"Catalytic Generation of α-CF₃ Enolate: Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-Type Reaction of α-CF₃ Amide"
Yin, L.; Brewitz, L.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17958. Highlighted in Synfacts 2015, 11, 285.

"Direct Catalytic Addition of Alkylnitriles to Aldehydes by Transition Metal/NHC Complexes"
Sureshkumar, D.; Ganesh, V.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 15723.

"Chromatography-free synthesis of Corey's intermediate for Tamiflu"
Furutachi, M.; Kumagai, N.; Watanabe, T.; Shibasaki, M.
Tetrahedron 2014, 70, 9113.

"Design and synthesis of a bis(hydroxyphenyl)diamide bearing a pendant thiazolium unit; application to the catalytic asymmetric intramolecular Stetter reaction"
Bao, Y.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2014, 25, 1401.

"Iterative Direct Aldol Strategy for Polypropionates: Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (-)-Membrenone A and B"
Alagiri, K.; Lin, S.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 5301.

"Self-Assembled Asymmetric Catalyst Engaged in a Continuous-Flow Platform: An Anti-Selective Catalytic Asymmetric Nitroaldol Reaction"
Hashimoto, K.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 3496. Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10, 1049.

"Catalytic Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Caprazol"
Gopinath, P.; Wang, L.; Abe, H.; Ravi, G.; Masuda, T.; Watanabe, T.; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 3364.

"A Designed Amide as an Aldol Donor in the Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction"
Weidner, K.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 6150. Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10, 836; Chem. World 2014, 11, 32.

"Concise Enantioselective Synthesis of δ,δ-Disubstituted δ-Valerolactones"
Saito, A.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 3167.

"Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous Conjugate Addition of Unsaturated Butyrolactones to α,β-Unsaturated Thioamides"
Yin, L.; Takada, H.; Lin, S.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 5327. Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10, 835.

"An Enantioselective Synthesis of the Key Intermediate for Triazole Antifungal Agents; Application to the Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Efinaconazole (Jublia)"
Tamura, K.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 3272. Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10, 672. 　

"Direct Aldol Strategy in Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Thuggacin B"
Matsuzawa, A.; Opie, C. R.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 68. Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10, 118.