Research Area

• Synthetic Organic Chemistry
• Organometallic Chemistry

Research Subjects

• Development of Highly Stereoselective Asymmetric Reactions Using Organocatalysts
• Development of Organic Transformation Reactions Using Enzyme Mimics as Catalysts
• Development of Novel Synthetic Reactions Using Transition Metal Catalysts
• Highly Efficient and Stereoselective Synthesis of Biologically Active Compounds

Overview of Research

Now a day, the development not only of highly selective reactions leading to desired compounds but also of advanced organic transformations to minimizing the environmental burdens is highly challenging tasks for organic chemists. Our research interests have been focused on the creation of environmentally benign processes using metal complexes and organic compounds as the designed catalyst molecules by taking advantage of the inherent property of these molecules. Furthermore we apply these advanced molecular transformations to selective and efficient synthesis of useful organic materials or biologically active compounds.

Selected Publications

• Enantioselective Addition Reaction of Azlactones with Styrene Derivatives Catalyzed by Strong Chiral Brønsted Acids.
  Jun Kikuchi, Masahiro Terada, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 8458-8462.
• Development of Chiral Organosuperbase Catalysts Consisting of Two Different Organo Base Functionality.
  Azusa Kondoh, Masafumi Oishi, Hikaru Tezuka, Masahiro Terada, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 7472-7477.
• Development of Chiral Ureates as Chiral Strong Brønsted Base Catalysts.
  Azusa Kondoh, Sho Ishikawa, Masahiro Terada, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 3724-3728.
• Consecutive O‐S/N‐S Bond Cleavage in Au‐Catalyzed Rearrangement Reactions of Alkynyl N-Sulfinylimines.
  Hiroki Tashiro, Masahiro Terada, Itaru Nakamura, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2021,  Accepted Articles, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202100207.
• Tandem Oxidative Ring Expansion for Synthesis of Dibenzocyclooctaphenanthrenes.
  Lu Yang, Hidenori. Matsuyama, Sheng Zhang, Masahiro Terada,Tienan Jin, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 5121-5125.

Contact Information

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Masahiro TERADA
(TEL +81-22-795-6602, Email: mterada@/tohoku.ac.jp)
Itaru NAKAMURA
(TEL +81-22-795-6754, Email: itaru-n@/tohoku.ac.jp)
Tienan JIN
(TEL +81-22-795-5707, Email: tetsuo.kin.a6@/tohoku.ac.jp)
Azusa KONDOH
(TEL +81-22-795-3898, Email: kondoha@/tohoku.ac.jp)