"Catalytic enantioselective addition of diethyl phosphite to N-thiophosphinoyl ketimines: preparation of (R)-diethyl(1-amino-1-phenylethyl)phosphonate"
Lin, S.; Otsuka, Y.; Yin, L.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Synth. 2017, 94, 313.

Catalytic Asymmetric Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Revision of Leucinostatin A: A Modulator of Tumor-Stroma Interaction
Abe, H.; Ouchi, H.; Sakashita, C.; Kawada, M.; Watanabe, T.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 11792.

Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Addition of an α-CF₃ Amide to Arylglyoxal Hydrates
Matsuzawa, A.; Noda, H.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 8304.

Photocatalytic α-Acylation of Ethers
Sun, Z.; Kumagai, N; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 3727.

"Direct N-acylation of sulfoximines with carboxylic acids catalyzed by the B₃NO₂ heterocycle"
Noda, H.; Asada, Y.; Shibasaki, M.; Kumagai, N.
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 7447.

"α,β-Unsaturated Amides as Dipolarophiles: Catalytic Asymmetric exo-Selective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition with Nitrones"
Zhang, M.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 12450. Selected as Cover Picture and Cover Profile.

"α-Halo Amides as Competent Latent Enolates: Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-Type Reaction"
Sun, B.; Balaji, P. V.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 8295.

"Leptolyngbyolides, Cytotoxic Macrolides from the Marine Cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya sp.: Isolation, Biological Activity, and Catalytic Asymmetric Total Synthesis"
Cui, J.; Morita, M.; Ohno, O.; Kimura, T.; Teruya, T.; Watanabe, T.; Suenaga, K.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 8500.

"Cu/Pd Synergistic Dual Catalysis: Asymmetric α-Allylation of an α-CF₃ Amide"
Saito, A.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5551. Highlighted in Synfacts 2017, 13, 715.

"Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of CF₃-substituted tertiary propargylic alcohols via direct aldol reaction of α-N₃ amide"
Noda, H.; Amemiya, F.; Weidner, K.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 3260.

"Reversible Stereoselective Folding/Unfolding Fueled by the Interplay of Photoisomerism and Hydrogen Bonding"
Opie, C. R.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 3349.

"Unique Physicochemical and Catalytic Properties Dictated by the B₃NO₂ Ring System"
Noda, H.; Furutachi, M.; Asada, Y.; Shibasaki, M.; Kumagai, N.
Nature Chem. 2017, 9,571. Highlighted in C&EN (January 30, 2017); Mainichi Shimbun (Jan. 31st, 2017); Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun (Jan. 31st, 2017); Synform 2017, 10, A165.

"Asymmetric flow catalysis: Mix-and-go solid-phase Nd/Na catalyst for expeditious enantioselective access to a key intermediate of AZD7594"
Nonoyama, A.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 1517. Highlighted in Synfacts 2017, 13, 462; Synfacts 2017, 13, 559.

"Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of α-Alkylamides"
Liu, Z.; Takeuchi, T.; Pluta, R.; Arteaga, F. A.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 710.

"Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-methyl-1-arylpropan-1-amines as useful building blocks for SAR-studies"
Brewitz, L.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
J. Fluor. Chem. 2017, 194, 1.

"Pyramidalization/twisting of the amide functional group via remote steric congestion triggered by metal coordination"
Adachi, S.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 85. Selected as inside front cover

"Strategic Immobilization of Molecular Catalysts onto Carbon Nanotubes via Noncovalent Interaction for Catalytic Organic Transformations"
Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Isr. J. Chem. 2017, 57, 270.

"Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of the C1-C15 Segment of Spirastrellolide A"
Sahara, Y.; Cui, J.; Furutachi, M.; Chen, J.; Watanabe, T.; Shibasaki, M.
Synthesis 2017, 49, 69.