Our research goal is to develop new synthetic reactions, to accurately and sufficiently prepare target compounds, to elucidate the functions of life science phenomena on a molecular level, and to create new bioactive molecules. Thus, our research interests focus on the following:
- Development of new useful synthetic reactions using functional carbon reactive species called "ynolates"
via multistage one-pot successive [n+1]-type cycloadditions,
torquoselective olefinations, inverse electron-demand dipolar cycloadditions, etc.;
- Development and application of new synthetic reactions using the characteristics of hypervalent compounds;
- Design and synthesis of bioactive organic molecules via molecular analysis of unelucidated biophenomena,
including apoptosis and allelopathy, which contribute to the development of functional molecules;
- Research and development of new catalytic reactions by discovering new reactions that catalytically activate
nucleophiles or electrophiles using chiral nickel (II) complex catalysts.
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