Satoshi Inoki

TL;DR: In the presence of a catalytic amount of bis(acetylacetonato)cobalt(II), various olefins are hydrated with oxygen and secondary alcohol to afford the corresponding alcohols together with alkanes and ketones via Oxidation-Reduction process as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In the presence of a catalytic amount of bis(1-morpholinocarbamoyl-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-pentanedionato)cobalt(II), various 5-hydroxy-1-alkenes are converted to the corresponding 2-hydroxymethyltetrahydrofurans in good yields with extremely high trans selectivities by the oxidative cyclization with molecular oxygen as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a new and convenient method for the direct preparation of various α-hydroxy carboxylic acid esters starting from α,β-unsaturated CARB esters, and studied the influence of substituents of olefins on regioselectivity.

TL;DR: In the presence of a bis(1,3-diketonato)cobalt(II) complex, various olefins are converted to the corresponding hydrated products according to the Markownikov rule on treatment with molecular oxygen in secondary alcohol (“oxidation-reduction hydration”) as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In the presence of a catalytic amount of a nickel(II) complex coordinated with 1,3-diketone, various cyclic or acyclic ketones are converted into the corresponding lactones or esters by the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation on treatment with an atmospheric pressure of molecular oxygen (oxidant) and an aldehyde (reductant) at room temperature as discussed by the authors.