Osaka University

Synthesis of highly condensed phospholes by Lewis acid-assisted dehydrogenative Mallory reaction under visible light irradiation
I. Kamiyoshi, Y. Kojima, S. Xu, K. Yasui, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 20413-20420. Link

[Themed collection: 2024 Emerging Investigators]
Pd-Catalysed synthesis of carborane sulfides from carborane thiols
N. Minematsu, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano
Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 13594-13597. Link

Asymmetric Synthesis of SCF3-Substituted Alkylboronates by Copper-Catalyzed Hydroboration of 1-Trifluoromethylthioalkenes
Y. Kojima, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202403337. Link

Pd-catalysed C-H alkynylation of benzophospholes
Y. Tokura, S. Xu, K. Yasui, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano
Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 2792-2795. Link

Tunable Mechanochromic Luminescence of Benzofuran-Fused Pyrazine: Effects of Alkyl Chain Length and Branching Pattern
S. Nakamura, K. Okubo, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano, N. Tohnai, M. Miura
J. Mater. Chem. C 2024, 12, 2370-2378. Link

Direct synthesis of spirobifluorenes by formal dehydrative coupling of biaryls and fluorenones
Y. Kato, K. Nishimura, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 2112-2117. Link

Aromatic halogenation using carborane catalyst
C. N. Kona, R. Oku, S. Nakamura, M. Miura, K. Hirano, Y. Nishii
Chem 2024, 10, 402-413. Link Early version in ChemRxiv Link
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Rhodium-Catalyzed Direct Vinylene Annulation of 2-Aryloxazoline and Cascade Ring-Opening Using Vinyl Selenone
J. Kitano, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano, M.Miura
Synlett 2024, 35, 1265-1268. Link

Synthesis of Axially Chiral Bibenzo[g]coumarin Derivatives by Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Annulation of Thiocarbamates
R.Takishima, K. Ghosh, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Synlett 2024, 35, 925-929. Link

Palladium-Catalyzed α-Selective Halogenation of Triptycene Using Sulfur Directing Group
K. Ueno, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2023, e202300588. Link

Isoselenazole Synthesis by Rh-Catalyzed Direct Annulation of Benzimidates with Sodium Selenite
Q.-F. Xu-Xu, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Chemistry 2023, 5, 2068-2074. Link

Stimuli-Responsive Properties on a Bisbenzofuropyrazine Core: Mechanochromism and Concentration-Controlled Vapochromism
S. Nakamura, K. Okubo, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano, N. Tohnai, M. Miura
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, e202302605. Link

Rhodium-Catalyzed Isoquinoline Synthesis Using Vinyl Selenone as Oxidizing Acetylene Surrogate
A. Inami, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 3206-3209. Link

Preparation and Use of (γ,γ-Dioxyallyl)boronates
S. Nishino, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano
Synlett 2023, 34, 2205-2209. Link

One-Step Synthesis of Benzophosphole Derivatives from Arylalkynes by Phosphenium-Dication-Mediated Sequential C-P/C-C Bond Forming Reaction
K. Nishimura, S. Xu, Y. Nishii, K. Hirano
Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 1503-1508. Link

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

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

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

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

Electrophilic Substitution of Asymmetrically Distorted Benzenes within Triptycene Derivatives
K. Ueno, Y. Nishii, M. Miura
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 3552-3556. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zinc-catalyzed Esterification of N-β-Hydroxyethylamides; Removal of Directing Groups under Mild Conditions
Y. Nishii, T. Hirai, S. Fernandez, P. Knochel, K. Mashima
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 2017, 5010-5014. 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

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

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

Manganese(II) Catalyzed Esterification of N-β-Hydroxyethylamides
Y. Nishii, S. Akiyama, Y. Kita, K. Mashima
Synlett 2015, 26, 1831-1834. Link

Combined Catalytic System of Scandium Triflate and Boronic Ester for Amide Bond Cleavage
Y. Kita, Y. Nishii, A. Onoue, K. Mashima
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2013, 355, 3391-3395. Link

Zinc-Catalyzed Amide Cleavage and Esterification of b-Hydroxyethylamides
Y. Kita, Y. Nishii, T. Higuchi, K. Mashima
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5723-5726. Link