Publications
Reinvestigation of the Biomimetic Cyclization of 3,5-Diketoesters: Application to the Total Synthesis of Cyercene A, an α-Methoxy-γ-Pyrone-Containing Polypropionate
Kai Onda, Ichiro Hayakawa, Akira Sakakura*Synlett2017, 28 (13), 1596–1600. (Published online: […]
Copper(II) Triflimide
Akira Sakakura, Kazuaki IshiharaIn e-EROS (Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis); Wiley, 2 […]
Discovery of O6-benzyl glaziovianin A, a potent cytotoxic substance and a potent inhibitor of α,β-tubulin polymerization
Ichiro Hayakawa,* Shuya Shioda, Takumi Chinen, Taisei Hatanaka, Haruna Ebisu, Akira Sakakura, Takeo Usui,* Hid […]
A short access to 3,5-disubstituted piperazinones based on the aza-Michael addition of α-amino esters to β-substituted nitroalkenes
Takayuki Kudoh,* Seiji Isoyama, Sachiko Kagimoto, Katsutoshi Kurihara, Akira Sakakura* Tetrahedron Lett.2 […]
Enantioselective Bromocyclization of 2-Gernaylphenols Induced by Chiral Phosphite-Urea Bifunctional Catalysts
Yasuhiro Sawamura, Yoshihiro Ogura, Hidefumi Nakatsuji, Akira Sakakura* and Kazuki Ishihara* Chem. Commun […]
Stereoselective Electrophilic Cyclization
Akira Sakakura* and Kazuaki Ishihara* Chem. Rec.2015, 15 (4), 728–742. (Published online: […]
Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Azomethine Imines with Propioloylpyrazoles Induced by Chiral π−Cation Catalysts
Masahiro Hori, Akira Sakakura,* Kazuaki Ishihara* J. Am. Chem. Soc.2014, 136 (38), 13198–13201. […]
Cooperative Activation with Chiral Nucleophilic Catalysts and N-Haloimides: Enantioselective Iodolactonization of 4-Arylmethyl-4-pentenoic Acids
Hidefumi Nakatsuji, Yasuhiro Sawamura, Akira Sakakura,* Kazuaki Ishihara* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2014,  […]
Catalytic Enantioselective Inverse Electron Demand Hetero‐Diels–Alder Reaction with Allylsilanes
Yuki Matsumura, Takahiro Suzuki, Akira Sakakura,* Kazuaki Ishihara * Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2014,  […]
5.9 Intermolecular Diels–Alder Reactions
Kazuaki Ishihaira, Akira SakakuraIn Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, 2nd Edition, Vol. 5, Gary A. Molande […]