Ph.D., Kwansei GakuinUniversity

Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry, Organic Chemistry

Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry, cyclopropane chemistry

Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry, Organic synthesis

Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry, Natural product organic chemistry

2018
Professor

2007 - 2018
Associate Professor

2003 - 2007
Shinshu University Assistant Prof.

2002 - 2003
Kwansei Gakuin University Postdoctoral Fellow

2000 - 2002
Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) Special Postdoctoral Fellow

1998 - 2000
University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Fellow

1997 - 1999
Japan Society for Promotion of Science Special Research Fellow

1993, Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Science

1998, Kwansei Gakuin University, Graduate School, Division of Natural Science, Chemistry

2005
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, Tokai Branch, The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, Tokai Branch, Incentive Award

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of a Bioactive Lignanamide Using a 5-endo-tet-type Cyclization of Activated Cyclopropylcarbinols and Synthetic Support for the Reaction Mechanism
Taichi Saito, Kazuki Shibata, Ryohei Takagi, Yuka Shimizu, Naoya Takaki, and Yoshinori Nishii*
Eur. J. Org. Chem., e202200563, 2022, Refereed
Corresponding

Asymmetric total synthesis of four bioactive lignans using donor–acceptor cyclopropanes and bioassay of (-)- and (+)-niranthin against hepatitis B and influenza viruses
Ryotaro Ota, Daichi Karasawa, Mizuki Oshima, Koichi Watashi, Noriko Shimasaki, and Yoshinori Nishii*
RSC Advances, 12, 4635-4639, 2022, Refereed, Not invited
Corresponding

From Enantioenriched Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropylcarbinols to Axially Chiral Arylnaphthalenes via Aryldihydronaphthalenes: Central-to-Axial Chirality Exchange
Taichi Saito, Yuka Shimizu, Yusuke Araki, Yoshino Ohgami, Yu Kitazawa, Yoshinori Nishii*
Eur. J. Org. Chem., e202101213, 2022, Refereed
Corresponding

ドナー・アクセプター置換シクロプロパンの環開裂を伴う分子内環化と分子間付加：SN1およびSN2機構を利用する高立体選択的合成
西井良典
有機合成化学協会誌, 76(9), 922-937, 2018, Refereed

ポドフィリックアルデヒドの全合成における中間体の反応性の計算化学的考察
三原陽子, 森川大*, 野村泰志, 西井良典
J. Comput. Chem. Jpn., 16(4), 102-105, 2017, Refereed

A formal homo-Nazarov cyclization of enantioenriched donor-acceptor cyclopropanes and following transformations: asymmetric synthesis of multi-substituted dihydronaphthalenes
Seijiro Takada, Naoya Takaki, Kenta Yamada, and Yoshinori Nishii*
Org. Biomol. Chem., 15, 2443-2449, 2017

Stereochemical courses and mechanisms of ring-opening cyclization of donor-acceptor cyclopropylcarbinols and cyclization of 7-benzyloxy dibenzyl lignan lactones
Takada, seijiro; Sasazawa, Kazuya; Yubune, Toshihide; Takaki, Naoya; Ota, Ryotaro; Nishii, Yoshinori*
Chem. Lett., 46, 524-527, 2017, Refereed

Catalytic hydrogenolysis of enantioenriched donor-acceptor cyclopropanes using H2 and Palladium on charcoal
Yoshitomo Sone, Yumi Kimura, Ryotaro Ota, Takehito Mochizuki, Junki Ito and Yoshinori Nishii*
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2842-2847, 2017, Refereed

An asymmetric total synthesis of tupichilignan A using donor-acceptor cyclopropanes: a structural revision of tupichilignan A
Yumi Kimura, Yoshitomo Sone, Taichi Saito, Takehito Mochizuki, and Yoshinori Nishii*
Asian J. Org. Chem., 6, 977-980, 2017, Refereed

Stereoselective oxy-homo-Michael reactions of enantioenriched bicyclic donor–acceptor cyclopropanes to afford optically active trans-α,β-disubstituted γ-butyrolactones possessing three serial chiral centers
Seijiro Takada, Kiitsu Iwata, Toshihide Yubune, and Yoshinori Nishii*
Tetrahedron Lett., 57, 2422-2425, 2016, Refereed

Cu-catalyzed 1,5-addition of Grignard reagents to enantioenriched donor-acceptor cyclopropanes with inversion
S. Takada, T. Saito, K. Iwata, Y. Nishii*
Asian J. Org. Chem., 5, 1225-1229, 2016, Refereed

First Total Synthesis of(+)-Podophyllic Aldehydes
Junki Ito, Daichi Sakuma, and Yoshinori Nishii*
Chem. Lett., 44, 297-299 (open access article), 2015, Refereed

多置換シクロプロパンの高立体選択的合成と不斉伝搬環拡大反応
西井良典
有機合成化学協会誌, 73(7), 701-712, 2015, Refereed

Highly Stereoselective C-C Bond-Forming Reactions on Cyclopropane Rings using 1-(Methoxycarbonyl)cyclopropylzinc bromides
D. Sakuma, K. Yamada, K. Sasazawa and Y. Nishii*
Chem. Lett., 44, 818-820 (open access), 2015, Refereed

Total Synthesis of (±)-Cyclogalgravin and its Dicarboxyl Analog Using Sc(OTf)3-Mediated Highly Diastereoselective Ring Expansion of 1-(Arylhydroxymethyl)cyclopropanecarboxylates
Daichi Sakuma, Junki Ito, Ryo Sakai, Ryota Taguchi, Yoshinori Nishii*
Chem. Lett., 43, 610-611 (open access article), 2014, Refereed

Lewis Acid-mediated Highly Regioselective Ring-expansion of Methyl 2-Phenyl-1-(arylhydroxymethyl)cyclopropanecarboxylates
E. Yoshida, K. Nishida, K. Toriyabe, R.Taguchi, J. Motoyoshiya, Y. Nishii*
Chem. Lett., 39, 194-195 (open access article), 2010

First Total Synthesis of (±)-6'-Methoxyretrojusticidin B Using Regiocontrolled Benzannulation: structural Inconsistency with Procumphthalide A and Its Revisionto 5'-Methoxyretrochinensin
Yoshida, E.; Yamashita, D.;Sakai, R.; Tanabe, Y.; and Nishii, Y*.
Synlett, 15, 2275-2278, 2010

Chemiluminescence of 9-benzylidene-10-methylacridans with electron-donating groups by chemically generated singlet oxygen- Application to metal ion sensing usingazacrowned compound
J. Motoyoshiya, T. Tanaka, M. Kuroe, Y. Nishii.
Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence, 237-240, 2009

First total synthesis of theopederin B
Y. Nishii, T. Higa, S. Takahashi, T. Nakata
Tetrahedron Lett., 50, 3597-3600, 2009

Highly Stereoselective C-Silylation and Alkylation of 1-Chlorocyclopropanecarboxylic Ester Using SmI2
E. Yoshida, T. Nagano, J. Motoyoshiya, Y. Nishii*
Chem. Lett., 38, 1078-1079, 2009

Toward a Chemiluminescent Molecular Device: Metal Ion-Enhanced Chemiluminescence of Benzylidenacridan with 15-Monoazacrown-5
Motoyoshiya, J.; Tanaka,T.; Kuroe, M.; and Nishii, Y.
J. Org. Chem., 74(3), 1014-1018, 2009

Chemiluminescence of 4-styrylphthalhydrazides with crown etheras ionophore
J. Motoyoshiya, M. Hotta, Y. Nishii, H. Aoyama
Luminescence, 23, 37-41, 2008

Practical, general, and systematic method for optical resolution of gem-dihalo- and monohalo cyclopropanecarboxylic acids utilizing chiral 1,1’-binaphtholmonomethyl ethers: Application to the synthesis of three chiral pesticides
H. Yasukochi, T. Atago, A. Tanaka, H. Nakatsuji, E. Yoshida, A. Kakehi, Y. Nishii, Y. Yanabe
Org. Biomol. Chem., 6, 540-547, 2008

SmI2-Promoted Reformatsky-Type Reaction and Acylation of Alkyl 1-Chlorocyclopropancarboxylates
T. Nagano, J. Motoyoshiya, A. Kakehi, Y. Nishii*
Org. Lett., 10, 5453-5456, 2008

Fluorescence quenching of versatile fluorescent probes based on strongly electron-donating distyrylbenzenes responsive to aromatic chlorinated and nitro compounds, boronic acid and Ca2+
J. Motoyoshiya, Z. Fengqiang, Y. Nishii, H. Aoyama
Spectrochimica Acta part A:, 69, 167-173, 2008

Synthesis of Unsymmetrically and Highly Substituted Thiophenes Utilizing Regioselective Ring-expansion of gem-Dichlorocyclopropyl Ketones with Lawesson's Reagent
Takao Nagano, Hiroki Kimoto, Hidefumi Nakatsuji, Jiro Motoyoshiya, Hiromu Aoyama, Yoo Tanabe,* Yoshinori Nishii*
Chem. Lett., 36(1), 62-63, 2007

Highly Stereoselective Radical Carbonylations of gem-Dihalocyclopropnane Derivatives with CO
Yoshinori Nishii*, Takao Nagano, Hideki Gotoh, Ryohei Nagase, Jiro Motoyoshiya, Hiromu Aoyama, Yoo Tanabe*
Org. Lett., 9, 563-566, 2007

Synthesis of Hypericin via Emodin Anthrone Derived from a Two-fold Diels-Alder Reaction of 1,4-Benzoquinone
J. Motoyoshiya, Y. Masue, Y. Nishi, H. Aoyama
Natural Prod. Commun., 2, 67-70, 2007

A 1,4-distyrylbenzene Bearing Donor-Acceptor Substituent as a fluorescence Probe Responsive to Protic Solvents
J. Motoyoshiya, T. Yokozeki, Z. Fengqiang, Y. Nishii, H. Aoyama
ITE Letters, 7, 593-596, 2006

Unprecedented chemiluminescence behaviour during peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence of oxalates with fluorescent or electron-donating aryloxy groups
Koike, R; Kato, Y; Motoyoshiya, J; Nishii, Y; Aoyama, H
Luminescence, 21(3), 164-173, 2006

Different photochemical behavior of bis(biphenyl)ethylenes and ethenes in solution and in the solid-state: Structurally controlled Z/E-photoisomerization in the solid-state
Zhu, FQ; Motoyoshiya, J; Nishii, Y; Aoyama, H; Kakehi, A; Shiro, M
JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY, 184(1-2), 44-49, 2006

Photochemical behavior of some p-styryistilbenes and related compounds: Spectral properties and photoisomerizationin solution and in solid state
Zhu, FQ; Motoyoshiya, J; Nakamura, J; Nishii, Y; Aoyama, H
Photochemistry and Photobiology, 82(6), 1645-1650, 2006

Synthesis of 4-Styrylphthalhydrazides and Their Chemiluminescence Reaction. Emitters and Chemiluminescence Efficiency Highly Dependent on Electronic Nature of Styryl Goups
Jiro Motoyoshiya, Kazuya Yokota, Takuro Fukami, Shoji Konno, AyaYamamoto, Masanori Hotta, Ryu Koike, Sachiko Yoshioka, Yoshinori Nishii, and Hiromu Aoyama
J. Heterocyclic Chem., 42, 1063-1068, 2005, Refereed

Regiocontrolled benzannulation of diaryl (gem-dichlorocyclopropyl)methanols for the synthesis of unsymmetrically substituted alpha-arylnaphthalenes: Application to total synthesis of natural lignan lactones
Nishii, Y; Yoshida, T; Asano, H; Wakasugi, K; Morita, J; Aso, Y; Yoshida, E; Motoyoshiya, J; Aoyama, H; Tanabe, Y
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 70(7), 2667-2678, 2005

Poly(benzyl ether) dendrimers with strongly fluorescent distyrylbenzene cores as the fluorophores for peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence: insulating effect of dendritic structures on fluorescent sites
Koike, R; Katayose, Y; Ohta, A; Motoyoshiya, J; Nishii, Y; Aoyama, H
Tetrahedron, 61(46), 11020-11026, 2005

エステル化・スルホニル化・アミド化・シリル化：汎用反応の実用的合理化
田辺陽，御前智則，飯田聖，西井良典
有機合成化学協会誌, 62, 1249-1259, Dec. 2004

中心不斉から軸不斉への転写と変換
西井良典
化学と工業, 57, 1212, Nov. 2004

A Facile Synthesis of the Angucyclinone Antibiotic (+)-Rubiginone B2 Involving the BF3-Mediated Diels-Alder Reaction of Juglone
Jiro Motoyoshiya, Yusuke Masue, Gento Iwayama, Sachiko Yoshioka, Yoshinori Nishii, and Hiromu Aoyama
Synthesis, 2099-2102, 2004

Chemiluminescent Autoxidation of alpha-Silyl Carbanios Derived From 9-Silyl-10-Methylacridanes
Jiro Motoyoshiya, Kunihiko Tokutake, Motoki Kuroe, Sachiko Yoshioka, Yoshinori Nishii, and Hiromu Aoyama
Heterocycles, 1667-1672, 2004

Chirality Exchange from sp3 Central Chirality to Axial Chirality: Benzannulation of Optically Active Diaryl-2,2-dichlorocyclopropylmethanols to Axially Chiral alpha-Arylnaphthalenes
Yoshinori Nishii, Kazunori Wakasugi, Keisuke Koga, Yoo Tanabe
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 5358-5359, 2004

Simple, Mild, and Practical Esterification, Thioesterification, and Amide Formation Utilizing p-Toluenesulfonyl Chloride and N-Methylimidazole
K. Wakasugi, Akira Iida, T. Misaki, Y. Nishii, Y. Tanabe
Adv. Synth. Catal., 345, 1209-1214, 2003

Reactions of 9-Phosphorylacridines with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide Accompained by Weak Chemiluminescence: Remarkable Substituent Effect on Emission Efficiency
Jiro Motoyoshiya, Rie Shima, Yutaka Takaguchi, Yoshinori Nishii, and Hiromu Aoyama
Heterocycles, 60, 2543-2549, 2003

Practical Short-step Synthesis of 1b?Methylcarbapenem Utilizing a New Dehydration Ti-Dieckmann Condensation
Y. Tanabe, N. Manta, R. Nagase, T. Misaki, Y. Nishii, M. Sunagawa, and A. Sasaki
Adv. Synth. Catal., 345, 967-970, 2003

Novel and efficient method for esterification, amidation between carboxylic acids and equimolar amounts of alcohols, and amines utilizing Me2NSO2Cl and N,N-dimethylamines; Its application to the synthesis of coumaperine, a natural chemopreventivedieneamide
K. Wakasugi, A. Nakamura, A. Iida, Y. Nishii, N. Nakatani, S. Fukushima, and Y. Tanabe
Tetrahedron, 59, 5337-5345, 2003

Silazanes / catalytic bases: Mild, powerful and chemoselective agents for the preparation of enol silyl ethers from ketones and aldehydes
Yoo Tanabe, T. Misaki, M. Kurihara, A. Iida, and Y. Nishii
Chem. Commn., 1628, 2002

Total synthesis of pederin, an insect toxin: an efficient synthesis of the right half, (+)-benzoylpedamide
T. Takemura, Y. Nishii, S Takahasi, J. Kobayashi, and T. Nakata
Tetrahedron (Symposium-in-print), 58, 6359, 2002

Direct, Practical, and Powerful Crossed Aldol Additions between Ketones and Ketones or Aldehydes Utilizing Environmentally Benign TiCl4 - Bu3N Reagent
Y. Tanabe, N. Matsumoto, T. Higashi, T. Misaki, T. Itoh, M. Yamamoto, K. Mitarai, and Y. Nishii
Tetrahedron (Symposium-in-print), 58, 8269, 2002

Efficient One-step Synthesis of Trialkylsubstituted 2(5H)-Furanone Utilizing Direct Ti-Crossed Aldol Condensation and Its Application to the Straightforward Synthesis of (R)-Mintlactone and (R)-Menthofuran
Y. Tanabe, K. Mitarai, T. Higashi, T. Misaki and Y. Nishii
Chem. Commun., 2542-2545, 2002

Stereoselective Bifurcating-type Radical Cyclization of gem-Dibromocyclopropanes for the Synthesis of Uniquely Fused 5-3-5-Type Tricyclic Compounds
Y. Nishii, A. Fujiwara, K. Wakasugi, K. Yanagi, M. Miki, and Y. Tanabe
Chem. Lett., 30-31, 2002

Synthesis and Stereostructure-Activity Relationship of Three Asymmetric Center Pyrethroids: 2-Methyl-3-phenylcyclopropyl-methyl 3-Phenoxybenzyl Ether and Cyanohydrin Ester
Y. Nishii, N. Maruyama, K. Wakasugi and Y. Tanabe
Bioorg. Med. Chem., 9, 33, 2001

ピレスロイド殺虫剤：ミステリアスな立体構造活性相関
田辺　陽・西井良典
化学と生物, 39, 782, 2001

Cyclopropane-shift type reaction of diaryl(2-halogenocyclopropyl)methanols promoted by Lewis acids
K. Wakasugi, Y. Nishii, and Y. Tanabe
Tetrahedron Lett., 41, 5937, 2000

gem-ジハロシクロプロパンの特徴を生かした反応と合成：カチオン的ベンズアヌレーション
田辺　陽, 西井　良典
有機合成化学協会誌, 57, 170-180, 1999

Does the Facile Reductive Rearrangement of 2-Allyloxycyclohexenone with Bu3SnH Occur by a Radical-Accelerated Claisen Rearrangement or an Stannyloxy-Accelerated Claisen Rearrangement?
D. P. Curran and Y. Nishii
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121, 8955-8956, 1999

Dimethylation and Hydrodechlorination of gem-Dihalocyclopropaneswith Grignard Reagents Promoted by Fe(III) or Co(II) Catalysts
Y. Nishii, K. Wakasugi, and Y. Tanabe
Synlett, 67-69, 1998

Enantiomeric Resolution of a Germacrene-D Derivative by Chiral High-performance Liquid Chromatography
Y. Nishii, T. Yoshida, and Y. Tanabe
Biosci. Biotech. Biochem, 61, 547, 1997

Total Synthesis of (-)-Periplanones C and D. Their Pheromonal Activities against Three Periplaneta Species
Y. Nishii, K. Watanabe, T. Yoshida, T. Okayama, S. Takahashi, and Y. Tanabe
Tetrahedron, 53, 7209, 1997

Regiocontrolled Benzannulation of Diaryl(gem-dichlorocyclopropyl)methanols for the Synthesis of "Unsymmetrically" Substituted a-Arylnaphthalenes
Y. Nishii, T. Yoshida, and Y. Tanabe
Tetrahedron Lett., 38, 7195-7198, 1997

Sequential and Regioselective Friedel-Crafts Reactions of gem-Dihalocyclopropanecarbonyl Chlorides with Benzenes for the Synthesis of 4-Aryl-1-naphthol Derivatives
Y. Nishii and Y. Tanabe
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 477-486, 1997

Regioselective Cyclocondensation of Chlorocarbonylsulfenyl Chloride with Hydrazones: Efective Synthesis of a Class of Sulfur and Nitrogen Containing Heterocycles with -COS- Linkage
Y. Tanabe, K. Mori, and Y. Nishii
Heterocycles, 43, 141, 1996

Synthesis of 2,5-Diaryl-3-halofurans via Regioselective Ring Cleavage of 2-Aryl-3,3-dihalocyclopropyl Aryl Ketones
Y, Tanabe, K. Wakimura, Y, Nishii, and Y, Muroya
Synthesis, 338, 1996

Novel Method for the Synthesis of a- and b-Halonaphthalenes via Regioselective Ring Cleavage of Aryl (gem-dihalocyclopropyl)methanols. Application to Total Synthesis of Lignan Lactones, Justicidin E and Taiwanin C
Y. Tanabe, S. Seko, Y. Nishii, T. Yoshida, N, Utsumi, and G, Suzukamo
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 2157, 1996

Sequential and Highly Stereoselective Intermolecular Radical Additions of 2,3-cis-Disubstituted 1,1-Dibromo- and 1-Bromocyclopropanes to Electron-Deficient Olefins
Y. Tanabe, K. Wakimura and Y. Nishii
Tetrahedron Lett., 37, 1837-1840, 1996

Synthesis and Stereostructure-activity Relationship of a Synthetic pyrethroid, 2-Chloro-1-methyl-3-phenylcyclopropylmethyl 3-Phenoxybenzyl Ether
Y. Nishii, K. Wakimura, T. Tsuchiya, S. Nakamura and Y. Tanabe
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1243-1249, 1996

Sequential and Regioselective Friedel-Crafts Reaction of gem-Dihalocyclopropanecarbonyl Chlorides with Benzenes for the Synthesis of 4-Aryl-1-naphthol Derivatives
Y. Nishii and Y. Tanabe
Tetrahedron Lett., 36, 8803-8806, 1995

Synthesis of Perhydoro-1,3,4-thiadiazin-5-ones and 3-Arylaminothiazolidin-4-ones by the Regioselective Cyclocondensation of 2-Sulfanylalkanoic Acids or Their Silyl Esters with Methyl and Aryl hydrazones
Y. Tanabe, M. Nagaosa, Y. Nishii, and Y, Muroya
Heterocycles, 41, 2033, 1995

Synthetic Pyrethroid Containing Halocyclopropane Structure
Y. Nishii, H. Matsumura,Y. Muroya, T. Tsuchiya, Y. Tanabe
Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 59, 1335-1336, 1995

A Novel and Regioselective Radical Cyclization of gem- Dihalocyclopropyl Substituted Alkenes and Alkynes
Y. Tanabe, Y. Nishii, and K. Wakimura,
Chem. Lett., 1757-1760, 1994

ドナー・アクセプター型シクロプロパンの高立体択的反応の開発とリグナン全合成への応用
西井良典
理研シンポジウム 第１８回分析・解析技術の最先端, 12 Dec. 2017

シクロプロパンの特性を生かした高選択的合成法の開発と生理活性物質合成への応用
西井良典
第27回農薬デザイン研究会, 2012

Organic synthesis of biologically active compounds toward the chemical protection of textile
Yoshinori NISHII, Ryo SAKAI, Eri YOSHIDA, Yoo TANABE
2nd Asian Protective Clothing Conference, 2011, Invited

Synthetic Studies utilizing Cyclopropanes,
Y. Nishii
3rd International Symposium on High-Tech Fiber Engineering 2009, 2009, Invited

SmI2-Promoted Reformatsky-Type Reaction of Alkyl 1-Chlorocyclopropanecarboxylates
Y. Nishii, E. Yoshida, T. Nagano, J. Motoyoshiya
15th IUPAC Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS15), 2009

Chemiluminescence of 9-benzylidene-N-methylacridans with electron-donating groups by chemically generated singlet oxygen. Application to metal ion sensing using azacrowned compound
J. Motoyoshiya, T. Tanaka, M. Korue, Y. Nishii
15th International symposium on Bioluminescence and chemiluminescence, 2009

Chemiluminescence contolled by interaction of ligands and metal ions
J. Motoyoshiya, T. Maruyama, R. Arai, Y. Nishii
18th International Symposium on the Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds, 2009

SmI2-Promoted Reformatsky-Type Reaction of Alkyl 1-Chlorocyclopropanecarboxylates
E. Yoshida, T. Nagano, Y. Nishii, J. Motoyoshiya
5th International Conference on Adovanced Fiber/Textile Materials 2009 in Ueda., 2009

Synthetic study for novel biologically active compounds aiming to functionalized fibers (1) :Radical carbonylation and ring-expansion of gem-dichlorocyclopropanes for the synthesis of pyrethroids and b-amyloid plaque imaging reagent
T. Nagano, H. Kimoto, Y. Yamanaka, J. Motoyoshiya,Y. Nishii
4th International Conference on Advanced Fiber/Textile Materials 2007 in Ueda (ICAFTM2007), 2007

Synthetic study for novel biologically active compounds aiming to functionalized fibers (2) : Highly regiocontrolled ipso-type and chirality exchange benzannulation of chiral diaryl gem-dichlorocycro­propylmethanols and its application to total synthesis of axially chiral natural lignan lactones (antiviral, anti-HIV and antidepressant activity)
E. Yoshida, D. Yamashita, J. Motoyoshiya, Y. Nishii
4th International Conference on Advanced Fiber/Textile Materials 2007 in Ueda (ICAFTM2007), 2007

Synthesis of optically active organic compounds and its application for novel asymmetric reactions.
2002