Masanori Utaka

Enhancement of the Enantioselectivity in Lipase-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolutions of 3-Phenyl-2<i>H</i>-azirine-2-methanol by Lowering the Temperature to −40 °C

Takashi Sakai, Isamu Kawabata, Tetsuo Kishimoto et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1997 · 118 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +14

Asymmetric reduction of the prochiral carbonyl group of aliphatic .gamma.- and .delta.-keto acids by use of fermenting bakers' yeast

Masanori Utaka, Hisashi Watabu, Akira Takeda · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1987 · 83 citations

Agriculture, Biochemistry, Chemistry +10

Origin of the Enantioselectivity of Lipases Explained by a Stereo-Sensing Mechanism Operative at the Transition State

Tadashi Ema, Juka Kobayashi, Soichi Maeno et al. · Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1998 · 78 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +16

A new aldol condensation of .alpha.-allenic esters with aldehydes, including a one-pot synthesis of enyne compounds

Sadao Tsuboi, Hirofumi Kuroda, Satoshi Takatsuka et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1993 · 77 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +7

Low-temperature method for enhancement of enantioselectivity in the lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolutions of solketal and some chiral alcohols

Takashi Sakai, Tetsuo Kishimoto, Yukie Tanaka et al. · Tetrahedron Letters · 1998 · 73 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry +16