Ken Kanematsu

Novel bicycloannulation via tandem vinylation and intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of five-membered heterocycles: a new approach to construction of psoralen and azapsoralen

Kenji Hayakawa, Mitsuaki Yodo, Satoru Ohsuki et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1984 · 120 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +17

Furannulation strategy for synthesis of the naturally occurring fused 3-methylfurans: efficient synthesis of evodone and menthofuran and regioselective synthesis of maturone via a Lewis acid catalyzed Diels-Alder reactions. Some comments for its mechanistic aspects

Mariko Aso, Akio Ojida, Guang Yang et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1993 · 93 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +10

Reagent design and study of allene as a promising class of reagents (synthons) for cycloaddition. The site-selective and regioselective Diels-Alder reactions of (phenylsulfonyl)propadiene and alkylation of the adducts

Kenji Hayakawa, Hitoshi Nishiyama, Ken Kanematsu · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1985 · 79 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +4

Molecular design by cycloaddition reactions. XXV. High peri- and regiospecificity of phencyclone

Tadashi Sasaki, Ken Kanematsu, Kinji Iizuka · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1976 · 64 citations

Pharmacy, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +8

Anticancer Activity of Morphine and Its Synthetic Derivative, KT-90, Mediated through Apoptosis and Inhibition of NF-κB Activation

Eisaburo Sueoka, Naoko Sueoka, Yasuko Kai et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1998 · 63 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +16