Masao Hirano

Rh-Catalyzed Synthesis of Helically Chiral and Ladder-Type Molecules via [2 + 2 + 2] and Formal [2 + 1 + 2 + 1] Cycloadditions Involving C−C Triple Bond Cleavage

Ken Tanaka, Akiyoshi Kamisawa, Takeshi Suda et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2007 · 160 citations

Asymmetric Catalysis, Ladder-type Molecules, Engineering +12

Asymmetric Assembly of Aromatic Rings To Produce Tetra‐<i>ortho</i>‐Substituted Axially Chiral Biaryl Phosphorus Compounds

Goushi Nishida, Keiichi Noguchi, Masao Hirano et al. · Angewandte Chemie · 2007 · 153 citations

Bioorganic Chemistry, Engineering, Organic Chemistry +16

Chemo‐ and Regioselective Intermolecular Cyclotrimerization of Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by Cationic Rhodium(<scp>I</scp>)/Modified BINAP Complexes: Application to One‐Step Synthesis of Paracyclophanes

Ken Tanaka, Kazuki Toyoda, Azusa Wada et al. · Chemistry - A European Journal · 2004 · 142 citations

Terminal Alkynes, Cross-coupling Reaction, Novel Organocatalysts +13

Enantioselective Synthesis of P‐Stereogenic Alkynylphosphine Oxides by Rh‐Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition

Goushi Nishida, Keiichi Noguchi, Masao Hirano et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2008 · 140 citations

Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Natural Sciences +13

Rhodium-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Disulfides and Diselenides with Alkyl Halides, Using Hydrogen as a Reducing Agent

Kaori Ajiki, Masao Hirano, Ken Tanaka · Organic Letters · 2005 · 123 citations