Abstract: A practical chiral zirconium catalyst that can maintain its high catalytic activity even after long-term storage, which is stable in air and storable for a long period of time, and recoverable and reusable after reaction, is provided.

Abstract: An intramolecular [3+2] cycloaddition reaction of a hydrazone is carried out under a mild condition with a high stereoselectivity and yield by reacting a hydrazone derivative in the presence of an asymmetric catalyst system obtained by mixing a zirconium alkoxide represented by the following formula (I): Zr(OR)4 ??(I) (wherein R is a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent) with a binaphthol derivative represented by the following formula (II): (wherein Y1 and Y2 are each identical or different and denote a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, and at least one of Y1 and Y2 denotes a halogen atom).

Abstract: In order to provide a novel Lewis acid catalyst, which shows high reaction activity in aqueous medium, is easily recovered, and is excellent in reusability, a Lewis acid group expressed by the general formula (I): MXn??(I) (wherein M represents a polyvalent element, X represents an anionic group, and n is an integer representing the valence of M) is linked and supported on a polymer membrane via an SO3 or SO4 group.

Abstract: A conjugate addition reaction between an ?,?-unsaturated ketone compound and a carbamate compound is carried out to synthesize a ?-aminoketone, a salt or a hydrate salt of a transition metal of Groups 7 to 11 of the Periodic Table of Elements being present in the reaction system as the catalyst. The novel method and the catalyst are capable of synthesizing the ?-aminoketone by the Aza-Michael reaction with high yield and efficiency.

Abstract: A novel polymer-supported arene-ruthenium complex represented by the following formula: wherein A represents an organic polymer with a side chain containing an aromatic ring coordinated to Ru, X1 and X2 represent the same or different halogen atoms, and R represents a hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent is provided for use as a catalyst. This novel polymer-supported arene-ruthenium complex and catalyst thereof can be produced by a simple process, are stable and easy to recover, have a high catalytic activity, and can be used for various organic synthesis reactions. Novel methods for an organic synthesis reaction such as ring-opening metathesis reaction of an olefin compound and reduction of a carbonyl group, using the catalyst are provided.

Abstract: A inhibitor of sphingolipids synthesis comprising a compound represented by general formula A. Desirably, a novel inhibitor of sphingolipids synthesis comprising (1R, 3R) N-(3-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-3-phenylpropyl) alkaneamide, wherein carbon number of alkanoyl group is 8-16. (in the formula, X is an aliphatic alkyl group, desirably is an aliphatic alkyl group having 7 to 15 carbon atoms).

Abstract: A febrifugine represented by Formula (A): and an isofebrifugine represented by Formula (B): which exhibit extremely strong activities against tropical malarial protozoan are provided, together with a total synthesis route which enables efficient large scale synthesis of the same.

Abstract: As an ?-iminoester derivative that is stable under normal conditions and a method of producing various ?-aminoester derivatives using them, a polymer-immobilized ?-iminoester derivative represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 represents an alkyl chain of 1 or more carbons, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, or an alkyl group, aryl group or alkoxy group that may contain substituents, and a method of producing an ?-iminoester derivative using them are provided.

Abstract: A novel chiral lead catalyst comprising a lead compound of the following formula: Pb(ORf)2 (wherein Rf represents a fluorine-containing alkylsulfonyl group) and a chiral crown ether compound having the structure of the following formula: which is applicable in a variety of reactions, and enables simple reaction operations with high yield and high optical selectivity, is provided. Also provided is a method of asymmetric synthesis using the same.

Abstract: A method for aldol reaction in water, which comprises: reacting an aldehyde with a silyl enol ether in an aqueous medium in the presence of a boronic acid represented by the following general formula (1):

Abstract: A inhibitor of sphingolipids synthesis comprising a compound represented by general formula A. Desirably, a novel inhibitor of sphingolipids synthesis comprising (1R, 3R) N-(3-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-3-phenylpropyl) alkaneamide, wherein carbon number of alkanoyl group is 8-16.

Abstract: A carrier for carrying an osmium oxide comprising an aromatic polyolefin having a group shown by the general formula [1]:

Abstract: A novel chiral lead catalyst comprising a lead compound of the following formula:

Abstract: A microencapsulated Group VIII metal catalyst which is stable even in air, easy to recover, and reusable is disclosed. It comprises a polymer with side chains containing an aromatic substituent, and a metal catalyst comprising a Group VIII metal encapsulated in to this polymer.

Abstract: An anilide is reacted with an acylating agent by using as a catalyst a tri (perfluoroalkane sulfonate) compound of any of the elements belonging to groups 3 to 5 and groups 13 to 15 in periods 4 to 6 of the periodic table, thereby bonding an acyl group to the benzene ring. Thus, ketoaniline derivatives, which are useful as physiologically active compounds or intermediates in synthesizing the same, are synthesized in high reaction yield by catalytic acylation.

Abstract: As an &agr;-iminoester derivative that is stable under normal conditions and a method of producing various &agr;-aminoester derivatives using them, a polymer-immobilized &agr;-iminoester derivative represented by the following general formula (1) 1

Abstract: A reaction method by a novel Lewis acid catalyst stable in water for organic synthesis by using a metal compound stable in water and functioning as a Lewis acid catalyst and using water as apart or all of a solvent, the metal ion of the metal compound having a hydrolysis constant (pKh) of: 4.3≦pKh≦10.1 and a water exchange rate constant (WERC) of 3.2×106M−1sec−1 or more.

Abstract: A febrifugine represented by Formula (A): 1

Abstract: In order to provide a novel optically active binaphthol derivative useful as an asymmetric catalyst or the like, with which a higher reaction yield and a higher optical yield (selectivity) may be attained in asymmetric synthesis, an asymmetric catalyst using the same and a method of asymmetric synthesis, an optically active fluorinated binaphthol derivative represented by the following formula (I) (wherein R1 and R2 each represent a fluorinated hydrocarbon group) was synthesized.

Abstract: A febrifugine represented by Formula (A): and an isofebrifugine represented by Formula (B): which exhibit extremely strong activities against tropical malarial protozoan are provided, together with a total synthesis route which enables efficient large scale synthesis of the same.