Masashi Yamakawa

Metal−Ligand Bifunctional Catalysis:  A Nonclassical Mechanism for Asymmetric Hydrogen Transfer between Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds

Ryōji Noyori, Masashi Yamakawa, Shohei Hashiguchi · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2001 · 860 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +10

The Metal−Ligand Bifunctional Catalysis:  A Theoretical Study on the Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer between Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds

Masashi Yamakawa, Hisashi Itô, Ryōji Noyori · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2000 · 818 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +16

CH/π Attraction: The Origin of Enantioselectivity in Transfer Hydrogenation of Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by Chiralη6-Arene-Ruthenium(II) Complexes

Masashi Yamakawa, Issaku Yamada, Ryōji Noyori · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2001 · 398 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +16

An Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Study on the Amino Alcohol-Promoted Reaction of Dialkylzincs and Aldehydes

Masashi Yamakawa, Ryōji Noyori · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1995 · 277 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Computational Chemistry +8

Asymmetric Addition of Dimethylzinc to Benzaldehyde Catalyzed by (2<i>S</i>)-3-<i>e</i><i>xo</i>-(Dimethylamino)isobornenol. A Theoretical Study on the Origin of Enantioselection

Masashi Yamakawa, Ryōji Noyori · Organometallics · 1998 · 156 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +15