Tohru Yokozawa

trans-[RuCl2(phosphane)2(1,2-diamine)] and Chiraltrans-[RuCl2(diphosphane)(1,2-diamine)]: Shelf-Stable Precatalysts for the Rapid, Productive, and Stereoselective Hydrogenation of Ketones

Henri Doucet, Takeshi Ohkuma, Kunihiko Murata et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 1998 · 632 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +16

New Chiral Diphosphine Ligands Designed to have a Narrow Dihedral Angle in the Biaryl Backbone

Takao Saito, Tohru Yokozawa, Takero Ishizaki et al. · Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis · 2001 · 456 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +16

Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Alkenyl, Cyclopropyl, and Aryl Ketones. RuCl₂(xylbinap)(1,2-diamine) as a Precatalyst Exhibiting a Wide Scope

Takeshi Ohkuma, Masatoshi Koizumi, Henri Doucet et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1998 · 404 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +15

Selective Hydrogenation of Benzophenones to Benzhydrols. Asymmetric Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Diarylmethanols

Takeshi Ohkuma, Masatoshi Koizumi, Hideyuki Ikehira et al. · Organic Letters · 2000 · 187 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +16

Multiple Absolute Stereocontrol in Cascade Lactone Formation via Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Driven by the Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Keto Acids with Oxo-Tethered Ruthenium Catalysts

Taichiro Touge, Kazuhiko Sakaguchi, Nao Tamaki et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2019 · 64 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +13