Publication List -Prof. Asano-

・Organocatalytic Access to Tetrasubstituted Chiral Carbons Integrating Functional Groups

　Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Chem. Rec. 2023, 23, e202200200.

・Non-Enzymatic Catalytic Asymmetric Cyanation of Acylsilanes

　Nagano, T.; Matsumoto, A.; Yoshizaki, R.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Commun. Chem. 2022, 5, 45.

・Catalytic Asymmetric Cycloetherification via Intramolecular Oxy-Michael Addition of Enols

　Murata, R.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Tetrahedron 2021, 97, 132381.

　Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Highlights in Organic Chemistry Portal.

・Multipoint Recognition of Molecular Conformations with Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Synthetic Reactions

　Asano, K.
　Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, 694–712.

　Selected as the inside cover.

・Desymmetrization of gem-Diols via Water-Assisted Organocatalytic Enantio- and Diastereoselective Cycloetherification

　Murata, R.; Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 12335–12338.

　Selected as the inside back cover.
　Highlighted in Synfacts 2020, 16, 1276.

・trans-Cyclooctenes as Chiral Ligands in Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,4-Additions

　Nagano, T.; Einaru, S.; Shitamichi, K.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 7131–7133.

　Selected as the Very Important Paper (VIP).
　Selected as the Front Cover.
　Highlighted in Chemistry Views.

・Enantio- and Diastereoselective Construction of Contiguous Tetrasubstituted Chiral Carbons in Organocatalytic Oxadecalin Synthesis

　Wada, Y.; Murata, R.; Fujii, Y.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 4710–4715.

　Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Highlights in Organic Chemistry Portal.

・Enantioselective Bromination of Axially Chiral Cyanoarenes in the Presence of Bifunctional Organocatalysts

　Wada, Y.; Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　RSC Adv. 2019, 9, 31654–31658.

・Asymmetric syn-1,3-Dioxane Construction via Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols Using Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalysts

　Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8, 814–818.

・Organocatalytic Enantio- and Diastereoselective Construction of syn-1,3-Diol Motifs via Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of In Situ Generated Chiral Cyanohydrins

　Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 2688–2692.

・Asymmetric Cycloetherification of in Situ Generated Cyanohydrins through the Concomitant Construction of Three Chiral Carbon Centers

　Kurimoto, Y.; Nasu, T.; Fujii, Y.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 2156–2160.

・Kinetic Resolution of Acylsilane Cyanohydrins via Organocatalytic Cycloetherification

　Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Chem.—Asian J. 2019, 14, 116–120.

　Selected as the Cover Feature.
　Selected as the top 10% most downloaded paper.

・trans-Cyclooctenes as Halolactonization Catalysts

　Einaru, S.; Shitamichi, K.; Nagano, T.; Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 13863–13867.

　Highlighted in Synfacts 2018, 14, 1198.

・Asymmetric Cycloetherification by Bifunctional Organocatalyst

　Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Synthesis 2018, 50, 4243–4253.

・Catalytic Approaches to Optically Active 1,5-Benzothiazepines

　Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 6273–6282.

・Organocatalytic Enantio- and Diastereoselective Cycloetherification via Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Chiral Cyanohydrins

　Yoneda, N.; Fujii, Y.; Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 1397.

　Press release on Kyoto University website.
　Highlighted in Newspapers (Nikkei Shinbun & Kagaku Kogyo Nippo).
　Highlighted in Synform 2018, 3, A33.
　Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Highlights in Organic Chemistry Portal.

・Asymmetric Net Cycloaddition for Access to Diverse Substituted 1,5-Benzothiazepines

　Fukata, Y.; Yao, K.; Miyaji, R.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 12655–12668.

　Highlighted in Abstracts in Organic Chemistry Portal.

・Bifunctional Organocatalysts for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Axially Chiral Benzamides

　Miyaji, R.; Wada, Y.; Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1518–1523.

・Induction of Axial Chirality in 8-Arylquinolines through Halogenation Reactions Using Bifunctional Organocatalysts

　Miyaji, R.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Chem.—Eur. J. 2017, 23, 9996–10000.

　Selected as the Inside Cover.

・穏和な有機触媒がもたらす精密不斉合成

　 Asano, K.
　有機合成化学協会誌 2016, 74, 1194–1205.

・Asymmetric Cycloetherification via the Kinetic Resolution of Alcohols Using Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalysts

　 Yoneda, N.; Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Chem. Lett. 2016, 45, 1300–1303.

・Asymmetric Synthesis of Spiroketals with Aminothiourea Catalysts

　Yoneda, N.; Fukata, Y.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 15497–15500.

　Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 12, 89.

・穏やかな触媒がもたらす精密有機合成

　Asano, K.
　化学と工業 2015, 68, 832–833.

・Diastereoselective Reduction of β-(1,3-Dioxan-4-yl)ketones

　Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Synlett 2015, 26, 1872–1874.

・A Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyst for Asymmetric Construction of 1,3-Dioxanes

　Matsumoto, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 11693–11696.

・Bifunctional Organocatalysts for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Isoquinoline N-Oxides

　Miyaji, R.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 6766–6769.

・Facile Net Cycloaddition Approach to Optically Active 1,5‑Benzothiazepines

　Fukata, Y.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 5320–5323.

　Highlighted in Synfacts 2015, 11, 770.
　Highlighted in J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn. 2015, 73, 1162.

・Asymmetric Oxy-Michael Addition to γ-Hydroxy-α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyls Using Formaldehyde as an Oxygen-Centered Nucleophile

　Yoneda, N.; Hotta, A.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S. 
　Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 6264–6266.

・Asymmetric Isomerization of ω-Hydroxy-α,β-Unsaturated Thioesters into β-Mercaptolactones by a Bifunctional Aminothiourea Catalyst

　Fukata, Y.; Okamura, T.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2184–2187.

・Asymmetric chroman synthesis via an intramolecular oxy-Michael addition by bifunctional organocatalysts

　Miyaji, R.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 119–122.

・Procedure-Controlled Enantioselectivity Switch in Organocatalytic 2-Oxazolidinone Synthesis

　Fukata, Y.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 12160–12163.

・Asymmetric Indoline Synthesis via Intramolecular Aza-Michael Addition Mediated by Bifunctional Organocatalysts

　Miyaji, R.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 3658–3661.

・Asymmetric Cycloetherifications by Bifunctional Aminothiourea Catalysts: The Importance of Hydrogen Bonding

　Fukata, Y.; Miyaji, R.; Okamura, T.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Synthesis 2013, 45, 1627–1634.

・Asymmetric Synthesis of 1,3-Oxazolidines via Intramolecular Aza-Michael Addition by Bifunctional Organocatalysts

　Fukata, Y.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Chem. Lett. 2013, 42, 355–357.

・Organocatalytic asymmetric oxy-Michael addition to a γ-hydroxy-α,β-unsaturated thioestervia hemiacetal intermediates

　Okamura, T.; Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 5076–5078.

・Asymmetric Synthesis of 1,3-Dioxolanes by Organocatalytic Formal [3 + 2] Cycloaddition via Hemiacetal Intermediates

　Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 1620–1623.

・Asymmetric Catalytic Cycloetherification Mediated by Bifunctional Organocatalysts

　Asano, K.; Matsubara, S.
　J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 16711–16713.