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1. Pictet-Spengler Synthesis of Quinoline-Fused Porphyrins and Phenanthroline-Fused Diporphyrins. Gao, K.; Yorimitsu, H.; Osuka, A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201606293.
2. α-Arylation of Aryl Sulfides with Ketimines at a low Palladium Catalyst loading. Gao, K.; Yorimitsu, H.; Osuka, A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 4573. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 4573).
3. Cobalt-Catalyzedortho C–H Alkylation of 2-Arylpyridines via Ring-Opening of Aziridines. Gao, K.; Paira, R.; Yoshikai, N. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 1486.
4. Low-Valent Cobalt Catalysis: New Opportunities for C–H Functionalization. Gao, K.; Yoshikai, N. Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 1208.
5. Cobalt-Catalyzed Ortho Alkylation of Aromatic Imines with Primary and Secondary Alkyl Haldies. Gao, K.; Yoshikai, N. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 9279. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 1103).
6. Cobalt-Catalyzed Ortho-Arylation of Aromatic Imines with Aryl Chlorides. Gao, K.; Lee, P.-S.; Long, C.; Yoshikai, N. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4234.
7. Cobalt-Catalyzed Arylation of Aldimines via Directed C–H Bond Functionalization: Addition of 2-Arylpyridines and Self-Coupling of Aromatic Aldimines. Gao, K.; Yoshikai, N. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 4305. (Top ten most accessed article in March 2012).
8. Cobalt–Phenanthroline Catalysts for the ortho Alkylation of Aromatic Imines under Mild Reaction Conditions. Gao, K.; Yoshikai, N. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 6888.
9. Regioselectivity-Switchable Hydroarylation of Styrenes. Gao, K.; Yoshikai, N. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 400.
10. Cobalt-CatalyzedHydroarylation of Alkynes through Chelation-Assisted C-H Bond Activation. Gao, K.; Lee, P.-S.; Fujita, T.; Yoshikai, N. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 12249. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2010, 1410).
11. Sc(OTf)3-Catalyzed or t-BuOK Promoted Tandem Reaction of 2-(2-(Alkynyl)benzylidene)malonate with Indole. Gao, K.; Wu, J. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 2251.