Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Nagoya University

Our previous paper on “One-step synthesis of polycyclic thianthrenes from unfunctionalized aromatics by thia-APEX reactions” has been selected as Organic Chemistry Frontiers Outstanding Paper Award 2014-2023.
Also highlighted in the Special Issue Org. Chem. Front. 2025, Advanced Article. DOI: 10.1039/D5QO90009C.
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One-step synthesis of polycyclic thianthrenes from unfunctionalized aromatics by thia-APEX reactions
Kou P. Kawahara, Hideto Ito* and Kenichiro Itami*
Org. Chem. Front. 2023, 10, 1880-1889. DOI: 10.1039/D2QO02058K