji Fujii, and Masahiro Murakami

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 194-196. DOI: 10.1021/ja2104203

[55] Rhodium-Catalyzed Reaction of 1-Alkenylboronates with Aldehydes Leading to Allylation Products

Hiroshi Shimizu, Tomohiro Igarashi, Tomoya Miura, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 11465-11469. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201105148

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[54] Selective 1:2 Coupling of Aldehydes and Allenes with Control of Regiochemistry

Takeharu Toyoshima, Tomoya Miura, and Masahiro Murakami

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10436-10439. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201105077

[53] Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of 1,3,5-Trisubstituted Hydantoins from Acrylates and Isocyanates

Tomoya Miura, Yusuke Mikano, and Masahiro Murakami

Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 3560-3563. DOI: 10.1021/ol200957y

[52] Synthesis of Cross-Conjugated Trienes by Rhodium-Catalyzed Dimerization Reaction of Monosubstituted Allenes

Tomoya Miura, Tsuneaki Biyajima, Takeharu Toyoshima, and Masahiro Murakami

Beilstein. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 578-581. DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.7.67

[51] Palladium-Catalyzed Denitrogenation Reaction of 1,2,3-Benzotriazin-4(3H)-ones Incorporating Isocyanides

Tomoya Miura, Yui Nishida, Masao Morimoto, Motoshi Yamauchi, and Masahiro Murakami

Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 1429-1431. DOI: 10.1021/ol103143a

[50] Stereoselective Synthesis of 3-(1-Cyanoalkylidene)oxindoles by Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization Reaction of 2-(Alkynyl)aryl Isocyanates with Copper(I) Cyanide

Tomoya Miura, Takeharu Toyoshima, Osamu Kozawa, and Masahiro Murakami

Chem. Lett. 2010, 39, 1132-1133. DOI: 10.1246/cl.2010.1132

Selected as an Editor's Choice !

[49] Synthesis of 3,3-Disubstituted Oxindoles by Palladium-Catalyzed Tandem Reaction of 2-(Alkynyl)aryl Isocyanates with Benzylic Alcohols

Takeharu Toyoshima, Yusuke Mikano, Tomoya Miura, and Masahiro Murakami

Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 4584-4587. DOI: 10.1021/ol101892b

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[48] Palladium-Catalyzed Allylation Reaction of Alkynylborates

Naoki Ishida, Tatsuo Shinmoto, Shota Sawano, Tomoya Miura, and Masahiro Murakami

Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2010, 83, 1380-1385. DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20100189

Selected as "New Synthetic Methods" in J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2011, 69, 623 !

[47] Enantioselective [2+2+2] Cycloaddition Reaction of Isocyanates and Allenes Catalyzed by Nickel

Tomoya Miura, Masao Morimoto, and Masahiro Murakami

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 15836-15838. DOI: 10.1021/ja105541r

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Selected as a front cover of J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, issue 45 !

Development of Catalytic Reactions Using N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles as Precursors of Carbene Complexes

Tomoya Miura

J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2015, 73, 1200-1211. DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.73.1200

Development of Terminal Alkynes in Highly Efficient Molecular Conversion Reactions

Tomoya Miura

Kagaku to Kogyo. 2014, 67, 998-999.