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Masahiro Miura

Masahiro Miura

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Chemistry
Japan
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
116
Citations
43400
World Ranking
605
National Ranking
23

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Masahiro Miura is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their scholarly work spans 142 publications in Chemistry and 82 in Materials Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Their research covers various topics, including Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, and X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography. Other areas of significant interest include Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques, Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions, Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions, and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms.

Miura has contributed to several frequent publication venues, reflecting the areas of their expertise:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (35 publications)
  • Organic Letters (18 publications)
  • Chemistry Letters (5 publications)
  • Chemistry - A European Journal (4 publications)
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry (4 publications)

Their recent papers highlight ongoing research in catalytic and synthetic chemistry. Noteworthy publications include:

  • Hydroamination, Aminoboration, and Carboamination with Electrophilic Amination Reagents: Umpolung-Enabled Regio- and Stereoselective Synthesis of N-Containing Molecules from Alkenes and Alkynes (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Cp*M-Catalyzed Direct Annulation with Terminal Alkynes and Their Surrogates for the Construction of Multi-Ring Systems (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • Concise Synthesis of Isocoumarins through Rh-Catalyzed Direct Vinylene Annulation: Scope and Mechanistic Insight (2020, Organic Letters)
  • Oxidative C-H/C-H Annulation of Imidazopyridines and Indazoles through Rhodium-Catalyzed Vinylene Transfer (2020, Organic Letters)
  • Thioether-Directed C4-Selective C-H Acylmethylation of Indoles Using α-Carbonyl Sulfoxonium Ylides (2020, Organic Letters)

Throughout their career, Miura has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, indicating active engagement in collaborative research efforts. Key frequent collaborators include:

  • Koji Hirano (54 joint publications)
  • Yuji Nishii (41 joint publications)
  • Kazutoshi Nishimura (11 joint publications)
  • Shotaro Nakamura (10 joint publications)
  • Shibo Xu (9 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Oxidative Coupling of Aromatic Substrates with Alkynes and Alkenes under Rhodium Catalysis

    Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura

  • An efficient waste-free oxidative coupling via regioselective C-H bond cleavage: Rh/Cu-catalyzed reaction of benzoic acids with alkynes and acrylates under air.

    Kenji Ueura;Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura

  • Catalytic Direct Arylation of Heteroaromatic Compounds

    Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura

  • Palladium‐Catalyzed Regioselective Mono‐ and Diarylation Reactions of 2‐Phenylphenols and Naphthols with Aryl Halides

    Tetsuya Satoh;Yuichiro Kawamura;Masahiro Miura;Masakatsu Nomura

  • Rhodium- and iridium-catalyzed oxidative coupling of benzoic acids with alkynes via regioselective C-H bond cleavage.

    Kenji Ueura;Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura

  • Fluorescent naphthyl- and anthrylazoles from the catalytic coupling of phenylazoles with internal alkynes through the cleavage of multiple C-H bonds.

    Nobuyoshi Umeda;Hayato Tsurugi;Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of Azole Compounds with Aryl Halides in the Presence of Alkali Metal Carbonates and the Use of Copper Iodide in the Reaction

    Sommai Pivsa-Art;Tetsuya Satoh;Yoshiki Kawamura;Masahiro Miura

  • A New Entry of Amination Reagents for Heteroaromatic C−H Bonds: Copper-Catalyzed Direct Amination of Azoles with Chloroamines at Room Temperature

    Tsuyoshi Kawano;Koji Hirano;Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura

  • Transition-Metal-CatalyzedRegioselective Arylation and Vinylation of CarboxylicAcids

    Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura

  • Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling of aromatic imines with internal alkynes via regioselective C–H bond cleavage

    Tatsuya Fukutani;Nobuyoshi Umeda;Koji Hirano;Tetsuya Satoh

  • Oxidative Cross-Coupling of N-(2‘-Phenylphenyl)benzene- sulfonamides or Benzoic and Naphthoic Acids with Alkenes Using a Palladium−Copper Catalyst System under Air

    Masahiro Miura;Takatoshi Tsuda;Tetsuya Satoh;Sommai Pivsa-Art

  • Regioselective C−H Functionalization Directed by a Removable Carboxyl Group: Palladium-Catalyzed Vinylation at the Unusual Position of Indole and Related Heteroaromatic Rings

    Atsushi Maehara;Hayato Tsurugi;Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura

  • Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Regioselective Hydroamination of Styrenes with Polymethylhydrosiloxane and Hydroxylamines†

    Yuya Miki;Koji Hirano;Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Multiple Arylation of Thiophenes

    Toru Okazawa;Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura;Masakatsu Nomura

  • Synthesis of aryl- and vinylacetylene derivatives by copper-catalyzed reaction of aryl and vinyl iodides with terminal alkynes

    Kazumi Okuro;Makoto Furuune;Masahiro Enna;Masahiro Miura

  • Ruthenium-Catalyzed Oxidative Vinylation of Heteroarene Carboxylic Acids with Alkenes via Regioselective C−H Bond Cleavage

    Takumi Ueyama;Satoshi Mochida;Tatsuya Fukutani;Koji Hirano

  • Rhodium-catalyzed Oxidative Coupling/Cyclization of Benzamides with Alkynes via C-H Bond Cleavage

    Satoshi Mochida;Nobuyoshi Umeda;Koji Hirano;Tetsuya Satoh

  • Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling/cyclization of 2-phenylindoles with alkynes via C-H and N-H bond cleavages with air as the oxidant.

    Keisuke Morimoto;Koji Hirano;Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura

  • Copper-Catalyzed Reaction of Terminal Alkynes with Nitrones. Selective Synthesis of 1-Aza-1-buten-3-yne and 2-Azetidinone Derivatives

    Masahiro Miura;Masahiro Enna;Kazumi Okuro;Masakatsu Nomura

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Direct C ? H Arylation and Alkenylation of Heteroarenes with Organosilicon Reagents

    Hitoshi Hachiya;Koji Hirano;Tetsuya Satoh;Masahiro Miura

Frequent Co-Authors

Koji Hirano
Koji Hirano Osaka University
Tetsuya Satoh
Tetsuya Satoh Osaka Metropolitan University
Masakatsu Nomura
Masakatsu Nomura Osaka University
Hayato Tsurugi
Hayato Tsurugi Osaka University
Carsten Bolm
Carsten Bolm RWTH Aachen University
Ken Tanaka
Ken Tanaka Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tetsuro Oshika
Tetsuro Oshika University of Tsukuba
Fumitoshi Kakiuchi
Fumitoshi Kakiuchi Keio University
Shigeru Nagase
Shigeru Nagase Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry
Shu Seki
Shu Seki Kyoto University

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