"Synthesis of Unprotected Spirocyclic β-Prolines and β-Homoprolines by Rh-Catalyzed C−H Insertion"
Espinosa, M.; Noda, H.; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 9296.

"TriQuinoline"
Adachi, S.; Shibasaki, M.; Kumagai, N.
Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 3820. Highlighted in Synfacts 2019, 15, 1250.

"Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of Acetonitrile to Aldimines"
Saito, A.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 8187.

"On the Nitrogen Inversion of Isoxazolidin-5-ones"
Noda, H.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Pharm. Bull. 2019, 67, 1248.

"Lewis Base Assisted Lithium Brønsted Base Catalysis: A New Entry for Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of β^2,2-Amino Acid"
Amemiya, F.; Noda, H.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Pharm. Bull. 2019, 67, 1046.

"Traceless Electrophilic Amination for the Synthesis of Unprotected Cyclic β-Amino Acids"
Yu, J.-S.; Espinosa, M.; Noda, H.; Shibasaki, M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 10530. Highlighted in Synfacts 2019, 15, 1072.

"A Thirst for Enantioselectivity in Catalytic Addition of Alkylnitriles"
Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Chem. Lett. 2019, 48, 1322.

"Solvent-Dependent Enantiodivergence in anti-Selective Catalytic Asymmetric Nitroaldol Reactions"
Karasawa, T.; Saito, A.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3581.

"All Non‐Carbon B₃NO₂ Exotic Heterocycles: Synthesis, Dynamics, and Catalysis"
Opie, C. R.; Noda, H.; Shibasaki, M.; Kumagai, N.
Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 4648. Selected as Inside Front Cover.
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"A C4N4 Diaminopyrimidine Fluorophore"
Noda, H.; Asada, Y.; Maruyama, T.; Takizawa, N.; Noda, N. N.; Shibasaki, M.; Kumagai, N.
Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 4299. Selected as Cover Picture (Cover Profile).

"Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of syn Aldols with Methyl Ketone Functionality and anti Aldols with a Thioamide Group"
Ota, Y.; Li, Z.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Synlett 2019, 30, 620.

"Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of α‐Alkoxyamides to α‐Fluorinated Ketones"
Pluta, R.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 2459.

"Neighboring Protonation Unveils Lewis Acidity in the B₃NO₂ Heterocycle"
Noda, H.; Asada, Y.; Shibasaki, M.; Kumagai, N.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1546.

"Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-Type Reaction of an α-CF₃ Amide to Isatin Imines"
Yu, J.-S.; Noda, H.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Synlett 2019, 30, 488.

"A fluorogenic C4N4 probe for azide-based labelling"
Noda, H.; Asada, Y.; Shibasaki, M.; Kumagai, N.
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 1813.

"7-Azaindoline Auxiliary: A Versatile Attachment Facilitating Enantioselective C-C Bond-Forming Catalysis"
Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Synthesis 2019, 51, 185.

"Achiral Trisubstituted Thioureas as Secondary Ligands to Cu(I) Catalysts: Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of α‐Fluoronitriles to Imines"
Balaji, P. V.; Brewitz, L.; Kumagai, N.; Shibasaki, M.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 58, 2644. Selected as inside back cover.