[76] Sueki, S.; Guo, Y.; Kanai, M.; Kuninobu, Y.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Synthesis of 3-Imino-1-isoindolinones via C-H Bond Activation and Successive Dealkoxylative Annulation and Its Application to Synthesis of Polyimide Derivatives Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2013, 52, 11879-11883 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306360). [Synfacts2014, 10, 34]
[75] Wang, Z.; Kuninobu, Y.*; Kanai, M.* Copper-Catalyzed Intramolecular N-S Bond Formation by Oxidative Dehydrogenative Cyclization J. Org. Chem.2013, 78, 7337-7342 (DOI: 10.1021/jo401056g).
[74] Kuninobu, Y.* Transition Metal-Catalyzed Highly Efficient and Novel Transformations –Development of Reactions Using Group 7 and Other Transition Metal Catalysts J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn.2013, 71, 425-432.
[73] Sueki, S.; Kuninobu, Y.* Copper-Catalyzed N- and O-Alkylation of Amines and Alcohols using Alkylborane Reagents Org. Lett.2013, 15, 1544-1547 (DOI: 10.1021/ol400323z). [Top 20 most downloaded articles for March, 2013.]
[72] Kuninobu, Y.*; Iwanaga, T.; Omura, T.; Takai, K.* Palladium-Catalyzed ortho-Selective C-H Borylation of 2-Phenylpyridine and Its Derivatives at Room Temperature Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2013, 52, 4431-4434 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201210328). [Synfacts2013, 9, 775]
[68] Nishi, M.; Kuninobu, Y.*; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Synthesis of γ-Thio-α,β-unsaturated Ketones via Insertion of Terminal Alkynes into the C-S Bond Org. Lett.2012, 14, 6116-6118 (DOI: 10.1021/ol302810u). [67] Kuninobu, Y.*; Origuchi, K.; Takai, K.* Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of a Phosphine Oxide with a Chiral Phosphorus Center via C-H Phosphination Heterocycles2012, 85, 3029-3034 (DOI: 10.3987/COM-12-12595).
[66] Yamamoto, S.-i.; Okamoto, K.; Murakoso, M.; Kuninobu, Y.*; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of Multisubstituted Pyridines from β-Enamino Ketones and Alkynes via C-C Bond Cleavage Org. Lett.2012, 14, 3182-3185 (DOI: 10.1021/ol301273j). [Synfacts2012, 8, 840]
[65] Kuninobu, Y.*; Takai, K. Development of Novel and Highly Efficient Methods to Construct Carbon-Carbon Bonds Using Group 7 Transition Metal Catalysts Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn.2012, 85, 656-671 (DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20120015).
[64] Kuninobu, Y.*; Uesugi, T.; Kawata, A.; Takai, K.* Manganese-Catalyzed Cleavage of a Carbon-Carbon Single Bond between Carbonyl and Alpha Carbon Atoms of Ketones Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2011, 50, 10406-10408.
[63] Nishina, Y.; Tatsuzaki, T.; Tsubakihara, A.; Kuninobu, Y.*; Takai, K.* Synthesis of Multisubstituted Cyclopentadienes from Cyclopentenones Prepared via Catalytic Double Aldol Condensation and Nazarov Reaction Sequence Synlett2011, 2585-2589.
[62] Kuninobu, Y.*; Ohta, K.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Allylation of C-H Bonds of Benzoic and Acrylic Acids Chem. Commun.2011, 47, 10791-10793.
[61] Kuninobu, Y.*; Yoshida, T.; Takai, K.* Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Dibenzophosphole Oxides via Intramolecular Dehydrogenative Cyclization J. Org. Chem.2011, 76, 7370-7376. [Synfacts2011, 1297]
[60] Samarat, A.; Kuninobu, Y.*; Takai, K.* Synthesis of meso-Substituted Tetraarylalkynylporphyrins via Rhenium-Catalyzed Formation of Naphthalene Units Synlett2011, 2177-2180.
[59] Kuninobu, Y.*; Tatsuzaki, T.; Matsuki, T.; Takai, K.* Indium-Catalyzed Construction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Skeletons via Dehydration J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 7005-7009. [Synfacts2011, 11, 1182]
[58] Kuninobu, Y.*; Matsuzaki, H.; Nishi, M.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Addition of Two Carbon Units to Terminal Alkynes via Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage of β-Keto Sulfones Org. Lett.2011, 13, 2959-2961.
[56] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nakahara, T.; Yu, P.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Insertion of Terminal Alkenes into a C(sp2)-H Bond and Successive Transfer Hydrogenation J. Organomet. Chem.2011, 696, 348-351. [Invited]
[55] Kuninobu, Y.*; Asanoma, D.; Takai, K.* Cross-Coupling Reactions between C(sp2)-H and C(sp3)-H Bonds via Sequential Dehydrogenation and C-H Insertion Synlett2010, 2883-2886.
[54] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishi, M.; Takai, K.* Iron-Catalyzed Synthesis of Glycine Derivatives via Carbon-Nitrogen Bond Cleavage Using Diazoacetate Chem. Commun.2010, 46, 8860-8862.
[53] Kuninobu, Y.*; Seiki, T.; Kanamaru, S.; Nishina, Y.; Takai, K.* Synthesis of Functionalized Pentacenes from Isobenzofurans Derived from C-H Bond Activation Org. Lett.2010, 12, 5287-5289. [C&E News 2010, 88(44), 25; Synfacts2011, 2, 161]
[52] Ureshino, T.; Yoshida, T.; Kuninobu, Y.*; Takai, K.* Rhodium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Silafluorene Derivatives via Cleavage of Silicon-Hydrogen and Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds J. Am. Chem. Soc.2010, 132, 14324-14326.
[51] Kuninobu, Y.*; Yu, P.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Synthesis of Aminoindanes via the Insertion of Allenes into a C-H Bond Org. Lett.2010, 12, 4274-4276.
[50] Kuninobu, Y.*; Ureshino, T.; Yamamoto, S.-i.; Takai, K.* Regioselective Functionalization of Alkanes by Sequential Dehydrogenation-Hydrozirconation Chem. Commun.2010, 46, 5310-5312.
[49] Kuninobu, Y.*; Iwanaga, T.; Nishi, M.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of Phenol Derivatives from 1,3-Diesters and Terminal Alkynes Chem. Lett.2010, 39, 894-895. [Editor’s Choice]
[48] Kuninobu, Y.*; Matsuki, T.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Indenones by Novel Dehydrative Trimerization of Aryl Aldehydes via C-H Bond Activation Org. Lett.2010, 12, 2948-2950.
[47] Kuninobu, Y.*; Kawata A.; Yudha, S. S.; Takata, H.; Nishi, M.; Takai, K.* Rhenium- and Manganese-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation Using 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds and Alkynes Pure Appl. Chem.2010, 82, 1491-1501.
[46] Kuninobu, Y.*; Kawata, A.; Noborio, T.; Yamamoto, S.-i.; Matsuki, T.; Takata, K., Takai, K.* Indium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Keto Esters from Cyclic 1,3-Diketones and Alcohols and Application to the Synthesis of Seratrodast Chem. Asian J.2010, 5, 941-945.
[45] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishi, M.; Kawata A.; Takata, H.; Hanatani, Y.; Yudha, S. S.; Iwai, A.; Takai, K.* Rhenium- and Manganese-Catalyzed Synthesis of Aromatic Compounds from 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds and Alkynes J. Org. Chem.2010, 75, 334-341. [Synfacts2010, 464]
[44] Kuninobu, Y.*; Yamashita, A.; Yamamoto, S.-i.; Yudha S. S.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Addition of β-Enamino Esters to Allenes Synlett 2009, 3027-3031.
[43] Kuninobu, Y.*; Kawata, A.; Nishi, M.; Yudha S. S., Chen, J.; Takai, K.* Rhenium- and Manganese-Catalyzed Insertion of Alkynes into a Carbon-Carbon Single Bond of Cyclic and Acyclic 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds Chem. Asian J.2009, 4, 1424-1433. [VIP Paper, Frontispiece]
[42] Kuninobu, Y.*; Matsuki, T.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Regioselective Alkylation of Phenols J. Am. Chem. Soc.2009, 131, 9914-9915. [Synfacts2009, 1146]
[41] Kawata, A.; Kuninobu, Y.*; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Dimerization and Cyclotrimerization of Terminal Alkynes Chem. Lett.2009, 38, 836-837.
[40] Kuninobu, Y.*; Fujii, Y.; Matsuki, T.; Nishina, Y.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Insertion of Nonpolar and Polar Unsaturated Molecules into an Olefinic C-H Bond Org. Lett.2009, 11, 2711-2714.
[39] Kuninobu, Y.*; Morita, A.; Mishi, M.; Kawata, A.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Formation of Bicyclo[3.3.1]nonene Frameworks by a Reaction of Cyclic β-Keto Esters with Terminal Alkynes Org. Lett.2009, 11, 2535-2537.
[38] Kuninobu, Y.*; Kawata, A.; Nishi, M.; Takata, H.; Takai, K.* Rhenium- and Manganese-Catalyzed Insertion of Acetylenes into β-Keto Esters: Synthesis of 2-Pyranones Chem. Commun.2008, 6360-6362.
[37] Yudha, S. S.; Kuninobu, Y.*; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Stereo-Defined Cyclopentenes from β-Keto Esters and Aliphatic Allenes Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2008, 47, 9318-9321. [Synfacts2009, 199]
[36] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishina, Y.; Okaguchi, K.; Shouho, M.; Takai, K.* Reactions and Mechanistic Studies of Rhenium-Catalyzed Insertion of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds into a C-H Bond Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2008, 81, 1393-1401. [BCSJ Award and Cover Picture]
[35] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishina, Y.; Matsuki, T.; Takai, K.* Synthesis of Cp-Re Complexes via Olefinic C-H Activation and Successive Formation of Cyclopentadienes J. Am. Chem. Soc.2008, 130, 14062-14063.
[34] Kuninobu, Y.*; Ueda, H.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Coupling of 2-Propynyl Alcohols and Several Nucleophiles via Dehydration Chem. Lett.2008, 37, 878-879.
[33] Matsuo, Y.; Kuninobu, Y.; Muramatsu, A.; Sawamura, M.; Nakamura, E.* Synthesis of Metal Fullerene Complexes by the Use of Fullerene Halides Organometallics2008, 27, 3403-3409.
[32] Kuninobu, Y.*; Takata, H.; Kawata, A.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Multisubstituted Aromatic Compounds via C-C Single Bond Cleavage Org. Lett.2008, 10, 3133-3135.
[31] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishi, M.; Yudha, S. S.; Takai, K.* Manganese-Catalyzed Construction of Tetrasubstituted Benzenes from 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds and Terminal Acetylenes Org. Lett.2008, 10, 3009-3011. [Synfacts2008, 1091]
[30] Kuninobu, Y.*; Kikuchi, K.; Takai, K.* Manganese-Catalyzed Synthesis of Hydantoin Derivatives from Terminal Alkynes and Isocyanates Chem. Lett.2008, 37, 740-741.
[29] Kuninobu, Y.*; Kikuchi, K.; Tokunaga, Y.; Nishina, Y.; Takai, K.* Hydroarylation of Acetylenes, Acrylates and Isocyanates with Heteroaromatic Compounds under Rhenium Catalysis Tetrahedron2008, 64, 5974-5981. [Special Symposium in Print]
[28] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishina, Y.; Kawata, A.; Shouho, M.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Indene Derivatives via C-H Bond Activation Pure Appl. Chem.2008, 80, 1149-1154. [Invited]
[27] Yudha, S. S.; Kuninobu, Y.*; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Hydroamidation of Unactivated Terminal Alkynes: Synthesis of (E)-Enamides Org. Lett.2007, 9, 5609-5611.
[26] Kuninobu, Y.*; Inoue, Y.; Takai, K.* Copper(I) and Gold(I)-Catalyzed Synthesis of 2,4-Disubstituted Quinoline Derivatives from N-Aryl Propargyl Amines Chem. Lett.2007, 36, 1422-1423.
[24] Kuninobu, Y.*; Yu, P.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed [2+2] Cycloadditions of Norbornenes with Internal and Terminal Acetylenes Chem. Lett.2007, 36, 1162-1163.
[23] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishina, Y.; Takeuchi, T.; Takai, K.* Manganese-Catalyzed Insertion of Aldehydes into a C-H Bond Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2007, 46, 6518-6520. [Hot Paper]
[22] Kuninobu, Y.*; Ueda, H.; Kawata, A.; Takai K.* Rearrangement of Indene Skeletons under Mild Conditions J. Org. Chem.2007, 72, 6749-6752.
[21] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishina, Y.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Naphthalene Derivatives via Insertion of Aldehydes into a C-H Bond Tetrahedron2007, 63, 8463-8468. [“Special Symposium in Print” to honor Professor Hisashi Yamamoto]
[20] Kuninobu, Y.*; Tokunaga, Y.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Amidation of Heteroaromatic Compounds via C-H Bond Activation Chem. Lett.2007, 36, 872-873.
[19] Kuninobu, Y.*; Ishii, E.; Takai, K.* Rhenium and Gold-Catalyzed Coupling of Aromatic Aldehydes with Trimethyl(phenylethynyl)silane: Synthesis of Diethynylmethanes Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2007, 46, 3296-3299.
[18] Kuninobu, Y.*; Inoue, Y.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Addition of Trimethylsilyl Acetylene to Aldimines Chem. Lett.2006, 35, 1376-1377.
[17] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishina, Y.; Nakagawa, C.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Insertion of Aldehyde into C-H Bond: Synthesis of Isobenzofuran Derivatives J. Am. Chem. Soc.2006, 128, 12376-12377. [Synfacts2006, 1213]
[16] Kuninobu, Y.*; Kawata, A.; Takai, K.* Efficient Catalytic Insertion of Acetylenes into Carbon-Carbon Single Bond of Non-Strained Cyclic Compounds under Mild Conditions J. Am. Chem. Soc.2006, 128, 11368-11369.
[15] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishina, Y.; Takai, K.* Sequential Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydroamination and Rhenium-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation Leading to Indene Derivatives Org. Lett.2006, 8, 2891-2893.
[14] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishina, Y.; Shouho, M.; Takai, K.* Rhenium- and Aniline-Catalyzed One-Pot Annulation of Aromatic Ketones and α,β-Unsaturated Esters Initiated by C-H Bond Activation Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2006, 45, 2766-2768.
[13] Kuninobu, Y.*; Nishimura, S.; Takai, K.* Isocyanate Acting as a Carbonyl Precursor: Pyridyl Group-Assisted Formation of 4H-Pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones from Ketimines and Isocyanates Org. Biomol. Chem.2006, 4, 203-205. [Synfacts2006, 327]
[12] Kuninobu, Y.*; Tokunaga, Y.; Kawata, A.; Takai, K.* Insertion of Polar and Nonpolar Unsaturated Molecules into Carbon-Rhenium Bonds Generated by C-H Bond Activation: Synthesis of Indene and Phthalimidine Derivatives J. Am. Chem. Soc.2006, 128, 202-209. [Synfacts2006, 319]
[11] Kuninobu, Y.*; Kawata, A.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Insertion of Terminal Acetylenes into a C-H Bond of Active Methylene Compounds Org. Lett.2005, 7, 4823-4825.
[10] Kuninobu, Y.*; Kawata, A.; Takai, K.* Rhenium-Catalyzed Formation of Indene Frameworks via C-H Bond Activation: [3+2] Annulation of Aromatic Aldimines and Acetylenes J. Am. Chem. Soc.2005, 127, 13498-13499.
[9] Herber, R. H.*; Nowik, I.; Matsuo, Y.; Toganoh, M.; Kuninobu, Y.; Nakamura, E.* Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Bucky Ferrocene: Lattice Dynamics and Motional Anisotropy of the Metal Atom Inorg. Chem.2005, 44, 5629-5635.
[8] Shimada, T.*; Yamamoto, Y.; Kaji, T.; Itaka, K.; Koinuma, H.; Kuninobu, Y.; Matsuo, Y.; Nakamura, E.; Saiki, K. Photoinduced Change in the Raman Spectrum of Buckyferrocene ((Fe(C60(CH3)5)C5H5 ) Solid State Commun.2004, 132(3-4), 197-201.
[7] Kaji, T.; Shimada, T.; Inoue, H.; Kuninobu, Y.; Matsuo, Y.; Nakamura, E.*; Saiki, K.* Molecular Orientation and Electronic Structure of Epitaxial Bucky Ferrocene (Fe(C60(CH3)5)C5H5) Thin Films J. Phys. Chem. B2004, 108, 9914-9918.
[6] Kuninobu, Y.; Matsuo, Y.; Toganoh, M.; Sawamura, M.; Nakamura, E.* Nickel, Palladium and Platinum Complexes of η5-Cyclopentadienide C60R5 Ligands. Kinetic and Thermodynamic Stabilization Effects of C60Ph5 Ligand Organometallics2004, 23, 3259-3266.
[5] Matsuo, Y.; Kuninobu, Y.; Ito, S.; Nakamura, E.* Synthesis and Reactivity of Bucky Ruthenocene Ru(η5-C60Me5)(η5-C5H5) Chem. Lett.2004, 68-69.
[4] Sawamura, M.; Kuninobu, Y.; Toganoh, M.; Matsuo, Y.; Yamanaka, M.; Nakamura, E.* Hybrid of Ferrocene and Fullerene J. Am. Chem. Soc.2002, 124, 9354-9355.
[3] Shimada, T.*; Nakatani, H.; Ueno, K.; Koma, A.; Kuninobu, Y.; Sawamura, M.; Nakamura, E. Epitaxial Growth and Electronic Structure of a C60 Derivative Prepared by Using a Solusion Spray Technique J. Appl. Phys.2001, 90, 209-212.
[2] Sawamura, M.*; Kuninobu, Y.; Nakamura, E.* Half-Sandwich Metallocene Embedded in a Spherically Extended π-Conjugate System. Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemistry of Rh(η5-C60Me5)(CO)2 J. Am. Chem. Soc.2000, 122, 12407-12408.
[1] Sawamura, M.*; Toganoh, M.; Kuninobu, Y.; Kato, S.; Nakamura, E.* Synthesis of Pentamethyl-Monohydro[60]fullerene C60Me5H and Its Use as Cyclopentadienyl-Type Ligand Precursor Chem. Lett.2000, 270-271.