Synthesis of Diarylselenides through Rh-Catalyzed Direct Diarylation of Elemental Selenium with Benzamides
Q.-F. Xu-Xu, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 16887-16894. [Link]

anti-Selective synthesis of β-boryl-α-amino acid derivatives by Cu-catalysed borylamination of α,β-unsaturated esters
S. Nishino, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 14387-14394. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2023, 19, 0317. [Link]

Pd-catalyzed, Ag-assisted C2-H alkenylation of benzophospholes
Y. Tokura, S. Xu, Y. Kojima, M. Miura, K. Hirano
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 12208-12211. [Link]

Ligand-Enabled Copper-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Allylboration of 1-Trifluoromethylalkenes
Y. Kojima, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano
Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 7450-7454. [Link]

Palladium-catalysed C-H arylation of benzophospholes with aryl halides
S. Xu, K. Nishimura, K. Saito, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 10950-10960. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2022, 18(11), 1219. [Link]

Selective Synthesis of C4-Functionalized Benzofurans by Rhodium-Catalyzed Vinylene Transfer: Computational Study on the Cyclopentadienyl Ligand
J. Kitano, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 5679-5683. [Link]

Effect of Halogens in Bis(haloaryloxyl)pyrazine Host Crystals on the Room Temperature Phosphorescence Properties of Bisbenzofuropyrazine Guest Luminophores
M. Tsuboi, S. Nakamura, Y. Nishii, N. Tohnai, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2022, 51, 819-822. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Diarylmethanol Derivatives with Diborylmethane
K. Asai, M, Miura, K. Hirano
J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 7436-7445. [Link]

[Review]
Catalytic Asymmetric Construction of CF3-Substituted Chiral sp3 Carbon Centers
K. Hirano
Synthesis 2022, 54, 3708-3718. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Benzylic Silylation of Diarylmethyl Carbonates with Silylboranes under Base-Free Conditions
K. Asai, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2022, e202101535. [Link]
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Synthesis of β-Silyl-α-amino Acid Derivatives by Cu-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Silylamination of α,β-Unsaturated Esters
T. Kobayashi, S. Nishino, M. Miura, K. Hirano
Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 1418-1422. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2022, 18(05), 0569. [Link]

[Perspective]
Hydroamination, Aminoboration, and Carboamination with Electrophilic Amination Reagents: Umpolung-Enabled Regio- and Stereoselective Synthesis of N-Containing Molecules from Alkenes and Alkynes
K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 648-661. [Link]

Synthesis of Benzoisoselenazolones via Rh(III)-Catalyzed Direct Annulative Selenation Using Elemental Selenium
Q.-F. Xu-Xu, Y. Nishii, Y. Uetake, H. Sakurai, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 17952-17959. [Link]

Syntheses and Room Temperature Phosphorescence Properties of Dibenzobenzodithiophenes and Dibenzothiophenes
M. Tsuboi, S. Nakamura, S. Nandi, P. de Silva, Y. Takeda, M. Miura
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2021, 94, 2498-2504. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Hydroallylation of 1-Trifluoromethylalkenes: Effect of Crown Ether
Y. Kojima, M. Miura, K. Hirano
ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 11663-11670. [Link]

Copper-mediated Regioselective C-H Cyanation of Phenols with Assistance of Bipyridine-type Bidentate Auxiliary
R. Kajiwara, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, 1814-1817. [Link]

An umpolung-enabled copper-catalysed regioselective hydroamination approach to α-amino acids
S. Nishino, M. Miura, K. Hirano
Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 11525-11537.[Link]

Sulfur-Directed C7-Selective Alkenylation of Indoles under Rhodium Catalysis
C. N. Kona, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 6252-6256. [Link]

Rhodium-catalysed direct formylmethylation using vinylene carbonate and sequential dehydrogenative esterification
M. Kato, K. Ghosh, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 8280-8283. [Link]

Bipyridine-Type Bidentate Auxiliary-Enabled Copper-Mediated-C-H/C-H Biaryl Coupling of Phenols and 1,3-Azoles
R. Kajiwara, S. Xu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 5405-5409. [Link]

Nickel-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereospecific C-H Coupling of Benzamides with Aziridines
S. Xu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 5471-5475. [Link]

Electrophilic Substitution of Asymmetrically Distorted Benzenes within Triptycene Derivatives
K. Ueno, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 3552-3556. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2021, 17(07), 0755. [Link]

Peri-Selective Direct Acylmethylation and Amidation of Naphthalene Derivatives Using Iridium and Rhodium Catalysts
C. N. Kona, R. Oku, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Synthesis 2021, 53, 3126-3136. [Link]

Synthesis, Structure, and Chiroptical Properties of Indolo‐ and Pyridopyrrolo‐Carbazole‐Based C2‐Symmetric Azahelicenes
T. Taniguchi, Y. Nishii, T. Mori, K. Nakayama, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 7356-7361. [Link]

Metal-Free Direct Trifluoromethylthiolation of Aromatic Compounds Using Triptycenyl Sulfide Catalyst
R. Kurose, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 2380-2385. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed C4-Selective C-H Alkenylation of 2-Pyridones by Traceless Directing Group Strategy
S. Hazra, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 4, 1388-1393. [Link]

Synthesis and Optical Properties of Axially Chiral Bibenzo[b]carbazole Derivatives
R. Takishima, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 4, 1349-1354. [Link]

Synthesis of Isothiazoles and Isoselenazoles through Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Annulation with Elemental Sulfur and Selenium
S. Moon, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 1, 49-53. [Link]

Pd-Catalyzed Regioselective C-H Alkenylation and Alkynylation of Allylic Alcohols with the Assistance of a Bidentate Phenanthroline Auxiliary
S. Xu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 9059-9064. [Link]

Divergent Synthesis of Isonitriles and Nitriles by Palladium-Catalyzed Benzylic Substitution with TMSCN
K. Asai, K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 12703-12714. [Link]

[Perspective]
Cp*M-Catalyzed Direct Annulation with Terminal Alkynes and Their Surrogates for the Construction of Multi-Ring Systems
Y. Nishii, M. Miura
ACS catal. 2020, 10, 9747-9757. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Regioselective C-H Sulfenylation and Selenation of Phenols with Phenanthroline Bidentate Auxiliary
R. Kajiwara, K. Takamatsu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 5915-5919. [Link]

Concise Synthesis of Isocoumarins through Rh-Catalyzed Direct Vinylene Annulation: Scope and Mechanistic Insight
G. Mihara, K. Ghosh, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 5706-5711.[Link]
Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal [Link]

Cu‐Catalyzed Reductive gem ‐Difunctionalization of Terminal Alkynes via Hydrosilylation/Hydroamination Cascade: Concise Synthesis of α‐Aminosilanes
S. Nishino, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 8725-8728. [Link]

Thioether-Directed C4-Selective C-H Acylmethylation of Indoles Using α-Carbonyl Sulfoxonium Ylides
C. N. Kona, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 4806-4811. [Link]

Room Temperature Phosphorescent Crystals Consisting of Cyclized Guests and Their Uncyclized Mother Host Molecules
S. Nakamura, M. Tsuboi, T. Taniguchi, Y. Nishii, N. Tohnai, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2020, 49, 921-924. [Link]

Synthesis of DPPP- and DPPPEN-Type Bidentate Ligands by Ring-Opening Diphosphination of Methylene- and Vinylcyclopropanes under Visible-Light-Promoted Photoredox Catalysis
Y. Kato, N. Otomura, K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 5981-5994. [Link]

Oxidative C-H/C-H Annulation of Imidazopyridines and Indazoles through Rhodium-Catalyzed Vinylene Transfer
K. Ghosh, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 3547-3550. [Link]

Direct Synthesis of Dibenzophospholes from Biaryls by Double C-P Bond Formation via Phosphenium Dication Equivalents
K. Nishimura, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 3185-3189. [Link]

Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of 1,2-Disubstituted Indanes by Pd-Catalyzed Heck/Suzuki Sequence of Diarylmethyl Carbonates
A. Matsude, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 3190-3194. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Site-Selective Direct Arylation of Triptycene
K. Ueno, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2020, 49, 689-692. [Link]

Synthesis of gem-Difluoroalkenes by Copper-catalyzed Regioselective Hydrodefluorination of 1-Trifluoromethylalkenes
Y. Kojima, T. Takata, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2020, 49, 637-640. [Link]

Synthesis and circularly polarized luminescence properties of BINOL-derived bisbenzofuro[2,3-b:3’,2’-e]pyridines (BBZFPys)
R. Takishima, Y. Nishii, T. hinoue, Y. Imai, M. Miura
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 325-336. [Link]

Synthesis of Benzo[b]thiophenes through Rhodium‐Catalyzed Three‐Component Reaction using Elemental Sulfur
S. Moon, M. Kato, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 1669-1673. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Annulative Coupling of Isothiazoles with Alkynes through N-S Bond Cleavage
G. Mihara, T. Noguchi, Y. Nishii, Y. Hayashi, S. Kawauchi, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 661-665 [Link]

Triptycenyl Sulfide: A Practical and Active Catalyst for Electrophilic Aromatic Halogenation using N-Halosuccinimides
Y. Nishii, M. Ikeda, Y. Hayashi, S. Kawauchi, M. Miura
J. Am. Chem. Soc 2020, 142, 1621-1629. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2020, 16(03), 0335. [Link]
Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal [Link]

Palladium‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Mizoroki‐Heck‐Type Reaction of Diarylmethyl Carbonates
A. Matsude, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 518-522. [Link]

Synthesis and Properties of Tri-tert-Butylated Trioxa and Trithia Analogues of Truxene
S. Nakamura, M. Okamoto, N. Tohnai, K. Nakayama, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2020, 93, 99-108. [Link] "Selected Paper"

Pyridine-directed Rh-catalyzed C6-selective C-H Acetoxylation of 2-Pyridones
S. Hazra, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Heterocycles 2020, 101, 223-234. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Annulative Coupling Using Vinylene Carbonate as Oxidizing Acetylene Surrogate
K. Ghosh, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 11455-11460. [Link]

Composite Tetraheteroarylenes and Related Higher Cyclic Oligomers of Heteroarenes Produced by Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Coupling
K. Fukuzumi, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2019, 92, 2030-2037. [Link] "Selected Paper"

Copper-Mediated Decarboxylative C-H Arylation of Phenol Derivatives with ortho-Nitrobenzoic Acids Using Phenanthroline-Based Bidentate Auxiliary
K. Takamatsu, Y. Hayashi, S. Kawauchi, K. Hirano, M. Miura
ChemistrySelect 2019, 4, 11833-11838. [Link]

Construction of Nitrogen-Containing Policyclic Aromatic Compounds by Intramolecular Oxidative C-H/C-H Coupling of Bis(9H-Carbazol-9-yl)benzenes and Their Properties
T. Taniguchi, Y. Itai, Y. Nishii, N. Tohnai, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2019, 48, 1160-1163. [Link]
"Editor's Choice"

Diphosphination of ortho-quinone methide precursors with diphosphines
Y. Kato, N. Otomura, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Tetrahedron Lett. 2019, 60, 2014-2017. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Electrophilic Amination of gem-Diborylalkanes with Hydroxylamines Providing α-Aminoboronic Acid Derivatives
S. Nishino, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 4759-4762. [Link]

Iridium‐Catalyzed Direct C4‐ and C7‐Selective Alkynylation of Indoles Using Sulfur‐Directing Groups
C. Kona, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 9856-9860. [Link]
"Selected as VIP"

Synthesis of α-Trifluoromethylamines by Cu-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Hydroamination of 1-Trifluoromethylalkenes
T. Takata, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 4284-4288. [Link]

Theoretical Investigation of Regioselectivity in the Rh‐Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of 3‐Phenylthiophene with Styrene
Y. Hayashi, T. Satoh, M. Miura, S. Kawauchi
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 19, 2998-3004. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Regioselective C-H Amination of Phenol Derivatives with Assistance of Phenanthroline-Based Bidentate Auxiliary
K. Takamatsu, Y. Hayashi, S. Kawauchi, K. Hirano, M. Miura
ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 5336-5344. [Link]

Solvent‐Controlled Rhodium‐Catalyzed C6‐Selective C-H Alkenylation and Alkylation of 2‐Pyridones with Acrylates
S. Hazra, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8, 1097-1011. [Link]
"Selected as VIP"

Regioselective Syntheses of 1,2‐Benzothiazine 1‐Imines by Rhodium‐Catalyzed Annulation Reactions of Sulfondiimines
R. A. Bohmann, J. Schobel, Y. Unoh, M. Miura, C. Bolm
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2019, 361, 2000-2003. [Link]

Synthesis of Seven‐Membered Benzolactones by Nickel‐Catalyzed C-H Coupling of Benzamides with Oxetanes
S. Xu, K. Takamatsu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 9400-9404.[Link]

Synthesis of Dibenzophospholes by Tf2O-Mediated Intramolecular Phospha-Friedel-Crafts-Type Reaction
K. Nishimura, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 1467-1470. [Link]

Nondirected C-H Alkenylation of Arenes with Alkenes under Rhodium Catalysis
K. Ghosh, G. Mihara, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2019, 48, 148-151. [Link]
"Editor's Choice"

Thioether-Directed Peri-Selective C-H Arylation under Rhodium Catalysis: Synthesis of Arene-Fused Thioxanthenes
S. Moon, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 233-236. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Cascade Annulative Coupling of 3,5-Diarylisoxazoles with Alkynes
T. Noguchi, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Synthesis 2019, 51, 258-270. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2019, 15(05), 0489. [Link]

Effect of Substitution Pattern of tert‐Butyl Group in a Bisbenzofuropyrazine Core π‐System on Optical Property: Unique Mechanochromic Fluorescence Behavior
S. Nakamura, N. Tohnai, Y. Nishii, T. Hinoue, M. Miura
ChemPhotoChem 2019, 3, 46-53. [Link]

Diphosphination of 1,3-Dienes with Diphosphines under Visible-Light-Promoted Photoredox Catalysis
N. Otomura, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 7965-7968. [Link]

Development of New C-N and C-P Bond Formations with Alkenes and Alkynes Based on Electrophilic Amination and Phosphination
K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn. 2018, 76, 1206-1214. [Link]

Syntheses of Diverse Donor-Substituted Bisbenzofuro[2,3-b:3′,2′-e]pyridines (BBZFPys) via Pd Catalysis, and Their Photophysical Properties
Y. Itai, Y. Nishii, P. Stachelek, P. Data, Y. Takeda, S. Minakata, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 10289-10302.[Link]

Thioether-Directed Selective C4 C-H Alkenylation of Indoles under Rhodium Catalysis
C. Kona, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 4898-4901.[Link]

Phosphenium Cation Mediated Formal Cycloaddition Approach to Benzophospholes
K. Nishimura, Y. Unoh, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 13089-13092.[Link]
"Selected as Hot Paper and Cover Picture" [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2018, 14(11), 1142. [Link]

Nickel‐Catalyzed Stereospecific C‐H Coupling of Benzamides with Epoxides
S. Xu, K. Takamatsu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 11797-11801.[Link]

Synthesis of α‐Aminophosphines by Copper‐Catalyzed Regioselective Hydroamination of Vinylphosphines
T. Takata, D. Nishikawa, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 10975-10978. [Link]

Diphosphination of Arynes with Diphosphines
Y. Okugawa, Y. Hayashi, S. Kawauchi, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 3670-3673. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Benzylic Phosphorylation of Diarylmethyl Carbonates
A. Matsude, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 3553-3556. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2018, 14(9), 947. [Link]

Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed Direct Alkenylation of Benzothiophenes and Related Heterocycles with Alkynes
T. Morita, H. Morisaka, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 1330-1333. [Link]

Rhodium‐Catalyzed peri‐Selective Direct Alkenylation of 1‐(Methylthio)naphthalene
M. Shigeno, Y. Nishii, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 1334-1337. [Link]

Synthesis of Substituted Helicenes by Ir-Catalyzed Annulative Coupling of Biarylcarboxylic Acid Chlorides with Alkynes
K. Kamikawa, H. Den, A. Tsurusaki, T. Nagata, M. Miura
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2018, 91, 1069-1076. [Link]

Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of N-Phenylindole-3-carboxylic Acids with Alkenes and Alkynes via C4-H and C2-H/C2'-H Bond Cleavage
T. Okada, A. Sakai, T. Hinoue, T. Satoh, Y. Hayashi, S. Kawauchi, K. Chandrababunaidu, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 5639-5649. [Link]

Iridium‐Catalyzed Aerobic Coupling of Salicylaldehydes with Alkynes: A Remarkable Switch of Oxacyclic Product
S. Yamane, T. Hinoue, Y. Usuki, M. Itazaki, H. Nakazawa, Y. Hayashi, S. Kawauchi, M. Miura, T. Satoh
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 7852-7855. [Link]

Asymmetric Synthesis of Diarylmethyl Sulfones by Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Benzylic Substitution: A Remarkable Effect of Water
A. Najib, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 6525-6529. [Link]

Bromine Cation Initiated vic-Diphosphination of Styrenes with Diphosphines under Photoredox Catalysis
N. Otomura, Y. Okugawa, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Synthesis 2018, 50, 3402-3407. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Aminoboration of Unactivated Terminal Alkenes
K. Kato, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 5775-5778.[Link]

Synthesis, crystal structure and reactivity of η2-thiophyne Ni complexes
M. Terada, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 2918-2921.[Link]

Oxidative Rearrangement of Benzylamines to 4H-3,1-Benzoxazines via Cu/Mn-Promoted Intramolecular C-H Amination/Electrocyclic Reaction Cascade
C. Yamamoto, K. Takamatsu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Heterocycles 2018, 94, 395-408. [Link]

Copper-mediated Decarboxylative Coupling of Benzamides with Potassium Malonate Monoesters via Directed C-H Cleavage
K. Takamatsu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2018, 47, 450-453. [Link]

A lesson for site-selective C-H functionalization on 2-pyridones: radical, organometallic, directing group and steric controls
K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 22-32. [Link]

Recent advances in diphosphination of alkynes and alkenes
K. Hirano, M. Miura
Tetrahedron Lett. 2017, 58, 4317-4322. [Link]

Copper/Bisphospine Catalysts in the Internally Borylative Aminoboration of Unactivated Terminal Alkenes with Bis(pinacolato)diboron
K. Kato, K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 10418-10424. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Heteroarene-Fused Cyclooctatetraenes through Dehydrogenative Cyclodimerization
K. Fukuzumi, Y, Nishii, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 12746-12750. [Link]

vic-Diphosphination of Alkenes with Silylphosphine under Visible-Light-Promoted Photoredox Catalysis
N. Otomura, Y. Okugawa, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 4802-4805. [Link]

A Divergent Approach to Indoles and Oxazoles from Enamides by Directing-Group-Controlled Cu-Catalyzed C-H Amination and Alkoxylation
C. Yamamoto, K. Takamatsu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 9112-9118. [Link]

Rhodium-catalyzed Sythesis of 1-Arylisoquinoline Derivatives through Annulative Coupling of 3-Aryl-1,2-benzisoxazoles and Alkynes
T. Noguchi, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 1512-1514. [Link]

Rhodium-catalyzed Sythesis of 1-(Acylamino)isoquinolines through Direct Annulative Coupling of 3-Aryl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles with Alkynes
Y. Nishii, A.-K. Bachon, S. Moon, C. Bolm, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 1347-1349. [Link]

Bronsted Base Mediated Stereoselective Diphosphination of Terminal Alkynes with Diphosphanes
Y. Okugawa, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2973-2976. [Link]

Cesium Hydroxide-mediated Regio- and Stereoselective Hydroamidation of Internal Aryl Alkynes with Primary Amides
C. Yamamoto, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 1048-1050. [Link]

Nickel-Catalyzed Directed C6-Selective C-H Alkylation of 2-Pyridones with Dienes and Activated Alkenes
W. Miura, K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 5337-5344. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Benzylic Substitution of Secondary Benzyl Carbonates with Nitrogen and Oxygen Nucleophiles
A. Najib, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2438-2441. [Link]

Metal-Free Electrophilic Phosphination/Cyclization of Alkynes
Y. Unoh, K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 6106-6109. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Direct C2-Arylation of Benzo[b]thiophenes with Electron-Rich Aryl Halides: Facile Access to Thienoacene Derivatives
F. Ichioka, Y. Itai, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Synlett 2017, 28, 2812-2816. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Decarboxylative Coupling of Benzamides with ortho-Nitrobenzoic Acids by Directed C-H Cleavage
K. Takamatsu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5353-5357. [Link]

Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Ortho-Alkenylation of Anilines Directed by a Removable Boc-Protecting Group
T. Morita, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 1800-1803. [Link]

Iridium-Catalyzed Site-Selective C-H Borylation of 2-Pyridones
W. Miura, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Synthesis 2017, 49, 4745-4752. [Link]
"Selected as Cover Article"

Construction of Bisbenzofuro[2,3-b:3',2'-e]pyridines by Palladium-Catalyzed Double Intramolecular Oxidative C-H/C-H Coupling
H. Kaida, T. Goya, Y, Nishii, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 1236-1239. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Electrophilic Amination of Arylboronic Acids with Secondary Hydroxylamines
T. Yasuhisa, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 463-465. [Link]
"Editor's Choice"

Copper-Catalyzed Regioselective Ring-Opening Hydroamination of Methylenecyclopropanes
D. Nishikawa, R. Sakae, Y. Miki, K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 12128-12134. [Link]
"Selected as Featured Article"

Synthesis of β-Boryl-α-Aminosilanes by Copper-Catalyzed Aminoboration of Vinylsilanes
K. Kato, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 14400-14404. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2017, 13, 73. [Link]

Regioselective Synthesis of Benzo[b]phosphole Derivatives via Direct ortho-Alkenylation and Cyclization of Arylthiophosphinamides
Y. Unoh, Y. Yokoyama, T. Satoh, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2016, 18. 5436-5439. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Vicinal Diphosphination of Styrenes: Access to 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane-Type Bidentate Ligands from Olefins
Y. Okugawa, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 13558-13561. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Aminoboration of Alkenylboronates
D. Nishikawa, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4856-4859. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 12, 1265. [Link]

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Maleimides with Alkenes
T. Morita, M. Akita, T. Satoh, F. Kakiuchi, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4598-4601. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Intramolecular Benzylic C-H Amination for the Synthesis of Isoindolinones
C. Yamamoto, K. Takamatsu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 7675-7684.[Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed C6-Selective C-H Borylation of 2-Pyridones
W. Miura, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3742-3745. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 12, 1072. [Link]

Synthesis of Benzo-bis- and Benzo-tris-benzofurans by Palladium-Catalyzed Multiple Intramolecular C-H/C-H Coupling
H. Kaida, T. Satoh, Y, Nishii, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2016, 45, 1069-1071. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Benzylic Alkylation of Active Methylene Compounds with α-Naphthylbenzyl Carbonates and Pivalates
S. Tabuchi, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6973-6977.[Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, (9), 942. [Link]

Highly C3-Selective Direct Alkylation and Arylation of 2-Pyridones under Visible-light-promoted Photoredox Catalysis
A. Najib, S. Tabuchi, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Heterocycles. 2016, 92, 1187-1203. [Link]

Rhodium(III)-catalyzed Mono- and Dialkenylation of N-Phenyl-7-azaindoles via Regioselective C-H Bond Cleavage
R. Morioka, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2016, 45, 682-684. [Link]
"Editor's Choice."

Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Annulation of (2-Arylphenyl)boronic Acids with Alkynes: Selective Synthesis of Phenanthrene Derivatives
T. Nagata, T. Satoh, Y, Nishii, M. Miura
Synlett. 2016, 11, 1707-1710. [Link]

1,2-Thiazines: One-Pot Syntheses Utilizing Mono- and Diaza-Analogs of Sulfones
R. A. Bohmann, Y. Unoh, M. Miura, C. Bolm
Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 6783-6786. [Link]

Synthesis of Benzo[c]thiophenes by Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Annulation
K. Fukuzumi, Y. Unoh, Y. Nishii, T. Satoh, K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 2474-2481.[Link]

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Regioselective C-H Bond Acetoxylation on Carbazole and Indole Frameworks
T. Okada, K. Nobushige, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 1150-1153. [Link]

Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Aminoboronic Acid Derivatives by Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydroamination
D. Nishikawa, K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 15620-15623. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 12, 0270. [Link]

Stereospecific Pd-Catalyzed Intermolecular C(sp3)-C(sp) Cross-Coupling of Diarylmethyl Carbonates and Terminal Alkynes Under Base-Free Conditions
S. Tabuchi, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 16823-16827. [Link]

Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Direct Coupling of Arylphosphine Derivatives with Heterobicyclic Alkenes: A Concise Route to Biarylphosphines and Dibenzophosphole Derivatives
Y. Unoh, T. Satoh, K. Hirano, M. Miura
ACS. Catal. 2015, 5, 6634-6639. [Link]

Rhodium(III)-catalyzed Intramolecular Ar-H/Ar-H Coupling Directed by Carboxylic Group to Produce Dibenzofuran Carboxylic Acids
T. Okada, Y. Unoh, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 1598-1600. [Link]
"Editor's Choice."

Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Direct C-H Alkenylation of Thienothiophene and Related Fused Heteroarenes
T. Morita, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4384-4387. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Formal [4 + 1] Cycloaddition of Benzamides and Isonitriles via Directed C-H Cleavage
K. Takamatsu, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4066-4069. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Oxidative Coupling of Benzamides with Maleimides via Directed C-H Cleavage
W. Miura, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4034-4037. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Intermolecular C-H/C-H and C-H/N-H Couplings via Aromatic C-H Cleavage
K. Hirano, and M. Miura
Top. Organomet. Chem. 2015, DOI: 10.1007/3418_2015_116. [Link]

Synthesis of Indolo[1,2-a][1,8]naphthyridines by Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Coupling via Rollover Cyclometalation
R. Morioka, K. Nobushige, T. Satoh, K. Hirano, and M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 3130-3133. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Direct Coupling of Benzothioamides with Alkenes and Alkynes through Directed C-H Bond Cleavage
Y. Yokoyama, Y. Unoh, R. A. Bohmann, T. Satoh, K. Hirano, C. Bolm, and M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 1104-1106. [Link]
"Editor's Choice."

Synthesis of Thieno[3,2-b]benzofurans by Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular C-H/C-H Coupling
H. Kaida, T. Satoh, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 1125-1127. [Link]

Ligand-Controlled Regiodivergent Cu-Catalyzed Aminoboration of Unactivated Terminal Alkenes
R. Sakae, K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 6460-6463. [Link]
Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev. 2015, ASAP. [Link]

Recent Advances in Copper-Mediated Direct Biaryl Coupling
K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 868-873. [Link]

Evaluation of the intrinsic charge carrier transporting properties of linear- and bent-shaped π-extended benzo-fused thieno[3,2-b]thiophenes
Y. Tsutsui, T. Sakurai, S. Minami, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, W. Matsuda, K. Kato, M. Tanaka, M. Miura, S. Seki
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2015, 17, 9624-9628. [Link]

Rhodium-catalyzed direct ortho-alkenylation of phenyl sulfones with alkynes utilizing sulfonyl function as modifiable directing group
K. Nobushige, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Tetrahedron. 2015, 71, 6506-6512. [Link]

Direct Synthesis of N-H Carbazoles via Iridium(III)-Catalyzed Intramolecular C-H Amination
C. Suzuki, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 1597-1600. [Link]

Synthesis of Indolines by Copper-Mediated Intramolecular Aromatic C-H Amination
K. Takamatsu, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 3242-3249. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Coupling of Phenylheteroarenes with Alkynes or Alkenes
T. Iitsuka, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 2804-2814. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Formally Dehydrative Biaryl Coupling of Azine N-Oxides and Oxazoles
R. Odani, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 2384-2391. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2015, 11, 0528. [Link]

Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Oxidative Alkenylation of 1,3-Dithiane-Protected Arenecarbaldehydes via Regioselective C-H Bond Cleavage
Y. Unoh, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 704-707. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Stereoselective Aminoboration of Bicyclic Alkenes
R. Sakae, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 613-617. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2015, 11, 0280. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Dehydrogenative Aryl-Aryl Coupling Using Air as Terminal Oxidant
H. Baars, Y. Unoh, T, Okada, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, K, Tanaka, C, Bolm, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2014, 43, 1782-1784. [Link]

Iridium-Catalyzed Annulative Coupling of 2-Arylbenzoyl Chlorides with Alkynes: Selective Formation of Phenanthrene Derivatives
T. Nagata, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 8960-8967. [Link]
"Selected as Featured Article"

Unexpected Cyclization of Tritylamines Promoted by Copper Salt through C-H and C-N Bond Cleavages to Produce Acridine Derivatives
R. Morioka, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 12720-12724. [Link]

Copper-Mediated C6-Selective Dehydrogenative Heteroarylation of 2-Pyridones with 1,3-Azoles
R. Odani, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53,10784-10788. [Link]

Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Regioselective C-H Alkenylation of Phenylphosphine Sulfides
Y. Yokoyama, Y, Unoh, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 7649-7655. [Link]

2,6-Diphenyl- and -distyryl-capped 3,7-dialkoxybenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophenes and their dithieno-annulated higher homologs: structural phase transition with enhanced charge carrier mobility
S. Minami, M. Ide, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, T. Sakurai, K. Kato, M. Tanaka, S. Seki, M. Miura
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16, 18805-18812. [Link]

Synthesis of Triarylmethanes by Palladium-Catalyzed C-H/C-O Coupling of Oxazoles and Diarylmethanol Derivatives
S. Tabuchi, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 5401-5411. [Link]
"Selected as Featured Article"

Synthesis of [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (BTBT) and its higher homologs through palladium-catalyzed intramolecular decarboxylative arylation
S. Minami, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 4175-4177. [Link]

Development of Direct Aromatic Coupling Reactions by Transition Metal Catalysis
M. Miura, T. Satoh, K. Hirano
Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan. 2014, 87, 751-764. [Link]

Synthesis of Carbazoles by Copper-Catalyzed Intramolecular C-H/N-H Coupling
K. Takamatsu, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2892-2895. [Link]

Ruthenium- and Rhodium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative ortho-Alkenylation of Benzylamines via Free Amino Group Directed C-H Bond Cleavage
C. Suzuki, K. Morimoto, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 1521-1526. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed α-Methylenation of Benzylpyridines Using Dimethylacetamide as One-Carbon Source
M. Itoh, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2050-2053. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Direct Arylation of Azole Compounds
K. Hirano, M. Miura
Top. Catal. 2014, 57, 878-889. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Formal Hydroamination of Oxa- and Azabicyclic Alkenes with Hydrosilanes and Hydroxylamines
Y. Miki, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 1498-1501. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10, 0599. [Link]

Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Ortho-Alkenylation through C-H Bond Cleavage Directed by Sulfoxide Groups
K. Nobushige, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 1188-1191. [Link]

Copper-catalyzed aminoboration and hydroamination of alkenes with electrophilic amination reagents
K. Hirano, M. Miura
Pure Appl. Chem. 2014, 86, 291-297. [Link]

Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of (Borylmethyl)cyclopropylamines by Copper-Catalyzed Aminoboration of Methylenecyclopropanes
R. Sakae, N. Matsuda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 1228-1231. [Link]
Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev. 2014, ASAP. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10, 0505. [Link]

Manganese-Mediated C3-Selective Direct Alkylation and Arylation of 2-Pyridones with Diethyl Malonates and Arylboronic Acids
A. Nakatani, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 1377-1385. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Annulative Coupling of 3-Phenylthiophenes with Alkynes Involving Double C-H Bond Cleavages
T. Iitsuka, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 385-389. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10, 0265. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Regioselective Homocoupling of Thiophenes and Indoles via Directed C-H Cleavage
R. Odani, M. Nishino, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Heterocycles 2014, 88, 595-602. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation and Alkenylation of 3-(Indol-3-yl)propionic Acids through C-H Bond Cleavage
D. Takeda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Heterocycles 2014, 88, 275-286. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative and Dehydrogenative Coupling of Maleic Acids with Alkynes and Alkenes
M. Itoh, M. Shimizu, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 11427-11432. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Dehydrogenative Biaryl Coupling of Naphthylamines and 1,3-Azoles
R. Odani, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 11045-11052. [Link]

An Approach to Benzophosphole Oxides through Silver- or Manganese-Mediated Dehydrogenative Annulation Involving C-C and C-P Bond Formation
Y. Unoh, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 12975-12979. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Regioselective Hydroamination of Styrenes with Polymethylhydrosiloxane and Hydroxylamines
Y. Miki, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 10830-10834. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9, 1332. [Link]
Highlighted in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 2034-2036. [Link]

Ruthenium-Catalyzed ortho-Alkenylation of Phenylphosphine Oxides through Regio- and Stereoselective Alkyne Insertion into
C-H Bond
M. Itoh, Y. Hashimoto, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 8098-8104. [Link]

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Regioselective C-H Alkenylation Directed by a Free Amino Group
C. Suzuki, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 3990-3993. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed C3-Selective Alkenylation of Substituted Thiophene-2-Carboxylic Acids and Related Compounds
T. Iitsuka, P. Schaal, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, C. Bolm, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 7216-7222. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9(10), 1064. [Link]

Formal Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Terminal Aryl Alkynes with Pinacolborane and Hydroxylamines via Zr/Cu Sequential Catalysis
R. Sakae, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2013, 42, 1128-1130. [Link]

Rhodium(III)-catalyzed Oxidative Coupling through C-H Bond Cleavage Directed by Phosphinoxy Groups
Y. Unoh, Y. Hashimoto, D. Takeda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 3258-3261. [Link]

C-H Activation of Heteroaromatics
K. Hirano, M. Miura, "Sustainable Catalysis: Challenges and Practices for the Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Inductries", Eds. Peter J. Dunn, K. K. (Mimi) Hii, Michael J. Krische, and T. Williams, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, 2013, 233.

Synthesis and properties of a benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene core pi-system
that bears alkyl, alkylthio and alkoxy groups at 3,7-positions
S. Ota, S. Minami, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, Y. Ie, S. Seki, Y. Aso, M. Miura
RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 12356-12365. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Arylation of Benzoylacrylic Acids toward the Synthesis of Chalcones
Y. Unoh, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 5096-5102. [Link]

Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Alkylation of Heterocycles with α-Bromo Carbonyl Compounds: C3-Selective Functionalization of 2-Pyridones
A. Nakatani, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 7691-7695. [Link]

Copper-Mediated C-H/C-H Biaryl Coupling of Benzoic Acid Derivatives and 1,3-Azoles
M. Nishino, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 4457-4461. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9(7), 767. [Link]
Highlighted in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 9896-9898. [Link]

Regioselective and Stereospecific Copper-Catalyzed Aminoboration of Styrenes with Bis(pinacolato)diboron and O-Benzoyl-N,N-dialkylhydroxylamines
N. Matsuda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 4934-4937. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9(7), 757. [Link]
Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev. 2013, 17, 952-962. [Link]

Synthesis of N-Vinylcarbazoles via Dehydrogenative Coupling of N-H Carbazoles with Alkenes under Palladium Catalysis
D. Takeda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1242-1245. [Link]

Rhodium- and Iridium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Cyclization through Double C-H Bond Cleavages To Produce Fluorene Derivatives
M. Itoh, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, Y. Shibata, K. Tanaka, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78 , 1365-1370. [Link]
"Selected as Featured Article"
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Synthesis of highly substituted isocoumarins by rhodium-catalyzed annulation of readily available benzoic acids
Y. Unoh, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Tetrahedron. 2013, 69, 4454-4458. [Link]

Regioselective C-H Bond Cleavage/Alkyne Insertion under Ruthenium Catalysis
Y. Hashimoto, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, F. Kakiuchi, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78 , 638-646. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Electrophilic Amination of Arylsilanes with Hydroxylamines
Y. Miki, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 172-175. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9(4), 432. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Amination of Ketene Silyl Acetals with Hydroxylamines: Electrophilic Amination Approach to α-Amino Acids
N. Matsuda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 11827-11831. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Oxidative Direct C-C (Hetero)Aromatic Cross-Coupling
K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 10704-10714. [Link]

Synthesis of Phenanthridines and Related Compounds by Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Coupling via C-H and N-H Bond Cleavages
Daisuke Takeda, Koji Hirano, Tetsuya Satoh, and Masahiro Miura.
Heterocycles. 2012, 86, 487-496. [Link]

Copper-Mediated and Copper-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Indoles and 1,3-Azoles: Double C-H Activation
M. Nishino, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6993-6997. [Link]
Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev. 2012, 16, 1574-1581. [Link]

A Concise Access to (Polyfluoroaryl)allenes by Cu-Catalyzed Direct Coupling with Propargyl Phosphates
A. Nakatani, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 2586-2589. [Link]

Synthesis of Fluorene Derivatives through Rhodium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Cyclization
K. Morimoto, M. Itoh, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, Y. Shibata, K. Tanaka, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5359-5362. [Link]

Dehydrogenative Synthesis of C3-Azolylindoles via Copper-Promoted Annulative Direct Coupling of o-Alkynylanilines
Y. Oda, N. Matsuyama, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Synthesis 2012, 44, 1515-1520. [Link]

Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Hydroarylation of Alkynes via Directed C-H Functionalization
Y. Hashimoto, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, F. Kakiuchi, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 2058-2061.[Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Amination of Arylboronates with N,N-Dialkylhydroxylamines
N. Matsuda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 3642-3645. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2012, 8(7), 772. [Link]
Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev. 2012, 16, 1244-1257. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Direct Amination of Polyfluoroarenes and Azoles with Hydroxylamines and Its Application to the Synthesis of 3-Aminobenzoheteroles
N. Matsuda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Synthesis 2012, 19, 1792-1797. [Link]

Ru/Ag-catalyzed Oxidative Alkenylation of Benzamides and Phenylazoles through Regioselective C-H Bond Cleavage
Y. Hashimoto, T. Ortloff, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, C. Bolm, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2012, 41, 151-153. [Link]

Synthesis of N-Azolylindoles by Copper-Catalyzed C-H/N-H Coupling-Annulation Sequence of o-Alkynylanilines
Y. Oda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 664-667. [Link]

Nickel- and Cobalt-Catalyzed Direct Alkylation of Azoles with N-Tosylhydrazones Bearing Unactivated Alkyl Groups
T. Yao, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 775-779. [Link]
Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev. 2012, 16, 1188-1197. [Link]

An Annulative Electrophilic Amination Approach to 3-Aminobenzoheteroles
N. Matsuda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 617-625. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2012, 8(4), 376. [Link]

Synthesis of Isochromene and Related Derivatives by Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Benzyl and Allyl Alcohols with Alkynes
K. Morimoto, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 9548-9551. [Link]

Ruthenium-catalyzed Oxidative Alkenylation of Arenes via Regioselective C-H Bond Cleavage Directed by a Nitrogen-containing Group
Y. Hashimoto, T. Ueyama, T. Fukutani, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2011, 40, 1165-1166. [Link]

A remarkable effect of ionic liquids in transition-metal-free aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols
Y. Oda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, S. Kuwabata, M. Miura
Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 5392-5394. [Link]

Palladium-catalyzed Direct Monoarylation of Thiophene-, Benzothiophene-, and Indoleacetic Acids through Regioselective C-H Bond Cleavage
D. Takeda, M. Yamashita, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2011, 40, 1015-1017. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Direct Cyclization of N-Methylanilines with Electron-Deficient Alkenes Using Molecular Oxygen
M. Nishino, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 6447-6451. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, (10), 1064. [Link]

Effect of the Substitution Pattern of Alkyl Side Chain in a Benzodithiophene Core π-System on Intra and Inter-Molecular Charge Carrier Mobility
J. Kumagai, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, S. Seki, M. Miura
J. Phys. Chem. B. 2011, 115, 8446-8452. [Link]
Addition/Correction: J. Phys. Chem. B. 2012, 116, 4115. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Annulative Direct Coupling of o-Alkynylphenols with Oxadiazoles: A Dehydrogenative Cascade Construction of Biheteroaryls
H. Hachiya, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 3076-3079. [Link]

Rhodium-catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Benzylamines with Alkynes through Dehydrogenation and Dehydrogenative Cyclization
K. Morimoto, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2011, 40, 600-602. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Direct Amination of Electron-Deficient Arenes with Hydroxylamines
N. Matsuda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 2860-2863. [Link]
Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev. 2011, 15, 950-956. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Regioselective Olefination Directed by a Carboxylic Group
S. Mochida, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 3024-3033. [Link]
"Selected as Featured Article"

Copper-Catalyzed Annulative Amination of ortho-Alkynylphenols with Hydroxylamines: Synthesis of 3-Aminobenzofurans by Umpolung Amination Strategy
K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 2395-2397. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, (7), 721. [Link]

Synthesis of Highly Substituted Acenes through Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Arylboron Reagents with Alkynes
T. Fukutani, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 2867-2874. [Link]

Synthesis of 1,4-Diarylbuta-1,3-dienes through Palladium- Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling of Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids
M. Yamashita, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2011, 353, 631-636. [Link]

C─H Functionalization of Heteroarenes Using First─Row Transition Metals: Copper and Nickel Catalyses
K. Hirano, M. Miura
J. Syn. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2011, 69, 252-265. [Link]

Stereospecific Copper-Catalyzed C-H Allylation of Electron-Deficient Arenes with Allyl Phosphates
T. Yao, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 2990-2994. [Link]

Direct Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Functionalization of Heterocyclic Compounds
K. Hirano, M. Miura
Synlett. 2011, 3, 294-307. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Intermolecular Direct Biaryl Coupling
M. Kitahara, N. Umeda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 2160-2162. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, (5), 539. [Link]

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Oxidative Vinylation of Heteroarene Carboxylic Acids with Alkenes via Regioselective C-H Bond Cleavage
T. Ueyama, S. Mochida, T. Fukutani, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 706-708. [Link]

Copper-Catalyzed Direct Sulfoximination of Azoles and Polyfluoroarenes under Ambient Conditions
M. Miyasaka, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, R. Kowalczyk, C. Bolm, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 359-361. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, (4), 421. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative 1:1, 1:2, and 1:4 Coupling Reactions of Phenylazoles with Internal Alkynes through the Regioselective Cleavages of Multiple C-H Bonds
N. Umeda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, N. Shibata, H. Sato, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 13-24. [Link]
"Selected as Featured Article"

Synthesis of Stilbene and Distyrylbenzene Derivatives through Rhodium-Catalyzed Ortho-Olefination and Decarboxylation of Benzoic Acids
S. Mochida, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 5776-5779. [Link]

Palladium- and Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Alkylation of Azoles with Unactivated Alkyl Bromides and Chlorides
T. Yao, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 12307-12311. [Link]

Palladium Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquid by Sputter Deposition as Catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling in Water
Y. Oda, K. Hirano, K. Yoshii, S. Kuwabata, T. Torimoto, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2010, 39, 1069-1071. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, (2), 930. [Link]

Oxidative Coupling of Aromatic Substrates with Alkynes and Alkenes under Rhodium Catalysis
T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 11212-11222. [Link]

Oxidative Nickel-Air Catalysis in C-H Arylation: Direct Cross-Coupling of Azoles with Arylboronic Acids using Air as Sole Oxidant
H. Hachiya, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
ChemCatChem., 2010, 2, 1403-1406. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Oxidative Alkenylation of Azoles
M. Miyasaka, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 5421-5424. [Link]

Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Regioselective Arylation and Vinylation of Carboxylic Acids
T. Satoh, M. Miura
Synthesis. 2010, 20, 3395-3409. [Link]

Rhodium-catalyzed Oxidative Coupling/Cyclization of Benzamides with Alkynes via C-H Bond Cleavage
S. Mochida, N. Umeda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2010, 39, 744-746. [Link]

A New Entry of Amination Reagents for Heteroaromatic C-H Bonds: Copper-Catalyzed Direct Amination of Azoles with Chloroamines at Room Temperature
T. Kawano, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 6900-6901. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2010, (8), A68. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2010, (8), 930. [Link]

Nickel- and Copper-Catalyzed Direct Alkynylation of Azoles and Polyfluoroarenes with Terminal Alkynes under O2 or Atmospheric Conditions
N. Matsuyama, M. Kitahara, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 2358-2361. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling/Cyclization of 2-Phenylindoles with Alkynes via C-H and N-H Bond Cleavages with Air as the Oxidant
K. Morimoto, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 2068-2071. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2010, (7), 771. [Link]

Nickel-Catalyzed Direct C-H Arylation and Alkenylation of Heteroarenes with Organosilicon Reagents
H. Hachiya, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 2202-2205. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Benzylation of Azoles with Benzyl Carbonates
T. Mukai, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 1360-1363. [Link]
Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev. 2011, 15, 22-30. [Link]

Synthesis of Naphtho[1,8-bc]pyran Derivatives and Related Compounds through Hydroxy Group Directed C-H Bond Cleavage under Rhodium Catalysis
S. Mochida, M. Shimizu, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Asian J., 2010, 5, 847-851. [Link]

Room Temperature Direct Alkynylation of 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles with Alkynyl Bromides under Copper Catalysis
T. Kawano, N. Matsuyama, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 1764-1766. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Direct Cross-Coupling of 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles and Oxazoles with Terminal Alkynes
M. Kitahara, K. Hirano, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 1772-1775. [Link]

Synthesis of α,ω-Diarylbutadienes and -Hexatrienes via Decarboxylative Coupling of Cinnamic Acids with Vinyl Bromides under Palladium Catalysis
M. Yamashita, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 592-595. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2010, (4), 771. [Link]

Synthesis of Substituted Stilbenes via Direct Decarboxylative Coupling of Cinnamic Acids with Arylboronic Acids under Palladium Catalysis
M. Yamashita, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2010, 39, 68-69. [Link]

Rhodium/Phosphine/Amine-HBr Catalyst System for Highly Selective Cross-Cyclodimerization of Aryl- and Alkylalkynes: Efficient Access to Multisubstituted Naphthalene Derivatives
K. Sakabe, H, Tsurugi, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 445-449. [Link]

Synthesis of 2,3-Diarylbenzo[b]thiophenes via Nickel-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling and Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Arylation
M. Miyasaka, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2009, 351, 2683-2688. [Link]

Synthesis of Highly Substituted Naphthalene and Anthracene Derivatives by Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Arylboronic Acids with Alkynes
T. Fukutani, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 5198-5201. [Link]

Fused Ring Construction around Pyrrole, Indole, and Related Compounds via Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling with Alkynes
M. Yamashita, H. Horiguchi, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 7481-7488. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2009, (12), 1330. [Link]

Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Alkynylation of Azoles with Alkynyl Bromides
N. Matsuyama, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 4156-4159. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Mono- and Divinylation of 1-Phenylpyrazoles and Related Compounds via Regioselective C-H Bond Cleavage
N. Umeda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 7094-7099. [Link]

Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling of aromatic imines with internal alkynes via regioselective C-H bond cleavage
T. Fukutani, N. Umeda, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Commun. 2009, 34, 5141-5143. [Link]

Nickel-Catalyzed C-H Alkenylation and Alkylation of 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles with Alkynes and Styrenes
T. Mukai, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 6410-6413. [Link]

Synthesis of Functionalized α-Pyrone and Butenolide Derivatives by Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Substituted Acrylic Acids with Alkynes and Alkenes
S. Mochida, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 6295-6298. [Link]

Synthesis of 2,5-diaryloxazoles through van Leusen reaction and copper-mediated direct arylation
T. Yoshizumi, T. Satoh, K. Hirano, D. Matsuo, A. Orita, J. Otera, M. Miura
Tetrahedron Lett., 2009, 50, 3273-3276. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Direct Arylation of 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles and 1,2,4-Triazoles with Aryl Iodides
T. Kawano, T. Yoshizumi, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 3072-3075. [Link]

Synthesis of Condensed Heteroaromatic Compounds by Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Heteroarene Carboxylic Acids with Alkynes
M. Yamashita, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 2337-2340. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Three-Component 1:2:1 Coupling of Aryl Iodides, Alkynes, and Alkenes to Produce 1,3,5-Hexatriene Derivatives
H, Horiguchi, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2009, 351, 1431-1436. [Link]

Nickel- and Rhodium-Catalyzed Addition of Terminal Silylacetylenes to Propargyl Amines Catalyst-Dependent Complementary Regioselectivity
N. Matsuyama, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 3576-3578. [Link]

Waste-free Synthesis of Condensed Heterocyclic Compounds by Rhodium-catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Substituted Arene or Heteroarene Carboxylic Acids with Alkynes
M. Shimizu, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 3478-3483. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2009, (7), 729. [Link]

Nickel-catalyzed Direct Arylation of Azoles with Aryl Bromides
H. Hachiya, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 1737-1740. [Link]

Fluorescent Diarylindoles by Palladium-Catalyzed Direct and Decarboxylative Arylations of Carboxyindoles
M. Miyasaka, A. Fukushima, T. Satoh, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 3674-3677. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed and Coordination-Assisted Regioselective Alkenylation of Aromatic C-H Bonds with Terminal Silylacetylenes
T. Katagiri, T. Mukai, T. Satoh, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Chem. Lett. 2009, 38, 118-119. [Link]

Ligand-Controlled Cross-Dimerization and -Trimerization of Alkynes under Nickel Catalysts
N. Matsuyama, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2008, 350, 2274-2278. [Link]

Rhodium-catalyzed (E)-selective cross-dimerization of terminal alkynes
T. Katagiri, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Commun. 2008, 29, 3405-3407. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Regioselective Arylation of Phenylazoles and Related Compounds with Arylboron Reagents via C-H Bond Cleavage
S. Miyamura, H, Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Organomet. Chem. 2008, 693, 2438-2442. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Anti Selective Cross-Addition of Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene to Diarylacetylenes via Carbon-Silicon Bond Cleavage
A. Horita, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 1751-1754. [Link]

Fluorescent Naphthyl- and Anthrylazoles from the Catalytic Coupling of Phenylazoles with Internal Alkynes through the Cleavage of Multiple C-H Bonds
N. Umeda, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47, 4019-4022. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2008, (8), 816. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling between Salicylaldehydes and Internal Alkynes with C-H Bond Cleavage To Produce 2,3-Disubstituted Chromones
M. Shimizu, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Asian J., 2008, 3, 881-886. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Perarylation of 3-Thiophene- and 3-Furancarboxylic Acids Accompanied by C-H Bond Cleavage and Decarboxylation
M. Nakano, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett., 2008, 10, 1851-1854. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Oxidative Vinylation of Thiophenes and Furans under Weakly Basic Conditions
A. Maehara, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 5982-5986. [Link]

Rhodium- and Iridium-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Benzoic Acids with Alkynes and Alkenes
T. Satoh, K. Ueura, M. Miura
Pure Appl. Chem.,2008, 80, 1127-1134. [Link]

Regioselective C-H Functionalization Directed by a Removable Carboxyl Group: Palladium-Catalyzed Vinylation at the Unusual Position of Indole and Related Heteroaromatic Rings
A. Maehara, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett., 2008, 10, 1159-1162. [Link]

Copper-Mediated Direct Arylation of Benzoazoles with Aryl Iodides
T. Yoshizumi, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Tetrahedron Lett., 2008, 49, 1598-1600. [Link]

Palladium/Phosphite or Phosphate Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Arylboronic Acids with Alkynes to Produce 1,4-Diaryl-1,3-Butadienes
H. Horiguchi, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Adv. Synth. Catal., 2008, 49, 509-514. [Link]

Palladium/Phosphite-Catalyzed 1,4-Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Acrylic Acid Derivatives
H. Horiguchi, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73, 1590-1592. [Link]

Continuous Hydrogen Evolution from Cyclohexanes over Platinum Catalysts Supported on Activated Carbon Fibers
P. D. Tien, T. Satoh, M. Miura, M. Nomura
Fuel Process. Technol., 2008, 89, 415-418.

Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Triarylmethanols with Internal Alkynes via Successive C-H and C-C Bond Cleavage
T. Uto, M. Shimizu, K. Ueura, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73, 298-300. [Link]

Catalytic Arylation and Vinylation Reactions Directed by Anionic Oxygen Functions via Cleavage of C-H and C-C Bonds
T. Satoh, M. Miura
Top. Organomet. Chem., 2008, 24, 61-84.

Synthesis of Alkylated Benzo[2,1-b:3,4-b']dithiophenes by Annulative Coupling and Their Direct Arylation under Palladium Catalysis
H. Watanabe, J. Kumagai, H. Tsurugi, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Lett., 2007, 36, 1336-1337. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Three-Component Coupling of Organic Halides with Alkynes and Alkenes: Efficient Synthesis of Oligoene Compounds
K. Shibata, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Adv. Synth. Catal., 2007, 349, 2317-2325. [Link]

Rhodium- and Iridium-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Benzoic Acids with Alkynes via Regioselective C-H Bond Cleavage
K. Ueura, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 5362-5367. [Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2008, (8), 816. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Internal Alkynes with a Terminal Silylacetylene
T. Katagiri, H. Tsurugi, A. Funayama, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Lett., 2007, 36, 830-831. [Link]

Regio- and Stereoselective Cross-Coupling of tert-Propargyl Alchohols with Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene and Its Utilization in Constructing a Fluorescent Donor-Acceptor Syetem
A. Horita, H. Tsurugi, A. Funayama, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 2231-2233. [Link]

An Efficient Waste-Free Oxidative Coupling via Regioselective C-H Bond Cleavage: Rh/Cu-Catalyzed Reaction of Benzoic Acids with Alkynes and Acrylates under Air
K. Ueura, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 1407-1409. [Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Diarylation of Oxalates Using Arylboron Compounds
S. Miyamura, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 2255-2257. [Link]

Catalytic Direct Arylation of Heteroaromatic Compounds
T. Satoh, M. Miura
Chem. Lett., 2007, 36, 200-205.
[Link]

Catalytic Aryl-Aryl Coupling via Cleavage of C-H or C-C Bond
J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn, 64, 1199 (2006).

Palladium-Catalyzed Selective 2,3-Diarylation of a,a-Disubstituted 3-Thiophenemethanols via Cleavage of C-H and C-C Bonds
M. Nakano, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Org. Chem., 71, 8309 (2006).
[Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Addition of Arylboron Compounds to Nitriles, Ketones, and Imines
K. Ueura, S. Miyamura, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Organomet. Chem., 691, 2821 (2006). [Link]

Palladium-Catalyuzed Arylation of Heteroarenes
M. Miura, T. Satoh, "Handbook of C-H Transformations", Ed. G. Dyker, Wiley-VCH, Chichester, 2005, 229.

Intermolecular Arylation Reactions of Phenols and Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds
M. Miura, T. Satoh, "Handbook of C-H Transformations", Ed. G. Dyker, Wiley-VCH, Chichester, 2005, 223.

Arylation Reactions via C-H Bond Cleavage
M. Miura, T. Satoh
Top. Organomet. Chem., 14, 55 (2005). (in "Palladium in Organic Synthesis", Ed. J. Tsuji, Springer, Berlin, 2005)
[Link]

Catalytic Processes Involving b-Carbon Elimination
T. Satoh, M. Miura, Top. Organomet. Chem., 14, 1 (2005). (in "Palladium in Organic Synthesis", Ed. J. Tsuji, Springer, Berlin, 2005)
[Link]

Mizoroki-Heck Type Arylation of Alkenes Using Aroyl Chlorides under Base-Free Conditions
T. Sugihara, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Tetrahedron Lett., 46, 8269 (2005). [Link]

Regio- and Stereoselective Homocoupling of g-Arylated tert-Propargyl Alcohols with Liberating a Ketone Molecule and Succesive Cyclization to Produce Fluorescent Dihydrofuran Derivatives, A. Funayama, T. Satoh, M. Miura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 15354 (2005).
[Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Arylation of Using Arylboron Compounds: Efficient Coupling with Aryl Halides and Unexpected Multiple Arylation of Benzonitrile
K. Ueura, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett., 7, 2229 (2005).
[Link]
Highlighted in Synfacts 2005, (1), 158. [Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Three-Component Coupling of Aryl Iodides, Alkynes, and Alkenes To Produce 1,3-Butadiene Derivatives
K. Shibata, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Org. Lett., 7, 1781 (2005).
[Link]

Further development of aromatic ring size through the heat-treatment of coking coals at above 500^oC
K. Kidena, K. Matsumoto, S. Murata, M. Nomura, in press.

Efficient and Reusable Palladium Catalysts Supported on Activated Carbon Fibers for Dehydrogenation of Tetrahydronaphthalene
P. D. Tien, T. Satoh, M. Miura, M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 19, 2110 (2005).
[Link]

Consideration on coal plasticity by distribution of skeletal- and volatile fractions with their structural properties in both open- and closed systems
K. Kidena, M. Hiro, S. Murata, M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 19, 224 (2005).
[Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of Aroyl Chlorides with Alkenes,
T. Sugihara, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Adv. Synth. Catal., 346, 1765 (2004).
[Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Dehydroarylation of Triarylmethanols and Their Coupling with Unsaturated Compounds Accompanied by C-C Bond Cleavage
Y. Terao, M. Nomoto, T. Satoh, M. Miura, M. Nomura
J. Org. Chem., 69, 6942 (2004).
[Link]

Synthesis of Highly Substituted 1,3-Butadienes by Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of Internal Alkynes
T. Satoh, S. Ogino, M. Miura, M. Nomura
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 43, 5063 (2004).
[Link]

Synthesis of 5,5'-diarylated 2,2'-bithiophenes via palladium-catalyzed arylation reactions
A. Yokooji, T. Satoh, M. Miura, M. Nomura
Tetrahedron, 60, 6757 (2004). [Link]

Catalytic hydrocracking of petroleum-derived asphaltenes by transition metal-loaded zeolite catalysts
K. Usui, K. Kidena, S. Murata, M. Nomura, W. Trisunaryanti
Fuel, 83, 1899 (2004).

Development of aromatic ring size in bituminous coals during heat treatment in the plastic temperature range
K. Kidena, K. Matsumoto, M. Katsuyama, S. Murata, M. Nomura
Fuel Process. Technol., 85. 827 (2004).

Quantitative elucidation of bridge bonds and side chains in brown coals
K. Kidena, Y. Tani, S. Murata, M. Nomura
Fuel, 83, 1697 (2004).

Palladium-Catalyzed Reaction of 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone with Aryl Bromides: A Unique Multiple Arylation via Successive C-C and C-H Bond Cleavages
H. Wakui, S. Kawasaki, T. Satoh, M. Miura, M. Nomura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 8658 (2004).
[Link]

Rhodium-Catalyzed Mizoroki-Heck-Type Arylation of Alkenes with Aroyl Chlorides under Phosphine- and Base-Free Conditions
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 42, 4672 (2003).
[Link]

Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Naphthalenes by Palladium-Catalyzed Reaction of Aryl Iodide with Internal Alkynes
S. Kawasaki, T. Satoh, M. Miura, M. Nomura
J. Org. Chem., 68, 6836 (2003).
[Link]

Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of a,a-Disubstituted Arylmethanols via Cleavage of a C-C or a C-H Bond to Give Biaryls
Y. Terao, H. Wakui, M. Nomoto, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Org. Chem., 68, 5236 (2003).
[Link]

Relationships among loss-on-ignition and unburned carbons and the FTIR photoacoustic spectra of fly ashes
M. Fan, R. C. Brown, M. Nomura, and Y. Zhuang
Int. J. Environ. and Pollution, 19, 301 (2003).

Palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of thiazoles with aryl bromides
A. Yokooji, T. Okazawa, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Tetrahedron, 59, 5685 (2003). [Link]

Low-Temperature Oxidation of Coal Evaluation Method of Active Methylene Sites
K. Kidena, M. Murakami, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 17, 1043 (2003).

Efficient Evolution of Hydrogen from Tetrahydronaphthalene upon Palladium Catalyst Supported on Activated Carbon Fiber
D. T. Pham, H. Morisaka, T. Satoh, M. Miura, M. Nomura, H. Matsui, and C. Yamaguchi
Energy Fuels, 17, 658 (2003).

Reaction Kinetics for a Novel Flue Gas Cleaning Technology
M. Fan, R. C. Brown, Y. Zhuang, A. Cooper, and M. Nomura
Environ. Sci. and Technol., 37, 1404 (2003).

Iridium-Catalyzed Reaction of Aroyl Chlorides with Internal Alkynes to Produce Substituted Naphthalenes and Anthracenes
T. Yasukawa, T. Satoh, M. Miura, M. Nomura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 12680 (2002).
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Palladium-Catalyzed Multiple Arylation of Thiophenes
T. Okazawa, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 5286 (2002).
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Rhodium-Catalyzed Coupling of Sodium Tetraphenylborate with Acid Anhydrides in the Presence or Absence of Norbornene
K. Oguma, M. Miura, T. Satoh, and M. Nomura
J. Organomet. Chem., 648, 297 (2002).
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Palladium-Catalyzed a-Arylation of Aldehydes with Aryl Bromides,
Y. Terao, Y. Fukuoka, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Tetrahedron Lett., 43, 101 (2002).
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Reforming of Methane with Carbon Dioxide over Nickel-Loaded Zeolite Catalysts
H. Inoue, N. Hatanaka, K. Kidena, S Murata, and M. Nomura
J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 45, 314 (2002).

Thermolytic Behavior of Crude Oil- and Natural Asphalt-derived Asphaltenes in the Presence of Several Aromatic Solvents
K. Kidena, K. Usui, S. Murata, M. Nomura, and W. Trisunaryanti
J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 45, 214 (2002).

Study on Plasticity of Maceral Concentrates in Terms of Their Structural Features
K. Kidena, M. Katsuyama, S. Murata, M. Nomura, and T. Chikada
Energy Fuels, 16, 1231 (2002).

Coal Dehydrogenation Using Quinones or Sulfur
J. W. Larsen, M. Azik, A. Lapucha, S. Li, K. Kidena, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 15, 801 (2001).

Palladium-Catalyzed Arylative Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage of a,a-Disubstituted Arylmethanols
Y. Terao, H. Wakui, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 10407 (2001).
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Iridium-Catalyzed Reaction of 1-Naphthols, N-(1-Naphthyl)benzenesulfonamides, and Salicylaldehyde with Internal Alkynes
Y. Nishinaka, T. Satoh, M. Miura, H. Morisaka, M. Nomura, H. Matsui, and C. Yamaguchi
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 1727 (2001).
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Multiple Arylation of Alkyl Aryl Ketones and a,b-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds via Palladium Catalysis
Y. Terao, Y. Kametani, H. Wakui, T. Satoh, M. Miura, M. Nomura
Tetrahedron, 57, 5967 (2001).
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Studies on the Bond Cleavage Reaction Occurred in Coal Molecular and Coal Model Compounds
K. Kidena, N. Bandoh, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Fuel Process. Technol., 74, 93 (2001).

Structural Analysis of Coal through RICO reaction. -Detailed Analysis of Heavy Fractions-
S. Murata, Y. Tani, M. Hiro, K. Kidena, L. Artok, M. Nomura, and M. Miyake
Fuel, 80, 2099 (2001).

Examination of measurement conditions for ¹H-CRAMPS NMR of coal
K. Kidena, S. Murata, L. Artok, and M. Nomura
American Laboratory, 32, 24 (2000).

Palladium-catalyzed arylation of cyclopentadiene
G. Dyker, J. Heiermann, M. Miura, J.-I. Inoh, S. Pivsa-art, T. Satoh, and M. Nomura
Chem. Eur. J., 6, 3426 (2000).

Merry-Go-Round Multiple Alkylation on Aromatic Rings via Rhodium Catalysis
K. Oguma, M. Miura, T. Satoh, and M. Nomura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 122, 10464 (2000).

Regioselective Arylation of Benzanilides with Aryl Triflates or Bromides under Palladium Catalysis
Y. Kametani, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Tetrahedron Lett., 41, 2655 (2000).

Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation Reaction of o-Bromobenzaldehydes with Carbonyl Compounds to Produce Naphthol and/or Naphthalene Derivatives
Y. Terao, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Tetrahedron, 56, 1315 (2000).

Structural Characteristics of Coal Tar-derived Isotropic Pitches and Their Soluble Fractions
Y. Zhang, S. Murata, K. Kidena, M. Nomura, and J. Mondori
J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 43, 198 (2000).

Analysis of Oxygen-Functional Groups in Brown Coals
S. Murata, M. Hosokawa, K. Kidena, and M. Nomura
Fuel Process. Technol., 67, 231 (2000).

Mechanistic Study on the Plastic Phenomena of Coal
M. Nomura, K. Kidena, M. Hiro, and S. Murata
Energy Fuels, 14, 904 (2000).

Analysis of Nitrogen-Containing Species during Pyrolysis of Coal at Two Different Heating Rates
K. Kidena, Y. Hirose, T. Aibara, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 14, 184 (2000).

Methyl Group Migration during Heat Treatment of Coal in the Presence of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
K. Kidena, N. Bandoh, M. Kouchi, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Fuel, 79, 317 (2000).

Palladium-catalyzed cross-carbonylation of phenolic compounds with aldehydes to give benzofuran-2(3H)-one derivatives
T. Satoh, T. Tsuda, Y. Terao, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Mol. Cat. A: Chemical, 143, 203 (1999).

Multiple Arylation of Phenols around the Oxygen under Palladium Catalysis
Y. Kawamura, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Chem. Lett., 961 (1999).

Iridium-Catalyzed Regioselective Reaction of 1-Naphthols with Alkynes at the peri-Position
T. Satoh, Y. Nishinaka, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Chem. Lett., 615 (1999).

Palladium-Catalyzed Multiple Arylation of Phenyl Ketones with Aryl Bromides
T. Satoh, Y. Kametani, Y. Terao, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Tetrahedron Lett., 40, 5345 (1999).

Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Benzyl Ketones and a,b-Unsaturated Carbonyl and Phenolic Compounds with o-Dibromobenzenes to Produce Cyclic Products
Y. Terao, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 72, 2345 (1999).

Reaction of 2-Hydroxybenzaldehydes with Alkynes, Alkenes, or Allenes via Cleavage of the Aldehyde C-H Bond Using a Rhodium Catalyst System
K. Kokubo, K. Matsumasa, Y. Nishinaka, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 72, 303 (1999).

Hydrocracking of Heavy Petroleum Oils over Transition Metal-loaded Y-Type Zeolites
Y. Miyatani, S. Yasuda, Y. Su, K. Kaneda, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 42, 246 (1999).

Characterization of mesocarbon microbeads and their derivatives by IR, SEM and Raman spectroscopy
Y. Zhang, S. Murata, M. Nomura, and C. Yamaguchi
J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 42, 192 (1999).

Structural Characterization of Asphaltene Fraction from Vacuum Residue of Arabian Crude Mixture by Spectroscopic and Pyrolytic Methods
L. Artok, Y. Su, Y. Hirose, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 42, 206 (1999).

Estimation of the Average Aromatic Cluster Size Based on Solid-State NMR Measurement of Coal
K. Kidena, S. Murata, L. Artok, M. Nomura
J. Jpn. Inst. Energy, 78, 869 (1999).

Studies on the Bond Cleavage Reaction in Coal Molecule or Cola Model Compounds
K. Kidena, N. Bandoh, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
J. Jpn. Inst. Energy, 78, 680 (1999).

Statistical Distribution Characteristics of Pyridine Transport in Coal Particles and a Series of New Phenomenological Models for Overshoot and Nonovershoot Solvent Swelling of Coal Particles
H. Gao, M. Nomura, S. Murata, and L. Artok
Energy Fuels, 13, 518 (1999).

Structure and Reactivity of Petroleum-Derived Asphaltene
L. Artok, Y. Su, Y. Hirose, M. Hosokawa, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 13, 287 (1999).

Palladium-catalysed Reaction of Aryl Bromides with Matallocenes to Produce Pentaarylated Cyclopentadienes
M. Miura, S. Pivsa-art, G. Dyker, J. Heiermann, T. Satoh, and M. Nomura
Chem. Commun., 1889 (1998).

Regioselective Arylation Reactions of Biphenyl-2-ols, Naphthols, and Benzylic Compounds with Aryl Halides under Palladium Catalysis
T. Satoh, J.-I. Inoh, Y. Kawamura, Y. Kawamura, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 71, 2239 (1998).

Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of Azole Compounds with Aryl Halides in the Presence of Alkali Metal Carbonates and the Use of Copper Iodide in the Reaction,
S. Pivsa-art, T. Satoh, Y. Kawamura, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 71, 467 (1998).

Rhodium-catalyzed Reaction of Aroyl Chlorides with Alkynes or Alkenes in the Presence of Disilanes
K. Kokubo, K. Matsumasa, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Organomet. Chem., 560, 217 (1998).

Oxidative Cross-Coupling of N-(2'-Phenylphenyl)benzenesulfonamides or Benzonic and Naphthoic Acids with Alkenes Using a Palladium-Copper Catalyst System under Air
M. Miura, T. Tsuda, T. Satoh, S. Pivsa-art, and M. Nomura
J. Org. Chem., 63, 5211 (1998).

Regioselective Arylation on the g-Position of a,b-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds with Aryl Bromides by Palladium Catalysis
Y. Terao, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Tetrahedron Lett., 39, 6203 (1998).

Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of 4-Alkylnitrobenzenes with Aryl Bromides at Their Benzylic Position
J.-I. Inoh, T. Satoh, S. Pivsa-art, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Tetrahedron Lett., 39, 4673 (1998).

Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol with Aryl Bromides to Produce 1,1'-Biphenyl-4-ol Derivatives
Y. Kawamura, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Chem. Lett., 931 (1998).

Correlation of the Frontier Orbital Properties of Alkanolamines with the Experimental CO₂ Loading
T. Suda, Y. Zhang, T. Iwaki, and M. Nomura
Chem. Lett., 189 (1998).

Hydrocracking of Dibenzothiophene over Metal-Loaded Zeolites Catalyst
K. Kaneda, T. Wada, S. Nakagawa, S. Murata, T. Suzuka, and M. Nomura
Res. Chem. Intermed., 24, 551 (1998).

Hydrotreating Reaction of 4,6-Dimethyldibenzothiophene and Carbazole as Petroleum Model Compounds over Ni-Mo/Al₂O₃ in the Presence of Saturated Hydrocarbon Solvents
M. Muroi, S. Nakagawa, R. Shiba, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Jpn. Inst. Petrol., 41, 232 (1998).

Selective Desulfurization of Benzothiophene Derivatives Using Hydrogen Storage Alloys
S.-I. Nakagawa, T. Ono, S. Murata, M. Nomura, and T. Sakai
J. Jpn. Inst. Petrol., 41, 45 (1998).

Structural Analysis of the Asphaltene Fraction of an Arabian Mixture by a Ruthenium-Ion-Catalyzed Oxidation Reaction
Y. Su, L. Artok, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 12, 1265 (1998).

Effects of Water and Molecular Hydrogen on Heat Treatment of Turkish Low-Rank Coals
L. Artok, H. H. Schobert, M. Nomura, O. Erbatur, and K. Kidena
Energy Fuels, 12, 1200 (1998).

A Novel Orthogonal Microscope Image Analysis Method for Evaluating Solvent-Swelling Behavior of Single Coal Particles
H. Gao, L. Artok, K. Kidena, S. Murata, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 12, 881 (1998).

Measuring the Hydrogen Donor Reactivity and Capacity of Coals
J. W. Larsen, S. Li, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 12, 830 (1998).

Investigation on Coal Plasticity: Correlation of the Plasticity and TGA-Derived Parameter
K. Kidena, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 12, 782 (1998).

Structural Evaluation of Zao Zhuang Coal
M. Nomura, L. Artok, S. Murata, A. Yamamoto, H. Hama, H. Gao, and K. Kidena
Energy Fuels, 12, 512 (1998).

Reexamination of the RICO Method, L. Artok
S. Murata, M. Nomura, and T. Satoh,
Energy Fuels,12, 391 (1998).

Hydrocracking of Dibenzothiophenes Catalyzed by Palladium- and Nickel-Coloaded Y-type Zeolite
K. Kaneda, T. Wada, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 12, 298 (1998).

Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cross-Coupling of 2-Phenylphenols with Alkenes
M. Miura, T. Tsuda, T. Satoh, and M. Nomura
Chem. Lett., 1103 (1997).

Palladium-Catalyzed Reaction of Aryl Bromides with Dialkylacetylenes to Produce Allenic Compounds
S. Pivsa-art, T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Chem. Lett., 823 (1997).

Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective Mono- and Diarylation Reactions of 2-Phenylphenols and Naphthols with Aryl Halides
T. Satoh, Y. Kawamura, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl., 36, 1740 (1997).

Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of Allyl Alcohols in the Presence of Phenols
T. Satoh, M. Ikeda, Y. Kushino, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Org. Chem., 62, 2662 (1997).

Palladium-Catalyzed Etherification of Allyl Alcohols Using Phenols in the Presence of Titanium(IV) Isopropoxide
T. Satoh, M. Ikeda, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Org. Chem., 62, 4877 (1997).

Rhodium-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of Salicyl Aldehydes with Alkynes via Cleavage of the Aldehyde C-H Bond
K. Kokubo, K. Matsumasa, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Org. Chem., 62, 4564 (1997).

Computer-Aided Construction of Coal Molecular Structure Using Construction Knowledge and Partial Structure Evaluation
T. Okawa, T. Sasai, N. Komoda, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 11, 937 (1997).

Experimental Observation and Image Analysisfor Evaluation of Swelling and Fluidity of Single Coal Particles Heated with CO₂ laser
H. Gao, S. Murata, M. Nomura, M. Ishigaki, M. Qu, and M. Tokuda
Energy Fuels, 11, 730 (1997).

Solubilization of Meso-carbon Microbeads by Potassium- or Dibutylzinc-Promoted Butylation and Structural Analysis of the Butylated Products
Y. Zhang, K. Kidena, S. Murata, M. Nomura, Y. Yoneyama, T. Kato, and C. Yamaguchi
Energy Fuels, 11, 433 (1997).

Quantitative Evaluation of Hydrogen Transfer Related to the Appearance of Coal Plasticity
M. Nomura, S. Murata, K. Kidena, T. Chikada
Tetsu To Hagane, 82, 361 (1996).

b-Aryl-a,b-Unsaturated Ketones
T. Satoh, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Mol. Catal., 112, 211 (1996).

Palladium-catalyzed Phenoxycarbonylation of Aryl Iodides: Electronic Effect of the Substituents on Phenol
T. Satoh, M. Ikeda, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chemical, 111, 25 (1996).

Rhodium-Catalyzed Reaction of Aroyl Chlorides with Alkynes
K. Kokubo, K. Matsumasa, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Org. Chem., 61, 6941 (1996).

Synthesis of Naphthofuran-2(3H)-one Derivatives by Palladium-Catalyzed Three-Component Coupling Using Naphthols, Aldehydes, and Carbon Monoxide
T. Satoh, T. Tsuda, Y. Kushino, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Org. Chem., 61, 6476 (1996).

Palladium- and Nickel-Co-Loaded Y-Type Zeolite Catalyzed Hydrocracking of 4,6-Dimethyldibenzothiophene
K. Kaneda, T. Wada, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Chem. Lett., 829 (1996).

Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of Salicylaldehydes with Aryl Iodides via Cleavage of the Aldehyde C-H Bond
T. Satoh, T. Itaya, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Chem. Lett., 823 (1996).

Solubilization of Meso-Carbon Materials by Butylation with Dibutylzinc and Butyl Iodide
Y. Zhang, K. Kidena, S. Murata, M. Nomura, Y. Yoneyama, and T. Kato
Chem. Lett., 491 (1996).

Effect of Modifier Pd Metal on Hydrocracking of Polyaromatic Compounds over Ni-Loaded Y-type Zeolite and Its Application as Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts
T. Wada, K. Kaneda, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Catal. Today, 31, 113 (1996).

Hydrocracking of Polyaromatic Compounds Using Zeolite Catalysts: Explanation of Product Distribution Based on CAMD Study on Interaction of Zeolite and Substrates
M. Nomura, H. Matsui, K. Akagi, and S. Murata
Catal. Today, 29, 235 (1996).

Copper-Promoted Reaction of Aryl Iodides with Activated Methine Compounds
S. Pivsa-art, Y. Fukui, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 2039 (1996).

Hydrogenation of Biphenyl Using a Hydrogen Storage Alloy as a Hydrogenation Reagent
S.-I. Nakagawa, S. Murata, M. Nomura, and T. Sakai
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 1599 (1996).

Pyrolysis of Aromatics and Polar Compounds Fractions of Deasphalted Oils in the Presence of Saturated Model Compounds
W. Trisunaryanti, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 39, 361 (1996).

Hydrocracking of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Catalyzed by Three Nickel-supported Different Zeolite Catalysts
H. Matsui, K. Akagi, M. Nomura, and Y. Sakata
J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 39, 120 (1996).

Characterization and Modification of Indonesian Natural Zeolites and Their Properties for Hydrocracking of a Paraffin
W. Trisunaryanti, R. Shiba, M. Miura, M. Nomura, N. Nishiyama, and M. Matsukata
J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 39, 20 (1996).

Preliminary Surface Structure Transition of Coal Particles during Prepyrolysis with CO₂ Laser
H. Gao, S. Murata, M. Nomura, M. Ishigaki, and M. Tokuda
Energy Fuels, 10, 1227 (1996).

Studies on the Chemical Structural Change During Carbonization Process
K. Kidena, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 10, 672 (1996).

Structural Studies on Illinois No.6 Coal through Quinoline Extraction
S. Murata, E. Kawakami, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 10, 220 (1996).

Rhodium-Catalyzed Reaction of Benzoic Anhydride with Styrene under Molecular Hydrogen
K. Kokubo, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Organometallics, 14, 4521 (1995).

Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Carbonylation of Aryl Iodides with Five-Membered Cyclic Olefins
T. Satoh, T. Itaya, K. Okuro, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Org. Chem., 60, 7267 (1995).

Copper-Catalyzed Reaction of Terminal Alkynes with Nitrones. Selective Synthesis of 1-Aza-1-buten-3-yne and 2-Azetidinone Derivatives
M. Miura, M. Enna, K. Okuro, and M. Nomura
J. Org. Chem., 60, 4999 (1995).

Carbonization of Methylene-Bridged Aromatic Oligomers -Effects of Alkyl Substituents
T. Ida, K. Akada, T. Okura, M. Miyake, and M. Nomura
Carbon, 33, 625 (1995).

Effects of Pretreatment on Carbonization Properties of Resin Fractions Separated from a Solvent-Refined Coal
T. Ida, M. Miyake, T. Okura, D. Medhanavin, and M. Nomura
Carbon, 33, 617 (1995).

Structural Analysis of Petroleum Deasphalted Oils and Their Thermal Cracking Properties
W. Trisunaryanti, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 38, 432 (1995).

Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Coal Liquefied Products: An Alternative Route to Produce Naphthalenes from Coal
M. Nomura, S. Moritaka, and M. Miura, Energy Fuels
9, 936 (1995).

Pyrolysis of Coal Model Compounds. Thermal Behavior of Benzyl-Substituted Polyaromatic Compounds
S. Murata, M. Nakamura, M. Miura, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 9, 849 (1995).

Explanation of Product Distribution of Hydrocracking Reaction of Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Nickel-loaded Zeolites Based on CAMD Study of Interaction between Zeolites and Substrate
H. Matsui, K. Akagi, S. Murata, and M. Nomura
Energy Fuels, 9, 435 (1995).

Studies on Curie-point Pyrolysis of Coal Model Compounds
S. Murata, T. Mori, A. Murakami M. Nomura, and K. Nakamura
Energy Fuels, 9, 119 (1995).

Liquefaction of Japanese Bituminous Akabira Coal Catalyzed by Molten Salts under D₂ Atmosphere
M. Nomura, T. Muratani, Y. Tajima, and S. Murata
Fuel Process. Technol., 43, 213 (1995).