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Yoshiji Takemoto

Yoshiji Takemoto

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
19563
World Ranking
5794
National Ranking
356

Overview

Yoshiji Takemoto is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research largely focuses on Organic Chemistry, encompassing a broad range of topics related to molecular synthesis and catalytic processes.

The scientist's work spans key subjects including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis

Takemoto has published numerous papers with notable recent publications such as:

  • Mild and Chemoselective Thioacylation of Amines Enabled by the Nucleophilic Activation of Elemental Sulfur (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Stereoselective Synthesis of 1,1'-Disaccharides by Organoboron Catalysis (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Photocatalytic Activation of Elemental Sulfur Enables a Chemoselective Three-Component Thioesterification (2021, Organic Letters)
  • A Pyridine-Based Donor-Acceptor Molecule: A Highly Reactive Organophotocatalyst That Enables the Reductive Cleavage of C-Br Bonds through Halogen Bonding (2022, ACS Catalysis)
  • Iridium-catalyzed α-selective deuteration of alcohols (2022, Chemical Science)

The venues where Takemoto's work is frequently published include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie

Throughout their career, Takemoto has collaborated extensively with several researchers. Prominent co-authors include:

  • Yusuke Kobayashi
  • Takeshi Nanjo
  • Chihiro Tsukano
  • Shohei Hamada
  • Takumi Furuta

Best Publications

  • Enantioselective Michael Reaction of Malonates to Nitroolefins Catalyzed by Bifunctional Organocatalysts

    Tomotaka Okino;Yasutaka Hoashi;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Enantio- and Diastereoselective Michael Reaction of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds to Nitroolefins Catalyzed by a Bifunctional Thiourea

    Tomotaka Okino;Yasutaka Hoashi;Tomihiro Furukawa;Xuenong Xu

  • Recognition and activation by ureas and thioureas: stereoselective reactions using ureas and thioureas as hydrogen-bonding donors.

    Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Development of chiral thiourea catalysts and its application to asymmetric catalytic reactions.

    Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Enantioselective aza-Henry reaction catalyzed by a bifunctional organocatalyst.

    Tomotaka Okino;Satoru Nakamura;Tomihiro Furukawa;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Enantioselective Michael Addition to α,β‐Unsaturated Imides Catalyzed by a Bifunctional Organocatalyst

    Yasutaka Hoashi;Tomotaka Okino;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Thiourea-Catalyzed Asymmetric Michael Addition of Activated Methylene Compounds to α,β-Unsaturated Imides: Dual Activation of Imide by Intra- and Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding

    Tsubasa Inokuma;and Yasutaka Hoashi;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Catalytic enantioselective petasis-type reaction of quinolines catalyzed by a newly designed thiourea catalyst.

    Yousuke Yamaoka;Hideto Miyabe;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Discovery and Application of Asymmetric Reaction by Multi-Functional Thioureas

    Hideto Miyabe;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Auto-tandem catalysis: a single catalyst activating mechanistically distinct reactions in a single reactor.

    Naoya Shindoh;Yoshiji Takemoto;Kiyosei Takasu

  • Concise synthesis of 1,2-dihydroisoquinolines and 1H-isochromenes by carbophilic lewis acid-catalyzed tandem nucleophilic addition and cyclization of 2-(1-alkynyl)arylaldimines and 2-(1-alkynyl)arylaldehydes.

    Shingo Obika;Hideki Kono;Yoshizumi Yasui;Reiko Yanada

  • Chiral Phosphine-Free Pd-Mediated Asymmetric Allylation of Prochiral Enolate with a Chiral Phase-Transfer Catalyst

    Masayoshi Nakoji;Takatoshi Kanayama;Tomotaka Okino;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Process Consisting of Isocyanide Insertion and Benzylic C(sp3)–H Activation: Concise Synthesis of Indole Derivatives

    Takeshi Nanjo;Chihiro Tsukano;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Enantioselective synthesis of 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles through Pd-catalyzed cyanoamidation.

    Yoshizumi Yasui;Haruhi Kamisaki;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Bifunctional-thiourea-catalyzed diastereo- and enantioselective aza-Henry reaction.

    Xuenong Xu;Tomihiro Furukawa;Tomotaka Okino;Hideto Miyabe

  • Bifunctional thiourea-catalyzed enantioselective double Michael reaction of γ,δ-unsaturated β-ketoester to nitroalkene: asymmetric synthesis of (−)-epibatidine

    Yasutaka Hoashi;Takaya Yabuta;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Enantio‐ and Diastereoselective Ir‐Catalyzed Allylic Substitutions for Asymmetric Synthesis of Amino Acid Derivatives

    Takatoshi Kanayama;Kazumasa Yoshida;Hideto Miyabe;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • In(OTf)3-catalyzed tandem nucleophilic addition and cyclization of ortho-alkynylarylaldimines to 1,2-dihydroisoquinolines.

    Reiko Yanada;Shingo Obika;Hideki Kono;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Palladium-catalyzed intramolecular cyanoamidation of alkynyl and alkenyl cyanoformamides.

    Yusuke Kobayashi;Haruhi Kamisaki;Reiko Yanada;Yoshiji Takemoto

  • Stereoselective synthesis of 3-alkylideneoxindoles via palladium-catalyzed domino reactions.

    Reiko Yanada;Shingo Obika;Tsubasa Inokuma;Kazuo Yanada

  • Thiourea-Catalyzed Asymmetric Michael Addition of Activated Methylene Compounds to α,β-Unsaturated Imides: Dual Activation of Imide by Intra- and Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding.

    Tsubasa Inokuma;Yasutaka Hoashi;Yoshiji Takemoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Hideto Miyabe
Hideto Miyabe Hyogo University of Health Sciences
Hiroaki Ohno
Hiroaki Ohno Kyoto University
Nobutaka Fujii
Nobutaka Fujii Kyoto University
Hiroshi Takeda
Hiroshi Takeda Doshisha University
Takeaki Naito
Takeaki Naito Kobe Pharmaceutical University
Hidetoshi Tokuyama
Hidetoshi Tokuyama Tohoku University
Shinya Oishi
Shinya Oishi Kyoto University
Akira Kakizuka
Akira Kakizuka Kyoto University
Takayuki Ishida
Takayuki Ishida University of Electro-Communications
Munetaka Oyama
Munetaka Oyama Kyoto University

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