Akio Sakurai

A One-Step Synthesis of 4-Oxo-2-thioxopyrimidine Derivatives by the Ternary Condensation of Ethyl Cyanoacetate, Aldehydes, and Thiourea

Satoshi Kambe, Koji Saito, Hiroshi Kishi et al. · Synthesis · 1979 · 94 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +6

A Simple Method for the Preparation of 2-Amino-4-aryl-3-cyanopyridines by the Condensation of Malononitrile with Aromatic Aldehydes and Alkyl Ketones in the Presence of Ammonium Acetate

Satoshi Kambe, Koji Saito, Akio Sakurai et al. · Synthesis · 1980 · 81 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry +6

Synthetic Studies Using α,β-Unsaturated Nitriles: A Convenient Preparation of 1,3-Benzothiazole Derivatives

Koji Saito, Satoshi Kambe, Yukihiro Nakano et al. · Synthesis · 1983 · 61 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +7

The Cyclization of Malononitrile and Ketones by Ammonium Acetate

Akio Sakurai, Hiroshi Midorikawa · Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1968 · 45 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +7

Substituted benzopyranopyridopyrimidine ring syntheses by the ternary condensation of malononitrile, salicylaldehyde, and aromatic ketones in the presence of ammonium acetate

Akio Sakurai, Yoshito Motomura, Hiroshi Midorikawa · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1972 · 30 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +9