Akihito Saitoh

Versatile Chiral Bidentate Ligands Derived from α-Amino Acids:  Synthetic Applications and Mechanistic Considerations in the Palladium-Mediated Asymmetric Allylic Substitutions

Akihito Saitoh, Kazuo Achiwa, Kiyoshi Tanaka et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2000 · 100 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +14

A phosphorus-containing chiral amidine ligand for asymmetric reactions: enantioselective Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation

Akihito Saitoh, Toshiaki Morimoto, Kazuo Achiwa · Tetrahedron Asymmetry · 1997 · 55 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +12

A Novel Neurotrophic Agent, T-817MA [1-{3-[2-(1-Benzothiophen-5-yl) Ethoxy] Propyl}-3-azetidinol Maleate], Attenuates Amyloid-β-Induced Neurotoxicity and Promotes Neurite Outgrowth in Rat Cultured Central Nervous System Neurons

Kazunari Hirata, Hidetoshi Yamaguchi, Yusaku Takamura et al. · Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics · 2005 · 53 citations

Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

Enantioselective copper-catalyzed conjugate addition of diethylzinc to enones using new chiral P,N ligands composed of (S)-2-alkyl-2-aminoethylphosphines and α-substituted pyridines

Toshiaki Morimoto, Yoichi Yamaguchi, Masato Suzuki et al. · Tetrahedron Letters · 2000 · 46 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +10

A new class of C2-symmetric diphosphine ligands derived from valine: remarkably diverse behavior in catalytic asymmetric transformations

Akihito Saitoh, Takashi Uda, Toshiaki Morimoto · Tetrahedron Asymmetry · 1999 · 39 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +15