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Yoichiro Kuninobu

Yoichiro Kuninobu

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
10292
World Ranking
9906
National Ranking
708

Overview

Yoichiro Kuninobu is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has a research focus concentrated mainly in chemistry, with significant contributions to organic chemistry. Their body of work comprises 114 publications in the field of chemistry, including 100 specifically in organic chemistry, 14 in inorganic chemistry, 13 in materials chemistry, 10 in pharmaceutical science, and 2 in molecular biology.

The scientist's research addresses several themes, particularly in catalysis and synthesis. Key topics in their work include:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques

Kuninobu has published extensively in journals such as:

  • Organic Letters (12 publications)
  • Chemical Communications (4 publications)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database (4 publications)
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (3 publications)
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis (3 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kuninobu include:

  • "Recent progress of transition metal-catalysed regioselective C-H transformations based on noncovalent interactions," published in 2020 in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • "3-Position-Selective C-H Trifluoromethylation of Pyridine Rings Based on Nucleophilic Activation," published in 2022 in Organic Letters
  • "Iridium-Catalyzed C(sp3)−H Borylation Using Silyl-Bipyridine Pincer Ligands," published in 2022 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Copper-Catalyzed Tertiary Alkylative Cyanation for the Synthesis of Cyanated Peptide Building Blocks," published in 2020 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Iridium-Catalyzed ortho-C-H Borylation of Thioanisole Derivatives Using Bipyridine-Type Ligand," published in 2020 in Organic Letters

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Kuninobu's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Kohei Sekine (18 joint publications)
  • Takeru Torigoe (17 joint publications)
  • Akira Shiozuka (7 joint publications)
  • Kyohei Kawashima (7 joint publications)
  • Toshifumi Mori (7 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • A meta -selective C–H borylation directed by a secondary interaction between ligand and substrate

    Yoichiro Kuninobu;Haruka Ida;Mitsumi Nishi;Motomu Kanai

  • Insertion of polar and nonpolar unsaturated molecules into carbon-rhenium bonds generated by C-H bond activation: synthesis of phthalimidine and indene derivatives.

    Yoichiro Kuninobu;Yukimi Tokunaga;and Atsushi Kawata;Kazuhiko Takai

  • Rhenium-catalyzed formation of indene frameworks via C-H bond activation: [3+2] Annulation of aromatic aldimines and acetylenes

    Yoichiro Kuninobu;and Atsushi Kawata;Kazuhiko Takai

  • Organic Reactions Catalyzed by Rhenium Carbonyl Complexes

    Yoichiro Kuninobu;Kazuhiko Takai

  • Copper-Catalyzed Intramolecular C(sp3) ? H and C(sp2) ? H Amidation by Oxidative Cyclization

    Zhen Wang;Jizhi Ni;Yoichiro Kuninobu;Motomu Kanai

  • Manganese-catalyzed insertion of aldehydes into a C-H bond.

    Yoichiro Kuninobu;Yuta Nishina;Takahiro Takeuchi;Kazuhiko Takai

  • Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of spirosilabifluorene derivatives

    Yoichiro Kuninobu;Kanae Yamauchi;Naoya Tamura;Takayuki Seiki

  • Rhodium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Silafluorene Derivatives via Cleavage of Silicon−Hydrogen and Carbon−Hydrogen Bonds

    Tomonari Ureshino;Takuya Yoshida;Yoichiro Kuninobu;Kazuhiko Takai

  • Hybrid of ferrocene and fullerene.

    Masaya Sawamura;Yoichiro Kuninobu;Motoki Toganoh;Yutaka Matsuo

  • Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of dibenzophosphole oxides via intramolecular dehydrogenative cyclization.

    Yoichiro Kuninobu;Takuya Yoshida;Kazuhiko Takai

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Direct C–H Silylation and Germanylation of Benzamides and Carboxamides

    Kyalo Stephen Kanyiva;Yoichiro Kuninobu;Motomu Kanai

  • Lewis Acid–Base Interaction-Controlled ortho-Selective C−H Borylation of Aryl Sulfides

    Hong Liang Li;Yoichiro Kuninobu;Motomu Kanai

  • Manganese- and Borane-Mediated Synthesis of Isobenzofuranones from Aromatic Esters and Oxiranes via C-H Bond Activation.

    Shunsuke Sueki;Zijia Wang;Yoichiro Kuninobu

  • 4-Position-Selective C-H Perfluoroalkylation and Perfluoroarylation of Six-Membered Heteroaromatic Compounds

    Masahiro Nagase;Yoichiro Kuninobu;Motomu Kanai

  • Rhenium- and Aniline-Catalyzed One-Pot Annulation of Aromatic Ketones and α,β-Unsaturated Esters Initiated by C ? H Bond Activation

    Yoichiro Kuninobu;Yuta Nishina;Makoto Shouho;Kazuhiko Takai

  • Indium‐Catalyzed Retro‐Claisen Condensation

    Atsushi Kawata;Kazumi Takata;Yoichiro Kuninobu;Kazuhiko Takai

  • Rhenium-catalyzed insertion of aldehyde into a C-H bond: synthesis of isobenzofuran derivatives.

    Yoichiro Kuninobu;Yuta Nishina;Chie Nakagawa;Kazuhiko Takai

  • Regioselective trifluoromethylation of N -heteroaromatic compounds using trifluoromethyldifluoroborane activator

    Tomoaki Nishida;Haruka Ida;Yoichiro Kuninobu;Motomu Kanai

  • Indium-Catalyzed Construction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Skeletons via Dehydration

    Yoichiro Kuninobu;Tomohiro Tatsuzaki;Takashi Matsuki;Kazuhiko Takai

  • Acceleration Effects of Phosphine Ligands on the Rhodium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Silylation and Germylation of Unactivated C(sp3)–H Bonds

    Masahito Murai;Hirotaka Takeshima;Haruka Morita;Yoichiro Kuninobu

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuhiko Takai
Kazuhiko Takai Okayama University
Motomu Kanai
Motomu Kanai University of Tokyo
Eiichi Nakamura
Eiichi Nakamura University of Tokyo
Yutaka Matsuo
Yutaka Matsuo University of Tokyo
Masaya Sawamura
Masaya Sawamura Hokkaido University
Taisuke Tomita
Taisuke Tomita University of Tokyo
Takaomi C. Saido
Takaomi C. Saido RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Hideo Nagashima
Hideo Nagashima Kyushu University
Keiji Ueno
Keiji Ueno Saitama University
Hideomi Koinuma
Hideomi Koinuma Tokyo Institute of Technology

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