Yoshinori Nishii

Simple, Mild, and Practical Esterification, Thioesterification, and Amide Formation Utilizing <i>p</i>‐Toluenesulfonyl Chloride and <i>N</i>‐Methylimidazole

Kazunori Wakasugi, Akira Iida, Tomonori Misaki et al. · Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis · 2003 · 89 citations

Novel Organocatalysts, Novel Reagent, Engineering +12

Chirality Exchange from sp³ Central Chirality to Axial Chirality:  Benzannulation of Optically Active Diaryl-2,2-dichlorocyclopropylmethanols to Axially Chiral α-Arylnaphthalenes

Yoshinori Nishii, Kazunori Wakasugi, Koga Keisuke et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2004 · 87 citations

Asymmetric Catalysis, Cross-coupling Reaction, Sp3 Central Chirality +8

Direct, practical, and powerful crossed aldol additions between ketones and ketones or aldehydes utilizing environmentally benign TiCl4–Bu3N reagent

Yoo Tanabe, Noriaki Matsumoto, Takahiro Higashi et al. · Tetrahedron · 2002 · 74 citations

Engineering, Benign Ticl4–bu3n Reagent, Organic Chemistry +5

Regiocontrolled Benzannulation of Diaryl(<i>gem</i>-dichlorocyclopropyl)methanols for the Synthesis of Unsymmetrically Substituted α-Arylnaphthalenes:  Application to Total Synthesis of Natural Lignan Lactones

Yoshinori Nishii, Taichi Yoshida, Hirofumi Asano et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2005 · 57 citations

Silazanes/catalytic bases: mild, powerful and chemoselective agents for the preparation of enol silyl ethers from ketones and aldehydes

Yoo Tanabe, Tomonori Misaki, Minoru Kurihara et al. · Chemical Communications · 2002 · 57 citations

Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Silazanes/catalytic Bases +11