"A Modified Preparation Procedure for Carbon Nanotube-Confined Nd/Na Heterobimetallic Catalyst for anti-Selective Catalytic Asymmetric Nitroaldol Reactions"
Sureshkumar, D.; Hashimoto, K.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 11494. 　

"An Enantioselective Synthesis of Voriconazole"
Tamura, K.; Furutachi, M.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 11396. Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10, 119.　

"Direct catalytic asymmetric addition of acetonitrile to N-thiophosphinoylimines"
Kawato, Y.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 11227. 　

"Structure-activity relationship study of intervenolin derivatives: synthesis, antitumor, and anti-Helicobacter pylori activities"
Abe, H.; Kawada, M.; Inoue, H.; Ohba, S.; Masuda, T.; Hayashi, C.; Igarashi, M.; Nomoto, A.; Watanabe, T.; Shibasaki, M.
Tetrahedron 2013, 36, 7608. 　

"Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrophosphonylation of Ketimines"
Yin, L.; Bao, Y.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 10338. 　

"Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich-Type Reaction of γ-Butenolides with Ketimines"
Yin, L.; Takada, H.; Kumagai, N.;Shibasaki, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 7310. 　

"Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-Type Reaction of α-Sulfanyl Lactones"
Takechi, S.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2632. 　

"Self-Assembling Neodymium/Sodium Heterobimetallic Asymmetric Catalyst Confined in a Carbon Nanotube Network"
Ogawa, T.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 6196. 　

"Synthesis of Intervenolin, an Antitumor Natural Quinolone with Unusual Substituents "
Abe, H.; Kawada, M.; Inoue, H.; Nomoto, A.; Watanabe, T.; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2124. 　

"In situ manipulation of catalyst performance via the photocontrolled aggregation/dissociation state of the catalyst "
Nojiri, A.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 4628. 　

"Two Approaches toward the Formal Total Synthesis of Oseltamivir Phosphate (Tamiflu): Catalytic Enantioselective Three-Component Reaction Strategy and l-Glutamic Acid Strategy"
Alagiri, K.; Furutachi, M.; Yamatsugu, K.; Kumagai, N.; Watanabe, T.; Shibasaki, M.
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 4019. 　

"Streamlined Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Atorvastatin"
Kawato, Y.; Chaudhary, S.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 3802. VIP Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9, 508.

"Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Alkynylation of Ketoimines"
Yin, L.; Otsuka, Y.; Takada, H.; Mouri, S.; Yazaki, R.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 698. Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9, 504.

"Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of Allylic Cyanides to Aldehydes for Expeditious Access to Enantioenriched Unsaturated δ-Valerolactones"
Otsuka, Y.; Takada, H.; Yasuda, S.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Asian J. 2013, 8, 354. Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9, 517.

"Asymmetric Catalysis with Bis(hydroxyphenyl)diamides/Rare-Earth Metal Complexes"
Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 223.

"Catalytic Chemical Transformations with Conformationally Dynamic Catalytic Systems"
Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2013, 3, 41.　(one of the most accessed articles in September)