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Seijiro Matsubara

Seijiro Matsubara

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Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
10057
World Ranking
11259
National Ranking
829

Overview

Seijiro Matsubara is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and specializes primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research output emphasizes Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry, with additional work in Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Spectroscopy.

Their work covers a variety of research topics, including:

  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Chemistry Letters
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Organic Letters

Seijiro Matsubara's recent papers highlight various aspects of catalytic and synthetic organic chemistry. Notable publications include:

  • "Nickel-Catalyzed Intermolecular Carbobromination of Alkynes," 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • "Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of 2,6-Disubstituted Cuneanes through Enantioselective Constitutional Isomerization of 1,4-Disubstituted Cubanes," 2022, European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Desymmetrization of gem-diols via water-assisted organocatalytic enantio- and diastereoselective cycloetherification," 2020, Chemical Communications
  • "Cubane Chirality via Substitution of a "Hidden" Regular Tetrahedron," 2020, Organic Letters
  • "Chiral Auxiliary-Directed Site-Selective Deprotonation of the Cubane Skeleton," 2023, Organic Letters

The scientist collaborates regularly with a group of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Keisuke Asano
  • Hiyori Takebe
  • Ryuichi Murata
  • Takuya Kurahashi
  • Tagui Nagano

Their research contributes significantly to ongoing developments in catalytic asymmetric synthesis and organocatalysis, as well as mechanistic studies in cyclopropane reactions and cubane chemistry. This multidisciplinary approach involves both synthetic methodologies and structural analysis techniques such as X-ray diffraction.

Best Publications

  • Nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative addition of phthalimides to alkynes.

    Yuichi Kajita;Seijiro Matsubara;Takuya Kurahashi

  • Dynamic Motion of Building Blocks in Porous Coordination Polymers

    Satoshi Horike;Ryotaro Matsuda;Daisuke Tanaka;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Palladium catalyzed reaction of 2-alkynylanilines with allyl chlorides. Formation of 3-allylindoles

    Koji Iritani;Seijiro Matsubara;Kiitiro Utimoto

  • Asymmetric catalytic cycloetherification mediated by bifunctional organocatalysts.

    Keisuke Asano;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Addition of Anhydrides to Alkynes

    Yuichi Kajita;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Carboamination of Alkynes with Isatoic Anhydrides

    Yasufumi Yoshino;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Triethylborane-induced bromine atom-transfer radical addition in aqueous media: study of the solvent effect on radical addition reactions.

    Hideki Yorimitsu;Hiroshi Shinokubo;Seijiro Matsubara;Koichiro Oshima

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylation and Decarbonylation under Hydrothermal Conditions: Decarboxylative Deuteration

    Seijiro Matsubara;Yutaka Yokota;Koichiro Oshima

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Cycloaddition of o-Arylcarboxybenzonitriles and Alkynes via Cleavage of Two Carbon–Carbon σ Bonds

    Kenichiro Nakai;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Bifunctional Organocatalysts for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Isoquinoline <i>N</i>-Oxides

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  • Highly diastereoselective reactions of ytterbium-mediated alkynyllithium and alkynylmagnesium reagents with chiral 2-acyl-1,3-oxathianes : reversal of diastereoselectivity

    Kiitiro Utimoto;Akihiko Nakamura;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Facile Net Cycloaddition Approach to Optically Active 1,5-Benzothiazepines

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  • Cationic iron(III) porphyrin-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition of unactivated aldehydes with simple dienes.

    Kyohei Fujiwara;Takuya Kurahashi;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Asymmetric indoline synthesis via intramolecular aza-Michael addition mediated by bifunctional organocatalysts.

    Ryota Miyaji;Keisuke Asano;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Regioselective stannylmetalation of acetylenes in the presence of transition-metal catalyst

    Jun-ichi Hibino;Seijiro Matsubara;Yoshitomi Morizawa;Koichiro Oshima

  • Carbazole Synthesis by Platinum-catalyzed C-H Functionalizing Reaction Using Water as Reoxidizing Reagent

    Mitsuru Yamamoto;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Syntheses, structures and properties of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium salts of fluorocomplex anions.

    Kazuhiko Matsumoto;Rika Hagiwara;Ryuhei Yoshida;Yasuhiko Ito

  • Procedure-Controlled Enantioselectivity Switch in Organocatalytic 2-Oxazolidinone Synthesis

    Yukihiro Fukata;Keisuke Asano;Seijiro Matsubara

  • Lanthanoid Triflate Catalyzed Conjugate Addition of Amines to α, β-Unsaturated Esters. A Facile Route to Optically Active β-Lactam

    Seijiro Matsubara;Masahito Yoshioka;Kiitiro Utimoto

  • Methylenation of Carbonyl Compounds by Means of Nysted Reagent

    Seijiro Matsubara;Masakazu Sugihara;Kiitiro Utimoto

  • Transition-metal catalyzed oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones by means of Me3SiOOSiMe3

    Shigekazu Kanemoto;Koichiro Oshima;Seijiro Matsubara;Kazuhiko Takai

  • Asymmetric Synthesis of 1,3-Dioxolanes by Organocatalytic Formal [3 + 2] Cycloaddition via Hemiacetal Intermediates

    Keisuke Asano;Seijiro Matsubara

Frequent Co-Authors

Takuya Kurahashi
Takuya Kurahashi Kwansei Gakuin University
Koichiro Oshima
Koichiro Oshima Kyoto University
Hitosi Nozaki
Hitosi Nozaki Okayama University
Masanobu Uchiyama
Masanobu Uchiyama University of Tokyo
Eiichiro Matsubara
Eiichiro Matsubara Kyoto University
Kazuhiko Matsumoto
Kazuhiko Matsumoto Kyoto University
Rika Hagiwara
Rika Hagiwara Kyoto University
Kiitiro Utimoto
Kiitiro Utimoto Kyoto University
Kazuhiko Takai
Kazuhiko Takai Okayama University
Kazuyuki Tohji
Kazuyuki Tohji Tohoku University

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