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Eiji Shirakawa

Eiji Shirakawa

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Chemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
7711
World Ranking
14935
National Ranking
1165

Overview

Eiji Shirakawa is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, where their research primarily focuses on chemistry and materials science. Within these main fields, their work extensively explores organic chemistry and materials chemistry, along with contributions to pharmaceutical science and molecular biology. Their research interests cover a range of topics including catalytic C-H functionalization methods, radical photochemical reactions, sulfur-based synthesis techniques, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, asymmetric synthesis and catalysis, and the role of fluorine in organic chemistry.

Shirakawa's publication record features several recent papers that contribute to these areas of study. Among these are:

  • Chemistry of Tertiary Carbon Center in the Formation of Congested C−O Ether Bonds, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Direct α-Arylation of Alcohols with Aryl Halides through a Radical Chain Mechanism, 2020, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Electrochemical Direct α-Arylation of Alkylamines with Sulfonylarenes, 2023, Organic Letters
  • Photoinduced α-Aminoalkylation of Sulfonylarenes with Alkylamines, 2023, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Amidoalkylation of Sulfonylheteroarenes with Alkylamides through a Radical Chain Mechanism, 2020, European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Shirakawa's collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Manabu Abe, Kyohei Yonekura, Goki Hirata, Kentarou Takeuchi, and Yusuke Shimoharai, reflecting a network of partnerships within their research community.

Publications by Shirakawa are commonly found in respected venues including The Cambridge Structural Database, Organic Letters, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, and Chemistry - A European Journal, indicating a consistent presence in both chemistry-focused and structural science journals.

Best Publications

  • tert-Butoxide-mediated arylation of benzene with aryl halides in the presence of a catalytic 1,10-phenanthroline derivative.

    Eiji Shirakawa;Ken-ichi Itoh;Tomohiro Higashino;Tamio Hayashi

  • Addition of Ureas to Arynes: Straightforward Synthesis of Benzodiazepine and Benzodiazocine Derivatives

    Hiroto Yoshida;Eiji Shirakawa;Yuki Honda;Tamejiro Hiyama

  • Indium-catalyzed annulation of 2-aryl- and 2-heteroarylindoles with propargyl ethers: concise synthesis and photophysical properties of diverse aryl- and heteroaryl-annulated[a]carbazoles.

    Teruhisa Tsuchimoto;Hiromichi Matsubayashi;Masayoshi Kaneko;Yuta Nagase

  • Lipoxygenase-catalyzed oxygenation of arachidonylethanolamide, a cannabinoid receptor agonist

    Natsuo Ueda;Kei Yamamoto;Shozo Yamamoto;Takashi Tokunaga

  • Asymmetric synthesis of β-hydroxy-α-alkylamino acids by asymmetric aldol reaction of α-isocyanocarboxylates catalyzed by chiral ferrocenylphosphine-gold(I) complexes

    Yoshihiko Ito;Masaya Sawamura;Eiji Shirakawa;Keiichi Hayashizaki

  • Mizoroki-heck-type reaction mediated by potassium tert-butoxide.

    Eiji Shirakawa;Xuejing Zhang;Tamio Hayashi

  • Friedel–Crafts alkenylation of arenes using alkynes catalysed by metal trifluoromethanesulfonates

    Teruhisa Tsuchimoto;Takeshi Maeda;Eiji Shirakawa;Yusuke Kawakami

  • ASYMMETRIC HYDROFORMYLATION OF OLEFINS IN A HIGHLY CROSS-LINKED POLYMER MATRIX

    Kyoko Nozaki;Yohei Itoi;Fumitoshi Shibahara;Eiji Shirakawa

  • Iron–Copper Cooperative Catalysis in the Reactions of Alkyl Grignard Reagents: Exchange Reaction with Alkenes and Carbometalation of Alkynes

    Eiji Shirakawa;Daiji Ikeda;Seiji Masui;Masatoshi Yoshida

  • Iron-catalyzed oxidative coupling of alkylamides with arenes through oxidation of alkylamides followed by Friedel-Crafts alkylation.

    Eiji Shirakawa;Nanase Uchiyama;Tamio Hayashi

  • Transition-metal-free Coupling Reactions of Aryl Halides

    Eiji Shirakawa;Tamio Hayashi

  • Asymmetric aldol reaction of α-isocyanocarboxylates with paraformaldehyde catalyzed by chiral ferrocenylphosphine-gold(I) complexes: Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of α-alkylserines

    Yoshihiko Ito;Masaya Sawamura;Eiji Shirakawa;Keiichi Hayashizaki

  • Arylmagnesiation of alkynes catalyzed cooperatively by iron and copper complexes.

    Eiji Shirakawa;Takafumi Yamagami;Takahiro Kimura;Shigeru Yamaguchi

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Carbostannylation of Alkynes with Allyl-, Acyl-, and Alkynylstannanes: Stereoselective Synthesis of Trisubstituted Vinylstannanes

    Eiji Shirakawa;Kenji Yamasaki;and Hiroto Yoshida;Tamejiro Hiyama

  • Asymmetric Hydroformylation of Heterocyclic Olefins Catalyzed by Chiral Phosphine-Phosphite-Rh(I) Complexes.

    Toshihide Horiuchi;Tetsuo Ohta;Eiji Shirakawa;Kyoko Nozaki

  • Easy Access to Aryl‐ and Heteroaryl‐Annulated[a]carbazoles by the Indium‐Catalyzed Reaction of 2‐Arylindoles with Propargyl Ethers

    Teruhisa Tsuchimoto;Hiromichi Matsubayashi;Masayoshi Kaneko;Eiji Shirakawa

  • CARBOSTANNYLATION OF ALKYNES CATALYZED BY AN IMINOPHOSPHINE-PALLADIUM COMPLEX

    Eiji Shirakawa;Hiroto Yoshida;Takuya Kurahashi;Yoshiaki Nakao

  • Cross‐Coupling of Aryl Grignard Reagents with Aryl Iodides and Bromides through SRN1 Pathway

    Eiji Shirakawa;Yumi Hayashi;Ken-ichi Itoh;Ryo Watabe

  • Iron-catalyzed arylmagnesiation of aryl(alkyl)acetylenes in the presence of an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand.

    Takafumi Yamagami;Ryo Shintani;and Eiji Shirakawa;Tamio Hayashi

  • Palladium-iminophosphine-catalysed carbostannylation of arynes: synthesis of ortho-substituted arylstannanes.

    Hiroto Yoshida;Yuki Honda;Eiji Shirakawa;Tamejiro Hiyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamejiro Hiyama
Tamejiro Hiyama Chuo University
Tamio Hayashi
Tamio Hayashi National Taiwan Normal University
Yoshiaki Nakao
Yoshiaki Nakao Kyoto University
Hiroto Yoshida
Hiroto Yoshida Hiroshima University
Hidemasa Takaya
Hidemasa Takaya Kyoto University
Kyoko Nozaki
Kyoko Nozaki University of Tokyo
Takuya Kurahashi
Takuya Kurahashi Kwansei Gakuin University
Masaya Sawamura
Masaya Sawamura Hokkaido University
Yoshihiko Ito
Yoshihiko Ito Kyoto University
Takashi Koike
Takashi Koike Nippon Institute of Technology

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