- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-type Reaction of α- and β-Fluorinated Amides
 Lennart Brewitz, Fernando Arteaga Arteaga, Liang Yin, Kaliyamoorthy Alagiri, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 15929–15939.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-type Reaction of α-N3 Amide
 Zhongdong Sun, Karin Weidner, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 17574–17577.
- Stereoselective Total Synthesis of KAE609 via Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Alkynylation to Ketimine
 Hisashi Takada, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4762–4765.
- Managing the Retro-Pathway in Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reactions of Thioamides
 Youmei Bao, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 6124–6132.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Saturated and Unsaturated Thioamides
 Nilanjana Majumdar, Akira Saito, Liang Yin, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 3362–3365.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-type Reaction of Benzyl Isocyanide: Stereoselective Synthesis of 1,2-Diarylethylenediamines
 Keiji Tamura, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 3026–3031.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of α-N3 Amide
 Karin Weidner, Zhongdong Sun, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 6236–6240.
- Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-type Reaction of N-Alkylidene α-Aminoacetonitrile to Ketimines
 Shaoquan Lin, Yuji Kawato, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 5183–5186.
- A Carbon Nanotube Confinement Strategy to Implement Homogeneous Asymmetric Catalysis in the Solid Phase
 Kazuki Hashimoto, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 4262–4266.
- Recent Advances in Catalytic Asymmetric C–C Bond-Forming Reactions to Ketimines Promoted by Metal-Based Catalysts
 Naoya Kumagai* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2015, 88, 503–517.
- Catalytic Generation of α-CF3 Enolate: Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-type Reaction of α-CF3 Amide
 Liang Yin, Lennart Brewitz, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17958–17961.
- Chromatography-Free Synthesis of Corey’s Intermediate for Tamiflu
 Makoto Furutachi, Naoya Kumagai, Takumi Watanabe,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Tetrahedron 2014, 70, 9113–9117.
- Iterative Direct Aldol Strategy for Polypropionates: Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (–)-Membrenone A and B
 Kaliyamoorthy Alagiri, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 5301–5303.
- Design and Synthesis of a Bis(hydroxyphenyl)diamide Bearing a Pendant Thiazolium Unit; Application to the Catalytic Asymmetric Intramolecular Stetter Reaction
 Youmei Bao, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2014, 25, 1401–1408.
- Direct Catalytic Addition of Alkylnitriles to Aldehydes by Transition Metal/NHC Complexes
 Devarajulu Sureshkumar, Venkataraman Ganesh, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 15723–15726.
- Self-Assembled Asymmetric Catalyst Engaged in a Continuous-Flow Platform: An anti-Selective Catalytic Asymmetric Nitroaldol Reaction
 Kazuki Hashimoto, Naoya Kumagai,* Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 3496–3499.
- A Designed Amide as an Aldol Donor in the Direct CatalyticAsymmetric Aldol Reaction
 Karin Weidner, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu
 Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 6150–6154.
- Concise Enantioselective Synthesis of δ,δ-Disubstituted δ-Valerolactones
 Akira Saito, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 3167–3171.
- An Enantioselective Synthesis of the Key Intermediate for Triazole Antifungal Agents; Application to the Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Efinaconazole (Jublia®)
 Keiji Tamura, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 3272–3278.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous Conjugate Addition of Unsaturated Butyrolactones to α,β-Unsaturated Thioamides
 Liang Yin, Hisashi Takada, Shaoquan Lin, Naoya Kumagai,* Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 5327–5331.
- Direct Aldol Strategy in Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Thuggacin B
 Akinobu Matsuzawa, Christopher R. Opie, Naoya Kumagai,* Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 68–71.
- A Modified Preparation Procedure for Carbon Nanotube-Confined Nd/Na Heterobimetallic Catalyst for anti-Selective Catalytic Asymmetric Nitroaldol Reactions
 Devarajulu Sureshkumar, Kazuki Hashimoto, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 11494–11500.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of Acetonitrile to N-Thiophosphinoylimines
 Yuji Kawato, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 11227–11229.
- An Enantioselective Synthesis of Voriconazole
 Keiji Tamura, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 11396–11403.
- Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrophosphonylation of Ketimines
 Liang Yin, Youmei Bao, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 10338–10341.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich-type Reaction of γ-Butenolides to Ketimines
 Liang Yin, Hisashi Takada, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 7310–7313.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-type Reaction of α-Sulfanyl Lactones
 Sho Takechi, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2632–2635.
- Self-Assembling Nd/Na Heterobimetallic Asymmetric Catalyst Confined in Carbon Nanotube Network
 Takanori Ogawa, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 6196–6201.
- In situ Manipulation of Catalyst Performance via Photocontrolled Aggregation/Dissociation State of the Catalyst
 Akihiro Nojiri, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 4628–4630.
- Two Approaches toward the Formal Total Synthesis of Oseltamivir Phosphate (Tamiflu®): Catalytic Enantioselective Three-Component Reaction Strategy and L-Glutamic Acid Strategy
 Kaliyamoorthy Alagiri, Makoto Furutachi, Kenzo Yamatsugu, Naoya Kumagai, Takumi Watanabe,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 4019–4026.
- Streamlined Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Atorvastatin
 Yuji Kawato, Sandeep Chaudhary, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 3802–3806.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Alkynylation of Ketoimines
 Liang Yin, Yasunari Otsuka, Hisashi Takada, Shinsuke Mouri, Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett 2013, 15, 698–701.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of Allylic Cyanides to Aldehydes for Expeditious Access to Enantioenriched Unsaturated δ-Valerolactones
 Yasunari Otsuka, Hisashi Takada, Shigeo Yasuda, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Asian J. 2013, 8, 354–358.
- Asymmetric Catalysis with Bis(hydroxyphenyl)diamides/Rare Earth Metal Complexes
 Naoya Kumagai* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 223–234.
- Catalytic Chemical Transformations with Conformationally Dynamic Catalytic Systems
 Naoya Kumagai* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Catal. Sci. Technol. 2013, 3, 41–57.
- Direct Asymmetric α-Allylation of Ketones with Allylic Alcohols via Pd/Enamine Cooperative Function
 Shigeo Yasuda, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Heterocycles 2012, 86, 745–757.
- Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Thiols to α,β-Unsaturated Thioamides: Expeditious Access to Enantioenriched 1,5-Benzothiazepines
 Takanori Ogawa, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 8551–8554.
- anti-Selective Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of Thiolactams
 Devarajulu Sureshkumar, Yuji Kawato, Mitsutaka Iwata, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 3108–3111.
- Concise Enantioselective Synthesis of Duloxetine via Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of Thioamide
 Yuta Suzuki, Mitsutaka Iwata, Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 4496–4500.
- A Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of α-Sulfanyl Lactones: Efficient Synthesis of SPT Inhibitors
 Sho Takechi, Shigeo Yasuda, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 4218-4222.
- Reversible Heterochiral Aggregation/Dissociation of Bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)diamides Driven by UV/Vis Irradiation
 Akihiro Nojiri, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 2137–2141.
- Catalytic Asymmetric anti-Selective Nitroaldol Reaction En Route to Zanamivir
 Tatsuya Nitabaru, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 1644–1647.
- Intermediate as Catalyst; Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Nitroalkanes to α,β-Unsaturated Thioamides
 Takanori Ogawa, Shinsuke Mouri, Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 110–113.
- Cooperative Catalysis Using Thioamides Toward Truly Practical Organic Synthesis
 Naoya Kumagai* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Isr. J. Chem. 2012, 52, 604–612.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Intramolecular Conjugate Addition of Thioamide to α,β-Unsaturated Esters
 Yuta Suzuki, Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 11998–12001.
- Asymmetric Synthesis of Isothiazoles Through Cu Catalysis: Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Allyl Cyanide to α,β-Unsaturated Thioamides
 Yuka Yanagida, Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 7910–7914.
- La/Ag Cooperative Cooperative Heterobimetallic Catalysis: A Catalytic Asymmetric Conia-ene Reaction
 Tomoyuki Mashiko, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 7616–7619.
- A Simplified Catalytic System for Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of Thioamides; Application to an Enantioselective Synthesis of Atorvastatin
 Yuji Kawato, Mitsutaka Iwata, Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Tetrahedron 2011, 67, 6539–6546.
- Direct Catalytic Enantio- and Diastereoselective Aldol Reaction of Thioamides
 Mitsutaka Iwata, Ryo Yazaki, I-Hon Chen, Devarajulu Sureshkumar, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 5554–5560.
- Cooperative Activation of Alkyne and Thioamide Functionalities; Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Terminal
 Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Asian J. 2011, 6, 1778–1790.
- Enantioselective Synthesis of a GPR40 Agonist AMG 837 via Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Terminal Alkyne to α,β-Unsaturated Thioamide
 Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 952–955.
- Catalytic Asymmetric Hydroxylation of α-Alkoxycarbonyl Amides with a Pr(OiPr)3/Amide-Based Ligand Catalyst
 Sho Takechi, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 2140–2143.
- Catalytic Asymmetric Amination of N-Nonsubstituted α-Alkoxycarbonyl Amides: Concise Enantioselective Synthesis of Mycestericin F and G
 Farouk Berhal, Sho Takechi, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 1915–1921.
- Expanding Stereochemical and Skeletal Diversity Derived from Petasis Reactions Using 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions
 Giovanni Muncipinto, Taner Kaya, J. Anthony Wilson, Naoya Kumagai, Paul A. Clemons, and Stuart L. Schreiber*
 Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 5230–5233.
- Recent Advances in Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Transformations Under Proton-Transfer Conditions
 Naoya Kumagai* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 4760–4772.
- Development of Atom-Economical Catalytic Asymmetric Reactions Under Proton Transfer Conditions: Construction of Tetrasubstituted Stereogenic Centers and Their Application to Therapeutics
 Naoya Kumagai*
 Chem. Pharm. Bull. 2011, 59, 1–22.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Terminal Alkynes to α,β-Unsaturated Thioamides
 Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 10275–10277.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of Thioamides: A Concise Asymmetric Synthesis of (R)-Fluoxetine
 Mitsutaka Iwata, Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2010, 21, 1688–1694.
- Solvent-Dependent Self-Discrimination of Bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)diamides
 Akinobu Matsuzawa, Akihiro Nojiri, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 5036–5042.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of Allyl Cyanide to Ketones via Soft Lewis Acid/Hard Brønsted Base/Hard Lewis Base Catalysis
 Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 5522–5531.
- Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of α-Cyanoketones For the Construction of a Quaternary Stereogenic Center
 Yuji Kawato, Noriko Takahashi, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 1484–1487.
- Catalytic Asymmetric Nitro-Mannich Reactions with a Yb/K Heterobimetallic Catalyst
 Tatsuya Nitabaru, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Molecules 2010, 15, 1280–1290.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reactions of Thioamides: Toward a Stereocontrolled Synthesis of 1,3-Polyols
 Iwata, Ryo Yazaki, Yuta Suzuki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 18244–18245.
- Managing Highly Coordinative Substrates in Asymmetric Catalysis: a Catalytic Asymmetric Amination with a Lanthanum-based Ternary Catalyst
 Tomoyuki Mashiko, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 14990–14999.
- anti-Selective Catalytic Asymmetric Nitroaldol Reaction via a Heterobimetallic Heterogeneous Catalyst
 Tatsuya Nitabaru, Akihiro Nojiri, Makoto Kobayashi, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 13860–13869.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-type Reaction of Thioamides
 Yuta Suzuki, Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 5026–5029.
- Linking Structural Dynamics and Functional Diversity in Asymmetric Catalysis
 Akihiro Nojiri, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 3779–3784.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of Allyl Cyanide to Ketones
 Ryo Yazaki, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 3195–3197.
- Inventing and Understanding Catalytic, Enantioselective Reactions
 Masakatsu Shibasaki,* Naoya Kumagai, and Tomoyuki Mashiko
 Curr. Opin. Drug Discov. Dev. 2009, 12, 862–875.
- Recent Progress in Asymmetric Bifunctional Catalysis Using Multimetallic Systems
 Masakatsu Shibasaki,* Motomu Kanai, Shigeki Matsunaga, and Naoya Kumagai
 Acc. Chem. Res. 2009, 42, 1117–1127.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of Allylic Cyanides to Ketoimines
 Ryo Yazaki, Tatsuya Nitabaru, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 14477–14479.
- An Improved Lanthanum Catalyst System for Asymmetric Amination; Toward a Practical Asymmetric Synthesis of AS-3201 (Ranirestat)
 Tomoyuki Mashiko, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 2725–2728.
- Asymmetric Catalysis via Dynamic Substrate/Ligand/Rare Earth Metal Conglomerate
 Akihiro Nojiri, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 5630–5631.
- A Catalytic Asymmetric anti-Selective Nitroaldol Reaction with a Neodymium-Sodium Heterobimetallic Complex
 Tatsuya Nitabaru, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 272–276.
- En Route to an Efficient Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of AS-3201
 Tomoyuki Mashiko, Keiichi Hara, Daisuke Tanaka, Yuji Fujiwara, Naoya Kumagai,* and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 11342–11343.
- Catalytic Nucleophilic Activation of Acetonitrile via a Cooperative Catalysis of Cationic Ru Complex, DBU, and NaPF6
 Naoya Kumagai,* Shigeki Matsunaga, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 8598–8608.
- Short Synthesis of Skeletally and Stereochemically Diverse Small Molecules by Coupling Petasis Condensation Reactions to Cyclization Reactions
 Naoya Kumagai,Giovanni Muncipinto, and Stuart L. Schreiber*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 3635–3638.
- Catalytic Chemoselective Addition of Acetonitrile to Enolizable Aldehydes with Cationic Ru Complex/DBU Combination
 Naoya Kumagai, Shigeki Matsunaga, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Chem. Commun. 2005, 3600–3602.
- Non-C2-symmetric, Chirally Economical, and Readily Tunable Linked-BINOLs: Design and Application in Direct Asymmetric Mannich-type Reaction
 Takamasa Yoshida, Hiroyuki Morimoto, Naoya Kumagai, Shigeki Matsunaga, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 3470–3474.
- An Efficient Synthesis of Bicyclic Amidines by Intramolecular Cyclization
 Naoya Kumagai, Shigeki Matsunaga, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 478–482
- Direct catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-type Reaction of Hydroxyketone Using a Et2Zn/linked-BINOL Complex: Synthesis of Either anti-α or syn-β-Amino Alcohols
 Shigeki Matsunaga, Takamasa Yoshida, Hiroyuki Morimoto, Naoya Kumagai, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 8277–8785.
- Cooperative Catalysis of a Cationic Ruthenium Complex, Amine Base, and Na Salt: Catalytic Activation of Acetonitrile as Nucleophile
 Naoya Kumagai, Shigeki Matsunaga, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 13632–13633.
- Direct Catalytic Aldol-Type Reactions Using RCH2CN
 Yutaka Suto, Naoya Kumagai, Shigeki Matsunaga, Motomu Kanai, and Maskatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 3147–3150.
- anti-Selective Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-type Reaction of Hydroxyketone Providing β-Amino Alcohols
 Shigeki Matsunaga, Naoya Kumagai, Shinji Harada, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 4712–4713.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Michael Reaction of Hydroxyketones: Asymmetric Zn Catalysis with a Et2Zn/Linked-BINOL Complex
 Shinji Harada, Naoya Kumagai, Tomofumi Kinoshita, Shigeki Matsunaga, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2582–2590.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of Hydroxyketones: Asymmetric Zn Catalysis with a Et2Zn/Linked-BINOL Complex
 Naoya Kumagai, Shigeki Matsunaga, Tomofumi Kinoshita, Shinji Harada, Shigemitsu Okada, Shigeru Sakamoto, Kentaro Yamaguchi, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2169–2178.
- Enantioselective 1,4-Addition of Unmodified Ketone Catalyzed by a Bimetallic Zn-Zn-linked-BINOL Complex
 Naoya Kumagai, Shigeki Matsunaga and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 4251–4254.
- Direct Catalytic Enantio- and Diastereoselective Aldol Reaction Using a Zn-Zn-Linked-BINOL Complex: A Practical Synthesis of syn-1,2-Diols
 Naoya Kumagai, Shigeki Matsunaga, Naoki Yoshikawa, Takashi Ohshima, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1539–1542.
- Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction: Synthesis of Either syn– or anti-α,β-Dihydroxyketones
 Naoki Yoshikawa, Naoya Kumagai, Shigeki Matsunaga, Guido Moll, Takashi Ohshima, Takeyuki Shzuki, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 2466–2467.
- An Efficient Method for the Synthesis of Versatile Intermediate Leading to 13-Deoxy- and 9,13-Dideoxyphorbors
 Akihiro Sekine, Naoya Kumagai, Koichiro Uotsu, Takashi Ohshima, and Masakatsu Shibasaki*
 Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 509–513.
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