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Mamoru Tobisu

Mamoru Tobisu

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Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
15096
World Ranking
6594
National Ranking
431

Overview

Mamoru Tobisu is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has a significant record of publications primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their scholarly output spans multiple subfields including Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Pharmaceutical Science.

Their research topics cover a range of specialized areas such as:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Organoboron and Organosilicon Chemistry
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry

The scientist has authored a number of papers published in notable scientific journals, including recent works such as:

  • "Palladium-Catalyzed Siloxycyclopropanation of Alkenes Using Acylsilanes," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Phosphine-Catalyzed Intermolecular Acylfluorination of Alkynes via a P(V) Intermediate," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Single-carbon atom transfer to α,β-unsaturated amides from N-heterocyclic carbenes," 2023, Science
  • "Three-Component Coupling of Acyl Fluorides, Silyl Enol Ethers, and Alkynes by P(III)/P(V) Catalysis," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Aryne-Induced SNAr/Dearylation Strategy for the Synthesis of Fluorinated Dibenzophospholes from Triarylphosphines via a P(V) Intermediate," 2020, Organic Letters

Mamoru Tobisu frequently publishes in prominent venues, with a substantial number of publications in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Organic Letters
  • Chemical Science
  • Chemistry Letters

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research activity, having worked closely with several coauthors over time. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Takuya Kodama
  • Hayato Fujimoto
  • Zhirong Deng
  • Ryoma Shimazumi
  • Kenta Uchida

Best Publications

  • Cross-Couplings Using Aryl Ethers via C-O Bond Activation Enabled by Nickel Catalysts.

    Mamoru Tobisu;Naoto Chatani

  • Catalytic reactions involving the cleavage of carbon–cyano and carbon–carbon triple bonds

    Mamoru Tobisu;Naoto Chatani

  • Palladium-catalyzed direct ethynylation of C(sp3)-H bonds in aliphatic carboxylic acid derivatives.

    Yusuke Ano;Mamoru Tobisu;Naoto Chatani

  • Nickel‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling of Aryl Methyl Ethers with Aryl Boronic Esters

    Mamoru Tobisu;Toshiaki Shimasaki;Naoto Chatani

  • Modular Synthesis of Phenanthridine Derivatives by Oxidative Cyclization of 2-Isocyanobiphenyls with Organoboron Reagents†

    Mamoru Tobisu;Keika Koh;Takayuki Furukawa;Naoto Chatani

  • Nickel-catalyzed reaction of arylzinc reagents with N-aromatic heterocycles: a straightforward approach to C-H bond arylation of electron-deficient heteroaromatic compounds.

    Mamoru Tobisu;Isao Hyodo;Naoto Chatani

  • Ni(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling between C(sp2)–H in Benzamides and C(sp3)–H in Toluene Derivatives

    Yoshinori Aihara;Mamoru Tobisu;Yoshiya Fukumoto;Naoto Chatani

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction of Aryl Fluorides

    Mamoru Tobisu;Tian Xu;Toshiaki Shimasaki;Naoto Chatani

  • Nickel-catalyzed amination of aryl pivalates by the cleavage of aryl C-O bonds.

    Toshiaki Shimasaki;Mamoru Tobisu;Naoto Chatani

  • A catalytic approach for the functionalization of C(sp3)-H bonds.

    Mamoru Tobisu;Naoto Chatani

  • Palladium-catalyzed direct alkynylation of C-H bonds in benzenes.

    Mamoru Tobisu;Yusuke Ano;Naoto Chatani

  • Visible Light-mediated Direct Arylation of Arenes and Heteroarenes Using Diaryliodonium Salts in the Presence and Absence of a Photocatalyst

    Mamoru Tobisu;Takayuki Furukawa;Naoto Chatani

  • Enantioselective Isomerization of Allylic Alcohols Catalyzed by a Rhodium/Phosphaferrocene Complex

    Ken Tanaka;Shuang Qiao;Mamoru Tobisu;and Michael M.-C. Lo

  • Rhodium(I)-catalyzed borylation of nitriles through the cleavage of carbon-cyano bonds.

    Mamoru Tobisu;Hirotaka Kinuta;Yusuke Kita;Emmanuelle Rémond

  • Rh(I)-catalyzed silylation of aryl and alkenyl cyanides involving the cleavage of C-C and Si-Si bonds.

    Mamoru Tobisu;Yusuke Kita;Naoto Chatani

  • Rhodium-catalyzed silylation and intramolecular arylation of nitriles via the silicon-assisted cleavage of carbon-cyano bonds.

    Mamoru Tobisu;Yusuke Kita;Yusuke Ano;Naoto Chatani

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive and Borylative Cleavage of Aromatic Carbon–Nitrogen Bonds in N-Aryl Amides and Carbamates

    Mamoru Tobisu;Keisuke Nakamura;Naoto Chatani

  • Rh(I)-Catalyzed Carbonylative Cyclization Reactions of Alkynes with 2-Bromophenylboronic Acids Leading to Indenones

    Yasuyuki Harada;Jun Nakanishi;Hirokazu Fujihara;Mamoru Tobisu

  • Devising boron reagents for orthogonal functionalization through Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling.

    Mamoru Tobisu;Naoto Chatani

  • Palladium-catalyzed direct ortho-alkynylation of aromatic carboxylic acid derivatives.

    Yusuke Ano;Mamoru Tobisu;Naoto Chatani

Frequent Co-Authors

Naoto Chatani
Naoto Chatani Osaka University
Shinji Murai
Shinji Murai Osaka University
Toshikazu Hirao
Toshikazu Hirao Osaka University
Satoshi Shuto
Satoshi Shuto Hokkaido University
Masaya Sawamura
Masaya Sawamura Hokkaido University
Kei Ohkubo
Kei Ohkubo Osaka University
Sensuke Ogoshi
Sensuke Ogoshi Osaka University
Gregory C. Fu
Gregory C. Fu California Institute of Technology
Ken Tanaka
Ken Tanaka Tokyo Institute of Technology
Victor Snieckus
Victor Snieckus Queen's University

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