Researcher Information

SHIMIZU Yohei

Associate Professor

Development of novel catalyst

Department of Chemistry, Organic and Biological Chemistry

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Theme

Development of chemoselective reactions based on novel catalyst

FieldOrganometalic chemistry, Organic synthesis chemistry
KeywordChemoselective reaction, Boron catalyst, Photo catalyst, Copper catalyst
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Summary of my research

Representative Achievements

Visible Light-Induced Umpolung Alkynylation of Aldehydes
Tanaka, I.; Sawamura, M.;* Shimizu, Y.*
Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 520–524.
Visible Light Driven α-Allylation of Carboxylic Acids
Sun, K.; Ueno, M.; Imaeda, K.; Ueno, K.; Sawamura, M.;* Shimizu, Y.*
ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 9722–9728.
Boron-Catalyzed α-Amination of Carboxylic Acids
Morisawa, T.; Sawamura, M.*; Shimizu, Y.*
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 7466–7469.
Chemo- and Enantioselective Pd/B Hybrid Catalysis for the Construction of Acyclic Quaternary Carbons: Migratory Allylation of O-Allyl Esters to α-C-Allyl Carboxylic Acids
Fujita, T.; Yamamoto, T.; Morita, Y.; Chen, H.; Shimizu, Y.*; Kanai, M.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5899-5903.
An Expeditious Synthesis of Sialic Acid Derivatives by Copper(I)-Catalyzed Stereodivergent Propargylation of Unprotected Aldoses
Wei, X.-F.; Shimizu, Y.*; Kanai, M.*
ACS Cent. Sci. 2016, 2, 21-26.
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Related industries

Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic, Fine chemistry
Academic degreePh.D.
Academic background2006.3 BS
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2008.3 Master
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2011.3 Ph.D.
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2011.4-2017.12 Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2012.7-2012.9 Visiting Scientist
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
2018.1-2020.10 Lecturer
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
2019.4-2020.10 Lecturer
Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University
2020.11-present Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University:
Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University
Affiliated academic societyThe Chemical Society of Japan, The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan