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(2008  2020)

2020

Jia Hao Pang and Shunsuke Chiba

“gemDifluorinative 1,2azide migration of vinyl azides enables an expedient synthesis of βdifluoroalkyl azides”

Sci. China Chem. 2020, 63, 1019–1020.

Highlights, invited contribution.

Derek Yiren Ong, Jia−Hua Chen and Shunsuke Chiba

“Reductive functionalization of carboxamides: a recent update”

Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2020, 93, 13391349.

Review, invited contribution to the special issue in celebration of Professor Eiichi Nakamura's 70th birthday.

Chew Leng Lim, Yu Zuan Or, Ong Zoe, Hwa Hwa Chung, Hirohito Hayashi, Smeeta Shrestha, Shunsuke Chiba, Lin Feng, Valerie CL Lin

“Estrogen exacerbates mammary involution through neutrophildependent and independent mechanism”

eLife 2020, 9, e57274.

Taishi Nakanishi, Jun Kikuchi, Atsushi Kaga, Shunsuke Chiba, and Masahiro Terada

“Onepot synthesis of enantioenriched βamino secondary amides via an enantioselective [4+2] cycloaddition reaction of vinyl azides with Nacyl imines catalyzed by a chiral Brønsted acid”

Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 8230−8234.

Selected as VIP.

Dhika Aditya Gandamana, Fabien Gagosz, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Diastereoselective hydroalkylation of aryl alkenes enabled by remote hydride transfer”

Tetrahedron 2020, 76, 131272.

Invited contribution to a special issue in honor of Prof. Nuno Maulide, Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award 2020.

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Bin Wang, Derek Yiren Ong, Yihang Li, Jia Hao Pang, Kohei Watanabe, Ryo Takita, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Stereocontrolled antihydromagnesiation of aryl alkynes by magnesium hydrides”

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 5267−5272.

Derek Yiren Ong, Dongyang Fan, Darren J. Dixon, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Transitionmetalfree reductive functionalization of tertiary carboxamides and lactams for αbranched amine synthesis”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 11903−11907.

Selected as Hot Paper by the Editors of ACIE.

Hirohito Hayashi, Bin Wang, Xiangyang Wu, Shi Jie Teo, Atsushi Kaga, Kohei Watanabe, Ryo Takita, Edwin K. L. Yeow, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Biaryl crosscoupling enabled by photoinduced electron transfer”

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 2223−2231.

Invited contribution to ASC special issue on radical chemistry and organic synthesis.

 

Derek Yiren Ong and Shunsuke Chiba

“Controlled reduction of nitriles by sodium hydride and zinc chloride”

Synthesis 2020, 52, 1369−1378.

Invited contribution to Synthesis Feature Article.

 

Jia Hao Pang, Derek Yiren Ong, Kohei Watanabe, Ryo Takita, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Leaving group ability in nucleophilic aromatic amination by sodium hydridelithium iodide composite”

Synthesis 2020, 52, 393−398.

Invited contribution to Synthesis special topic issue: "Alkali base mediated coupling reactions without added transition metal".

2019

Derek Yiren Ong, Jia Hao Pang, and Shunsuke Chiba

Synthetic organic reactions mediated by sodium hydride

J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2019, 77, 10601069.

Review, invited contribution.

Simon Rohrbach, Andrew J. Smith, Jia Hao Pang, Darren L. Poole, Tell Tuttle, Shunsuke Chiba, and John A. Murphy

"Concerted nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions"

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 1636816388.

Review.

Bin Wang, Dhika Aditya Gandamana, David Fabian León Rayo, Fabien Gagosz, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Diastereoselective intramolecular hydride transfer triggered by electrophilic halogenation of aryl alkenes”

Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 9179−9182.

Derek Yiren Ong, Kohei Watanabe, Ryo Takita, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Mechanistic insights on reduction of carboxamides by diisobutylaluminum hydride and sodium hydride−iodide composite”

Helv. Chim. Acta. 2019, 102, e1900166.

Invited contribution to the special issue in celebration of Professor Philippe Renaud’s 60th birthday.

Bin Wang, Dihka Aditya Gandamana, Fabien Gagosz, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Diasereoselective intramolecular hydride transfer under Brønsted acid catalysis”

Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 2298−2301.

Featured as ACS Editor’s Choice.

Jia Hao Pang, Atsushi Kaga, Sven Roediger, Min Htoo Lin, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Revisiting the Chichibabin reaction: C2amination of pyridines with a NaHiodide composite”

Asian. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8, 1058−1060.

Invited contribution to a special issue: Heterocyclic Chemistry.

Selected as a Very Important Paper (VIP).

Derek Yiren Ong, Zihao Yen, Asami Yoshii, Julia Revillo Imbernon, Ryo Takita, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Controlled reduction of carboxamides into alcohols or amines by zinc hydrides”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 4992−4997.

Sreekumar Pankajakshan and Shunsuke Chiba

“Green oxidative synthesis of heterocyclic compounds”

In Green Oxidation in Organic Synthesis, ed. by N. Jiao and S. S. Stahl; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019, pp 313337.

2018

Atsushi Kaga, Xiangyang Wu, Joel Yi Jie Lim, Hirohito Hayashi, Yunpeng Lu, Edwin K. L. Yeow, Shunsuke Chiba 

“Degenerative xanthate transfer to olefins under visible light photocatalysis”

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 3047−3058.

Invited contribution to a Thematic series entitled “Reactive intermediates part I: radicals” in Beilstein J. Org. Chem by Guest Editor: Prof. Tehshik P. Yoon.

Jonathan Chee Woei Lim, Yuet Ping Kwan, Michelle Siying Tan, Melissa Hui Yen Teo, Shunsuke Chiba, Walter Wahli, and Xiaomeng Wang

“The role of PPARβ/δ in melanoma metastasis”

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 2860.

Guo Hao Chan, Derek Yiren Ong, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Hydrodecyanation by sodium hydride−iodide composite

Org. Synth. 2018, 95, 240−255.

Jia Hao Pang, Atsushi Kaga, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Nucleophilic amination of methoxypyridines by a sodium hydrideiodide composite”

Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 10324−10327.

Highlighted in Synfacts 2018, 14(11), 1178.

Hirohito Hayashi, Atsushi Kaga, Bin Wang, Fabien Gagosz, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Use of a benzyl ether as a traceless hydrogen donor in antiMarkovnikov hydrofunctionalization of alkenes with xanthates”

Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 7535−7538.

Guo Hao Chan, Derek Yiren Ong, Zihao Yen, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Reduction of N,NDimethylcarboxamides to aldehydes by sodium hydride−iodide composite”

Helv. Chim. Acta 2018, 101, e1800049.

Hui Ling Chan, Linna Lyu, Junxin Aw, Wenmin Zhang, Juan Li, Huang−Hao Yang, Hirohito Hayashi, Shunsuke Chiba, and Bengang Xing

“Unique fluorescent probe molecule for bacterial surface localization and resistant enzyme imaging”

ACS Chem. Bio. 2018, 13, 1890−1896.

Ming Keat Sng, Jeremy Soon Kiat Chan, Ziqiang Teo, Terri Phua, Eddie Han Pin Tan, Jonathan Wei Kiat Wee, Nikki Jun Ning Koh, Chek Kun Tan, Jia Peng Chen, Mintu Pal, Benny Meng Kiat Tong, Ya Lin Tnay, Xuan Rui Ng, Pengcheng Zhu, Shunsuke Chiba, Xiaomeng Wang, Walter Wahli, and Nguan Soon Tan

“Selective deletion of PPARβ/δ in fibroblasts causes dermal fibrosis by attenuated LRG1 expression”

Cell Discovery 2018, 4, 15.

Dihka Aditya Gandamana, Bin Wang, Ciputra Tejo, Benoit Bolte, Fabien Gagosz, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Alkyl ethers as traceless hydride donors in Brønsted acidcatalyzed intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 6181−6185.

Ciputra Tejo, Jia Hao Pang, Derek Yiren Ong, Miku Oi, Masanobu Uchiyama, Ryu Takita, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Dearylation of arylphosphine oxides by a sodium hydride−iodide composite”

Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 1782−1785.

Atsushi Kaga and Shunsuke Chiba

"Synthesis of tricyclic marine alkaloids, cylindricines, lepadiformines, fasicularin, and polycitorols: a recent update"

Synthesis 2018, 50, 685699.

Review, invited contribution.

2017​

Atsushi Kaga, Hirohito Hayashi, Hiroyuki Hakamata, Miku Oi, Masanobu Uchiyama, Ryo Takita, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Nucleophilic amination of methoxy arenes by a sodium hydride−iodide composite”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201756, 11807−11811.

Highlighted in Synfacts 2017, 13(12), 1248.

Geoffroy Hervé Lonca, Derek Yiren Ong, Thi Mai Huong Tran, Ciputra Tejo, Shunsuke Chiba, and Fabien Gagosz

“Anti−Markovnikov hydrofunctionalization of alkenes: use of a benzyl group as a traceless redox−active hydrogen donor”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201756, 11440−11444.

 

Yinhua Huang, Guo Hao Chan, and Shunsuke Chiba

Amidedirected CH sodiation by a sodium hydride−iodide composite

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 6544−6547.

Selected as Hot Paper by the Editors of ACIE.

Highlighted in Synfacts 2017, 13(7), 748.

 

Shinya Ariyasu, Hirohito Hayashi, Bengang Xing, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Site−specific dual functionalization of cysteine residue in peptides and proteins with 2−azidoacrylates”

Bioconjugate Chem. 2017, 28, 897−902.

Featured as ACS Editor’s Choice.

 

Atsushi Kaga, Dihka Aditya Gandamana, Sayako Tamura, Mesut Demirelli, and Shunsuke Chiba

“[3+2]−Annulation of donor−acceptor cyclopropanes with vinyl azides”

Synlett 2017, 28, 1091−1095.

 

Derek Yiren Ong, Ciputra Tejo, Kai Xu, Hajime Hirao, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Hydrodehalogenation of haloarenes by a sodium hydride−iodide composite”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 1840−1844.

 

Geoffroy Hervé Lonca, Ciputra Tejo, Hui Ling Chan, Shunsuke Chiba, and Fabien Gagosz

“Gold(I)catalyzed 6endodig azideyne cyclization: an efficient access to 2H1,3−oxazines”

Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 736−739.

Ciputra Tejo and Shunsuke Chiba

"Metalmediated oxidative radical processes for the synthesis of heterocycles"

In Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry. 2017, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.

Review.

Hirohito Hayashi, Atsushi Kaga, and Shunsuke Chiba

"Application of vinyl azides in chemical synthesis: a recent update"

J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 1198111989.

JOCSynopsis, invited contribution.

Atsushi Kaga and Shunsuke Chiba

“Engaging radicals in transition metal−catalyzed cross−coupling with alkyl electrophiles: recent advances”

ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 46974706.

Perspective, invited contribution.

2016

Atsushi Kaga, Ya Lin Tnay, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Synthesis of Fasicularin

Org. Lett. 201618, 3506−3508.

 

Koki Ikemoto, Masahiro Fujita, Pei Chui Too, Ya Lin Tnay, Sota Sato, Shunsuke Chiba, Hiroyuki Isobe

“Synthesis and structures of π−extended [n]cycloparaphenylenes (n = 12, 16, 20) containing n/2 nitrogen atoms”

Chem. Lett. 201645, 658660.

Selected as Editor’s Choice.

Xingao Peng, Atsushi Kaga, Hajime Hirao, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Hydroamination of alkenyl Narylhydrazones mediated by tBuOK for synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles”

Org. Chem. Front. 20163, 609613.

 

Zonghan Hong, Derek Yiren Ong, Subas Kumar Muduli, Pei Chui Too, Guo Hao Chan, Ya Lin Tnay, Shunsuke Chiba, Yusuke Nishiyama, Hajime Hirao, and Han Sen Soo

“Understanding the origins of nucleophilic hydride reactivity of sodium hydride−iodide composite”

Chem. Eur. J. 201622, 71087114.

Selected as Hot Paper by the Editors of Chem. Eur. J.

Selected for Back Cover Art (Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 21, 7300).

 

YiFeng Wang, Ming Hu, Hirohito Hayashi, Bengang Xing, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Linking of alcohols with vinyl azides”

Org. Lett. 201618, 992995.

 

Shinya Ariyasu, Pei Chui Too, Jing Mu, Chi Ching Goh, Yichen Ding, Ya Lin Tnay, Edwin Kok Lee Yeow, Liang Yang, Lai Guan Ng, Shunsuke Chiba, Bengang Xing

“Glycopeptide antibiotics analogs for selective inactivation and twophoton imaging of vancomycinresistant strains”

Chem. Commun. 201652, 46674670.

 

Pei Chui Too, Guo Hao Chan, Ya Lin Tnay, Hajime Hirao, and Shunsuke Chiba

Hydride reduction by sodium hydride−iodide composite

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 37193723.

 

Xu Zhu and Shunsuke Chiba

Construction of 1−pyrroline skeletons by Lewis acid−mediated conjugate addition of vinyl azides

Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 24732476.

 

Hui Chen, Atsushi Kaga, and Shunsuke Chiba

Anti−selective aminofluorination of alkenes with amidines mediated by hypervalent iodine(III) reagents

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 54815485.

Invited contribution to a Thematic series entitled “New Talent” in Org. Biomol. Chem by Editor−in−Chief: Prof. Andrei K. Yudin.

Shunsuke Chiba

“Coppercatalyzed oxidative molecular transformation of amidines for synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles”

Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 36783683.

TL Digest, invited contribution.

 

Xu Zhu and Shunsuke Chiba

Coppercatalyzed oxidative carbon−heteroatom bond formation: a recent update

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2016, 45, 45044523.

Invited contribution to a themed issue of Chem. Soc. Rev. on Coinage Metals.

Back Cover Art.

2015

Atsushi Kaga, Xingao Peng, Hajime Hirao, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Diastereodivergent synthesis of saturated azaheterocycles enabled by tBuOKmediated hydroamination of alkenyl hydrazones”

Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 1911219118.

 

Ya Lin Tnay, Gim Yean Ang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Copper−catalyzed aerobic radical CC bond cleavage of NH ketimines”

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 19331943.

Invited contribution to a Thematic series entitled “Copper Catalysis in Organic Synthesis” in Beilstein J. Org. Chem by Guest Editor: Prof. Sherry R. Chemler.

 

FengLian Zhang, Xu Zhu, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Tf₂NHcatalzyed amide synthesis from vinyl azides and alcohols”

Org. Lett. 2015, 16, 61366139.

 

John Mondal, Anup Biswas, Shunsuke Chiba, Yanli Zhao

“Cu⁰ nanoparticles deposited on nanoporous polymers: a recyclable heterogeneous nanocatalyst for Ullmann coupling of aryl halides with amines in water”

Sci. Rep. 2015, 5, 8294.

 

Ya Lin Tnay and Shunsuke Chiba

“Cucatalyzed aerobic CC bond cleavage of lactols with Nhydroxy phthalimide for synthesis of lactones”

Chem. Asian J. 2015, 10, 873877.

Invited contribution to Chem. Asian. J. for Comemorate the 10 year Anniversary of Cutting−Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia Program.

 

Xiaoling Wang, Ming Keat Sng, Selin Foo, Han Chung Chong, Wei Li Lee, Mark Boon Yang Tang, Kee Woei Ng, Baiwen Luo, Cleo Choong, Marcus Thien Chong Wong, Benny Meng Kiat Tong, Shunsuke Chiba, Say Chye Joachim Loo, Pengcheng Zhu, and Nguan Soon Tan

“Early controlled release of PPAR β/δ agonist GW501516 improves diabetic wound healing through redox modulation of wound microenvironment”

J. Control. Rel. 2015, 197, 138147.

2014

Hui Chen, Atsushi Kaga, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Diastereoselective aminooxygenation and diamination of alkenes with amidines by hypervalent iodine(III) reagents”

Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 61366139.

 

YiFeng Wang, Geoffroy Hervé Lonca, Maïwenn Le Runigo and Shunsuke Chiba

“Synthesis of polyfluoroalkyl azapolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons enabled by addition of perfluoroalkyl radicals onto vinyl azides”

Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 42724275.

 

Xu Zhu and Shunsuke Chiba

“TEMPOmediated allylic CH amination with hydrazones”

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 45674570.

 

Xu Zhu, YiFeng Wang, FengLian Zhang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Formal [4+2]annulation of vinyl azides with Nunsaturated aldimines”

Chem. Asian J. 2014, 9, 2458.

 

Kah Kah Toh, Anup Biswas, YiFeng Wang, Yun Yun Tan, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Coppermediated oxidative transformation of Nallyl enamine carboxylates for synthesis of azaheterocycles”

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 134, 60116020.

Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10(8), 800.

 

FengLian Zhang, YiFeng Wang, Geoffroy Hervé Lonca, Xu Zhu, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Amide synthesis by nucleophilic attack of vinyl azides”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 43904394.

Selected as Hot Paper by the Editors of ACIE.

Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10(7), 745.

Highlighted in Synform 2014/8, A103.

 

Xingao Peng, Benny Meng Kiat Tong, Hajime Hirao, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Inorganic basemediated hydroamination of alkenyl oximes for the synthesis of cyclic nitrones”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 19591962.

 

YiFeng Wang, Geoffroy Hervé Lonca, and Shunsuke Chiba

“PhI(OAc)₂mediated radical trifluoromethylation of vinyl azides with Me₃SiCF₃”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 10671071.

 

Hui Chen and Shunsuke Chiba

“Coppercatalyzed redox−neutral CH amination with amidoximes”

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 4246.

Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10(3), 244.

Shunsuke Chiba and Hui Chen

“sp³ CH oxidation by remote H−radical shift with oxygen and nitrogenradicals: a recent update”

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 40514060.

Review, invited contribution.

2013

Jian Zhang, Yu Liu, Shunsuke Chiba, and TeckPeng Loh

“Chemical conversion of βO4 lignin linkage models through Cucatalyzed aerobic amide bond formation”

Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 1143911441.

 

Feng-Lian Zhang, Yi-Feng Wang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Orthogonal aerobic conversion of Nbenzyl amidoximes to 1,2,4−oxadiazoles or quinazolinones”

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 60036007.

Pei Chui Too, Ya Lin Tnay, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Copper−catalyzed aerobic aliphatic CH oxygenation with hydroperoxides”

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 12171225.

Invited contribution to a Thematic series entitled “Organic Free Radical Chemistry” in BJOC by Guest Editor: Corey Stepheson.

Xu Zhu, YiFeng Wang, Wei Ren, FengLian Zhang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“TEMPOmediated aliphatic CH oxidation of oximes and hydrazones”

Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 32143217.

Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9(10), 1046.

 

YiFeng Wang, FengLian Zhang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Oxidative radical skeletal rearrangement induced by molecular oxygen: synthesis of quinazolinones”

Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 28422845.

Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9(8), 822.

 

Pengcheng Zhu, Benny Meng Kiat Tong, Runze Wang, Kelvin Jiapeng Chen, Selin Foo, Han Chung Chong, Xiao Ling Wang, Gim Yean Ang, Shunsuke Chiba, and Nguan Soon Tan

“Nox4dependent ROS modulation by amino endoperoxides to induce apoptosis in cancer cells”

Cell Death & Disease 2013, 4, e552.

 

Hui Chen, Stephen Sanjaya, Yi-Feng Wang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Coppercatalyzed aliphatic CH amination with an amidine moiety”

Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 212215.

Shunsuke Chiba

“Cu−catalyzed aerobic molecular transformation of imine and enamine derivatives for synthesis of azaheterocycles”

Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2013, 86, 14001411.

Yifeng Wang and Shunsuke Chiba

“Utilization of 1,3dipolar compounds”

In TransitionMetalMediated Aromatic Ring Construction, ed. by K. Tanaka; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013, pp 399424.

2012

Shunsuke Chiba

“CuRh redox relay catalysts for synthesis of azaheterocycles via CH functionalization”

Chem. Lett. 2012, 41, 15541559.

Highlight Review.

Invited contribution to Chem. Lett. by Associate Editor: Junji Ichikawa.

Pei Chui Too and Shunsuke Chiba

“Pentamethylcyclopentadienylrhodium(III) chloride dimer”

In Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, (Ed.); 2013.

Invited contribution to e−EROS by Executive Editor: André Charette

Stephen Sanjaya and Shunsuke Chiba

“Coppercatalyzed aminooxygenation of Nallylamidines with PhI(OAc)₂”

Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 53425345.

 

YiFeng Wang, Hui Chen, Xu Zhu, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Coppercatalyzed aerobic aliphatic CH oxygenation directed by an amidine moiety”

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 1198011983.

 

Pei Chui Too and Shunsuke Chiba

“A CuBr−mediated aerobic reaction of 2alkynylbenzaldehydes and primary amines: synthesis of 4Bromoisoquinolones”

Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 76347636. 

Ya Lin Tnay, Cheng Chen, Yi Yuan Chua, Line Zhang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Copper−catalyzed aerobic spirocyclization of biarylNHimines via 1,4−aminooxygenation of benzene rings”

Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 35503553.


Benny Meng Kiat Tong, Hui Chen, Sin Yee Chong, Yi Li Heng, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Formal [4+1] and [5+1]−annulation by SN2−conjugate addition sequence: stereoselective synthesis of highly substituted carbocycles”

Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 28262829.

Additions and Corrections: Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 61116112.

Tingchao He, Pei Chui Too, Rui Chen, Shunsuke Chiba, and Handong Sun

“Concise synthesis and twophoton excited deep blue emission of 1,8−diazapyrenes”

Chem. Asian J. 2012, 7, 20902095. 

 

Kah Kah Toh, Stephen Sanjaya, Sophian Sahnoun, Sin Yee Chong, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Copper−catalyzed aerobic intramolecular carbo− and amino−oxygenation of alkynes for synthesis of azaheterocycles”

Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 22902292.

Stephen Sanjaya, Sze Hui Chua, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Cu(II)−mediated aminooxygenation of alkenylimines and alkenylamidines with TEMPO”

Synlett 2012, 23, 16571661.

Yi−Feng Wang, Feng−Lian Zhang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Copper−catalyzed aerobic methyl/methylene oxygenation and CH formylation under DABCO–DMSO system for synthesis of carbonyl indoles and pyrroles”

Synthesis 2012, 44, 15261534.

Special Topics on “Copper Chemistry”.

 

YiFeng Wang, Xu Zhu, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Copper−catalyzed aerobic [3+2]−annulation of N−alkenyl amidines”

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 36793682.

Shunsuke Chiba

“Mn(III)catalyzed radical reactions of 1,3dicarbonyl compounds and cyclopropanols with vinyl azides for divergent synthesis of azaheterocycles”

Chimia, 2012, 66, 377381.

Selected for Cover Art.

Invited contribution to CHIMIA special issue in radical chemistry by Editor−in−Chief: Philippe Renaud.

Shunsuke Chiba

“Application of organic azides for synthesis of nitrogencontaining molecules”

Synlett, 2012, 23, 2144.

Invited contribution to Synlett Account by Editor−in−Chief: Peter C. Vollhardt.

2011

Pei Chui Too, Toshiharu Noji, Ying Jie Lim, Xingwei Li, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Rh(III)−synthesis of pyridines from α, β−unsaturated ketoximes and internal alkynes”

Synlett 2011, 27892794.

Highlighted in Synfacts 2012, 8(2), 137.

 

Benny Meng Kiat Tong, Benjamin WeiQiang Hui,

“Synthesis of isoindoles via 1,3−dipolar cycloaddition of α−azido carbonyl compounds onto intramolecular alkenes and their conversion to substituted aromatic hydrocarbons”

Synthesis 2011, 21, 35523562.                                               

 

Kah Kah Toh, YiFeng Wang, Eileen Pei Jian Ng, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Copper−mediated aerobic synthesis of 3−azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex2enes and 4−carbonylpyrroles from N−allyl/propargyl enamine carboxylates”

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 1394213945.

 

Eileen Pei Jian Ng, YiFeng Wang, Benjamin WeiQiang Hui, Guillaume Lapointe, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Orthogonal synthesis of pyrroles and 1,2,3−triazoles from vinyl azides and 1,3−dicarbonyl compounds”

Tetrahedron 2011, 67, 77287737. 

 

Line Zhang, JianYuan Lee, Naomi Yamazaki, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Cu(II)−catalyzed synthesis of pyrazinones from α−azidoN−allylamides under an oxygen atmosphere”

Synlett 2011, 21672170.                                               

 

Pei Chui Too, Sze Hui Chua, Siong Heng Wong, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Synthesis of azaheterocycles from aryl ketone o−acetyloximes and internal alkynes by Cu–Rh bimetallic relay catalysts”

J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 61596168.

 

Benny Meng Kiat Tong and Shunsuke Chiba

“Diamine−catalyzed conjugate addition of acrylate derivatives”

Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 29482951.

 

YiFeng Wang, Kah Kah Toh, Eileen Pei Jian Ng, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Mn(III)−mediated formal [3+3]−annulation of vinyl azides and cyclopropanols: a divergent synthesis of azaheterocycles”

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 64116421. 

YiFeng Wang, Kah Kah Toh, Jian-Yuan Lee, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Synthesis of isoquinolines from α−aryl vinyl azides and internal alkynes by RhCu bimetallic cooperation”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 59275931.

Line Zhang, Gim Yean Ang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Copper−catalyzed benzylic CH oxygenation under an oxygen atmosphere via NH imines as an intramolecular directing group”

Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 16221625. 

Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, 658.

 

Eileen Pei Jian Ng, YiFeng Wang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Mn(III)−catalyzed formal [3+2]−annulation of vinyl azides and β−keto acids for synthesis of pyrroles”

Synlett 2011, 783786. 

Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, 606.

 

Stephen Sanjaya and Shunsuke Chiba

“PhI(OAc)₂−mediated iminobromination for synthesis of bromomethyl cyclic imines starting from alkenyl carbonitriles and Grignard reagents”

Tetrahedron 2011, 67, 590596. 

Shunsuke Chiba

”Synthetic Methods for NitrogenContaining Molecules from Organic Azides”

J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2011, 69, 789801.

Shunsuke Chiba and Koichi Narasaka

“Product Class 15: Oximes”

In Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates, ed. By Ernst Schaumann; Thieme, 2011, Vol. 2011/4, Section 27.15., pp 445459.

2010

Pei Chui Too, YiFeng Wang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Rh(III)−catalyzed synthesis of isoquinolines from aryl ketone o−acyloxime derivatives and internal alkynes”

Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 56885691. 

Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, 249

 

Line Zhang, Gim Yean Ang, and Shunsuke Chiba

“Copper−catalyzed synthesis of phenanthridine derivatives under an oxygen atmosphere starting from biaryl2carbonitriles and Grignard reagents”

Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 36823685. 

Highlighted in Synfacts 2010, 1240

 

Shunsuke Chiba, Line Zhang, Stephen Sanjaya, and Gim Yean Ang

“Pd(II)catalyzed synthesis of indoles from αaryloxime Opentafluorobenzoates via intramolecular aromatic CH amination”

Tetrahedron 2010, 66, 56925700. 

 

Shunsuke Chiba, Line Zhang, and JianYuan Lee

“Copper−catalyzed synthesis of azaspirocyclohexadienones from α−azidoNarylamides under an oxygen atmosphere”

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 72667277. 

 

Shunsuke Chiba, Line Zhang, Gim Yean Ang, and Benjamin WeiQiang Hui

“Generation of iminyl copper species from α−azido carbonyl compounds and their catalytic C–C bond cleavage under an oxygen atmosphere”

Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 20522055. 

2009

YiFeng Wang and Shunsuke Chiba

“Mn(III)−mediated reactions of cyclopropanols with vinyl azides: synthesis of pyridine and 2azabicyclo[3.3.1]non2en1ol derivatives”

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 1257012572. 

Highlighted in Synfacts 2009, 1195. Selected as Synfacts of the Month.

Shunsuke Chiba, YanJun Xu, and YiFeng Wang

“A Pd(II)−catalyzed ring−expansion reaction of cyclic 2−azidoalcohol derivatives: synthesis of azaheterocycles”

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 1288612887. 

MaoYi Lei, YongJun Xiao, WeiMin Liu, Koji Fukamizu, Shunsuke Chiba, Kaori Ando, and Koichi Narasaka

“Nucleophilic substitution reaction at an sp² carbon of vinyl halides with an intramolecular thiol moiety: synthesis of thioheterocycles”

Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 68886902. 

ShuSu Shen, MaoYi Lei, YunXuan Wong, MunLing Tong, Priscilla LuYi Teo, Shunsuke Chiba, and Koichi Narasaka

“Intramolecular nucleophilic substitution at an sp² carbon: synthesis of substituted thiazoles and imidazole2thiones”

Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 31613163. 

Benjamin WeiQiang Hui and Shunsuke Chiba

“Orthogonal synthesis of isoindole and isoquinoline derivatives from organic azides”

Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 729732. 

Highlighted in Synfacts 2009, 479. Selected as Synfact of the month.

Highlighted in Synform 2009/06, A052.

Shunsuke Chiba, Kaori Ando, and Koichi Narasaka

“Concerted Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions at Vinylic Carbons”

Synlett 2009, 25492564.

Account.

Shunsuke Chiba, Mitsuru Kitamura, and Koichi Narasaka
“Synthesis of (–
)Sordarin”

In New Trends in Total Synthesis of Natural Products, ed. by Yasuyuki Kita; CMC books, Tokyo, Japan, 2009, 2035.

2008

YiFeng Wang, Kah Kah Toh, Shunsuke Chiba, and Koichi Narasaka

“Mn(III)catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles from vinyl azides and 1,3dicarbonyl compounds”

Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 50195022. 

Highlighted in Synfacts 2009, 143.

MaoYi Lei, Koji Fukamizu, YongJun Xiao, WeiMin Liu, Scott Twiddy, Shunsuke Chiba, Kaori Ando, and Koichi Narasaka

“Nucleophilic substitution at an sp² carbon of vinyl halides with intramolecular thiolate moieties: synthesis of 2alkylidenethietanes”

Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 41254129. 

Xavier Chaminade, Shunsuke Chiba, Koichi Narasaka, and Elisabet Dunach

“Aluminum triflatecatalysed regioselective cycloisomerisation of nonactivated unsaturated oximes”

Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 23842387. 

Shunsuke Chiba, YiFeng Wang, Guillaume Lapointe, and Koichi Narasaka

“Synthesis of polysubstituted NH pyrroles from vinyl azides and 1,3dicarbonyl compounds”

Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 313316.

Shunsuke Chiba and Koichi Narasaka
"Simple Molecules, Highly Efficient Amination"

In Amino Group Chemistry From Synthesis to the Life Sciences, ed. by A. Ricci; WileyVCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2008, 154.

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