Susumu Akutagawa

Asymmetric hydrogenation of .beta.-keto carboxylic esters. A practical, purely chemical access to .beta.-hydroxy esters in high enantiomeric purity

Ryōji Noyori, Takeshi Ohkuma, Masato Kitamura et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1987 · 755 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry +9

Homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation of functionalized ketones

Masato Kitamura, Takeshi Ohkuma, Shin-ichi INOUE et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1988 · 514 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +11

Practical synthesis of (R)- or (S)-2,2'-bis(diarylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyls (BINAPs)

Hidemasa Takaya, Kazushi Mashima, Kinko Koyano et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1986 · 368 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry +5

Enantioselective hydrogenation of allylic and homoallylic alcohols

Hidemasa Takaya, Tetsuo Ohta, Noboru Sayo et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1987 · 289 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +7

Metal-assisted terpenoid synthesis. 7. Highly enantioselective isomerization of prochiral allylamines catalyzed by chiral diphosphine rhodium(I) complexes. Preparation of optically active enamines

Kazuhide Tani, Tsuneaki Yamagata, Susumu Akutagawa et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1984 · 269 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +9