Mechanism-Guided Development of Bifunctional Cyclooctenes as Active, Practical, and Light-Gated Bromination Catalysts

Nagano, T.; Shimazu, T.; Ono, Y.; Kaneko, K.; Matsubara, S.; Yamanaka, M.; Uraguchi, D.; Asano, K.
　Chem.—Eur. J. in press (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202404011).

Synthesis of Substituted Cyclooctenes through Cross-Coupling Reactions

Murata, R.; Yoshida, R.; Uraguchi, D.; Asano, K.
　Synlett 2025, 36, 69–74.

BODNs as biocompatible brominating reagents: visible-light photocatalytic tyrosine modification under physiologically favorable conditions

Yoshida, R.; Hori, Y.; Uraguchi, D.; Asano, K.
　Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 12381-12384.

trans-Cyclooctenes as Scavengers of Bromine Involved in Catalytic Bromination

Murata, R.; Shitamichi, K.; Hiramatsu, M.; Matsubara, S.; Uraguchi, D.; Asano, K.
　Chem.—Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202303399.

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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.

Multipoint Recognition of Molecular Conformations with Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Synthetic Reactions

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

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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.

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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.

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