{"id":201,"date":"2021-11-24T11:14:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T02:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T03:15:07","slug":"publication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/publication","title":{"rendered":"Publication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2025\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Development of a Vinylated Cyclic Allene: A Fleeting Strained Diene for the Diels\u2013Alder Reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haruki\u00a0Mizoguchi*,\u00a0Takumi Obata, Taiki Hirai, Manaka Komatsu, Akira\u00a0Sakakura*<br><em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. <\/em><strong>2025<\/strong><em>, <\/em>64, e202510319<br>DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/anie.202510319\">10.1002\/anie.202510319<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1312\" height=\"645\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cyclicallene.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-488\" style=\"width:350px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A strain-promoted Diels\u2013Alder reaction of the vinylated cyclic allene, a highly reactive strained all-carbon diene, was developed. Activation of the Kobayashi-type precursor with fluoride ion generated the vinyl cyclic allene, which was trapped by dienophiles to produce decalin derivatives under mild conditions. This method would provide an efficient route to synthesize natural product-relevant multicyclic skeletons in a convergent fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2024\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Synthesis of an Angular Triquinane Structure Based on a Stereoselective Decarboxylative Giese Reaction at an Angular Position in a Diquinane Skeleton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naochika&nbsp;Matsumaru,&nbsp;Takumu Nishitani, Haruki&nbsp;Mizoguchi*,&nbsp;Akira&nbsp;Sakakura*<br><em>Tetrahedron <\/em><strong>2025<\/strong><em>, 178<\/em>, 134612.<br>DOI:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tet.2025.134612\">10.1016\/j.tet.2025.134612<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2213\" height=\"519\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-s2.0-S0040402025001681-ga1_lrg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-485\" style=\"width:600px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A chemo-, regio-, and stereo-selective method for constructing the angular triquinane core-skeleton was developed based on a radical carbon-carbon bond formation at a diquinane ring-junction as a key process. With the use of a photoredox catalyst under blue LED irradiation, the decarboxylative Giese reaction of the diquinane core with unsaturated carbonyl compounds proceeds stereoselectively to construct a quaternary carbon center at the angular position. Subsequent aldol cyclization exploiting the carbonyl group installed to a diquinane core resulted in an expeditious synthesis of the angular triquinane skeleton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Rapid construction of a diterpene-inspired tetracyclic skeleton bearing bicyclo[3.2.1]octane rings based on desymmetrization of 1,3-diketones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Hidetoshi&nbsp;Kamada,&nbsp;Haruki&nbsp;Mizoguchi*,&nbsp;Akira&nbsp;Sakakura*<br><em>Tetrahedron Lett. <\/em><strong>2025<\/strong><em>, 157, <\/em>155470<br>DOI:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlehtml\/2024\/ob\/d3ob01850d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tetlet.2025.155470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1016\/j.tetlet.2025.155470<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"122\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A synthetic methodology for constructing&nbsp;<em>ent<\/em>-kaurane-like tetracyclic skeletons possessing a bicyclo[3.2.1]octane moiety has been developed by employing a desymmetrizing sequential cyclization strategy. Using a symmetric diketone as a key branching point, the sequence of desymmetric Friedel\u2013Crafts cyclization and Pd-catalyzed intramolecular \u03b1-vinylation of ketone allowed us to construct the&nbsp;<em>ent<\/em>-kaurane-like tetracyclic skeleton from 1,3-cyclohexanedione in four steps. In contrast, reversing the order of the cyclization steps yielded a pseudo-symmetric tetracyclic skeleton, which is also reminiscent of the kaurane framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2023\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Synthesis and biological evaluation of coprinoferrin, an acylated tripeptide hydroxamate siderophore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Ichiro Hayakawa*,&nbsp;Tomoki Isogai, Jun Takanishi,&nbsp;Shihori Asai,&nbsp;Chika Ando,&nbsp;Tomohiro Tsutsumi,&nbsp;Kenji Watanabe*,&nbsp;Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;and<br>Yuta Tsunematsu*<br><em>Org. Biomol. Chem. <\/em><strong>2024<\/strong><em>, 22, <\/em>831\u2013837<br>DOI:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlehtml\/2024\/ob\/d3ob01850d\" target=\"_blank\">10.1039\/D3OB01850D<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coprinoferrin (CPF), originally isolated from a genetically engineered strain (\u0394laeA) of the mushroom fungus&nbsp;Coprinopsis cinerea, is an acylated tripeptide hydroxamate consisting of tandem aligned&nbsp;N5-hexa- noyl-N5-hydroxy-L-ornithine with modifications of&nbsp;N-acetyl and&nbsp;C-carboxamide. These unique chemical properties make CPF an iron(III) binder (siderophore), which helps in iron acquisition from the environment and promotes hyphal growth as well as fruiting body formation in&nbsp;C. cinerea. However, CPF\u2019s detailed mode of action remains enigmatic. In this study, we have accomplished the synthesis of CPF from&nbsp;N-Boc-L-glutamic acid 5-benzyl ester. The physicochemical characteristics, spectroscopic features, and biological activity observed in the synthetic CPF closely match those of natural CPF. This alignment pro- vides unequivocal confirmation of the proposed chemical structure, facilitating a deeper understanding of its physiological role in nature, particularly in fruiting body formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Visible-Light-Photoexcited Palladium-Catalyzed Silylmethylation of Benzyl Alcohol Derivatives<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Haruki Mizoguchi*,Ryuji Yoshida,&nbsp;Haruka Ikeda, Akira Sakakura*<br><em>Synlett<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2023<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>eFirst (Special Issue Dedicated to Prof. Hisashi Yamamoto)<\/em><br>DOI: 10.1055\/s-0042-1752736<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"197\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/i_u0181_ga_10-1055_s-0042-1752736.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404\" style=\"width:592px;height:197px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An intramolecular C\u2013H silylmethylation of benzylic alcohol derivatives catalyzed by a visible-light-photoexcited palladium complex was developed. Irradiation of the palladium complex with blue LEDs resulted in efficient activation of a C\u2013I bond, and subsequent intramolecular radical arylation afforded siloxacycle products. Selective protonation or oxidation of the C\u2013Si bond of the cyclized materials afforded&nbsp;<em>ortho<\/em>-methylated and&nbsp;<em>ortho<\/em>-hydroxymethylated derivatives of the benzylic alcohol derivatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2022\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Annulative coupling of vinylboronic esters: aryne-triggered 1,2-metallate rearrangement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Haruki Mizoguchi*, Hidetoshi Kamada, Kazuki Morimoto, Ryuji Yoshida,&nbsp;Akira Sakakura*<br><em>Chem. Sci.<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2022<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>13<\/em>, 9580\u20139585.<br>DOI: \/10.1039\/D2SC02623F<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GA.tiff\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354\" style=\"width:815px;height:208px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A stereoselective annulative coupling of a vinylboronic ester ate-complex with arynes producing cyclic borinic esters has been developed. An annulation reaction that proceeded through the formation of two C\u2013C bonds and a C\u2013B bond was realized by exploiting a 1,2-metallate rearrangement of boronate triggered by the addition of a vinyl group to the strained triple bond of an aryne. The generated aryl anion would then cyclize to a boron atom to complete the annulation cascade. The annulated borinic ester could be converted to boronic acids and their derivatives by oxidation, halogenation, and cross-coupling. Particularly, halogenation and Suzuki\u2013Miyaura coupling proceeded in a site-selective fashion and produced highly substituted alkylboronic acid derivatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Enantioselective construction of \u03b2-hydroxy-\u03b1,\u03b1-disubstituted \u03b1-amino acid derivatives via direct aldol reaction of \u03b1-imino esters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yuya Araki, Masato Hanada, Yoshiko Iguchi, Haruki Mizoguchi, Akira Sakakura*<br><em>Tetrahedron<\/em> <strong>2022<\/strong>, <em>110<\/em>, 132695.&nbsp;<br>DOI:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tet.2022.132695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1016\/j.tet.2022.132695<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-s2.0-S0040402022000813-ga1_lrg-1024x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295\" style=\"width:768px;height:153px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-s2.0-S0040402022000813-ga1_lrg-1024x204.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-s2.0-S0040402022000813-ga1_lrg-300x60.jpg 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-s2.0-S0040402022000813-ga1_lrg-768x153.jpg 768w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-s2.0-S0040402022000813-ga1_lrg-1536x305.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1-s2.0-S0040402022000813-ga1_lrg-2048x407.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The \u03b2-hydroxy-\u03b1,\u03b1-disubstituted \u03b1-amino acid is a valuable&nbsp;structural motif&nbsp;for research in the field of bioorganic chemistry and in the development of peptide drugs. This report describes the enantioselective direct-aldol reaction of \u03b1-imino esters with&nbsp;glyoxylate&nbsp;esters. We discovered that a catalytic amount of Co(OAc)<sub>2<\/sub>-pybox complex catalyzed the&nbsp;aldol reaction&nbsp;of salicylaldehyde-derived \u03b1-imino esters with benzyl glyoxylate in good yield and&nbsp;enantioselectivity. In addition,&nbsp;hydrolysis&nbsp;of the&nbsp;imine&nbsp;moiety of the aldol products followed by Boc protection of the resultant&nbsp;amino group&nbsp;gave the&nbsp;<em>N<\/em>-Boc-protected&nbsp;amino acid derivatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2021\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Toward the Synthesis of Paspaline-Type Indole-Terpenes: Stereoselective Construction of Core Scaffold with Contiguous Asymmetric Quaternary Carbon Centers&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Ichiro Hayakawa*, Naochika Matsumaru, and Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>J. Org. Chem.<\/em><strong> <\/strong><strong>2021<\/strong>, ASAP (Published online: July 7, 2021)&nbsp;<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.joc.1c01193\" target=\"_blank\">DOI: 10.1021\/acs.joc.1c01193<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/10727\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img20210710152312031905-1024x630.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img20210710152312031905-1024x630.png 1024w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img20210710152312031905-300x184.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img20210710152312031905-768x472.png 768w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img20210710152312031905.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The core scaffold of paspaline-type indole-terpenes was synthesized by using the House\u2013Meinwald rearrangement as a key step. Rearrangement of the epoxide methyl group in the precursor with methylaluminum bis(4-bromo-2,6-di-&nbsp;<em>tert<\/em>-butylphenoxide) as a Lewis acid proceeded smoothly to construct contiguous asymmetric quaternary carbon centers by a 1,2-chirality transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Strain-Release Difunctionalization of C\u2013C \u03c3- and \u03c0-bonds of an Organoboron Ate-Complex through 1,2-Metallate Rearrangement&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Haruki Mizoguchi,* Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Chem. Lett.<\/em><strong> <\/strong><strong>2021<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>50<\/em>&nbsp;(4), 792\u2013799. (Published online: January 13, 2021)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1246\/cl.200926\">DOI: 10.1246\/cl.200926<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1246\/cl.200926\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/10724\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"365\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/chemlett_highlight-1024x365.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" style=\"width:512px;height:183px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/chemlett_highlight-1024x365.png 1024w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/chemlett_highlight-300x107.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/chemlett_highlight-768x274.png 768w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/chemlett_highlight-1536x547.png 1536w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/chemlett_highlight.png 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This highlight review describes the recent development of an electrophile-triggered 1,2-metallate rearrangement of organoboronic ester ate-complex, which proceeds through 1,2-difunctionalization of carbon\u2013carbon \u03c3- and \u03c0-bonds, using strain energy as a driving force. Coupling reactions of small ring carbocyclic boronic esters, such as cyclopropyl-, bicyclo[1.1.0]butyl-, and cyclopropenyl-boronic ester, are summarized along with the proposed reaction mechanisms and representative examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2020\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Synthesis of functionalized cyclopropylboronic esters based on a 1,2-metallate rearrangement of cyclopropenylboronate&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Haruki Mizoguchi,* Masaya Seriua, Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Chem. Commun.<\/em><strong> <\/strong><strong>2020<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>56<\/em>&nbsp;(99), 15545\u201315548. (Published online:&nbsp;November&nbsp;18, 2020)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D0CC07134J\">DOI: 10.1039\/d0cc07134j&nbsp;<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D0CC07134J\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/10713\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"389\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cyclopropene_cc_ga-1024x389.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" style=\"width:512px;height:195px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cyclopropene_cc_ga-1024x389.png 1024w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cyclopropene_cc_ga-300x114.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cyclopropene_cc_ga-768x292.png 768w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cyclopropene_cc_ga-1536x583.png 1536w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cyclopropene_cc_ga-2048x777.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">A procedure converting tribromocyclopropane to densely functionalized \u03b2-selenocyclopropylboronic ester using the 1,2-metallate rearrangement of a boron ate-complex has been developed.&nbsp; Treatment of an&nbsp;<em>in situ<\/em>-generated cyclopropenylboronic ester ate-complex with phenylselenenyl chloride triggered stereospecific rearrangement to produce functionalized cyclopropanes.&nbsp; DFT calculations for 1,2-metallate rearrangement suggested that the reaction proceeds through a seleniranium intermediate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Kinetic Resolution of \u03b1-Nitrolactones by Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrolysis or Ester\u2013Amide Exchange Reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Ryota Nakao, Yudai Fujii, Ichiro Hayakawa, Haruki Mizoguchi, Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Synlett<\/em><strong> 2020<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>31<\/em>&nbsp;(20), 2018\u20132022. (Published online: October 8, 2020)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0040-1707303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1055\/s-0040-1707303&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/10593\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"446\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-kr-1024x446.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\" style=\"width:512px;height:223px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-kr-1024x446.png 1024w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-kr-300x131.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-kr-768x335.png 768w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-kr-1536x670.png 1536w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-kr.png 1679w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>C<\/em>1-Symmetric chiral ammonium salt catalysts induced a kinetic resolution of racemic \u03b1-nitrolactones through an asymmetric ester\u2013amide exchange reaction.&nbsp; The corresponding amides were obtained with high enantioselectivities and high&nbsp;<em>S<\/em>&nbsp;(=&nbsp;<em>k<\/em>fast\/&nbsp;<em>k<\/em>slow) values.&nbsp; This reaction system is a useful approach for obtaining carbocyclic quaternary \u03b1-nitroamides as chiral building blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Enantioselective Diels\u2013Alder Reaction of 3-Nitrocoumarins Promoted by Chiral Organoammonium Salt Catalysts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Yudai Fujii, Ryota Nakao, Saki Sugihara, Keita Fujita, Yuya Araki, Takayuki Kudoh, Ichiro Hayakawa, Haruki Mizoguchi, Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Synlett<\/em><strong> 2020<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>31<\/em>&nbsp;(20), 2013\u20132017. (Published online: October 7, 2020)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0040-1707302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1055\/s-0040-1707302&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/10562\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-da-1024x503.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107\" style=\"width:512px;height:252px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-da-1024x503.png 1024w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-da-300x147.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-da-768x377.png 768w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-da-1536x754.png 1536w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nitrocoumarin-da.png 1738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">An enantioselective Diels\u2013Alder reaction of 3-nitrocoumarins has been developed.&nbsp; A tryptophan-derived&nbsp;<em>C<\/em>1-symmetric organoammonium thiourea catalyst promoted the reaction of 3-nitrocoumarins with Danishefsky\u2019s diene to give the corresponding adducts with good enantioselectivity (up to 94% ee).&nbsp; One of the resulting adducts was converted into a chiral carbocyclic quaternary \u03b2-amino alcohol.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25b6\ufe0e Front Cover&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cover-synlett-20-2020.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108\" style=\"width:228px;height:304px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cover-synlett-20-2020.png 768w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cover-synlett-20-2020-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2019\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Structure Optimization of Gatastatin for the Development of \u03b3-Tubulin-Specific Inhibitor&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Kana Shintani, Haruna Ebisu, Minagi Mukaiyama, Taisei Hatanaka, Takumi Chinen, Daisuke Takao, Yoko Nagumo, Akira Sakakura, Ichiro Hayakawa,* Takeo Usui*&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><em>ACS Med. Chem. Lett.<\/em><strong> 2020<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>11<\/em>&nbsp;(6), 1125\u20131129.&nbsp; (Published online:&nbsp;March&nbsp;30, 2020)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsmedchemlett.9b00526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1021\/acsmedchemlett.9b00526&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/10556\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"254\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gatastatin.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111\" style=\"width:250px;height:127px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Gatastatin (O7-benzyl glaziovianin A) is a \u03b3-tubulin-specific inhibitor that is used to investigate \u03b3-tubulin function in cells. We have previously reported that the unsubstituted phenyl ring of the O7-benzyl group in gatastatin is important for \u03b3-tubulin inhibition. To obtain further structural information regarding \u03b3-tubulin inhibition, we synthesized several gatastatin derivatives containing a fixed O7-benzyl moiety. Modifications of the B-ring resulted in drastic decrease in cytotoxicity, abnormal spindle formation activity, and inhibition of microtubule (MT) nucleation. In contrast, various O6-alkylated gatastatin derivatives showed potent cytotoxicity, induced abnormal spindle formation, and inhibited MT nucleation. We had previously reported that O6-benzyl glaziovianin A is a potent \u03b1\/\u03b2-tubulin inhibitor; thus, these new results suggest that the O6-position restricts affinity for \u03b1\/\u03b2- and \u03b3-tubulin. Considering that an O7-benzyl group increases specificity for \u03b3-tubulin, more potent and specific \u03b3-tubulin inhibitors can be generated through O6-modifications of gatastatin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Formal Total Synthesis of Manzacidin B via Sequential Diastereodivergent Henry Reaction&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Yuya Araki, Natsumi Miyoshi, Kazuki Morimoto, Takayuki Kudoh, Haruki Mizoguchi, Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>J. Org. Chem.<\/em><strong> 2020<\/strong>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>85<\/em>&nbsp;(2),&nbsp;798\u2013805. (Published online: December 18, 2019)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.joc.9b02811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1021\/acs.joc.9b02811<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"331\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manzacidin_b-1024x331.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114\" style=\"width:512px;height:166px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manzacidin_b-1024x331.png 1024w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manzacidin_b-300x97.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manzacidin_b-768x249.png 768w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manzacidin_b-1536x497.png 1536w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manzacidin_b-2048x663.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">A formal total synthesis of manzacidin B is described.&nbsp; \u03b2,\u03b2-Disubstituted \u03b3-hydroxy-\u03b2-aminoalcohol, the key structure of manzacidin B, is stereoselectively constructed via sequential Henry reactions.&nbsp; By taking advantage of noncovalent interactions, such as intramolecular hydrogen bonding and chelation, we could diastereodivergently control the stereoselectivity of the Henry reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Toward the Synthesis of SB-203207: Construction of Four Contiguous Nitrogen-Containing Stereogenic Centers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Ichiro Hayakawa,* Anna Nagayasu, Akira Sakakura*<br><em>J. Org. Chem.<\/em><strong> 2019<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>84<\/em>&nbsp;(23), 15614\u201315623. (Published online: November 8, 2019)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.joc.9b02627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1021\/acs.joc.9b02627&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"364\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sb-203207.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117\" style=\"width:480px;height:182px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sb-203207.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sb-203207-300x114.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sb-203207-768x291.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">SB-203207 is an altemicidin-type alkaloid that potently inhibits isoleucyl tRNA synthetase activity. Its main structural feature is a hexahydro-6-azaindene framework containing a unique \u03b2-hydroxy \u03b1,\u03b1-disubstituted \u03b1-amino acid moiety on the cyclopentane portion. Herein we have established a method for constructing the four contiguous nitrogen-containing stereogenic centers of SB-203207 by using as key steps the stereoselective alkylation of bowl-shaped tricyclic lactone to construct quaternary carbon at C1, the stereoselective hydroboration\u2013oxidation reaction to install the C2 hydroxy group, and the Curtius rearrangement to introduce a nitrogen atom onto the C1 quaternary carbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Toward the Synthesis of Yuzurimine-type Alkaloids: Stereoselective Construction of the Heterocyclic Portions of Deoxyyuzurimine and Macrodaphnine&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Ichiro Hayakawa,* Ryosuke Nagatani, Masaki Ikeda, Dong-eun Yoo, Keita Saito, Hideo Kigoshi, and Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Org. Lett.<\/em><strong> 2019<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>21<\/em>&nbsp;(16), 6337\u20136341. (Published online: July 30, 2019)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.orglett.9b02232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1021\/acs.orglett.9b02232&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9600\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"354\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/yuzurimine.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120\" style=\"width:480px;height:177px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/yuzurimine.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/yuzurimine-300x111.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/yuzurimine-768x283.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The heterocyclic portions of yuzurimine-type alkaloids, such as deoxyyuzurimine and macrodaphnine, were synthesized by using a stereoselective hydroboration\u2212oxidation reaction to install the C20 methyl group, the intramolecular Mitsunobu reaction to construct the E-ring portion, and the intramolecular&nbsp;SN2&nbsp;reaction to construct the F-ring portion as key steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reaction of Nitrones with \u03b1-(Acyloxy)acroleins Catalyzed by Dipeptide-Derived Chiral Tri- or Diammonium Salts&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Chihiro Kidou, Haruki Mizoguchi,&nbsp;Tatsuo Nehira, Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Synlett&nbsp;<\/em><strong>2019<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>30<\/em>&nbsp;(15), 1835\u20131839.&nbsp; (Published online: July&nbsp;&nbsp;30, 2019)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0039-1690133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1055\/s-0039-1690133&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9577\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"498\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/32nitrone.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" style=\"width:480px;height:249px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/32nitrone.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/32nitrone-300x156.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/32nitrone-768x398.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Organoammonium salts of dipeptide-derived chiral triamines or diamines with TfOH catalyzed the enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of \u03b1-acyloxyacroleins with nitrones to give the corresponding adducts in good yields (up to 96%) and with high diastereo- and enantioselectivities (up to 89% ee). Although \u03b1-(&nbsp;<em>p<\/em>-methoxybenzoyloxy)acrolein is rather unstable under the reaction conditions, \u03b1-(3-pyrroline-1-carbonyloxy)acrolein is stable enough to be smoothly converted into the corresponding adducts with the aid of the chiral organoammonium salt catalysts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2018\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thioureas as Highly Active Catalysts for Biomimetic Bromocyclization of Geranyl Derivatives&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Miyuki Terazaki, Kei-ichi Shiomoto, Haruki Mizoguchi, Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Org. Lett.<\/em><strong> 2019<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>21<\/em>&nbsp;(7), 2073\u20132076.&nbsp; (Published online: March&nbsp;&nbsp;12, 2019)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.orglett.9b00352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1021\/acs.orglett.9b00352&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9514\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"303\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bromocyclization.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127\" style=\"width:480px;height:152px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bromocyclization.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bromocyclization-300x95.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bromocyclization-768x242.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Thioureas bearing electron-deficient aryl groups show high catalytic activity in the biomimetic bromocyclization of geranyl derivatives. The reaction of geranyl derivatives with&nbsp;<em>N<\/em>-bromosuccinimide (NBS) proceeds rapidly in CH2Cl2 to give the corresponding bromocyclization products in high yields as a ca. 1:1 mixture of endo- and exo-isomers. The reactivity of geranyl derivatives highly depends on the terminal substituent: electron-donating substituents increase the reactivity, while electron-withdrawing substituents decrease the reactivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Catalytic Enantioselective Hosomi\u2013Sakurai Reaction of \u03b1-Ketoesters Promoted by Chiral Copper(II) Complexes&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Yutaro Niwa, Mayu Miyake, Ichiro Hayakawa, Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Chem. Commun.<\/em><strong> 2019<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>55<\/em>&nbsp;(27), 3923\u20133926.&nbsp; (Published online: March&nbsp;&nbsp;5, 2019)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/C9CC01159E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1039\/C9CC01159E&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9495\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"519\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12-addition-1024x519.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"width:512px;height:260px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12-addition-1024x519.png 1024w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12-addition-300x152.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12-addition-768x389.png 768w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12-addition-1536x778.png 1536w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12-addition.png 1923w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">A catalytic enantioselective Hosomi\u2013Sakurai reaction of \u03b1-ketoesters has been developed.&nbsp; A copper(II) complex with a chiral bis(oxazoline) ligand bearing methanesulfonamide groups shows excellent catalytic activity to give \u03b1,\u03b1-disubstituted \u03b1-hydroxyesters in high yields with high enantioselectivities.&nbsp; This is the first successful method for the catalytic enantioselective 1,2-addition of \u03b1-ketoesters with allylic silanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Chiral Pyrophosphoric Acid Catalysts for the para-Selective and Eanantioselective Aza-Friedel\u2013Crafts Reaction of Phenols&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Haruka Okamoto, Kohei Toh, Takuya Mochizuki, Hidefumi Nakatsuji, Akira Sakakura,* Manabu Hatano,* Kazuaki Ishihara*&nbsp;<br><em>Synthesis<\/em><strong> 2018<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>50<\/em>&nbsp;(23), 4577\u20134590.&nbsp; (Published online: Aug&nbsp;&nbsp;22, 2018)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0037-1610250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1055\/s-0037-1610250&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9488\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"264\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pyrophosphoric_acid_catalysts.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133\" style=\"width:420px;height:198px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pyrophosphoric_acid_catalysts.png 560w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pyrophosphoric_acid_catalysts-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Chiral BINOL-derived pyrophosphoric acid catalysts were developed and used for the regio- and enantioselective aza-Friedel\u2013Crafts reaction of phenols with aldimines.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>ortho<\/em>\/&nbsp;<em>para<\/em>-Directing phenols could react at the para-position selectively with moderate to good enantioselectivities.&nbsp; Moreover, the gram-scale transformation of a product into the key intermediate for the antifungal agent (&nbsp;<em>R<\/em>)-bifonazole was demonstrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Enantioselective aza-Friedel\u2013Crafts reaction of furan with \u03b1-ketimino esters induced by a conjugated double hydrogen bond network of chiral bis(phosphoric acid) catalysts&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Manabu Hatano, &nbsp;Haruka Okamoto, &nbsp;Taro Kawakami, &nbsp;Kohei Toh, &nbsp;Hidefumi Nakatsuji, &nbsp;Akira Sakakura,*&nbsp; Kazuaki Ishihara*&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><em>Chem. Sci.<\/em><strong> 2018<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>9<\/em>&nbsp;(30), 6361\u20136367.&nbsp; (Published online:&nbsp;June 25, 2018)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/C8SC02290A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1039\/C8SC02290A&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9287\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"189\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bisphosphoric_acid.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136\" style=\"width:378px;height:244px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Chiral&nbsp;<em>C<\/em>2- and&nbsp;<em>C<\/em>1-symmetric BINOL-derived bis(phosphoric acid) catalysts, which have OP(=O)(OH)2\/OP(=O)(OH)(OR) moieties at the 2,2\u2032-positions, were developed and used for the enantioselective aza-Friedel\u2013Crafts reaction of 2-methoxyfuran with \u03b1-ketimino esters for the first time. &nbsp;The intramolecular conjugated double hydrogen bond network is a key to increasing the Br\u00f8nsted acidity and preventing deactivation of the catalysts. &nbsp;Highly functionalized \u03b1-amino acid derivatives with a chiral quaternary carbon center could be transformed into versatile optically active&nbsp;<em>N<\/em>- and&nbsp;<em>O<\/em>-heterocycles and an \u03b1-aryl-substituted serine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2017\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regioselective DMAD-insertion Reaction of Silyl Dienol Ether of \u03b3-Pyrone under Catalyst- and Heating-Free Conditions&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Ichiro Hayakawa,* Yuji Yamanaka, Koichi Mitsudo, Hiromi Ota, Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Heterocycles<\/em><strong> 2017<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>94<\/em>&nbsp;(12), 2299\u20132306.&nbsp; (Published online: Oct 26, 2017)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3987\/COM-17-13820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.3987\/COM-17-13820&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9140\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"172\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/com_17_13820ga.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139\" style=\"width:300px;height:129px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/com_17_13820ga.png 400w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/com_17_13820ga-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The reaction of silyl dienol ether of \u03b3-pyrone with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) gives the regioselective insertion product in 66% yield. &nbsp;This DMAD-insertion reaction is thought to include a three-step sequence: (1) thermal [2+2]-type cycloaddition reaction of silyl dienol ether of \u03b3-pyrone with DMAD, (2) ring-opening electrocyclic reaction of the cyclobutene skeleton, and (3) hydrolysis of the silyl dienol ether. &nbsp;The present reaction proceeds under mild conditions without any catalysts or heating. &nbsp;In addition, the [2+2]-type cycloaddition reaction proceeds regioselectively at the C3\u2013C4 double bond in the silyl dienol ether of \u03b3-pyrone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Diastereodivergent Henry Reaction for the Stereoselective Construction of Nitrogen-Containing Tetrasubstituted Carbons: Application to Total Synthesis of Manzacidins A and C&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Takayuki Kudoh, Yuya Araki, Natsumi Miyoshi, Mizuho Tanioka, and Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Asian J. Org. Chem.<\/em><strong> 2017<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>6<\/em>&nbsp;(12), 1760\u20131763.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Published online: Oct 19, 2017)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ajoc.201700568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1002\/ajoc.201700568&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9141\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"329\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manzacidins_ac.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142\" style=\"width:300px;height:247px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manzacidins_ac.png 400w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/manzacidins_ac-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u03b2,\u03b2-Disubstituted \u03b2-amino alcohols has been synthesized in a diastereodivergent manner from chiral secondary nitroalkanes as starting materials. &nbsp;In this key Henry reaction, the use of different protecting groups resulted in the diastereoselective construction of the tetrasubstituted carbon stereocenter with different configuration. &nbsp;Based on this methodology, a total synthesis of manzacidins A and C has been achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Heat Versus Basic Conditions: Intramolecular Dehydro-Diels\u2013Alder Reaction of 1-Indolyl-1,6-heptadiynes for the Selective Synthesis of Substituted Carbazoles&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Takayuki Kudoh, Syo Fujisawa, Megumi Kitamura, Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Synlett<\/em><strong> 2017<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>28<\/em>&nbsp;(16), 2189\u20132193.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Published&nbsp;&nbsp;online: July 6, 2017)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0036-1588461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1055\/s-0036-1588461&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"162\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carbazole.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carbazole.png 500w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carbazole-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The intramolecular dehydro-Diels\u2013Alder reaction of 1-indolyl-1,6-heptadiynes proceeds smoothly under rather mild heating conditions to give substituted carbazoles in moderate to good yields. &nbsp;The reaction of 7-aryl-1-indolyl-1,6-heptadiynes under heating gives the corresponding carbazoles chemoselectively in high yields, whereas the reaction under basic conditions gives naphthalenes as major products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Reinvestigation of the Biomimetic Cyclization of 3,5-Diketoesters: Application to the Total Synthesis of Cyercene A, an \u03b1-Methoxy-\u03b3-Pyrone-Containing Polypropionate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Kai Onda, Ichiro Hayakawa, Akira Sakakura*<br><em>Synlett<\/em><strong> 2017<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>28<\/em>&nbsp;(13), 1596\u20131600. &nbsp;(Published online: Apr 26, 2017)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0036-1588795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1055\/s-0036-1588795&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9142\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"176\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gamma-pyrone.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gamma-pyrone.png 500w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gamma-pyrone-300x106.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The biomimetic cyclization of 3,5-diketoesters was reinvestigated for the synthesis of \u03b1-methoxy-\u03b3-pyrones. &nbsp;3,5-Diketoesters were selectively synthesized via the aldol reaction of commercially available methyl 2-methyl-3-oxopentanoate with an aldehyde followed by the oxidation with AZADOL\u00ae and PhI(OAc)2. &nbsp;The DBU-promoted intramolecular transesterification of 3,5-diketoesters showed excellent reactivity in MeOH, to give the corresponding \u03b3-hydroxy-\u03b1-pyrones in high yields under mild reaction conditions. &nbsp;Based on the present cyclization scheme, the total synthesis of cyercene A was achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Copper(II) Triflimide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Akira Sakakura, Kazuaki Ishihara<br>In&nbsp;<em>e-EROS (Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis)<\/em>; Wiley,&nbsp;<strong>2017<\/strong>, Chapter April 2017, pp. 1\u20134.&nbsp; (Published online: Apr 10, 2017)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/047084289X.rn01746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1002\/047084289X.rn01746&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9151\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2016\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discovery of O6-benzyl glaziovianin A, a potent cytotoxic substance and a potent inhibitor of \u03b1,\u03b2-tubulin polymerization&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Ichiro Hayakawa,* Shuya Shioda, Takumi Chinen, Taisei Hatanaka, Haruna Ebisu, Akira Sakakura, Takeo Usui,* Hideo Kigoshi*&nbsp;<br><em>Bioorg. Med. Chem.<\/em><strong> 2016<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>24<\/em>&nbsp;(21), 5639\u20135645. &nbsp;(Published online: Oct 11, 2016)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.bmc.2016.09.026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1016\/j.bmc.2016.09.026&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9143\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"123\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/glaziovianin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/glaziovianin.jpg 500w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/glaziovianin-300x74.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">We have discovered O6-benzyl glaziovianin A, which showed stronger inhibition of microtubule polymerization (&nbsp;IC50&nbsp;= 2.1 \u03bcM) than known \u03b1,\u03b2-tubulin inhibitors, such as colchicine and glaziovianin A. &nbsp;Also, we performed competition binding experiments of O6-benzyl glaziovianin A and revealed that O6-benzyl glaziovianin A binds to the colchicine binding site with high affinity. &nbsp;It is interesting that glaziovianin A derivatives change their mode of action in benzylation at the O6 (\u03b1,\u03b2-tubulin inhibitor) or O7 (\u03b3-tubulin-specific inhibitor) position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A short access to 3,5-disubstituted piperazinones based on the aza-Michael addition of \u03b1-amino esters to \u03b2-substituted nitroalkenes&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Takayuki Kudoh,* Seiji Isoyama, Sachiko Kagimoto, Katsutoshi Kurihara, Akira Sakakura*&nbsp;<br><em>Tetrahedron Lett.<\/em><strong> 2016<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>57<\/em>&nbsp;(42), 4693\u20134696. &nbsp;(Published online: Sept 16, 2016)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tetlet.2016.09.015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1016\/j.tetlet.2016.09.015&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9144\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"206\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/piperazinone-1024x206.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156\" style=\"width:512px;height:103px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/piperazinone-1024x206.png 1024w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/piperazinone-300x60.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/piperazinone-768x154.png 768w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/piperazinone.png 1497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">A simple procedure for the synthesis of chiral 3,5-disubstituted piperazinones is described. &nbsp;The aza-Michael addition of \u03b1-amino esters to \u03b2-substituted nitroalkenes in an organic\/aqueous biphasic solvent system followed by reduction of a nitro group with zinc nanopowder in acidic media and intramolecular ester-amide exchange under heating conditions gives piperazinones in good overall yields. &nbsp;This novel three-step process can provide a short access to a variety of chiral 3,5-disubstituted piperazinones simply by changing the combination of starting nitroalkenes and \u03b1-amino esters. &nbsp;This process can be applied to the concise synthesis of the piperazinone-containing natural product 6\u2019,6\u2019\u2019-didebromo-&nbsp;<em>cis<\/em>-3,4-dihydrohamacanthin B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Enantioselective Bromocyclization of 2-Gernaylphenols Induced by Chiral Phosphite-Urea Bifunctional Catalysts&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Yasuhiro Sawamura, Yoshihiro Ogura, Hidefumi Nakatsuji, Akira Sakakura* and Kazuki Ishihara*&nbsp;<br><em>Chem. Commun.<\/em><strong> 2016<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>52<\/em>&nbsp;(36), 6068\u20136071. &nbsp;(Published online: Mar 18, 2016)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/c6cc00229c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1039\/C6CC00229C&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9145\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ga-bromocycle.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" style=\"width:391px;height:512px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ga-bromocycle.png 782w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ga-bromocycle-229x300.png 229w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ga-bromocycle-768x1006.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Chiral phosphite-urea bifunctional catalysts have been developed for the first enantioselective bromocyclization of 2-geranylphenols with&nbsp;<em>N<\/em>-bromophthalimide (NBP). &nbsp;The chiral triaryl phosphite moiety activates NBP to generate a bromophosphonium ion. &nbsp;On the other hand, the urea moiety interacts with a hydroxyl group of the substrate through hydrogen bonding interactions. &nbsp;Enantioselectivity is effectively induced through two-point attractive interactions between the catalyst and substrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2015\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stereoselective Electrophilic Cyclization&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Akira Sakakura* and Kazuaki Ishihara*&nbsp;<br><em>Chem. Rec.<\/em><strong> 2015<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>15<\/em>&nbsp;(4), 728\u2013742. &nbsp;(Published online: July 6, 2015)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/tcr.201500005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1002\/tcr.201500005&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9146\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"821\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chemrec.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162\" style=\"width:480px;height:411px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chemrec.png 959w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chemrec-300x257.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chemrec-768x657.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Electrophilic cyclizations of unactivated alkenes play highly important roles in the synthesis of useful building blocks. &nbsp;This account describes our contributions to the rational design of monofunctionalized chiral Lewis base catalysts for enantioselective iodo- and protocyclizations. &nbsp;For the stereoselective promotion of electrophilic bromocyclizations, nucleophilic phosphite\u2013urea cooperative catalysts have been designed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2014\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Azomethine Imines with Propioloylpyrazoles Induced by Chiral \u03c0\u2212Cation Catalysts&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Masahiro Hori, Akira Sakakura,* Kazuaki Ishihara*&nbsp;<br><em>J. Am. Chem. Soc.<\/em><strong> 2014<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>136<\/em>&nbsp;(38), 13198\u201313201. &nbsp;(Published online: Sept 16, 2014)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/ja508441t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1021\/ja508441t&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9147\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"394\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pi-cation_imine.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166\" style=\"width:480px;height:197px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pi-cation_imine.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pi-cation_imine-300x123.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pi-cation_imine-768x315.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">We developed 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of azomethine imines with propioloylpyrazoles catalyzed by a chiral copper(II) complex of 3-(2-naphthyl)-l-alanine amide. &nbsp;The asymmetric environment created by intramolecular \u03c0\u2013cation interaction and the N-alkyl group of the chiral ligand gives the corresponding adducts in high yields with excellent enantioselectivity. &nbsp;This is the first successful method for the catalytic enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine imines with internal alkyne derivatives to give fully substituted pyrazolines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This paper was highlighted in&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Synfacts<\/em><strong> 2014<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>10<\/em>&nbsp;(12), 1288. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Synthesis of Chiral Pyrazolines via Chiral \u03c0-Cation Catalysis&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0034-1379534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1055\/s-0034-1379534&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9148\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooperative Activation with Chiral Nucleophilic Catalysts and N-Haloimides: Enantioselective Iodolactonization of 4-Arylmethyl-4-pentenoic Acids&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Hidefumi Nakatsuji, Yasuhiro Sawamura, Akira Sakakura,* Kazuaki Ishihara*&nbsp;<br><em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em><strong> 2014<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>53<\/em>&nbsp;(27), 6974\u20136977. &nbsp;(Published online: 19 May 2014)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.201400946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1002\/anie.201400946&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9149\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"458\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iodolactonization.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" style=\"width:480px;height:229px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iodolactonization.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iodolactonization-300x143.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iodolactonization-768x366.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Active duty:<\/strong>&nbsp; Chiral triaryl phosphates promote the enantioselective iodolactonization of 4-substituted 4-pentenoic acids to give the corresponding iodolactones in high yields with high enantioselectivity (see scheme). &nbsp;&nbsp;<em>N<\/em>-Chlorophthalimide (NCP) is employed as a Lewis acidic activator and oxidant of I2 for the present iodolactonization. &nbsp;In combination with 1.5 equivalents of NCP, only 0.5 equivalents of I2 are sufficient for generating the iodinating reagent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This paper was highlighted in&nbsp;<em>Synfacts<\/em><strong> 2014<\/strong>&nbsp;,&nbsp;<em>10<\/em>&nbsp;(8),&nbsp;&nbsp;0874. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Enantioselective Iodolactonization by Cooperative Activation&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0034-1378508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1055\/s-0034-1378508&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9150\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Catalytic Enantioselective Inverse Electron Demand Hetero\u2010Diels\u2013Alder Reaction with Allylsilanes&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Yuki Matsumura, Takahiro Suzuki, Akira Sakakura,* Kazuaki Ishihara&nbsp;*&nbsp;<br><em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em><strong> 2014<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>53<\/em>&nbsp;(24), 6131\u20136134. &nbsp;(Published online:&nbsp;29&nbsp;Apr 2014)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.201402934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1002\/anie.201402934<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9485\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"297\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/heteroda.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" style=\"width:480px;height:149px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/heteroda.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/heteroda-300x93.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/heteroda-768x238.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>New on the block:<\/strong>&nbsp; The first diastereo\u2010 and enantioselective title reaction of \u03b2,\u03b3\u2010unsaturated \u03b1\u2010ketoesters with allylsilanes is described. Chiral copper(II) catalysts successfully activate the \u03b2,\u03b3\u2010unsaturated \u03b1\u2010ketoesters and promote the reaction with allylsilanes with excellent enantioselectivities. This process represents a new entry to chiral oxanes, which are useful building blocks. Tf=trifluoromethanesulfonyl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>5.9 Intermolecular Diels\u2013Alder Reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Kazuaki Ishihaira, Akira Sakakura<br>In&nbsp;<em>Comprehensive Organic Synthesis<\/em>, 2nd Edition, Vol. 5, Gary A. Molander and Paul Knochel (eds.), Oxford: Elsevier;&nbsp;<strong>2014<\/strong>, pp. 351\u2013408.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.10 Hetero-Diels\u2013Alder Reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Kazuaki Ishihaira, Akira Sakakura<br>In&nbsp;<em>Comprehensive Organic Synthesis<\/em>, 2nd Edition, Vol. 5, Gary A. Molander and Paul Knochel (eds.), Oxford: Elsevier;&nbsp;<strong>2014<\/strong>, pp. 409\u2013465.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>2013\u5e74\u5ea6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selective Bromocyclization of 2-Geranylphenols Promoted by Phosphite-Urea Cooperative Catalysts&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Yasuhiro Sawamura, Hidefumi Nakatsuji, Matsujiro Akakura, Akira Sakakura,* Kazuaki Ishihara*&nbsp;<br><em>Chirality<\/em><strong> 2014<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>26<\/em>&nbsp;(7), 356\u2013360. &nbsp;(Published online: 07 Feb 2014)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/chir.22297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1002\/chir.22297&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9152\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"618\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bromocycl_chirality.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179\" style=\"width:480px;height:309px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bromocycl_chirality.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bromocycl_chirality-300x193.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bromocycl_chirality-768x494.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Nucleophilic phosphite-urea cooperative catalysts are highly efficient for the bromonium-induced cyclization of 2-geranylphenols. &nbsp;Phosphite-<em>N,N\u2019<\/em>-dimethylurea catalysts also show moderate activity, probably due to the steric effect of their bent conformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPhosphite\u2013Urea\u201d Cooperative High-Turnover Catalysts for the Highly Selective Bromocyclization of Homogeranylarenes&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Yasuhiro Sawamura, Hidefumi Nakatsuji, Akira Sakakura* and Kazuaki Ishihara*&nbsp;<br><em>Chem. Sci.<\/em><strong> 2013<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>4<\/em>&nbsp;(11), 4181\u20134186. &nbsp;(Published online: 02 Aug 2013)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/c3sc51432c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1039\/C3SC51432C&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9153\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"498\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bromocycl_chemsci.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182\" style=\"width:480px;height:249px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bromocycl_chemsci.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bromocycl_chemsci-300x156.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bromocycl_chemsci-768x398.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Nucleophilic phosphite-urea cooperative high-turnover catalysts have been designed for the highly selective bromocyclization of homogeranylarenes. &nbsp;The introduction of a urea moiety and bulky aryl groups in the catalyst inhibits decomposition of the catalyst and the generation of byproducts. &nbsp;Only 0.5 mol% of the catalyst successfully promotes the bromocyclization of 4-homogeranyltoluene to give the desired product in 96% yield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Enantioselective Cyanoethoxycarbonylation of Isatins Promoted by a Lewis Base\u2013Br\u00f8nsted Acid Cooperative Catalyst&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Yoshihiro Ogura, Matsujiro Akakura, Akira Sakakura,* Kazuaki Ishihara*&nbsp;<br><em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em><strong> 2013<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>52<\/em>&nbsp;(32), 8299\u20138303.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Published online:&nbsp;03 July 2013)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.201303572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1002\/anie.201303572&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9154\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"462\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cyanocarbonylation.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185\" style=\"width:480px;height:231px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cyanocarbonylation.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cyanocarbonylation-300x144.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cyanocarbonylation-768x370.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Teaming up to make it happen:<\/strong>&nbsp;In the title reaction, the Lewis basic site of the catalyst activated ethyl cyanoformate, and the deep and flexible Br\u00f8nsted acidic cavity stabilized and selectively recognized the key reaction intermediate to promote asymmetric acylation (see scheme).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Primary Alkylboronic Acids as Highly Active Catalysts for the Dehydrative Amide Condensation of \u03b1-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Risa Yamashita, Akira Sakakura,* Kazuaki Ishihara*&nbsp;<br><em>Org. Lett.<\/em><strong> 2013<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>15<\/em>&nbsp;(14), 3654\u20133657. &nbsp;(Published online: 26&nbsp;June&nbsp;&nbsp;2013)&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/ol401537f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1021\/ol401537f&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9155\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"259\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amidation_ol.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\" style=\"width:480px;height:130px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amidation_ol.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amidation_ol-300x81.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amidation_ol-768x207.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Primary alkylboronic acids such as methylboronic acid and butylboronic acid are highly active catalysts for the dehydrative amide condensation of \u03b1-hydroxycarboxylic acids. &nbsp;The catalytic activities of these primary alkylboronic acids are much higher than those of the previously reported arylboronic acids. &nbsp;The present method was easily applied to a large-scale synthesis, and 14 g of an amide was obtained in a single reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Carboxylic Acids through Asymmetric Protolactonization Promoted by Chiral Phosphonous Acid Diester&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Masayuki Sakuma, Akira Sakakura,* Kazuaki Ishihara*&nbsp;<br><em>Org. Lett.<\/em><strong> <\/strong><strong>2013<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>15<\/em>&nbsp;(11), 2838\u20132841.&nbsp;&nbsp;(published online: May 15, 2013)&nbsp;<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/ol401313d\" target=\"_blank\">DOI: 10.1021\/ol401313d&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9061\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"474\" src=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/protolactonizaation.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191\" style=\"width:480px;height:237px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/protolactonizaation.png 960w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/protolactonizaation-300x148.png 300w, http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/protolactonizaation-768x379.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Chiral phosphoniumsalts induce the kinetic resolution of racemicR-substituted unsaturated carboxylic acids through asymmetric protolactonization. &nbsp;Both the lactones and the recovered carboxylic acids are obtained with high enantioselectivities and high&nbsp;<em>S<\/em>&nbsp;(=&nbsp;<em>k<\/em>fast\/<em>k<\/em>slow)&nbsp;values&nbsp;. &nbsp;Asymmetric protolactonization also leads to the desymmetrization of achiral carboxylic acids. &nbsp;Notably, chiral phosphonous acid diester not only induced the enantioselectivity but also promoted protolactonization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This paper was highlighted in&nbsp;<em>Synfacts<\/em><strong> <\/strong><strong>2013<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>9<\/em>&nbsp;(8), 894. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Kinetic Resolution of Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids via Protolactonization&nbsp;<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0033-1339441\" target=\"_blank\">DOI: 10.1055\/s-0033-1339441&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/~sakakura\/bioorgchem\/_src\/9062\/img20180629093542651479.png\" alt=\"LinkIcon\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vk-color-primary-dark-color has-css-opacity has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u5ca1\u5c71\u5927\u5b66\u5927\u5b66\u9662\u81ea\u7136\u79d1\u5b66\u7814\u7a76\u79d1\u3000\u751f\u7269\u6709\u6a5f\u5316\u5b66\u7814\u7a76\u5ba4\uff08\u5742\u5009\u7814\u7a76\u5ba4\uff09\u306eHP\u3067\u3059\u3002\u5f53\u7814\u7a76\u5ba4\u3067\u306f\u3001\u5929\u7136\u6709\u6a5f\u5316\u5408\u7269\u306b\u5b66\u3073\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u7acb\u4f53\u9078\u629e\u7684\u306a\u53cd\u5fdc\u3092\u53ef\u80fd\u3068\u3059\u308b\u30eb\u30a4\u30b9\u9178\u89e6\u5a92\u3084\u6709\u6a5f\u5206\u5b50\u89e6\u5a92\u306e\u958b\u767a\u30db\u30a6\u7d20\u306e\u7279\u6027\u3092\u751f\u304b\u3057\u305f\u53cd\u5fdc\u958b\u767a\u751f\u7269\u6d3b\u6027\u5206\u5b50\u306e\u5408\u6210\u306a\u3069\u306b\u53d6\u308a\u7d44\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff01\uff01<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"vkexunit_cta_each_option":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-201","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":508,"href":"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/201\/revisions\/508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/achem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/bioorgchem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}