Masatoshi Shibuya

TL;DR: Development of a stable nitroxyl radical class of catalysts, AZADO and 1-Me-AZADO, for highly efficient oxidation of alcohols is described, converting various sterically hindered alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds in excellent yields.

TL;DR: A series of novel curcumin analogues were synthesized and screened for anticancer activity and exhibited neither harmful nor growth-suppressive effects on normal hepatocytes where oncogene products are not activated, suggesting that they may provide effective alternative therapies for the prevention and treatment of some human cancers.

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple, organocatalytic aerobic alcohol oxidation system that has a wide scope under mild conditions at ambient pressure and temperature and is weakly acidic and halogen- and transition-metal-free.

TL;DR: The catalytic system developed leads to the alcohol-selective oxidation of various unprotected amino alcohols, carrying a primary, secondary, or tertiary amino group, in good to high yield at ambient temperature with exposure to air, thus offering flexibility in the synthesis of nitrogen-containing compounds.

TL;DR: In this paper, LiMn2O4 films were prepared by RF magnetron sputtering on interdigitated microarray electrodes and in situ conductivity-potential profiles and cyclic voltammograms during extraction/insertion processes of Li ions were obtained simultaneously in nonaqueous and aqueous electrolyte solutions (1M LiClO4/propylene carbonate and 1 M LiCl/water).