Publication List (Kentaro Okano)


Selected Original Papers (Kobe University)

(107) Total Synthesis of Carbazomycins E and F
  Y. Shima, Y. Feng, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  J. Org. Chem., in press (doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c01004)

(106) Ultrafast Halogen Dance Reactions of Bromoarenes Enabled by Catalytic Potassium Hexamethyldisilazide
        *Selected as Hot Paper
  K. Inoue, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Chem. Eur. J., 30, in press (doi: 10.1002/chem.20240010)

(105) Regiocontrolled Halogen Dance and In Situ Transmetalation of Pyrroles Directed by the α-Substituent
  D. Matsuyama, T. Okumi, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Synlett, in press (doi: 10.1055/a-2236-1060)

(104) Regiodivergent Synthesis of Brominated Pyridylthiophenes by Overriding the Inherent Substrate Bias
  M. Hosoya, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Synlett, 35, 431-436 (2024)

(103) Formal Halogen Transfer of Bromoarenes via Stepwise Reactions
  K. Inoue, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Org. Lett., 25, 6693-6698 (2023)

(102) Deprotonative Generation and Trapping of Haloaryllithium in a Batch Reactor
  Y. Feng, T. Yukioka, M. Matsuyama, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Org. Lett., 25, 3013-3017 (2023)

(101) Formal Synthesis of Dictyodendrin B
  Y. Okui, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Org. Lett., 25, 2669-2673 (2023)

(100) Lithium Aryltrifluoroborate as a Catalyst for Halogen Transfer
  K. Inoue, K. Hirano,* S. Fujioka, M. Uchiyama,* A. Mori, K. Okano*
  ACS Catal., 13, 3788-3793 (2023)
       
*Selected as Front Cover, press release (Kobe University)

(99) Regiocontrolled Halogen Dance of 2,5-Dibromopyrroles Using Equilibrium between Dibromopyrrolyllithiums
  T. Okumi, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Chem. Commun., 59, 1046-1049 (2023)

(98) Total Synthesis of Lamellarins U and A3 by Interrupting Halogen Dance
  Y. Okui, Y. Yasuda, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Synthesis, 54, 2647-2660 (2022)

(97) Preparation of 2-(Triethylsilyl)cyclohex-1-en-1-yl Trifluoromethanesulfonate as a Precursor to Cyclohexyne
  K. Inoue, K. Inoue, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Org. Synth., 98, 509-530 (2021)

(96) Preparation of 6-(Triethylsilyl)cyclohex-1-en-1-yl Trifluoromethanesulfonate as a Precursor to 1,2-Cyclohexadiene
  R. Nakura, K. Inoue, M. Itoh, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Org. Synth., 98, 407-429 (2021)

(95) Total Synthesis of Lamellarins G, J, L, and Z Using One-pot Halogen Dance/Negishi Coupling
  K. Morii, Y. Yasuda, D. Morikawa, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  J. Org. Chem., 86, 13388-13401 (2021)
      
 *Highlighted in Organic Synthesis Highlights

(94) “Snapshot” Trapping of Multiple Transient Azolyllithiums in Batch
  K. Inoue, Y. Feng, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Chem. Eur. J., 27, 10267-10273 (2021)
      
 *Selected as Hot Paper and Front Cover

(93) Trapping of Transient Thienyllithiums Generated by Deprotonation of 2,3- or 2,5-Dibromothiophene in a Flow Microreactor
  K. Okano,* Y. Yamane, A. Nagaki, A. Mori
  Synlett, 31, 1913-1918 (2020)
       
*Selected as Front Cover

(92) Convergent Total Synthesis of Lamellarins and Their Congeners
  D. Morikawa, K. Morii, Y. Yasuda, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  J. Org. Chem., 85, 8603-8617 (2020)
       
*Selected as Supplementary Cover

(91) Steric Effects on Deprotonative Generation of Cyclohexynes and 1,2-Cyclohexadienes from Cyclohexenyl Triflates by Magnesium Amides
  Y. Hioki, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Tetrahedron, 76, 131103 (2020)
       
*Selected as Front Cover

(90) One-Pot Deprotonative Synthesis of Biarylazacyclooctynones
  Y. Hioki, M. Itoh, A. Mori, K. Okano*
  Synlett, 31, 189-193 (2020)

(89) Synthesis of Furan-Fused Silole and Phosphole by One-Pot Halogen Dance/Homocoupling of Bromofurfural Derivative
  K. Okano,* Y. Murase, A. Mori
  Heterocycles, 99, 1444-1451 (2019)

(88) Synthesis of 4,4-Dimethyl-2-(2-pyrrolyl)-2-oxazolines
  K. Okano,* K. Morii, D. Mari, A. Mori
  Heterocycles, 98, 63-77 (2019)

(87) Practical Synthesis of Precursors of Cyclohexyne and 1,2-Cyclohexadiene
  R. Nakura, K. Inoue, K. Okano,* A. Mori
  Synthesis, 51, 1561-1564 (2019)

(86) Regiocontrolled Halogen Dance of Bromothiophenes and Bromofurans
  D. Mari, N. Miyagawa, K. Okano,* A. Mori
  J. Org. Chem., 83, 14126-14137 (2018)

(85) Deprotonative Generation of Cyclohexynes from Cyclic Enol Triflates Using Aluminate Bases
  Y. Hioki, T. Yukioka, K. Okano,* A. Mori
  Asian J. Org. Chem., 1298-1301 (2018)
       
*Selected as Cover Feature (Free Access)

(84) One-Pot Synthesis of Silylated Enol Triflates from Silyl Enol Ethers for Cyclohexynes and 1,2-Cyclohexadienes
  K. Inoue, R. Nakura, K. Okano,* A. Mori
  Eur. J. Org. Chem., 3343-3347 (2018)
        *Selected as a VIP (Very Important Paper) article

(83) Magnesium Bisamide-Mediated Halogen Dance of Bromothiophenes
  Y. Yamane, K. Sunahara, K. Okano,* A. Mori
  Org. Lett., 20, 1688-1691 (2018)
        *Highlighted in Synfacts, 14, 623 (2018) by Professor Knochel

(82) Synthesis of Thieno[3,2-b]indoles via Halogen Dance and Ligand-Controlled One-Pot Sequential Coupling Reaction
  Y. Hayashi, K. Okano,* A. Mori
  Org. Lett., 20, 958-961 (2018)

(81) Benzoxazole-Directed Halogen Dance of Bromofuran
  N. Miyagawa, Y. Murase, K. Okano,* A. Mori
  Synlett, 28, 1106-1110 (2017)

(80) Generation of Cycloalkynes through Deprotonation of Cyclic Enol Triflates with Magnesium Bisamides
  Y. Hioki, K. Okano,* A. Mori
  Chem. Commun., 53, 2614-2617 (2017)

(79) One-Pot Halogen Dance/Negishi Coupling of Dibromothiophenes for Regiocontrolled Synthesis of Multiply Arylated Thiophenes
  K. Okano,* K. Sunahara, Y. Yamane, Y. Hayashi, A. Mori
  Chem. Eur. J., 22, 16450-16454 (2016)

Other Original Papers

(78) High-Intensity Circular Dichroism of Head-to-tail Regioregular Poly(1,4-phenylene)s in the Aggregated State
  R. Tanaka, S. Yamaoka, S. Ikeda, K. Okano, M. Horie, H. Minami, N. Suzuki, A. Mori*
  Chem. Eur. J., in press (doi: 10.1002/chem.202400706)

(77) Double Winding Vine-Shaped Biphenyl with Molecular Asymmetry. Synthesis, Structure, and Properties
  A. Mori*, A. Maruka, K. Tabuchi, K. Okano, M. Horie
  Eur. J. Org. Chem., in press (doi: 10.1002/ejoc.202400192)

(76) Synthesis and Properties of Polythiophene Bearing an Alkylsulfonic Acid Ester at the Side Chain
  A. Kuwayama, S. Yamamoto, Y. Sakagami, M. Yamagishi, K. Okano, M. Horie, M. Funahashi, A. Mori*
  Polym. Chem., 15, 1635-1641 (2024)

(75) Ni0(cod)(dq) (COD: 1,5-Cyclooctadiene; DQ: Duroquinone) Complex as a Catalyst Precursor for Oligothiophene and Polythiophene Synthesis
  N. Noda, S. Yamaoka, U. Ogi, M. Horie, K. Okano, A. Mori*
  Org. Biomol. Chem., 22, 2574-2579 (2024)

(74) Studies on the Stereochemical Behaviors of Winding Vine-Shaped Molecular Wire of Bithiophene Dimer with Molecular Asymmetry
  K. Hosokawa, K. Tabuchi, Y. Nakanishi, K. Okano, M. Horie, A. Mori*
  Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 8, 1252-1256 (2023)

(73) Nickel(II) Thiocyanate Complex as a Catalyst for Cross-Coupling Reactions
  S. Yamaoka, H. Fukuoka, N. Noda, K. Okano, M. Horie, A. Mori*
  Synlett, 34, 2401-2404 (2023)

(72) Orthogonal Electric and Ionic Conductivities in the Thin Film of Thiophene-Thiophene Block Copolymer
  S. Yamamoto, R. Yamashita, C. Kubota, K. Okano, M. Kitamura, M. Funahashi, S. Ye, Y.-T. Pan, M. Horie, T. Shintani, H. Murata, H. Matsuyama, A. Mori*
  J. Mater. Chem. C, 11, 2484-2493 (2023)

(71) Use of Chiraphos as a Highly Efficient Ligand in the Nickel(II)-catalyzed Cross-coupling Polymerization for the Synthesis of Poly(1,4-arylene)s
  Y. Shibuya, K. Susami, H. Fukuoka, S. Yamaoka, K. Okano, A. Mori*
  Chem. Lett., 52, 116-119 (2023)

(70) Generation of Sodium–Thiophene Species with Metal Amide-Free Approach toward Polythiophene Synthesis by Cross-Coupling Polymerization
  T. Inoue, A. Kuwayama, K. Okano, M. Horie, A. Mori*
  Asian J. Org. Chem., 11, e202200309 (2022)

(69) Studies on the Properties of Poly(3-alkylthiophene) Copolymerized by a Small Amount of Thiophene Derivative Bearing a Cyclic Siloxane Moiety at the Side Chain
  C. Kubota, M. Kashimoto, R. Yamashita, K. Okano, M. Horie, M. Funahashi, T. Matsumoto, T. Nishino, A. Mori*
  Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 95, 882-888 (2022)

(68) Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Organosodium for Polythiophene Synthesis
  T. Inoue, S. Yamamoto, Y. Sakagami, M. Horie, K. Okano, A. Mori*
  Organometallics, 40, 3506-3510 (2021)

(67) Synthesis and Racemization Studies of Winding Vine-Shaped Biphenyl Derivatives
  M. Hayashi, J. Cheng, K. Hosokawa, T. Hatta, C.-H. Wang, M. Horie, K. Okano, A. Mori*
  Eur. J. Org. Chem., 3465-3471 (2021)

(66) One-shot Deprotonative Metalation/Transmetalation/Polymerization of Halothiophenes Catalyzed by Nickel Complex for Polythiophene Synthesis
  S. Yamamoto, Y. Shibuya, T. Suzuki, K. Okano, M. Horie, A. Mori*
  Synthesis, 53, 3081-3084 (2021)

(65) Thermally-Induced Doping of The Regioregular Polythiophene Bearing Alkylene Spacered Benzene Sulfonate Group at the Side Chain
  C. Kubota, D. Morita, K. Fujita, S. Yamamoto, T. Suzuki, K. Okano, M. Funahashi, M. Horie, A. Mori*
  Heterocycles, 103, 249-257 (2021)

(64) Formal preparation of Regioregular and Alternating Thiophene–Thiophene Copolymers Bearing Different Substituents
  A. Mori,* K. Fujita, C. Kubota, T. Suzuki, K. Okano, T. Matsumoto, T. Nishino, M. Horie
  Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 16, 317-324 (2020)

(63) Thermally-Induced Self-Doping of π-Conjugated Polymers Bearing a Pendant Neopentyl Sulfonate Group
  A. Mori,* C. Kubota, K. Fujita, M. Hayashi, T. Ogura, T. Suzuki, K. Okano, M. Funahashi, M. Horie
  Macromolecules, 53, 1171-1179 (2020)

(62) Formation of Seven-Membered-Ring Fused Bithiophene Derivatives by Nosyl Annulation
  A. Mori,* M. Hayashi, M. Matsuoka, S. Ashida, Y. Ito, K. Hosokawa, T. Suzuki, K. Okano, C.-H. Wang, M. Horie
  Heterocycles, 101, 461-470 (2020)

(61) Total Synthesis of (+)-CC-1065 Utilizing Ring Expansion Reaction of Benzocyclobutenone Oxime Sulfonate
  T. Imaizumi, Y. Yamashita, Y. Nakazawa, K. Okano, J. Sakata, H. Tokuyama
  Org. Lett., 21, 6185-6189 (2019)

(60) Unprecedented Regioregular Poly(1,4-arylene)s Prepared by Nickel(II)-catalyzed Cross-coupling Polymerization of 2,5-Disubstituted Bromo(chloro)arylene
  Y. Shibuya, N. Nakagawa, N. Miyagawa, T. Suzuki, K. Okano, A. Mori*
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 58, 9547-9550 (2019)

(59) Synthesis and Properties of Regioregular Polythiophene bearing Cyclic Siloxane Moiety at the Side Chain and the Formation of Polysiloxane Gel by the Acid Treatment on the Thin Films
  T. Ogura, C. Kubota, T. Suzuki, K. Okano, N. Tanaka, T. Matsumoto, T. Nishino, A. Mori*, T. Okita, M. Funahashi*
  Chem. Lett., 48, 611-614 (2019)

(58) Synthetic Studies on Plakinidines
  T. Satoh, T. Adachi, K. Okano, J. Sakata, H. Tokuyama
  Heterocycles, 99, 310-323 (2019)

(57) Computational Studies on the Racemization Barriers of Winding Vine-Shaped Heterobiaryls with Molecular Asymmetry
  A. Mori,* S. Ashida, Y. Ito, J. Cheng, T. Suzuki, K. Okano, T. Hashimoto
  Heterocycles, 99, 294-300 (2019)

(56) Nosyl (2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl) Annulation Strategy toward Winding Vine-Shaped Bithiophenes
  S. Ashida, N. Tanaka, Y. Ito, M. Matsuoka, T. Hashimoto, K. Okano, Y. Miyazaki, T. Kobayashi, T. Yaita, A. Mori*
  J. Org. Chem., 83, 14797-14801 (2018)

(55) Revisiting of Benzophenone Ketyl Still. Use of Sodium Dispersion for the Preparation of Anhydrous Solvents
  R. Inoue, M. Yamaguchi, Y. Murakami, K. Okano, A. Mori*
  ACS Omega, 3, 12703-12706 (2018)

(54) One-pot Reductive Allylation of Amides Using a Combination of Titanium Hydride and Allylzinc Reagents: Application to a Total Synthesis of (–)-Castoramine
  S. Itabashi, M. Shimomura, M. Sato, H. Azuma, K. Okano, J. Sakata, H. Tokuyama
  Synlett, 29, 1786-1790 (2018)

(53) Synthesis of Furan Dimer-Based Polyamides with a High Melting Point
  N. Miyagawa, T. Suzuki, K. Okano, T. Matsumoto, T. Nishino, A. Mori*
  J. Polym. Sci. A, 56, 1516-1519 (2018)

(52) A Cell-Targeted Non-Cytotoxic Fluorescent Nanogel Thermometer Created with an Imidazolium-Containing Cationic Radical Initiator
  S. Uchiyama, T. Tsuji, K. Kawamoto, K. Okano, E. Fukatsu, T. Noro, K. Ikado, S. Yamada, Y. Shibata, T. Hayashi, N. Inada, M. Kato, H. Koizumi, and H. Tokuyama
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 57, 5413-5417 (2018)

(51) Synthesis of Phenol and Naphthol Derivatives from Furfural
  K. Okano, Y. Murase, N. Miyagawa, K. Ashida, A. Mori*
  Heterocycles, 97, 580-590 (2018)

(50) Chirality Recognition of Winding Vine-Shaped Heterobiaryls with Molecular Asymmetry. Kinetic and Dynamic Kinetic Resolution by Shi's Asymmetric Epoxidation
  K. Maruhashi, Y. Okayama, R. Inoue, S. Ashida, Y. Toyomori, K. Okano, A. Mori*
  Sci. Rep., 8, 1704 (2018)

(49) Synthesis of 9,10-Diarylanthracenes via Mg(TMP)2·2LiCl-Mediated Benzyne Generation/[4+2] Cycloaddition and Deoxygenation of
       9,10-Epoxyanthracene Intermediates

  N. Miyamoto, Y. Nakazawa, T. Nakamura, K. Okano, S. Sato, Z. Sun, H. Isobe, H. Tokuyama
  Synlett, 29, 513-518 (2018)

(48) Preparation of Furan Dimer-Based Biopolyester Showing High Melting Points
        N. Miyagawa, T. Ogura, K. Okano, T. Matsumoto, T. Nishino, A. Mori*
  Chem. Lett., 46, 1535-1538 (2017)

(47) Polymerization of furylthiazoles with palladium-catalyzed direct arylation polycondensation
  K. Ashida, Y. Murase, N. Miyagawa, K. Okano, A. Mori*
  Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 90, 565-567 (2017)

(46) Remarkable Reactivity Differences of Chlorothiophene and Chlorinated Oligothiophenes in NiCl2(PPh3)2-catalyzed Polymerization
  N. Nakagawa, T. Ogura, K. Fujita, Y. Sumino, T. Hashimoto, K. Okano, A. Mori*
  Chem. Lett., 46, 453-455 (2017)

(45) A Step-Efficient Pathway to Chlorine-Functionalized Thiophene Oligomers by Palladium-Catalyzed Deprotonative Coupling of Chlorothiophenes
  K. Fujita, N. Nakagawa, K. Sunahara, T. Ogura, K. Okano, A. Mori*
  Synthesis, 49, 1285-1294 (2017)

(44) Total Synthesis of (−)-Histrionicotoxin through a Stereoselective Radical Translocation–Cyclization Reaction
  M. Sato, H. Azuma, A. Daigaku, S. Sato, K. Takasu, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 56, 1087-1091 (2017)

(43) Structural Determination of (–)-SCH 64874 and Hirsutellomycin by Semi-Synthesis
  H. Tokuyama, K. Yamada, H. Fujiwara, J. Sakata, K. Okano, M. Sappan, M. Isaka
  J. Org. Chem., 82, 353-371 (2017)

(42) Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Heterobiaryls with Winding Vine-Shaped Molecular Asymmetry through a Condensation Pathway
  A. Mori,* D. Matsuoka, S. Ashida, R. Inoue, K. Maruhashi, Y. Okayama, G. H. Jin, K. Okano
  Heterocycles, 95, 268-276 (2017)

(41) Synthesis of Furan-Oxazole Conjugated Fluorescent Materials from Biomass-Derived
       Furfural through Cross-Coupling Reactions
  Y. Murase, K. Ashida, S. Tanaka, K. Okano, A. Mori*
  Heterocycles, 93, 140-149 (2016)

(40) Total Synthesis of (+)-MPC1001B
  T. Kurogi, S. Okaya, H. Fujiwara, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 55, 283-287 (2016)

(39) Trichloroboron-promoted Deprotection of Phenolic Benzyl Ether Using
        Pentamethylbenzene as a Non Lewis-Basic Cation Scavenger
  S. Okaya, K. Okuyama, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Org. Synth., 93, 63-74 (2016)

(38) DIBALH-Mediated Reductive Ring-Expansion Reaction of Cyclic Ketoxime
  T. Imaizumi, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Org. Synth., 93, 1-13 (2016)

(37) Synthetic Studies on Acochlearine: Construction of the A/B/C/E/F Ring System
  K. Fujioka, N. Miyamoto, H. Toya, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Synlett, 27, 621-625 (2016)

(36) A Concise Total Synthesis of (−)-indolactam V
  T. Noji, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Tetrahedron, 71, 3833-3837 (2015)

(35) Synthetic Studies toward Penitrem E: Enantiocontrolled Construction of B-E Rings
  Y. Yoshii, T. Otsu, N. Hosokawa, K. Takasu, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Chem. Commun., 51, 1070-1073 (2015)

(34) Stereochemistry of Vinylogous Rubottom Oxidation of Proline-fused Cyclohexadienol Silyl Ether
   K. Okano, S. Okaya, T. Kurogi, H. Fujiwara, H. Tokuyama
  Heterocycles, 90, 1299-1308 (2015)

(33) Total Synthesis of (-)-Haouamine B Pentaacetate and Structural Revision of Haouamine B
   Y. Momoi, K. Okuyama, H. Toya, K. Sugimoto, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53, 13215-13219 (2014)

(32) Generation of Aryl Grignard Reagent from Arene Chromium Tricarbonyl Complex by Mg(TMP)2·2LiCl and Its Application to Murahashi Coupling
   Y. Momoi, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Synlett, 25, 2503-2507 (2014)

(31) Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of (–)- and (+)-Petrosin, and Its Derivatives
   H. Toya, T. Satoh, K. Okano, K. Takasu, M. Ihara, A. Takahashi, H. Tanaka, H. Tokuyama
  Tetrahedron, 70, 8129-8141 (2014)

(30) Synthesis of a Human Urate Transporter-1 Inhibitor, an Arginine Vasopressin Antagonist, and a 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase
   Type 3 Inhibitor, Using Ring-Expansion of Cyclic Ketoximes with DIBALH
   H. Cho, Y. Iwama, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Chem. Pharm. Bull., 62, 354-363 (2014)

(29) Formation of Xanthone Oxime and Related Compounds Using a Combination of tert-Butyl Nitrite and Potassium Hexamethyldisilazide
  Y. Iwama, T. Noro, K. Okano, H. Cho, H. Tokuyama
  Heterocycles, 88, 1433-1444 (2014)

(28) Total Synthesis of PDE-I and -II by Copper-Mediated Double Aryl Amination
  K. Okano, N. Mitsuhashi, H. Tokuyama
  Tetrahedron, 69, 10946-10954 (2013)

(27) Formal Synthesis of Hepatitis C Virus NS5B Polymerase Inhibitor
  T. Noro, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Synlett, 2143-2147 (2013)

(26) Enantiocontrolled Total Synthesis of (–)-Mersicarpine
  Y. Iwama, K. Okano, K. Sugimoto, H. Tokuyama
  Chem. Eur. J., 19, 9325-9334 (2013)

(25) Synthesis of Substituted Indoline and Carbazole by Benzyne-Mediated Cyclization-Functionalization
  T. Noji, H. Fujiwara, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Org. Lett., 15, 1946-1949 (2013)

(24) Construction of Dibenzazocine Skeleton by Regiocontrolled Ring-expansion Reaction of Cyclic Oxime with DIBALH:
  Facile Synthesis of 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 3 Inhibitor
  H. Cho, Y. Iwama, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Synlett, 813-816 (2013)

(23) Total Synthesis of (–)-Acetylaranotin
  H. Fujiwara, T. Kurogi, S. Okaya, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 13062-13065 (2012)

(22) Total Synthesis of Makaluvamine A/D, Damirone B, Batzelline C, Makaluvone, and Isobatzelline C
  Featuring One-Pot Benzyne-Mediated Cyclization-Functionalization
  T. Oshiyama, T. Satoh, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Tetrahedron, 68, 9376-9383 (2012)

(21) Ring-Expansion Reaction of Oximes with Aluminum Reductants
  H. Cho, Y. Iwama, N. Mitsuhashi, K. Sugimoto, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Molecules, 17, 7348-7355 (2012)

(20) Total Synthesis of Batzelline C and Isobatzelline C
  T. Oshiyama, T. Satoh, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  RSC Adv., 2, 5147-5149 (2012)

(19) Concise Total Synthesis of (–)-Mersicarpine
  Y. Iwama, K. Okano, K. Sugimoto, H. Tokuyama
  Org. Lett., 14, 2320-2322 (2012)

(18) Synthetic Studies on Paspaline: Lewis Acid-Mediated Sequential Construction of A-E Ring Skeleton
  K. Okano, Y. Yoshii, H. Tokuyama
  Heterocycles, 84, 1325-1334 (2012)

(17) Synthesis of Acylsilanes by Palladium-catalyzed Cross-coupling Reaction of Thiol Esters and Silylzinc Chlorides
  H. Azuma, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Chem. Lett., 40, 959-961 (2011)

(16) An Intramolecular Amination of Aryl Halides with a Combination of Copper(I) Iodide and Cesium Acetate:
  Preparation of 5,6-Dimethoxyindole-1,2-dicarboxylic Acid 1-Benzyl Ester 2-Methyl Ester
  T. Noji, K. Okano, T. Fukuyama, H. Tokuyama
  Org. Synth., 88, 388-397 (2011)

(15) Preparation of Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons Reagent:
  Methyl 2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-2-(dimethoxyphosphinyl)acetate
  H. Azuma, K. Okano, T. Fukuyama, H. Tokuyama
  Org. Synth., 88, 152-161 (2011)

(14) Synthetic Studies toward Haouamine B: Construction of Indenotetrahydropyridone Skeleton
  K. Okuyama, Y. Momoi, K. Sugimoto, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Synlett, 73-76 (2011)

(13) Regiospecific Rearrangement of Hydroxylamines to Secondary Amines using Diisobutylaluminum Hydride
  H. Cho, K. Sugimoto, Y. Iwama, N. Mitsuhashi, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  Heterocycles, 82, 1633-1644 (2011)

(12) Total Synthesis of Dictyodendrins A–E
  H. Tokuyama, K. Okano, H. Fujiwara, T. Noji, T. Fukuyama
  Chem. Asian J., 6, 560-572 (2011)

(11) Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (–)- and (+)-Petrosin
  H. Toya, K. Okano, K. Takasu, M. Ihara, A. Takahashi, H. Tanaka, H. Tokuyama
  Org. Lett., 12, 5196-5199 (2010)

(10) Total Synthesis of Dictyodendrin A and B
  K. Okano, H. Fujiwara, T. Noji, T. Fukuyama, H. Tokuyama
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49, 5925-5929 (2010)

(9) Total Synthesis of PDE-II by Copper-Mediated Double Amination
  K. Okano, N. Mitsuhashi, H. Tokuyama
  Chem. Commun., 46, 2641-2643 (2010)

(8) Total Synthesis of (±)-Lepadiformine A via Radical Translocation/Cyclization Reaction
  M. Fujitani, M. Tsuchiya, K. Okano, K. Takasu, M. Ihara, H. Tokuyama
  Synlett, 822-826 (2010)

(7) Protection of Diols with p-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxy)benzylidene Acetal and Its Deprotection:
  (4-((4R,5R)-4,5-Diphenyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)phenoxy)(tert-butyl)dimethylsilane
  H. Osajima, H. Fujiwara, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama, T. Fukuyama
  Org. Synth., 86, 130-140 (2009)

(6) A Mild Inter- and Intramolecular Amination of Aryl Halides with a Combination of CuI and CsOAc
  T. Kubo, C. Katoh, K. Yamada, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama, T. Fukuyama
  Tetrahedron, 64, 11230-11236 (2008)

(5) Mild Debenzylation of Aryl Benzyl Ether with BCl3 in the Presence of Pentamethylbenzene as a Non-Lewis-Basic Cation Scavenger
  K. Okano, K. Okuyama, T. Fukuyama, H. Tokuyama
  Synlett, 1977-1980 (2008)

(4) Total Synthesis of (+)-Yatakemycin
  K. Okano, H. Tokuyama, T. Fukuyama
  Chem. Asian J., 3, 296-309 (2008)

(3) Total Synthesis of (+)-Yatakemycin
  K. Okano, H. Tokuyama, T. Fukuyama
  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 7136-7137 (2006)

(2) Hydroesterification of Vinylarenes Catalyzed by Palladium Complexes of Dialkylmonoaryl- and Monoalkyldiarylphosphines
  Y. Kawashima, K. Okano, K. Nozaki, T. Hiyama
  Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 77, 347-355 (2004)

(1) Synthesis of Secondary Arylamines through Copper-Mediated Intermolecular Aryl Amination
  K. Okano, H. Tokuyama, T. Fukuyama
  Org. Lett., 5, 4987-4990 (2003)

Reviews and Accounts

(10) Catalytic Approaches to the Halogen Dance Reaction for Molecular Editing
  K. Inoue, K. Okano
  ChemCatChem, in press (doi: 10.1002/cctc.202400408)

(9) Trapping of Transient Organolithium Compounds
  K. Inoue, K. Okano
  Asian J. Org. Chem., 9, 1548-1561 (2020)
  *Selected as Front Cover (free access)

(8) Synthesis of Multiply Substituted Heteroarenes Using Halogen Dance
  K. Okano
  J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn, 78, 930-942 (2020)

(7) Copper-mediated aromatic amination reaction and its application to the total synthesis of natural products
  K. Okano, H. Tokuyama, T. Fukuyama
  Chem. Commun., 50, 13650-13663 (2014)

(6) 不安定な七員環をいかにつくるか?アセチルアラノチンの全合成
  H. Tokuyama, K. Okano
  Kagaku (Kyoto), 69, 68-69 (2014)

(5) Synthetic Studies on Natural Products with Aromatic Nitrogen Heterocycles Based on Development of the Methods for the Formation of Aryl Carbon–Nitrogen Bond
  K. Okano
  Yakugaku Zasshi, 133, 1065-1078 (2013)

(4) Total Syntheses of Mersicarpine
  Y. Iwama, K. Okano, H. Tokuyama
  J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn, 71, 926-934 (2013)

(3) Total Syntheses of Nitrogen-Containing Cyclic Natural Products Based on Aryl Amination
  K. Okano, T. Fukuyama, H. Tokuyama
  J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn, 68, 1036-1046 (2010)

(2) アリル位C-H酸化が切り開くマクロリド合成の新展開
  K. Okano
  Farumashia, 46, 548-549 (2010)

(1) Synthetic Studies on Haouamines with Highly Strained Paracyclophane Skeleton
  K. Okano
  J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn, 66, 387-388 (2008)

Books

(4) Total Syntheses of the Dictyodendrins, Marine Natural Products (Ed. Hiromasa Kiyota), 2021

(3) 「天然物合成で活躍した反応」分担執筆、有機合成化学協会編、化学同人、2011

(2) 「天然物の全合成 20002008(日本)」分担執筆、有機合成化学協会編、化学同人、2009

(1) 「演習で学ぶ 有機反応機構」分担執筆、有機合成化学協会編、化学同人、2005