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Hideki Yorimitsu

Hideki Yorimitsu

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Chemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
20095
World Ranking
3477
National Ranking
201

Overview

Hideki Yorimitsu is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, where they have contributed extensively to the fields of chemistry and materials science. Their research spans over 200 publications, with a strong focus on organic chemistry and materials chemistry as key subfields of study.

Their work notably covers topics including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Organoboron and organosilicon Chemistry
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yorimitsu include:

  • Hayate Saito
  • Takashi Kurogi
  • Fumiya Takahashi
  • Keisuke Nogi
  • Jun Shimokawa

Several journals feature their published work with multiple contributions, notably:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Synthesis
  • Chemistry - An Asian Journal

Recent scientific papers authored or coauthored by Yorimitsu demonstrate a focus on catalytic processes and chemical bond activation, including:

  • Catalytic Transformations of Sulfonium Salts via C-S Bond Activation (2021) in The Chemical Record
  • Ni-Catalyzed Carboxylation of C(sp2)-S Bonds with CO2: Evidence for the Multifaceted Role of Zn (2020) in ACS Catalysis
  • Asymmetric systematic synthesis, structures, and (chir)optical properties of a series of dihetero[8]helicenes (2021) in Chemical Science
  • Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage at Allylic Positions: Retro-allylation and Deallylation (2020) in Chemical Reviews
  • Reductive Difunctionalization of Aryl Alkenes with Sodium Metal and Reduction-Resistant Alkoxy-Substituted Electrophiles (2020) in Organic Letters

Their research addresses mechanistic insights and synthetic methodologies involving sulfur compounds, catalytic transformations, and asymmetric synthesis. Yorimitsu's work on crystallization and X-ray diffraction methodologies also contributes to materials characterization and development.

Best Publications

  • Cobalt-catalyzed Heck-type reaction of alkyl halides with styrenes.

    Yousuke Ikeda;Tomoaki Nakamura;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Nickel-catalyzed carboxylation of organozinc reagents with CO2.

    Hidenori Ochiai;Minsul Jang;Koji Hirano;Hideki Yorimitsu

  • Cobalt-Catalyzed Trimethylsilylmethylmagnesium-Promoted Radical Alkenylation of Alkyl Halides: A Complement to the Heck Reaction

    Walter Affo;Hirohisa Ohmiya;Takuma Fujioka;Yousuke Ikeda

  • Powerful solvent effect of water in radical reaction: Triethylborane-induced atom-transfer radical cyclization in water

    Hideki Yorimitsu;Tomoaki Nakamura;Hiroshi Shinokubo;Koichiro Oshima

  • Cobalt-catalyzed tandem radical cyclization and cross-coupling reaction: Its application to benzyl-substituted heterocycles

    Katsuyu Wakabayashi;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Cobalt‐Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of Alkyl Halides with Allylic Grignard Reagents

    Takashi Tsuji;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Recent Progress in Asymmetric Allylic Substitutions Catalyzed by Chiral Copper Complexes

    Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Cobalt(diamine)-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of alkyl halides with arylmagnesium reagents: stereoselective constructions of arylated asymmetric carbons and application to total synthesis of AH13205.

    Hirohisa Ohmiya;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Stereoselective hydrothiolation of alkynes catalyzed by cesium base: Facile access to (Z)-1-alkenyl sulfides

    Azusa Kondoh;Kazuaki Takami;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Cobalt-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of alkyl halides with allylic and benzylic Grignard reagents and their application to tandem radical cyclization/cross-coupling reactions.

    Hirohisa Ohmiya;Takashi Tsuji;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of aryl(azaaryl)methanes with aryl halides providing triarylmethanes.

    Takashi Niwa;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Copper-Catalyzed anti-Hydrophosphination Reaction of 1-Alkynylphosphines with Diphenylphosphine Providing (Z)-1,2-Diphosphino-1-alkenes

    Azusa Kondoh;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Cobalt-mediated cross-coupling reactions of primary and secondary alkyl halides with 1-(trimethylsilyl)ethenyl- and 2-trimethylsilylethynylmagnesium reagents.

    Hirohisa Ohmiya;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Synthesis of 3-trifluoromethylbenzo[b]furans from phenols via direct ortho functionalization by extended Pummerer reaction.

    Takayuki Kobatake;Daishi Fujino;Suguru Yoshida;Hideki Yorimitsu

  • Metal-Free Approach to Biaryls from Phenols and Aryl Sulfoxides by Temporarily Sulfur-Tethered Regioselective C–H/C–H Coupling

    Tomoyuki Yanagi;Shinya Otsuka;Yuko Kasuga;Keisuke Fujimoto

  • Nickel-catalyzed beta-boration of alpha,beta-unsaturated esters and amides with bis(pinacolato)diboron.

    Koji Hirano;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Triethylborane-induced bromine atom-transfer radical addition in aqueous media: study of the solvent effect on radical addition reactions.

    Hideki Yorimitsu;Hiroshi Shinokubo;Seijiro Matsubara;Koichiro Oshima

  • Iridium-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Hydroarylation of Alkenyl Ethers by Olefin Isomerization

    Yusuke Ebe;Mitsuki Onoda;Takahiro Nishimura;Hideki Yorimitsu

  • Photoredox‐Catalyzed Site‐Selective α‐C(sp3)−H Alkylation of Primary Amine Derivatives

    Melissa A. Ashley;Chiaki Yamauchi;John C. K. Chu;Shinya Otsuka;Shinya Otsuka

  • New synthetic reactions catalyzed by cobalt complexes

    Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • Palladium-catalyzed 2-pyridylmethyl transfer from 2-(2-pyridyl)ethanol derivatives to organic halides by chelation-assisted cleavage of unstrained C(sp3 )--C(sp3) bonds.

    Takashi Niwa;Hideki Yorimitsu;Koichiro Oshima

  • In vivo magnetic resonance imaging of single-walled carbon nanohorns by labeling with magnetite nanoparticles

    Jin Miyawaki;Masako Yudasaka;Hideto Imai;Hideki Yorimitsu;Hideki Yorimitsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichiro Oshima
Koichiro Oshima Kyoto University
Atsuhiro Osuka
Atsuhiro Osuka Kyoto University
Hiroshi Shinokubo
Hiroshi Shinokubo Nagoya University
Koji Hirano
Koji Hirano Osaka University
Hirohisa Ohmiya
Hirohisa Ohmiya Kyoto University
Hiroyuki Isobe
Hiroyuki Isobe University of Tokyo
Takahiro Nishimura
Takahiro Nishimura Osaka Metropolitan University
Dongho Kim
Dongho Kim Yonsei University
Eiichi Nakamura
Eiichi Nakamura University of Tokyo
Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima Meijo University

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