Minako Hashizume

An Effective Use of Benzoic Anhydride and Its Derivatives for the Synthesis of Carboxylic Esters and Lactones:  A Powerful and Convenient Mixed Anhydride Method Promoted by Basic Catalysts

Isamu Shiina, Mari Kubota, Hiromi Oshiumi et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2004 · 410 citations

Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Octalactin A Using Asymmetric Aldol Reactions and a Rapid Lactonization To Form a Medium‐Sized Ring

Isamu Shiina, Minako Hashizume, Yu‐suke Yamai et al. · Chemistry - A European Journal · 2005 · 100 citations

Bioorganic Chemistry, Medium-sized Lactone Part, Engineering +16

Asymmetric total synthesis of octalactin B using a new and rapid lactonization

Isamu Shiina, Hiromi Oshiumi, Minako Hashizume et al. · Tetrahedron Letters · 2003 · 56 citations

Asymmetric Total Synthesis, Bioorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry +9

Synthesis of (9E)-isoambrettolide, a macrocyclic musk compound, using the effective lactonization promoted by symmetric benzoic anhydrides with basic catalysts

Isamu Shiina, Minako Hashizume · Tetrahedron · 2006 · 30 citations

Engineering, Symmetric Benzoic Anhydrides, Macrocyclic Musk Compound +7

Evaluation of the Efficiency of the Macrolactonization Using MNBA in the Synthesis of Erythromycin A Aglycon

Isamu Shiina, Takashi Katoh, Shunsuke Nagai et al. · The Chemical Record · 2009 · 25 citations

Engineering, Desired Lactone, Organic Chemistry +16