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Takayoshi Arai

Takayoshi Arai

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Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
11279
World Ranking
12545
National Ranking
943

Overview

Takayoshi Arai is affiliated with Chiba University in Japan and specializes primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research focuses significantly on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a diverse range of topics, including:

  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Vanadium and Halogenation Chemistry
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods

Takayoshi Arai has published extensively in several scientific journals with notable frequency. The main venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Organic Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Some of their recent papers are as follows:

  • "A Hypervalent Cyclic Dibenzoiodolium Salt as a Halogen-Bond-Donor Catalyst for the [4+2] Cycloaddition of 2-Alkenylindoles" (2021), published in ChemPlusChem
  • "Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-Type Reaction of Malononitrile with N-Boc α-Ketiminoesters Using Chiral Organic Base Catalyst with Halogen Bond Donor Functionality" (2020), published in Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • "Non-Bonding Electron Pair versus π-Electrons in Solution Phase Halogen Bond Catalysis: Povarov Reaction of 2-Vinylindoles and Imines" (2020), published in Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • "Catalytic Asymmetric Iodoesterification of Simple Alkenes" (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Chiral C2-Symmetric Aminomethylbinaphthol as Synergistic Catalyst for Asymmetric Epoxidation of Alkylidenemalononitriles: Easy Access to Chiral Spirooxindoles" (2021), published in Organic Letters

Frequent collaborators of Takayoshi Arai include:

  • Takumi Suzuki
  • Satoru Kuwano
  • Masahiro Yamanaka
  • Eri Ogino
  • Kodai Horigane

Best Publications

  • Asymmetric Catalysis with Heterobimetallic Compounds

    Masakatsu Shibasaki;Hiroaki Sasai;Takayoshi Arai

  • Basic character of rare earth metal alkoxides. Utilization in catalytic C-C bond-forming reactions and catalytic asymmetric nitroaldol reactions

    Hiroaki Sasai;Takeyuki Suzuki;Shigeru Arai;Takayoshi Arai

  • The First Heterobimetallic Multifunctional Asymmetric Catalyst

    Hiroaki Sasai;Takayoshi Arai;Yoshinori Satow;K. N. Houk

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Epoxidation of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones Promoted by Lanthanoid Complexes

    Masahiro Bougauchi;Shizue Watanabe;Takayoshi Arai;Hiroaki Sasai

  • A Catalytic Michael Addition of Thiols to α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds: Asymmetric Michael Additions and Asymmetric Protonations

    Eita Emori;Takayoshi Arai;Hiroaki Sasai;Masakatsu Shibasaki

  • Chiral bis(imidazolidine)pyridine-Cu(OTf)2: catalytic asymmetric endo-selective [3 + 2] cycloaddition of imino esters with nitroalkenes.

    Takayoshi Arai;Asami Mishiro;Naota Yokoyama;Kuniko Suzuki

  • A New Multifunctional Heterobimetallic Asymmetric Catalyst for Michael Additions and Tandem Michael–Aldol Reactions

    Takayoshi Arai;Hiroaki Sasai;Kei-ichi Aoe;Kimio Okamura

  • Self‐Assembly of Heterobimetallic Complexes and Reactive Nucleophiles: A General Strategy for the Activation of Asymmetric Reactions Promoted by Heterobimetallic Catalysts

    Takayoshi Arai;Yoichi M. A. Yamada;Noriyoshi Yamamoto;Hiroaki Sasai

  • Practical asymmetric Henry reaction catalyzed by a chiral diamine-Cu(OAc)2 complex.

    Takayoshi Arai;Masahiko Watanabe;Akira Yanagisawa

  • A new asymmetric wacker-type cyclization and tandem cyclization promoted by Pd(II)-spiro bis(isoxazoline) catalyst

    Midori A. Arai;Minori Kuraishi;Takayoshi Arai;Hiroaki Sasai

  • PyBidine/Copper Catalyst: Asymmetric exo′-Selective [3+2] Cycloaddition using Imino Ester and Electrophilic Indole

    Atsuko Awata;Takayoshi Arai

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Michael Reactions Promoted by a Lithium-Free Lanthanum-BINOL Complex

    Hiroaki Sasai;Takayoshi Arai;Masakatsu Shibasaki

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of alpha-Hydroxy Phosphonates Using the Al-Li-BINOL Complex.

    Takayoshi Arai;Masahiro Bougauchi;Hiroaki Sasai;Masakatsu Shibasaki

  • Asymmetrische Katalyse mit Hetero‐Dimetall‐Verbindungen

    Masakatsu Shibasaki;Hiroaki Sasai;Takayoshi Arai

  • Tandem Catalytic Asymmetric Friedel–Crafts/Henry Reaction: Control of Three Contiguous Acyclic Stereocenters

    Takayoshi Arai;Naota Yokoyama

  • PyBidine-Cu(OTf)2 -catalyzed asymmetric [3+2] cycloaddition with imino esters: harmony of Cu-Lewis acid and imidazolidine-NH hydrogen bonding in concerto catalysis.

    Takayoshi Arai;Hiroki Ogawa;Atsuko Awata;Makoto Sato

  • Relationship of stereochemical and skeletal diversity of small molecules to cellular measurement space.

    Young Kwon Kim;Midori A. Arai;Takayoshi Arai;Julia O. Lamenzo

  • Enantioselective synthesis of α-hydroxy phosphonates using the LaLi3tris(binaphthoxide) catalyst (LLB), prepared by an improved method

    Hiroaki Sasai;Masahiro Bougauchi;Takayoshi Arai;Masakatsu Shibasaki

  • Asymmetric syn-selective Henry reaction catalyzed by the sulfonyldiamine-CuCl-pyridine system.

    Takayoshi Arai;Ryuta Takashita;Yoko Endo;Masahiko Watanabe

  • Catalytic Asymmetric exo′‐Selective [3+2] Cycloaddition of Iminoesters with Nitroalkenes

    Takayoshi Arai;Naota Yokoyama;Asami Mishiro;Hiroyasu Sato

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroaki Sasai
Hiroaki Sasai Osaka University
Masakatsu Shibasaki
Masakatsu Shibasaki University of Tokyo
Hirofumi Kanoh
Hirofumi Kanoh Chiba University
Shinobu Takizawa
Shinobu Takizawa Osaka University
Katsumi Kaneko
Katsumi Kaneko Shinshu University
Kentaro Yamaguchi
Kentaro Yamaguchi Tokushima Bunri University
Lin Pu
Lin Pu University of Virginia
Masami Ishibashi
Masami Ishibashi Chiba University
Motomu Kanai
Motomu Kanai University of Tokyo
John W. Regan
John W. Regan University of Arizona

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