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Seiji Shirakawa

Seiji Shirakawa

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Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
6784
World Ranking
16898
National Ranking
1332

Overview

Seiji Shirakawa is affiliated with Nagasaki University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, particularly within organic and inorganic chemistry. Their research encompasses a variety of topics related to chemical synthesis, catalysis, and applications in imaging techniques.

The main fields of study for Shirakawa include:

  • Chemistry

Within this broad field, the subfields of focus are:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Their research covers several key topics, including:

  • Vanadium and Halogenation Chemistry
  • Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Seiji Shirakawa has authored multiple papers in prominent scientific journals. Some recent publications include:

  • Hydrogen-Bonding Catalysis of Alkyl-Onium Salts, 2020, Chemistry - An Asian Journal
  • Chiral sulfide and selenide catalysts for asymmetric halocyclizations and related reactions, 2023, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Chiral Bifunctional Sulfide-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Bromolactonizations of 4-Pentenoic Acids, 2020, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Chiral bifunctional sulfide-catalyzed asymmetric bromoaminocyclizations, 2020, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Asymmetric Catalysis of Chiral Bifunctional Selenides and Selenonium Salts Bearing a Urea Group, 2021, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry

Publication venues where Shirakawa frequently contributes include:

  • Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Communications

Collaborative efforts have involved several frequent coauthors, notably:

  • Ken Okuno
  • Ryuichi Nishiyori
  • Sao Sumida
  • Yasuaki Furuya
  • Taiki Mori

Shirakawa's work integrates interdisciplinary aspects of chemistry and catalysis, contributing knowledge relevant to both synthetic methodologies and applied chemical processes, including medical imaging techniques.

Best Publications

  • Recent Developments in Asymmetric Phase-Transfer Reactions

    Seiji Shirakawa;Keiji Maruoka

  • Powerful Chiral Phase-Transfer Catalysts for the Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Alkyl- and α,α-Dialkyl-α-amino Acids

    Masanori Kitamura;Seiji Shirakawa;Keiji Maruoka

  • Surfactant-type Brønsted acid catalyzed dehydrative nucleophilic substitutions of alcohols in water.

    Seiji Shirakawa;Shū Kobayashi

  • Enantioselective base-free phase-transfer reaction in water-rich solvent.

    Rongjun He;Seiji Shirakawa;Keiji Maruoka

  • Design of bifunctional quaternary phosphonium salt catalysts for CO2 fixation reaction with epoxides under mild conditions

    Shiyao Liu;Naoki Suematsu;Keiji Maruoka;Seiji Shirakawa

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Axially Chiral o-Iodoanilides by Phase-Transfer Catalyzed Alkylations

    Seiji Shirakawa;Kun Liu;Keiji Maruoka

  • Carboxylic Acid Catalyzed Three-Component Aza-Friedel−Crafts Reactions in Water for the Synthesis of 3-Substituted Indoles

    Seiji Shirakawa;Shu Kobayashi

  • Chiral quaternary phosphonium salts as phase-transfer catalysts for environmentally benign asymmetric transformations

    Shiyao Liu;Yusuke Kumatabara;Seiji Shirakawa

  • Novel Water‐Soluble Calix[4]arene Ligands with Phosphane‐Containing Groups for Dual Functional Metal‐Complex Catalysts: The Biphasic Hydroformylation of Water‐Insoluble Olefins

    Shoichi Shimizu;Seiji Shirakawa;Yasuyuki Sasaki;Choichiro Hirai

  • A new generation of chiral phase-transfer catalysts.

    Shiho Kaneko;Yusuke Kumatabara;Seiji Shirakawa

  • Triethylamine Hydroiodide as a Simple Yet Effective Bifunctional Catalyst for CO2 Fixation Reactions with Epoxides under Mild Conditions

    Yusuke Kumatabara;Megumi Okada;Seiji Shirakawa

  • Neue Entwicklungen bei asymmetrischen Phasentransferreaktionen

    Seiji Shirakawa;Keiji Maruoka

  • Organocatalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Axially, Planar, and Helical Chiral Compounds

    Seiji Shirakawa;Shiyao Liu;Shiho Kaneko

  • Potassium Iodide–Tetraethylene Glycol Complex as a Practical Catalyst for CO2 Fixation Reactions with Epoxides under Mild Conditions

    Shiho Kaneko;Seiji Shirakawa

  • Kinetic resolution of axially chiral 2-amino-1,1'-biaryls by phase-transfer-catalyzed N-allylation.

    Seiji Shirakawa;Xiangfei Wu;Keiji Maruoka

  • Chiral bifunctional phase transfer catalysts for asymmetric fluorination of β-keto esters

    Xisheng Wang;Quan Lan;Seiji Shirakawa;Keiji Maruoka

  • Design of a Novel Inherently Chiral Calix[4]arene for Chiral Molecular Recognition

    Seiji Shirakawa;and Akihiro Moriyama;Shoichi Shimizu

  • A simple and general chiral silicon Lewis acid for asymmetric synthesis: highly enantioselective [3+2] acylhydrazone-enol ether cycloadditions.

    Seiji Shirakawa;Pamela J. Lombardi;James L. Leighton

  • Efficient approach for the design of effective chiral quaternary phosphonium salts in asymmetric conjugate additions

    Seiji Shirakawa;Atsuyuki Kasai;Takashi Tokuda;Keiji Maruoka

  • Design of chiral bifunctional quaternary phosphonium bromide catalysts possessing an amide moiety.

    Seiji Shirakawa;Takashi Tokuda;Atsuyuki Kasai;Keiji Maruoka

Frequent Co-Authors

Keiji Maruoka
Keiji Maruoka Kyoto University
Kun Liu
Kun Liu Beijing Institute of Technology
James L. Leighton
James L. Leighton Columbia University
Shu Kobayashi
Shu Kobayashi University of Tokyo
Xi-Sheng Wang
Xi-Sheng Wang University of Science and Technology of China
Takashi Ooi
Takashi Ooi Nagoya University
Benjamin List
Benjamin List Max Planck Society
Tomoya Miura
Tomoya Miura Kyoto University
Junji Konishi
Junji Konishi Kyoto University
Li Deng
Li Deng Brandeis University

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