Publications

1. Chiral Borinic Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective Passerini-type Multicomponent Reaction 

Kazuhiro Higashi, Shinsuke Komagawa, Yuta Chikashige, Tsunayoshi Takehara, Takeyuki Suzuki, Kenichi Murai, Mitsuhiro Arisawa*, Makoto Sako*

J. Org. Chem. 2026, 91, 3585-3593.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c03042

2. Cycloheptatriene-fused Benzosiloles: Synthesis and Reactivity 

Kenichi Murai*, Ryuma Ochi, Mohamed Salem*, Yutaro Hanatani, Makoto Sako, Tsuyoshi Matsuzaki, Tsunayoshi Takehara, Takeyuki Suzuki, Shinobu Takizawa*, Mitsuhiro Arisawa

Org. Lett. ASAP 

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c02142

1. Effects of oxygen atom position in linear side chains of ansellone analogues on HIV latency-reversing activity

Kanae Nakahara, Naoki Kishimoto, Tae Yasutake,  Yutaro Hanatani, Shogo Misumi, Mitsuhiro Arisawa*, Kenichi Murai* 

ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2025, 16, 7, 1340-1345.

DOI:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00214

2. Diversity-oriented synthesis of poly-substituted benzofuran derivatives bearing amino groups at 2- or 3-positions: Rh- or Ni-catalyzed cycloisomerization between ynamides and enol ethers

Shohei Ohno, Ray Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Keita Uehara, Jiawei Qiu,   Hirona Itakura,  Makoto Sako, Kenichi Murai, Jun-ya Hasegawa, Mitsuhiro Arisawa*  

Org. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 6026-6033.

DOI:10.1039/D5QO01123J

1. Synthesizing Silyl Arylsulfonyl Hydrazones as Silyldiazomethane Precursors and Their Use in Rhodium-catalyzed Reactions

Shuji Tsuruda, Keigo Saito, Tsuyoshi Matsuzaki, Da-Yang Zhou, Takeyuki Suzuki, Makoto Sako, Mitsuhiro Arisawa*, Kenichi Murai*

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024, 366, 2305-2311.

[Very Important Publicationに選出]

DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202400172 

2. Total Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Marine Tris-indole Alkaloid Tulongicin A

Shuji Tsuruda, Takumi Sato, Hiroshi Aoyama, Natchanun Sirimangkalakitti, Shigeru Fujimura, Mitsuhiro Arisawa*, Kenichi Murai*

J. Nat. Prod. 2024, 87, 1556-1562.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00129

3. Enantioselective Synthesis of Secondary Amines by Combining Oxidative Rearrangement and Biocatalysis in a One-Pot Process

Laura M. Bernhard, Kateryna Zelenska, Mirei Takashima, Mitsuhiro Arisawa, Kenichi Murai, Harald Gröger*

J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 8513-8520.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00459  

4. Oxidative Rearrangement Approach for the Ring Contraction of N–H Piperidines to Pyrrolidine

Mirei Takashima, Makoto Miyoshi, Makoto Sako, Mitsuhiro Arisawa*, Kenichi Murai*

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024, 366, 3325-3331.

[Very Important Publicationに選出]

DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202400484