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Yasushi Tsuji

Yasushi Tsuji

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Chemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
13842
World Ranking
5412
National Ranking
327

Overview

Yasushi Tsuji is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, specializing primarily in the field of Chemistry. Their research focuses extensively on Organic Chemistry, supported by contributions to related subfields such as Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yasushi Tsuji are:

  • Tetsuaki Fujihara
  • Hiroshi Masai
  • Takuya Yokoyama
  • Maning Liu
  • Yasuhiro Tachibana

Their publications have appeared in several scientific venues including:

  • Chemical Communications
  • Nature Communications
  • Polymers
  • Synthesis
  • Synlett

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Yasushi Tsuji include:

  • Insulated conjugated bimetallopolymer with sigmoidal response by dual self-controlling system as a biomimetic material, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Cu-Catalyzed three-component coupling reactions using nitriles, 1,3-dienes and silylboranes, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Pd-Catalyzed intermolecular C-H bond arylation reactions: effect of bulkiness of carboxylate ligands, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Complementary Color Tuning by HCl via Phosphorescence-to-Fluorescence Conversion on Insulated Metallopolymer Film and Its Light-Induced Acceleration, 2020, Polymers
  • Synthesis of Tetrasilatetrathia[8]circulenes through C-I and C-H Silylation, 2021, Synthesis

Best Publications

  • Carbon dioxide as a carbon source in organic transformation: carbon–carbon bond forming reactions by transition-metal catalysts

    Yasushi Tsuji;Tetsuaki Fujihara

  • The ruthenium catalyzed N-alkylation and N-heterocyclization of aniline using alcohols and aldehydes

    Yoshihisa Watanabe;Yasushi Tsuji;Yukihiro Ohsugi

  • Copper-catalyzed hydrocarboxylation of alkynes using carbon dioxide and hydrosilanes.

    Tetsuaki Fujihara;Tinghua Xu;Kazuhiko Semba;Jun Terao

  • Homogeneous Palladium Catalyst Suppressing Pd Black Formation in Air Oxidation of Alcohols

    Tetsuo Iwasawa;Makoto Tokunaga;Yasushi Obora;Yasushi Tsuji

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Carboxylation of Aryl and Vinyl Chlorides Employing Carbon Dioxide

    Tetsuaki Fujihara;Keisuke Nogi;Tinghua Xu;Jun Terao

  • Ruthenium-catalyzed N-alkylation and N-benzylation of aminoarenes with alcohols

    Yoshihisa Watanabe;Yasushi Tsuji;Hitoshi Ige;Yukihiro Ohsugi

  • Copper-catalyzed borylative transformations of non-polar carbon–carbon unsaturated compounds employing borylcopper as an active catalyst species

    Kazuhiko Semba;Tetsuaki Fujihara;Jun Terao;Yasushi Tsuji

  • Highly Selective Copper-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Allenes and 1,3-Dienes

    Kazuhiko Semba;Masataka Shinomiya;Tetsuaki Fujihara;Jun Terao

  • Chiral organolanthanide complexes for enantioselective olefin hydrogenation

    Vincent P. Conticello;Laurent Brard;Michael A. Giardello;Yasushi Tsuji

  • The iridium-catalyzed decarbonylation of aldehydes under mild conditions

    Tomohiro Iwai;Tetsuaki Fujihara;Yasushi Tsuji

  • Copper-catalyzed highly regio- and stereoselective directed hydroboration of unsymmetrical internal alkynes: controlling regioselectivity by choice of catalytic species.

    Kazuhiko Semba;Tetsuaki Fujihara;Jun Terao;Yasushi Tsuji

  • Ruthenium-complex-catalyzed N-heterocyclization. Syntheses of quinolines and indole derivatives from aminoarenes and 1,3-propanediol of glycols

    Yasushi Tsuji;Keun Tae Huh;Yoshihisa Watanabe

  • Ruthenium complex catalyzed intermolecular hydroacylation and transhydroformylation of olefins with aldehydes

    Teruyuki Kondo;Motohiro Akazome;Yasushi Tsuji;Yoshihisa Watanabe

  • Copper-Catalyzed Highly Selective Semihydrogenation of Non-Polar Carbon-Carbon Multiple Bonds using a Silane and an Alcohol

    Kazuhiko Semba;Tetsuaki Fujihara;Tinghua Xu;Jun Terao

  • Regioselective transformation of alkynes catalyzed by a copper hydride or boryl copper species

    Tetsuaki Fujihara;Kazuhiko Semba;Jun Terao;Yasushi Tsuji

  • Copper-catalyzed silacarboxylation of internal alkynes by employing carbon dioxide and silylboranes.

    Tetsuaki Fujihara;Yosuke Tani;Kazuhiko Semba;Jun Terao

  • Ruthenium-catalyzed dehydrogenative N-heterocyclization. Indoles from 2-aminophenethyl alcohols and 2-nitrophenethyl alcohols

    Yasushi Tsuji;Shinji Kotachi;Keun Tae Huh;Yoshihisa Watanabe

  • Ruthenium complex catalyzed N-heterocyclization. Syntheses of N-substituted piperidines, morpholines, and piperazines from amines and 1,5-diols

    Yasushi Tsuji;Keun Tae Huh;Yukihiro Ohsugi;Yoshihisa Watanabe

  • Design principle for increasing charge mobility of π-conjugated polymers using regularly localized molecular orbitals

    Jun Terao;Akihisa Wadahama;Akitoshi Matono;Tomofumi Tada;Tomofumi Tada

  • Copper-Catalyzed Regiodivergent Silacarboxylation of Allenes with Carbon Dioxide and a Silylborane

    Yosuke Tani;Tetsuaki Fujihara;Jun Terao;Yasushi Tsuji

Frequent Co-Authors

Tetsuaki Fujihara
Tetsuaki Fujihara Kyoto University
Jun Terao
Jun Terao University of Tokyo
Yasushi Obora
Yasushi Obora Kansai University
Yoshihisa Watanabe
Yoshihisa Watanabe Kyoto University
Makoto Tokunaga
Makoto Tokunaga Kyushu University
Teruyuki Kondo
Teruyuki Kondo Kyoto University
Shu Seki
Shu Seki Kyoto University
Yasuhiro Tachibana
Yasuhiro Tachibana RMIT University
Takanori Fukushima
Takanori Fukushima Tokyo Institute of Technology
Manabu Kiguchi
Manabu Kiguchi Tokyo Institute of Technology

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