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Okayama University: Okayama, Okayama, JP

2012-09-01 to present (Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology)
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Akira Sakakura

Works (22)

Rapid construction of a diterpene-inspired tetracyclic skeleton bearing bicyclo[3.2.1]octane rings based on desymmetrization of 1,3-diketones

Tetrahedron Letters
2025-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Hidetoshi Kamada; Haruki Mizoguchi; Akira Sakakura
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of coprinoferrin, an acylated tripeptide hydroxamate siderophore

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Ichiro Hayakawa; Tomoki Isogai; Jun Takanishi; Shihori Asai; Chika Ando; Tomohiro Tsutsumi; Kenji Watanabe; Akira Sakakura; Yuta Tsunematsu
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Visible-Light-Photoexcited Palladium-Catalyzed Silylmethylation of Benzyl Alcohol Derivatives

Synlett
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Haruki Mizoguchi; Akira Sakakura; Ryuji Yoshida; Haruka Ikeda
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Annulative coupling of vinylboronic esters: aryne-triggered 1,2-metallate rearrangement

Chemical Science
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Haruki Mizoguchi; Hidetoshi Kamada; Kazuki Morimoto; Ryuji Yoshida; Akira Sakakura
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Enantioselective construction of β-hydroxy-α,α-disubstituted α-amino acid derivatives via direct aldol reaction of α-imino esters

Tetrahedron
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Yuya Araki; Masato Hanada; Yoshiko Iguchi; Haruki Mizoguchi; Akira Sakakura
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Toward the Synthesis of Paspaline-Type Indole-Terpenes: Stereoselective Construction of Core Scaffold with Contiguous Asymmetric Quaternary Carbon Centers

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
2021-07-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Ichiro Hayakawa; Naochika Matsumaru; Akira Sakakura
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Synthesis of functionalized cyclopropylboronic esters based on a 1,2-metallate rearrangement of cyclopropenylboronate

Chemical Communications
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Haruki Mizoguchi; Masaya Seriu; Akira Sakakura
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Kinetic Resolution of α-Nitrolactones by Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrolysis or Ester–Amide Exchange Reaction

Synlett
2020-12-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Akira Sakakura; Ryota Nakao; Yudai Fujii; Ichiro Hayakawa; Haruki Mizoguchi
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Enantioselective Diels–Alder Reaction of 3-Nitrocoumarins Promoted by Chiral Organoammonium Salt Catalysts

Synlett
2020-12-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Akira Sakakura; Yudai Fujii; Ryota Nakao; Saki Sugihara; Keita Fujita; Yuya Araki; Takayuki Kudoh; Ichiro Hayakawa; Haruki Mizoguchi
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Structure Optimization of Gatastatin for the Development of γ-Tubulin-Specific Inhibitor

ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
2020-06-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Kana Shintani; Haruna Ebisu; Minagi Mukaiyama; Taisei Hatanaka; Takumi Chinen; Daisuke Takao; Yoko Nagumo; Akira Sakakura; Ichiro Hayakawa; Takeo Usui
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Formal Total Synthesis of Manzacidin B via Sequential Diastereodivergent Henry Reaction

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
2020-01-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Yuya Araki; Natsumi Miyoshi; Kazuki Morimoto; Takayuki Kudoh; Haruki Mizoguchi; Akira Sakakura
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Catalytic enantioselective Hosomi–Sakurai reaction of α-ketoesters promoted by chiral copper(ii) complexes

Chemical Communications
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Yutaro Niwa; Mayu Miyake; Ichiro Hayakawa; Akira Sakakura
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Toward the Synthesis of SB-203207: Construction of Four Contiguous Nitrogen-Containing Stereogenic Centers

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
2019-12-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Ichiro Hayakawa; Anna Nagayasu; Akira Sakakura
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Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reaction of Nitrones with α-(Acyloxy)acroleins Catalyzed by Dipeptide-Derived Chiral Tri- or Diammonium Salts

Synlett
2019-09-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Chihiro Kidou; Haruki Mizoguchi; Tatsuo Nehira; Akira Sakakura
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Toward the Synthesis of Yuzurimine-Type Alkaloids: Stereoselective Construction of the Heterocyclic Portions of Deoxyyuzurimine and Macrodaphnine

Organic Letters
2019-08-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Ichiro Hayakawa; Ryosuke Nagatani; Masaki Ikeda; Dong-eun Yoo; Keita Saito; Hideo Kigoshi; Akira Sakakura
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Thioureas as Highly Active Catalysts for Biomimetic Bromocyclization of Geranyl Derivatives

Organic Letters
2019-04-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Miyuki Terazaki; Kei-ichi Shiomoto; Haruki Mizoguchi; Akira Sakakura
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Enantioselective aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction of furan with α-ketimino esters induced by a conjugated double hydrogen bond network of chiral bis(phosphoric acid) catalysts

Chemical Science
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Manabu Hatano; Haruka Okamoto; Taro Kawakami; Kohei Toh; Hidefumi Nakatsuji; Akira Sakakura; Kazuaki Ishihara
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Chiral Pyrophosphoric Acid Catalysts for the para-Selective and Enantioselective Aza-Friedel–Crafts Reaction of Phenols

Synthesis
2018-12-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Akira Sakakura; Manabu Hatano; Kazuaki Ishihara; Haruka Okamoto; Kohei Toh; Takuya Mochizuki; Hidefumi Nakatsuji
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Diastereodivergent Henry Reaction for the Stereoselective Construction of Nitrogen‐Containing Tetrasubstituted Carbons: Application to Total Synthesis of Manzacidins A and C

Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
2017-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Takayuki Kudoh; Yuya Araki; Natsumi Miyoshi; Mizuho Tanioka; Akira Sakakura
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Regioselective DMAD-Insertion Reaction of Silyl Dienol Ether of γ-Pyrone under Catalyst- and Heating-Free Conditions

HETEROCYCLES
2017-10-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0385-5414
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Akira Sakakura

Heat Versus Basic Conditions: Intramolecular Dehydro-Diels–Alder Reaction of 1-Indolyl-1,6-heptadiynes for the Selective Synthesis of Substituted Carbazoles

Synlett
2017-07-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0936-5214
Part of ISSN: 1437-2096
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Akira Sakakura

Reinvestigation of the Biomimetic Cyclization of 3,5-Diketo Esters: Application to the Total Synthesis of Cyercene A, an α-Methoxy-γ-Pyrone-Containing Polypropionate

Synlett
2017-04-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0936-5214
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Akira Sakakura

Peer review (36 reviews for 13 publications/grants)

Review activity for ACS catalysis. (3)
Review activity for Chemistry - an Asian journal. (1)
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Review activity for Communications chemistry. (1)
Review activity for European journal of organic chemistry. (3)
Review activity for Journal of organic chemistry. (7)
Review activity for Nature synthesis. (2)
Review activity for Organic letters. (10)
Review activity for Research on chemical intermediates. (1)
Review activity for Results in chemistry. (1)
Review activity for Tetrahedron letters. (2)
Review activity for The chemical record. (1)