Wasa, Masayuki

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2015 - Faculty Member, Boston College
2013 - 2015 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard University

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- Chang, Y., Yesilcimen, A., Cao, M., Zhang, Y., Zhang, B., Chan, J. Z., Wasa, M. Catalytic deuterium incorporation within metabolically stable β-amino C-H bonds of drug molecules Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019 141:14570-14575 DOI:10.1021/jacs.9b08662 PMID:31480842
- Bendelsmith, A. J., Kim, S. C., Wasa, M., Roche, S. P., Jacobsen, E. N. Enantioselective synthesis of α-allyl amino esters via hydrogen-bond-donor catalysis Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019 141:11414-11419 DOI:10.1021/jacs.9b05556 PMID:31280564
- Cao, M., Yesilcimen, A., Wasa, M. Enantioselective Conia-ene-type cyclizations of alkynyl ketones through cooperative action of B(C6F5)(3), N-alkylamine and a Zn-based catalyst Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019 141:4199-4203 DOI:10.1021/jacs.8b13757 PMID:30786707 PMCID:PMC6595478
- Chan, J. Z., Chang, Y., Wasa, M. B(C6F5)(3)-catalyzed C-H alkylation of N-alkylamines using silicon enolates without external oxidant Organic Letters 2019 21:984-988 DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.8b03959 PMID:30693779 PMCID:PMC6591580
- Shang, M., Chan, J. Z., Cao, M., Chang, Y., Wang, Q., Cook, B., Torker, S., Wasa, M. C-H functionalization of amines via alkene-derived nucleophiles through cooperative action of chiral and achiral lewis acid catalysts: applications in enantioselective synthesis Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018 140:10593-10601 DOI:10.1021/jacs.8b06699 PMID:30045617 PMCID:PMC6542567
- Shang, M., Cao, M., Wang, Q., Wasa, M. Enantioselective direct Mannich-type reactions catalyzed by frustrated Lewis acid/Brønsted base complexes Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2017 56:13338-13341 DOI:10.1002/anie.201708103 PMID:28872740
- He, J., Wasa, M., Chan, K. S. L., Shao, O., Yu, J. Q. Palladium-catalyzed transformations of alkyl C-H bonds Chemical Reviews 2017 117:8754-8786 DOI:10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00622 PMID:28697604 PMCID:PMC5516964
- Shang, M., Wang, X., Koo, S. M., Youn, J., Chan, J. Z., Yao, W., Hastings, B. T., Wasa, M. Frustrated Lewis acid/Brønsted base catalysts for direct enantioselective α-amination of carbonyl compounds Journal of the American Chemical Society 2017 139:95-98 DOI:10.1021/jacs.6b11908 PMID:27983825
- Chan, J. Z., Yao, W., Hastings, B. T., Lok, C. K., Wasa, M. Direct Mannich-type reactions promoted by frustrated Lewis acid/Brønsted base Catalysts Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2016 55:13877-13881 DOI:10.1002/anie.201608583 PMID:27690277
- Liu, R. Y., Wasa, M., Jacobsen, E. N. Enantioselective synthesis of tertiary α-chloro esters by non-covalent catalysis Tetrahedron Letters 2015 56:3428-3430 DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.01.124 PMID:26085694 PMCID:PMC4465138
- Wasa, M., Liu, R. Y., Roche, S. P., Jacobsen, E. N. Asymmetric Mannich synthesis of α-amino esters by anion-binding catalysis Journal of the American Chemical Society 2014 136:12872-12875 DOI:10.1021/ja5075163 PMID:25178040 PMCID:PMC4183616
- Xiao, K. J., Lin, D. W., Miura, M., Zhu, R. Y., Gong, W., Wasa, M., Yu, J. Q. Palladium(II)-catalyzed enantioselective C(sp(3))-H activation using a chiral hydroxamic acid ligand Journal of the American Chemical Society 2014 136:8138-8142 DOI:10.1021/ja504196j PMID:24815880 PMCID:PMC4063184
- Chan, K. S. L., Wasa, M., Laforteza, B. N., Miura, M., Yu, J. Q., Chu, L. Ligand-enabled cross-coupling of C(sp(3))-H bonds with arylboron reagents via Pd(II)/Pd(0) catalysis Nature Chemistry 2014 6:146-150 DOI:10.1038/nchem.1836 PMID:24451591 PMCID:PMC4077182
- Figg, T. M., Wasa, M., Yu, J. Q., Musaev, D. G. Understanding the reactivity of Pd(0)/PR3-catalyzed intermolecular C(sp(3))-H bond arylation Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013 135:14206-14214 DOI:10.1021/ja4053416 PMID:24003948
- He, J., Wasa, M., Chan, K. S. L., Yu, J. Q. Palladium(0)-catalyzed alkynylation of C(sp3)-H bonds Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013 135:3387-3390 DOI:10.1021/ja400648w PMID:23406445
- Wasa, M., Chan, K. S. L., Zhang, X. G., He, J., Miura, M., Yu, J. Q. Ligand-enabled methylene C(sp3)-H bond activation with a Pd(II) catalyst Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012 134:18570-18572 DOI:10.1021/ja309325e PMID:23116159 PMCID:PMC3500088
- Zhang, X. G., Dai, H. X., Wasa, M., Yu, J. Q. Pd(II)-catalyzed ortho trifluoromethylation of arenes and insights into the coordination mode of acidic amide directing groups Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012 134:11948-11951 DOI:10.1021/ja305259n PMID:22780303
- Engle, K. M., Mei, T. S., Wasa, M., Yu, J. Q. Weak coordination as a powerful means for developing broadly useful C-H functionalization reactions Accounts of Chemical Research 2012 45:788-802 DOI:10.1021/ar200185g PMID:22166158 PMCID:PMC3334399
- Wasa, M., Engle, K. M., Lin, D. W., Yoo, E. J., Yu, J. Q. Pd(II)-catalyzed enantioselective C-H activation of cyclopropanes Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011 133:19598-19601 DOI:10.1021/ja207607s PMID:22059375 PMCID:PMC3241475
- Wasa, M., Chan, K. S. L., Yu, J. Q. Pd(II)-catalyzed cross-coupling of C(sp(2))-H bonds and alkyl-, aryl-, and vinyl-boron reagents via Pd(II)/Pd(0) catalysis Chemistry Letters 2011 40:1004-1006 DOI:10.1246/cl.2011.1004 PMID:23637469 PMCID:PMC3638876
- Yoo, E. J., Wasa, M., Yu, J. Q. 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds via Pd(II)-catalyzed carbonylation of C(sp3)-H bonds Synthesis-Stuttgart 2011 A24-A25 DOI:10.1055/s-0030-1259586
- Chan, K. S. L., Wasa, M., Wang, X. S., Yu, J. Q. Palladium(II)-catalyzed selective monofluorination of benzoic acids using a practical auxiliary: A weak-coordination approach Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2011 50:9081-9084 DOI:10.1002/anie.201102985 PMID:21748831
- Yoo, E. J., Wasa, M., Yu, J. Q. Pd(II)-catalyzed carbonylation of C(sp3)-H bonds: a new entry to 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds Journal of the American Chemical Society 2010 132:17378-17380 DOI:10.1021/ja108754f PMID:21082838 PMCID:PMC3135760
- Wasa, M., Engle, K. M., Yu, J. Q. Cross-coupling of C(sp(3))-H bonds with organometallic reagents via Pd(II)/Pd(0) catalysis Israel Journal of Chemistry 2010 50:605-616 DOI:10.1002/ijch.201000038 PMID:21552359 PMCID:PMC3086742
- Wasa, M., Yu, J. Q. Amide-directed arylation of sp3 C-H bonds using Pd(II) and Pd(0) catalysts Tetrahedron 2010 66:4811-4815 DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2010.03.111 PMID:20711414 PMCID:PMC2920498
- Wasa, M., Engle, K. M., Yu, J. Q. Pd(II)-catalyzed olefination of sp(3) C-H bonds Journal of the American Chemical Society 2010 132:3680-3681 DOI:10.1021/ja1010866 PMID:20187642 PMCID:PMC2841429
- Wasa, M., Worrell, B. T., Yu, J. Q. Pd0/PR3-catalyzed arylation of nicotinic and isonicotinic acid derivatives Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2010 49:1275-1277 DOI:10.1002/anie.200906104 PMID:20082399 PMCID:PMC2874250
- Wasa, M., Engle, K. M., Yu, J. Q. Pd(0)/PR(3)-catalzed intermolecular arylation of sp(3) C-H bonds Journal of the American Chemical Society 2009 131:9886-9887 DOI:10.1021/ja903573p PMID:19580277 PMCID:PMC2727875
- Wasa, M., Yu, J. Q. Synthesis of β-, γ-, and δ-Lactams via Pd(II)-catalyzed C−H activation reaction Journal of the American Chemical Society 2008 130:14058-14059 DOI:10.1021/ja807129e PMID:18834119
- Wang, D. H., Wasa, M., Giri, R., Yu, J. Q. Pd(II)-catalyzed cross-coupling of sp3 C-H Bonds with sp2 and sp3 boronic acids using air as the oxidant Journal of the American Chemical Society 2008 130:7190-7191 DOI:10.1021/ja801355s PMID:18479089
- Giri, R., Wasa, M., Breazzano, S. P., Yu, J. Q. Converting gem-dimethyl groups into cyclopropanes via Pd-catalyzed sequential C-H activation and radical cyclization Organic Letters 2006 8:5685-5688 DOI:10.1021/ol0618858 PMID:17134247