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Kazushi Mashima

Kazushi Mashima

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Chemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
16353
World Ranking
5075
National Ranking
293

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Kazushi Mashima is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry. Their research addresses a variety of specialized areas including Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions, and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions.

Their publication record includes notable recent papers such as:

  • Cerium(IV) Carboxylate Photocatalyst for Catalytic Radical Formation from Carboxylic Acids: Decarboxylative Oxygenation of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids and Lactonization of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Renaissance of Homogeneous Cerium Catalysts with Unique Ce(IV/III) Couple: Redox-Mediated Organic Transformations Involving Homolysis of Ce(IV)-Ligand Covalent Bonds, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Reactivity of terminal imido complexes of group 4-6 metals: Stoichiometric and catalytic reactions involving cycloaddition with unsaturated organic molecules, 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Mechanistic Study of Ni and Cu Dual Catalyst for Asymmetric C-C Bond Formation; Asymmetric Coupling of 1,3-Dienes with C-nucleophiles to Construct Vicinal Stereocenters, 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • Alternating Copolymerization of CO2 and Cyclohexene Oxide Catalyzed by Cobalt-Lanthanide Mixed Multinuclear Complexes, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry

Frequent collaborators in their research include Hayato Tsurugi, Haruki Nagae, Kohei Nishi, Satoru Shirase, and Masahiko Seki. The breadth of collaborations suggests active engagement in joint scientific endeavors.

Mashima's work has been published in several venues multiple times, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Recognition of their academic contributions includes membership in the European Academy of Sciences since 2018.

Best Publications

  • Practical synthesis of (R)- or (S)-2,2'-bis(diarylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyls (BINAPs)

    Hidemasa Takaya;Kazushi Mashima;Kinko Koyano;Misao Yagi

  • Cationic BINAP-Ru(II) Halide Complexes: Highly Efficient Catalysts for Stereoselective Asymmetric Hydrogenation of .alpha.- and .beta.-Functionalized Ketones

    Kazushi Mashima;Koh-hei Kusano;Naomasa Sato;Yoh-ichi Matsumura

  • Magnesium hydridotriphenylborate [Mg(thf)6][HBPh3]2: a versatile hydroboration catalyst

    Debabrata Mukherjee;Satoru Shirase;Thomas P. Spaniol;Kazushi Mashima

  • Platinum-catalyzed direct amination of allylic alcohols under mild conditions: ligand and microwave effects, substrate scope, and mechanistic study.

    Takashi Ohshima;Yoshiki Miyamoto;Junji Ipposhi;Yasuhito Nakahara

  • 1,3-Diene complexes of zirconium and hafnium prepared by the reaction of enediylmagnesium with MCl2Cp2. A remarkable difference between the zirconium and hafnium analogs as revealed by proton NMR and electronic spectra

    H. Yasuda;Y. Kajihara;K. Mashima;K. Nagasuna

  • Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketonic Substrates Catalyzed by (η5-C5Me5)MCl Complexes (M = Rh and Ir) of (1S,2S)-N-(p-Toluenesulfonyl)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine

    Kazushi Mashima;Tomoyuki Abe;Kazuhide Tani

  • Enzyme-like chemoselective acylation of alcohols in the presence of amines catalyzed by a tetranuclear zinc cluster.

    Takashi Ohshima;Takanori Iwasaki;Yusuke Maegawa;and Asako Yoshiyama

  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Isoquinolinium Salts Catalyzed by Chiral Iridium Complexes: Direct Synthesis for Optically Active 1,2,3,4‐Tetrahydroisoquinolines

    Atsuhiro Iimuro;Kenta Yamaji;Sathaiah Kandula;Takuto Nagano

  • Synthesis of new cationic BINAP–ruthenium(II) complexes and their use in asymmetric hydrogenation [BINAP = 2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl]

    Kazushi Mashima;Koh-hei Kusano;Tetsuo Ohta;Ryoji Noyori

  • 1,4-Bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,4-diaza-2,5-cyclohexadienes as Strong Salt-Free Reductants for Generating Low-Valent Early Transition Metals with Electron-Donating Ligands

    Teruhiko Saito;Haruka Nishiyama;Hiromasa Tanahashi;Kento Kawakita

  • Sodium methoxide: a simple but highly efficient catalyst for the direct amidation of esters.

    Takashi Ohshima;Yukiko Hayashi;Kazushi Agura;Yuka Fujii

  • Unprecedented halide dependence on catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-aryl- and 2-alkyl-substituted quinolinium salts by using Ir complexes with difluorphos and halide ligands.

    Hiroshi Tadaoka;Damien Cartigny;Takuto Nagano;Tushar Gosavi

  • Direct use of allylic alcohols for platinum-catalyzed monoallylation of amines.

    Masaru Utsunomiya;Yoshiki Miyamoto;Junji Ipposhi;Takashi Ohshima

  • Cerium(IV) Carboxylate Photocatalyst for Catalytic Radical Formation from Carboxylic Acids: Decarboxylative Oxygenation of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids and Lactonization of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids.

    Satoru Shirase;Sota Tamaki;Koichi Shinohara;Keishi Hirosawa

  • End-Functionalized Polymerization of 2-Vinylpyridine through Initial C–H Bond Activation of N-Heteroaromatics and Internal Alkynes by Yttrium Ene–Diamido Complexes

    Hiroshi Kaneko;Haruki Nagae;Hayato Tsurugi;Kazushi Mashima

  • Unique bonding and geometry in .eta.-cyclopentadienyltantalum-diene complexes. Preparation, x-ray structural analyses, and EHMO calculations

    Hajime Yasuda;Kazuyuki Tatsumi;Takuji Okamoto;Kazushi Mashima

  • Hemilabile N-Xylyl-N′-methylperimidine Carbene Iridium Complexes as Catalysts for C–H Activation and Dehydrogenative Silylation: Dual Role of N-Xylyl Moiety for ortho-C–H Bond Activation and Reductive Bond Cleavage

    Gyeongshin Choi;Hayato Tsurugi;Kazushi Mashima

  • Living Polymerization of Ethylene Catalyzed by Diene Complexes of Niobium and Tantalum, M(.eta.5-C5Me5)(.eta.4-diene)X2 and M(.eta.5-C5Me5)(.eta.4-diene)2 (M = Nb and Ta), in the Presence of Methylaluminoxane

    Kazushi Mashima;Shinjiro Fujikawa;Yoshiyuki Tanaka;Hisao Urata

  • New Tantalum Ligand-Free Catalyst System for Highly Selective Trimerization of Ethylene Affording 1-Hexene: New Evidence of a Metallacycle Mechanism

    Rocío Arteaga-Müller;Hayato Tsurugi;Teruhiko Saito;Masao Yanagawa

  • Efficient cyclic carbonate synthesis catalyzed by zinc cluster systems under mild conditions

    Yi Yang;Yukiko Hayashi;Yuka Fujii;Takuto Nagano

  • Asymmetric hydrogenation of cycloalkanones catalyzed by BINAP-iridium(I)-aminophosphine systems

    Xiaoyong Zhang;Takanao Taketomi;Takashi Yoshizumi;Hidenori Kumobayashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Hayato Tsurugi
Hayato Tsurugi Osaka University
Takashi Ohshima
Takashi Ohshima Kyushu University
Akira Nakamura
Akira Nakamura Osaka University
Hidemasa Takaya
Hidemasa Takaya Kyoto University
Jun Okuda
Jun Okuda RWTH Aachen University
Yutaka Matsuo
Yutaka Matsuo University of Tokyo
Thomas P. Spaniol
Thomas P. Spaniol RWTH Aachen University
Hajime Yasuda
Hajime Yasuda Hiroshima University
Yasushi Kai
Yasushi Kai Osaka University

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