- α,β-Unsaturated Amides as Dipolarophiles: Catalytic Asymmetric Exo-selective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition with Nitrones
 Ming Zhang, Naoya Kumagai,*and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 12450–12455.
- Catalytic Enantioselective Addition of Diethyl Phosphite to N-Thiophosphinoyl Ketimines: Preparation of (R)-Diethyl(1-amino-1-phenylethyl)phosphonate
 Shaoquan Lin, Yasunari Otsuka, Liang Yin, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Synth. 2017, 94, 313–331.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Addition of an α-CF3 Amide to Arylglyoxal Hydrates
 Akinobu Matsuzawa, Hidetoshi Noda, Naoya Kumagai,* Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 8304–8308.
- Photocatalytic α-Acylation of Ethers
 Zhongdong Sun, Naoya Kumagai,* Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 3727–3730.
- Direct N-Acylation of Sulfoximines with Carboxylic Acids Catalyzed by the B3NO2 Heterocycle
 Hidetoshi Noda, Yasuko Asada, Masakatsu Shibasaki,* and Naoya Kumagai*
 Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 7447–7450.
- α-Halo Amides as Competent Latent Enolates: Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-type Reaction
 Bo Sun, Pandur Venkatesan Balaji, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 8295–8301.
- Cu/Pd Synergistic Dual Catalysis: Asymmetric α-Allylation of α-CF3 Amide
 Akira Saito, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5551–5555.
- Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of CF3-Substituted Tertiary Propargylic Alcohols via Direct Aldol Reaction of α-N3 Amide
 Hidetoshi Noda, Fuyuki Amemiya, Karin Weidner, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Sci. 2017, 8(4), 3260–3269.
- Reversible Stereoselective Folding/Unfolding Fueled by the Interplay of Photoisomerism and Hydrogen Bonding
 Christopher R. Opie, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 3349–3353.
- Unique Physicochemical and Catalytic Properties Dictated by the B3NO2 Ring System
 Hidetoshi Noda, Makoto Furutachi, Yasuko Asada, Masakatsu Shibasaki,* and Naoya Kumagai*
 Nature Chem. 2017, 9, 571–577.
- Asymmetric Flow Catalysis: Mix-and-Go Solid-Phase Nd/Na Catalyst for Expeditious Enantioselective Access to a Key Intermediate of AZD7594
 Akihito Nonoyama, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 1517–1521.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of α-Alkylamides
 Zijian Liu, Toshifumi Takeuchi, Roman Pluta, Fernando Arteaga Arteaga, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 710–713.
- Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoro-2-Methyl-1-Arylpropan-1-Amines as Useful Building Blocks for SAR-Studies
 Lennart Brewitz, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Fluor. Chem. 2017, 194, 1–7.
- Pyramidalization/Twisting of the Amide Functional Group via Remote Steric Congestion Triggered by Metal Coordination
 Shinya Adachi, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 85–90.
- Strategic Immobilization of Molecular Catalysts onto Carbon Nanotubes via Noncovalent Interaction for Catalytic Organic Transformation
 Naoya Kumagai* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Isr, J. Chem. 2017, 57, 270–280.
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