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2008

“Amphiphilic Allylic Alkylation with Allyl Alcohols Promoted by Pd-Catalyst and Triethylborane”, M. Kimura and Y. Tamaru,
Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry, in press.

“Convenient Synthesis of Pyrrolidines by Amphiphilic Allylation of Imines with 2-Methylenepropane-1,3-diols”, M. Kimura, T. Tamaki, M. Nakata, K. Tohyama, Y. Tamaru,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 47, 5803−5805 (2008).

“Gold-catalyzed intermolecular addition of alcohols toward the allenic bond of 4-vinylidene-2-oxazolidinones”, Y. Horino, Y. Tanaka, K. Hashimoto, S. Kuroda, M. Kimura, Y. Tamaru,
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 6, 4105-4107 (2008).

“Palladium-catalyzed Selective Activation of Allyl Alcohols as Allyl Cations, Allyl Anions, and Zwitterionic Trimethylenemethanes”, Y. Tamaru and M. Kimura,
Pure and Applied Chemistry 80, 979-991 (2008).

2007

“Palladium-Catalyzed 1,3-Diol Fragmentation: Synthesis of w-Dienyl Aldehydes”, M. Kimura, M. Mori, Y. Tamaru,
Chem. Commun. 4504-4506 (2007).

“Alkyne as a Spectator Ligand for the Nickel-Catalyzed Multi-Component Connection Reaction of Diphenylzinc, 1,3-Butadiene, Aldehydes, and Amines”, M. Kimura, Y. Tatsuyama, K. Kojima, Y. Tamaru,
Org. Lett. 9, 1871-1873 (2007).

“Pd(0)-Catalyzed Amphiphilic Allylation of Aldehydes with Vinyl Epoxide”, M. Kimura, R. Mukai, T. Tamaki, Y. Horino, Y. Tamaru,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 129, No. 14, pp. 4122-4123 (2007).

2006

“Nickel Catalyzed Grob Fragmentation via b-Carbon Elimination: Efficient Entry to w-Dienyl Aldehydes”,
M. Mori, M. Kimura, Y. Takahashi, Y. Tamaru,
Chem.Commun., 4303-4305 (2006).

“Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Polyhydroxybenzenes with Allyl Alcohol Promoted by Triethylborane
”, M. Kimura, M. Fukasaka, Y. Tamaru,
Synthesis , 3611-3616 (2006).

“Nickel Catalyzed Stereoselective Conjugate Addition of Dimethylzinc upon Aldimines Across 1,w-Dienynes
”, M. Kimura, M. Mori, N. Mukai, K. Kojima, Y. Tamaru,
Chem. Commun. 2813-2815 (2006).

“Nickel-Catalyzed Homoallylation of Aldehydes with 1,3-Dienes”,
Y. Tamaru and M. Kimura,
Organic Syntheses, 83, 88-96 (2006).

“Regio- and Stereoselective Nickel-Catalyzed Homoallylation of Aldehydes with 1,3-Dienes
”, M. Kimura, A. Ezoe, M. Mori, K. Iwata, Y. Tamaru,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 8559-8568 (2006).

“Nickel-Catalyzed Multi-Component Connection of Dimethylzinc, Alkynes, 1,3-Butadiene, Aldehydes, and Amines”,
M. Kimura, K. Kojima, Y. Tatsuyama, Y. Tamaru
, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 6332-6333 (2006).

“Nickel-Catalyzed Multi-Component Connection Reaction of Isoprene, Aldimines (Lactamines), and Diphenylzinc
”, K. Kojima, M. Kimura, S. Ueda, Y. Tamaru,
Tetrahedron, 62, 7512-7520 (2006).

“Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Pyrroles with Allyl Alcohols Promoted by Triethylborane
”, M. Kimura, M. Fukasaka, Y. Tamaru,
Heterocycles, 535-542 (2006).

2005

“Use of allyl, 2-tetrahydrofuryl, and 2-tetrahydropyranyl ethers as useful C3-, C4-, and C5-carbon sources: Palladium-catalyzed allylation of aldehydes”, M. Shimizu, M. Kimura, Y. Tamaru, Chem. Eur. J. 11, 6629-6642 (2005).
“Nickel-Catalyzed Four-Component Connection of Organoaluminum (Organozinc), Isoprene, Aldehydes, and Amines: Stereo- and Regioselective Synthesis of Trisubstituted (E)-Homoallylamines
”, K. Kojima, M. Kimura, Y. Tamaru,
Chem. Commun., 4717-4719 (2005)

“Activation of Allyl Alcohols as Allyl Cations, Allyl Anions, and Amphiphilic Allylic Species by Palladium
”, Y. Tamaru,
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2647-2656 (2005).

“Pd-Catalyzed C3-Selective Alkylation of Indoles and C3-endo-Selective Alkylation of Tryptophans with Allyl Alcohols Promoted by Triethylborane”,
M. Kimura, M. Futamata, R. Mukai, Y. Tamaru,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 4592-4593 (2005).

“Palladium-Catalyzed Allylation of Imines with Allyl Alcohols
”, M. Kimura, M. Shimizu, S. Tanaka, Y. Tamaru,
Tetrahedron, 61, 3709-3718 (2005).

“Palladium-Catalyzed Allylation of Imines with Allyl Alcohols
”, M. Shimizu, M. Kimura, T. Watanabe, Y. Tamaru,
Org. Lett., 7, 637-640 (2005).

“Nickel-Catalyzed Addition of Dimethylzinc to Aldehydes Across Alkynes and 1,3-Butadiene: An Efficient Four-Component Connection Reaction”,
M. Kimura, A. Ezoe, M. Mori, Y. Tamaru,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 201-209 (2005).

2004

“Nickel-Catalyzed Three-Component Connection Reaction of Dimethylzinc, 1,w-Ene-Diene, and Acetone: Synthesis of 1,2-Disubstituted Cycloalkanes
”, M. Kimura, K. Kojima, Y. Tamaru,
Synthesis, 3089-3091 (2004).

“Highly Stereo- and Regioselective Ni-Catalyzed Homoallylation of Aldimines with Conjugated Dienes Promoted by Diethylzinc”,
M. Kimura, A. Miyachi, K. Kojima, S. Tanaka, Y. Tamaru,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 14360-14361 (2004).

“Pd(0)-Catalyzed Amphiphilic Activation of Bis-Allyl Alcohol and Ether
”, R. Mukai, Y. Horino, S. Tanaka, Y. Tamaru, M. Kimura,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 1138 - 1139 (2004).

2003

“Triethylborane as an Efficient Promoter for Palladium-catalyzed Allylation of Active Methylene Compounds with Allyl Alcohols
”, M. Kimura, R. Mukai, N. Tanigawa, S. Tanaka, Y. Tamaru
, Tetrahedron 59, 7767-7777 (2003).

“Pd-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Alkylation of Aliphatic Aldehydes with Allyl Alcohols: Allyl, 2-Tetrahydrofuryl, and 2-Tetrahydropyranyl Ethers as Useful C3, C4, and C5 Sources
”, M. Kimura, M. Shimizu, K. Shibata, M. Tazoe, Y. Tamaru,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 42, 3392-3395 (2003).

“Preparation, Structure, and Unique Thermal [2+2], [4+2], and [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions of 4-Vinylideneoxazolidin-2-one
”, Y. Horino, M. Kimura, S. Tanaka, T. Okajima, Y. Tamaru,
Chem. Eur. J. 9, 2419-2438 (2003).

“Pd･Et3B-Catalyzed Alkylation of Amines with Allylic Alcohols”,
M. Kimura, M. Futamata, K. Shibata, Y. Tamaru,
Chem. Commun., 234-235 (2003).

2002

“Remarkably High 1,5-Diastereoselectivity in a Nickel-Catalyzed Conjugate Addition of Me2Zn and Carbonyl Compounds to 1,w-Dienynes with Through-Space Coupling
”, A. Ezoe, M. Kimura, I. Takahiro, M. Mori, Y. Tamaru,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 41, 2784-2786 (2002).

“Palldium-Catalyzed Reactions of Allyl and Related Derivatives with Organoelectrophiles”, Y. Tamaru,
Handbook of ORGANOPALLADIUM CHEMISTRY for Organic Synthesis, 2, 1917-1943, (2002).
“Reactions of Acylpalladium Derivatives with Organometals and Related Carbon Nucleophiles”,
Y. Tamaru and M. Kimura,
Handbook of ORGANOPALLADIUM CHEMISTRY for Organic Synthesis, 2, 2425-2454, (2002).

2001

“Nickel-catalyzed three-component connection reaction of a phenyl group, conjugated dienes, and aldehydes: stereoselective synthesis of (E)-5-phenyl-3-penten-1-ols and (E)-3-methyl-5-phenyl-3-penten-1-ols
”, K. Shibata, M. Kimura, K. Kojima, S. Tanaka, Y. Tamaru,
J. Organometal. Chem., 624, 348-353 (2001).

“Nickel-Catalyzed Intramolecular Homoallylation of w-Dienyl Aldehyde”,
K. Shibata, M. Kimura, M. Shimizu, Y. Tamaru,
Org. Lett., 3, 2181-2183 (2001).

“Et3B-Pd-Promoted, Pd-catalyzed C-Allylation of o-Hydroxyacetophenone and its Derivatives with Allyl Alcohols”,
Y. Horino, M. Naito, M. Kimura, S. Tanaka, Y. Tamaru,
Tetrahedron Lett., 42, 3113-3116 (2001).

“Practical Synthesis of Myrcene Derivatives Possessing Oxidized Methyl Groups
”, M. Naito, A. Ezoe, M. Kimura, Y. Tamaru,
J. Org. Chem., 66, 4447-4449 (2001).

“Nickel-Catalyzed Homoallylation of Aldehyde in the Presence of Water and Alcohols
”, M. Kimura, A. Ezoe, S. Tanaka, Y. Tamaru,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl.,40, 3600-3602 (2001).

“Strikingly Simple Direct a-Allylation of Aldehydes with Allyl Alcohols: Remarkable Advance in the Tsuji-Trost Reaction
”, M. Kimura, Y. Horino, R. Mukai, S. Tanaka, Y. Tamaru,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 10401-10402 (2001).