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Kenya Nakata

Researcher at Shimane University

Publications -  84
Citations -  1097

Kenya Nakata is an academic researcher from Shimane University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Kinetic resolution & Catalysis. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 83 publications receiving 1013 citations. Previous affiliations of Kenya Nakata include Kyushu University & Tokyo University of Science.

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Kinetic Resolution of Racemic α-Arylalkanoic Acids with Achiral Alcohols via the Asymmetric Esterification Using Carboxylic Anhydrides and Acyl-Transfer Catalysts

TL;DR: This protocol was successfully applied to the production of nonracemic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from racemic compounds utilizing the transacylation process to generate the mixed anHydrides from the acid components with the suitable carboxylic anhydrides.
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Kinetic resolution of the racemic 2-hydroxyalkanoates using the enantioselective mixed-anhydride method with pivalic anhydride and a chiral acyl-transfer catalyst.

TL;DR: This protocol directly provides the desired chiral 2-hydroxyalkanoate derivatives from achiral diarylacetic acid and racemic secondary alcohols that do not include the sec-phenethyl alcohol moiety by using the transacylation process to generate the mixed anHydrides from the acid components with bulky carboxylic anhydrides under the influence of the chiral acyl-transfer catalyst.
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The first asymmetric esterification of free carboxylic acids with racemic alcohols using benzoic anhydrides and tetramisole derivatives: an application to the kinetic resolution of secondary benzylic alcohols

TL;DR: In this article, a variety of optically active carboxylic esters are produced by the kinetic resolution of racemic secondary benzylic alcohols using free carboxyl acids with benzoic anhydride and tetramisole derivatives.
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Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Carboxylic Acids Using Achiral Alcohols by the Promotion of Benzoic Anhydrides and Tetramisole Derivatives: Production of Chiral Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Their Esters

TL;DR: In this article, a variety of optically active carboxylic esters were produced by kinetic resolution of racemic carboxyl acids by using achiral alcohols, benzoic anhydrides, and Birman's tetramisole-type catalysts.
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Asymmetric Epoxidation with a Photoactivated [Ru(salen)] Complex

TL;DR: (Nitrosyl)(salen)ruthenium(II) complex 1 was found to serve as an efficient catalyst for the epoxidation of conjugated olefins under photoirradiation, with 2,6-dichloropyridine N-oxide (2) or tetramethylpyrazine N,N'-dioxide as a stoichiometric oxidant.