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Overview

Kei Manabe is affiliated with the University of Shizuoka in Japan, focusing on research within the field of Chemistry. Their work spans various subfields, including Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Catalysis, and Oncology.

The main topics Manabe has extensively investigated include:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles

Manabe has contributed to several research papers published in notable scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • Direct C3-Selective Arylation of N-Unsubstituted Indoles with Aryl Chlorides, Triflates, and Nonaflates Using a Palladium-Dihydroxyterphenylphosphine Catalyst (2020), The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Synthesis of Symmetrical Sulfides Enabled by a Sulfur Dioxide Surrogate Acting as a Divalent Sulfur Source (2022), Organic Letters
  • Discovery of a Potent Anticancer Agent PVHD303 with in Vivo Activity (2020), ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
  • Selective Syntheses of Unsymmetrical Diaryl Sulfides Enabled by a Sulfur Dioxide Surrogate as a Divalent Sulfur Source and an Activating Agent (2024), ACS Catalysis
  • Pyrroloindoline/Pyridoindoline Synthesis via C3-Dearomative Arylation/Cyclization of Tryptamine/Homotryptamine Derivatives Using Palladium-Dihydroxyterphenylphosphine Catalyst (2023), Organic Letters

Key publication venues frequently featuring Manabe's work are:

  • Organic Letters
  • Tetrahedron
  • Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • ACS Catalysis

In collaboration, Manabe has worked closely with several co-authors, including:

  • Miyuki Yamaguchi
  • Hideyuki Konishi
  • Ryoya Hagiwara
  • Kanami Gayama
  • Sakiko Fujiwara

Best Publications

  • Development of novel Lewis acid catalysts for selective organic reactions in aqueous media.

    Shu Kobayashi;Kei Manabe

  • Dehydration reactions in water. Brønsted Acid-surfactant-combined catalyst for ester, ether, thioether, and dithioacetal formation in water.

    Kei Manabe;Shinya Iimura;Xiang-Min Sun;Shū Kobayashi

  • Organic Synthesis Inside Particles in Water: Lewis Acid−Surfactant-Combined Catalysts for Organic Reactions in Water Using Colloidal Dispersions as Reaction Media

    Kei Manabe;Yuichiro Mori;Takeshi Wakabayashi;and Satoshi Nagayama

  • Dehydration reactions in water. Surfactant-type Brønsted acid-catalyzed direct esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols in an emulsion system.

    Kei Manabe;Xiang-Min Sun;Shū Kobayashi

  • Palladium-catalyzed reductive carbonylation of aryl halides with N-formylsaccharin as a CO source.

    Tsuyoshi Ueda;Hideyuki Konishi;Kei Manabe

  • The Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-Type Reactions in Aqueous Media

    Shū Kobayashi;Tomoaki Hamada;Kei Manabe

  • Facile synthesis of α-amino phosphonates in water using a Lewis acid–surfactant-combined catalyst

    Kei Manabe;Shū Kobayashi

  • Three-component carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions catalyzed by a Brønsted acid–surfactant-combined catalyst in water

    Kei Manabe;Yuichiro Mori;Shū Kobayashi

  • Catalytic asymmetric hydroxymethylation of silicon enolates using an aqueous solution of formaldehyde with a chiral scandium complex.

    Shunpei Ishikawa;Tomoaki Hamada;Kei Manabe;Shū Kobayashi

  • Catalytic asymmetric ring opening of meso-epoxides with aromatic amines in water.

    Stéphane Azoulay;Kei Manabe;Shü Kobayashi

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reactions in Aqueous Media Using Chiral Bis-pyridino-18-crown-6−Rare Earth Metal Triflate Complexes

    Tomoaki Hamada;Kei Manabe;Shunpei Ishikawa;Satoshi Nagayama

  • Catalytic asymmetric carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions in aqueous media.

    Kei Manabe;Shū Kobayashi

  • Green Lewis acid catalysis in organic synthesis

    Shū Kobayashi;Kei Manabe

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of Aryl, Alkenyl, and Allyl Halides with Phenyl Formate

    Tsuyoshi Ueda;Hideyuki Konishi;Kei Manabe

  • Enantio- and diastereoselective, stereospecific mannich-type reactions in water.

    Tomoaki Hamada;Kei Manabe;Shu Kobayashi

  • Palladium-catalyzed fluorocarbonylation using N-formylsaccharin as CO source: general access to carboxylic acid derivatives.

    Tsuyoshi Ueda;Hideyuki Konishi;Kei Manabe

  • Bismuth Triflate−Chiral Bipyridine Complexes as Water-Compatible Chiral Lewis Acids

    Shü Kobayashi;Tsuyoshi Ogino;Haruka Shimizu;Shunpei Ishikawa

  • Palladium-catalyzed, carboxylic acid-assisted allylic substitution of carbon nucleophiles with allyl alcohols as allylating agents in water.

    Kei Manabe;Shū Kobayashi

  • Trichlorophenyl Formate: Highly Reactive and Easily Accessible Crystalline CO Surrogate for Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of Aryl/Alkenyl Halides and Triflates

    Tsuyoshi Ueda;Hideyuki Konishi;Kei Manabe

  • Mannich-type reactions in water using a hydrophobic polymer-supported sulfonic acid catalyst

    Shinya Iimura;Daisuke Nobutou;Kei Manabe;Shū Kobayashi

  • Friedel–Crafts‐Type Conjugate Addition of Indoles Using a Lewis Acid–Surfactant‐Combined Catalyst in Water

    Kei Manabe;Naohiro Aoyama;Shū Kobayashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu Kobayashi
Shu Kobayashi University of Tokyo
Kenji Koga
Kenji Koga Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Motoo Shiro
Motoo Shiro Nagoya Institute of Technology
Gilbert Stork
Gilbert Stork Columbia University

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