Hideki YORIMITSU (Professor)

Field of Expertise:

Organic Chemistry (Synthesis, Reactions, Structure, Functions)

Research Interests:

1. Development of new reactions utilizing organometallic species, transition metal catalysts, and heteroatoms
2. Creation of new functional molecules based on new organic transformations

Recent Representative Publications:

1. H. Saito, S. Otsuka, K. Nogi, H. Yorimitsu, “Nickel-Catalyzed Boron Insertion into the C2-O Bond of Benzofurans” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 15315-15318.
2. T. Yanagi, S. Otsuka, Y. Kasuga, K. Fujimoto, K. Murakami, K. Nogi, H. Yorimitsu, A. Osuka, “Metal-Free Approach to Biaryls from Phenols and Aryl Sulfoxides by Temporarily Sulfur-Tethered Regioselective C-H/C-H Coupling” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 14582-14585.
3. K. Gao, H. Yorimitsu, A. Osuka, “α-Arylation of Ketimines with Aryl Sulfides at a Low Palladium Catalyst Loading” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 4573–4576.
4. M. Bhanuchandra, K. Murakami, D. Vasu, H. Yorimitsu, A. Osuka, “Transition-Metal-Free Synthesis of Carbazoles and Indoles by an SNAr-based “Aromatic Metamorphosis” of Thiaarenes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 10234–10372.
5. D. Vasu, H. Yorimitsu, A. Osuka, “Palladium-Assisted “Aromatic Metamorphosis” of Dibenzothiophenes into Triphenylenes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 7162–7166.
6. T. Sugahara, K. Murakami, H. Yorimitsu, A. Osuka, “Palladium-Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Sulfides with Anilines” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 9329–9333.
7. K. Murakami, H. Yorimitsu, A. Osuka, “Practical, Modular, and General Synthesis of Benzofurans through Extended Pummerer Annulation/Cross-coupling Strategy” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 7510–7513.
8. K. Gao, S. Otsuka, A. Baralle, K. Nogi, H. Yorimitsu, A. Osuka, “Cross-coupling of Aryl Sulfides Powered by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands” J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2016, 74, 1119–1127 (Review).
9. H. Yorimitsu, D. Vasu, M. Bhanuchandra, K. Murakami, A. Osuka, “Aromatic Metamorphosis of Dibenzothiophenes” Synlett 2016, 27, 1765–1774 (Review).
10. H. Yorimitsu, A. Osuka, “Organometallic Approaches for Direct Modification of Peripheral C-H Bonds in Porphyrin Cores” Asian J. Org. Chem. 2013, 2, 356−373 (Review).
11. H. Yorimitsu, K. Oshima, “Metal-Mediated Retro-Allylation of Homoallyl Alcohols for Highly Selective Organic Synthesis” Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2009, 82, 778–792 (Review).

Research Experience:

B.S. (1997) & Ph.D. (2002) from Kyoto U. (Mentor: Prof. Koichiro Oshima)

Postdoctoral fellow (2002-2003) at U. Tokyo (Mentor: Prof. Eiichi Nakamura)

Assistant Professor (2003-2008) at Kyoto U. (Dept. Material Chem., Oshima Group)

Associate Professor (2008-2009) at Kyoto U. (Dept. Material Chem., Oshima Group)

Associate Professor (2009-2015) at Kyoto U. (Dept. Chem., Osuka Group)

Project Leader of ACT-C, JST (2012-present, concurrent position)

Visiting Associate Professor at Institute for Molecular Science (2014-2015, concurrent position)

Professor (2015-present) at Kyoto U. (Dept. Chem.)

Visiting Associate Professor/Professor at Institute for Molecular Science (2014-2016, concurrent position)

Awards and Fellowships:

Mukaiyama Award, 2016

JACI New Chemical Technology Research Encouragement Award, 2015

The Young Scientists’ Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 2011

Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award of Encouragement, 2011

The Chemical Society of Japan Award For Young Chemists, 2009

Eisai Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, 2007

Banyu Young Chemist Award, 2007

Thieme Journal Award, 2006

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship SPD, 2003

JSPS Research Fellowship PD, 2002

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan Award, 2001

JSPS Research Fellowship DC1, 1999–2002

Contact Information:

Phone: +81-75-753-3983
Fax: +81-75-753-3988
E-mail: yori ＋ @kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Link:

Research Group Website

This page was last modified on 05 April 2018.