Tamotsu Fujisawa

Enantiospecific synthesis of optically pure (3s)-hydroxy esters by the stereocontrolled yeast reduction of α-sulfenyl-β-ketoesters

Tamotsu Fujisawa, Toshiyuki Itoh, Toshio Sato · Tetrahedron Letters · 1984 · 80 citations

Engineering, Yeast Reduction, Organic Chemistry +9

Switchover of diastereofacial selectivity in the condensation reaction of optically active N-sulfinimine with ester enolate

Tamotsu Fujisawa, Yuuji Kooriyama, Makoto Shimizu · Tetrahedron Letters · 1996 · 75 citations

Asymmetric Catalysis, Engineering, Organic Chemistry +9

Regioselective Conversion of Epoxides to Halohydrins by Titanium(IV) Halide-Lithium Halide Complex

Makoto Shimizu, Akifumi Yoshida, Tamotsu Fujisawa · Synlett · 1992 · 74 citations

Chemical Engineering, Regioselective Conversion, Engineering +10

(<i>S</i>)-β,ω-Dihydroxyalkyl Phenyl Sulfones. Synthesis by Bakers Yeast Reduction and Use as Precursors of Optically Active Lactones

Toshio Sato, Yoshiyuki Okumura, Junichi Itai et al. · Chemistry Letters · 1988 · 71 citations

Engineering, Biochemistry, Bakers Yeast Reduction +14

Optically pure (s)-3-phenylthio-1,2-propanediol: synthesis by the yeast reduction and use as a precursor of both enantiomers of secondary alcohols

Tamotsu Fujisawa, Toshiyuki Itoh, Mikio Nakai et al. · Tetrahedron Letters · 1985 · 67 citations

Bioorganic Chemistry, Natural Sciences, Yeast Reduction +8