Tadashi Akita

Efficient removal of N-benzyloxycarbonyl group by a ‘push–pull’ mechanism using thioanisole–trifluoroacetic acid, exemplified by a synthesis of Met-enkephalin

Yoshiaki Kiso, Kazuko Ukawa, Tadashi Akita · Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1980 · 79 citations

Chemical Engineering, Bioorganic Chemistry, Thioanisole–trifluoroacetic Acid +12

EDDS-enhanced electrokinetic remediation of heavy metal-contaminated clay soils under neutral pH conditions

Tasuma Suzuki, Masakazu NIINAE, Toshiyuki Koga et al. · Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · 2012 · 73 citations

Environmental Electrochemistry, Neutral Ph Conditions, Chemical Engineering +9

Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry of sphingolipid bases. Characterization of sphinga-4,14-dienine from plasma sphingomyelin

Alan Polito, Tadashi Akita, Charles C. Sweeley · Biochemistry · 1968 · 67 citations

Lipid Analysis, Biological Mass Spectrometry, Altmetric Attention Score +16

Efficient removal of protecting groups by a 'push-pull' mechanism. II. Deprotection of O-benzyltyrosine with a thioanisole-trifluoroacetic acid system without O-to-C rearrangements.

Yoshiaki Kiso, Kazuko Ukawa, Shizuo Nakamura et al. · Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin · 1980 · 64 citations · Full text

Bioorganic Chemistry, Push-pull Mechanism, Organic Chemistry +16

Deprotection of O-methyltyrosine by a ‘push–pull’ mechanism using the thioanisole–trifluoromethanesulphonic acid system. Application to the convenient synthesis of a potent N-methylenkephalin derivative

Yoshiaki Kiso, Shizuo Nakamura, Kaoru Ito et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1979 · 42 citations

Bioorganic Chemistry, Phenolic Oxygen, Organic Chemistry +16