Isamu Shiina

An Effective Use of Benzoic Anhydride and Its Derivatives for the Synthesis of Carboxylic Esters and Lactones:  A Powerful and Convenient Mixed Anhydride Method Promoted by Basic Catalysts

Isamu Shiina, Mari Kubota, Hiromi Oshiumi et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2004 · 413 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +13

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Taxol\R

Teruaki Mukaiyama, Isamu Shiina, Hayato Iwadare et al. · Chemistry - A European Journal · 1999 · 275 citations · Full text

Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology +7

A novel and efficient macrolactonization of ω-hydroxycarboxylic acids using 2-methyl-6-nitrobenzoic anhydride (MNBA)

Isamu Shiina, Mari Kubota, Ryoutarou Ibuka · Tetrahedron Letters · 2002 · 274 citations

Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, Biocatalysis +3

Asymmetric aldol reaction between achiral silyl enol ethers and achiral aldehydes by use of a chiral promoter system

Shū Kobayashi, Hiromi Uchiro, Yuko Fujishita et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1991 · 225 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +10

A New Condensation Reaction for the Synthesis of Carboxylic Esters from Nearly Equimolar Amounts of Carboxylic Acids and Alcohols Using 2-Methyl-6-nitrobenzoic Anhydride

Isamu Shiina, Ryoutarou Ibuka, Mari Kubota · Chemistry Letters · 2002 · 196 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +7