Jun Yamamoto

Asymmetric synthesis of pyrimidyl alkanol without adding chiral substances by the addition of diisopropylzinc to pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde in conjunction with asymmetric autocatalysis

Kenso Soai, Itaru Sato, Takanori Shibata et al. · Tetrahedron Asymmetry · 2003 · 271 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry +9

Asymmetric Induction by Helical Hydrocarbons: [6]- and [5]Helicenes

Itaru Sato, Ryutaro Yamashima, Kousuke Kadowaki et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2001 · 222 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +11

Amplification of a Slight Enantiomeric Imbalance in Molecules Based on Asymmetric Autocatalysis:  The First Correlation between High Enantiomeric Enrichment in a Chiral Molecule and Circularly Polarized Light

Takanori Shibata, Jun Yamamoto, Naoko Matsumoto et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1998 · 203 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +8

One-pot asymmetric autocatalytic reaction with remarkable amplification of enantiomeric excess

Takanori Shibata, Tadakatsu Hayase, Jun Yamamoto et al. · Tetrahedron Asymmetry · 1997 · 69 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry +12

Asymmetric Induction by Helical Hydrocarbons: [6]- and [5]Helicenes

Itaru Sato, Ryutaro Yamashima, Kousuke Kadowaki et al. · Angewandte Chemie · 2001 · 51 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +11