Kiitirô Utimoto

10.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
236 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Kiitirô Utimoto is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kiitirô Utimoto has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 220 papers in Organic Chemistry, 52 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 31 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Kiitirô Utimoto's work include Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (64 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (62 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (54 papers). Kiitirô Utimoto is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (64 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (62 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (54 papers). Kiitirô Utimoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan and Malaysia. Kiitirô Utimoto's co-authors include Koichiro Oshima, Hitosi Nozaki, Yukitoshi Fukuda, Seijiro Matsubara, Kazuhiko Takai, Kyoko Nozaki, Katsukiyo Miura, Yoshifumi Ichinose, Yasutaka Kataoka and Keigo Fugami and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Chemistry - A European Journal.

In The Last Decade

Kiitirô Utimoto

233 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Effective transformation of unactivated alkynes into ketones or acetals with a gold(III) catalyst
    1991 386 citations Yukitoshi Fukuda, Kiitirô Utimoto The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kiitirô Utimoto 6.7k 1.4k 1.0k 602 330 236 7.3k
Sandro Cacchi 11.6k 1.7× 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.3× 412 0.7× 398 1.2× 246 12.3k
Hitosi Nozaki 8.4k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.5× 490 0.8× 559 1.7× 327 9.3k
William B. Motherwell 5.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 719 1.2× 462 1.4× 193 6.4k
René Grée 4.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 623 1.0× 224 0.7× 249 5.0k
Koichi Narasaka 7.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 457 0.8× 308 0.9× 254 8.3k
Jean‐Pierre Genêt 7.5k 1.1× 2.9k 2.1× 1.2k 1.2× 282 0.5× 339 1.0× 168 8.3k
José Barluenga 16.8k 2.5× 2.5k 1.8× 1.9k 1.8× 879 1.5× 404 1.2× 634 17.7k
Petri M. Pihko 5.0k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 286 0.5× 245 0.7× 108 5.5k
Giuseppe Bartoli 10.8k 1.6× 2.3k 1.7× 2.3k 2.2× 379 0.6× 374 1.1× 228 11.3k
Timothy J. Donohoe 7.2k 1.1× 2.1k 1.5× 2.1k 2.0× 366 0.6× 269 0.8× 256 8.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kiitirô Utimoto

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All Works

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Yoshino, Hideaki, et al.. (2005). Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed Sequential Cross‐Coupling of Bis(iodozincio)methane and ‐ethane with Two Different Organic Halides. Chemistry - A European Journal. 12(3). 721–726. 18 indexed citations
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Matsubara, Seijiro, et al.. (2002). Stereocontrolled addition of enolates to chiral 2‐acyl‐1,3‐oxathiane derivatives. Chirality. 15(1). 38–40. 7 indexed citations
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Utimoto, Kiitirô & Seijiro Matsubara. (1998). Samarium Diiodide-Mediated Reaction of Organic Halides with Carbonyl Compounds.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 56(11). 908–918. 6 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Kozo, Koichiro Oshima, & Kiitirô Utimoto. (1996). Synthetic Organic Reaction of Silacyclobutane.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 54(4). 289–299. 9 indexed citations
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Aoki, Yoshitaka, Koichiro Oshima, & Kiitirô Utimoto. (1995). PREPARATION OF ENOLATES FROM ALPHA -HALOKETONES WITH N-BULI, PHMGBR, OR ET2ZN VIA HALOGEN-METAL EXCHANGE REACTION. Chemistry Letters. 1995(6). 463–464. 4 indexed citations
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Takai, Kazuhiko, Masashi Yamada, & Kiitirô Utimoto. (1995). SELECTIVE CYCLOTRIMERIZATION OF ACETYLENES VIA TANTALUM-ALKYNE COMPLEXES. Chemistry Letters. 1995(9). 851–852. 3 indexed citations
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Utimoto, Kiitirô, et al.. (1995). A Preparation of .BETA.-Oxoester Enolate Equivalents from SmI2 and .ALPHA.-Bromoalkanoates.. Chemistry Letters. 197–198. 3 indexed citations
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Takai, Kazuhiko, et al.. (1995). Formal Hydroallylation of Carbon-Carbon Triple Bonds via Tantalum-Alkyne Complexes. Stereoselective Preparation of 1,4-Dienes. Chemistry Letters. 24(4). 315–316. 15 indexed citations
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Utimoto, Kiitirô. (1993). Highly Selective Reactions Using Organometallic Compounds.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 51(11). 1064–1073.
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Kataoka, Yasutaka, et al.. (1992). Reactions between tantalum- or niobium-alkyne complexes and carbonyl compounds. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 57(7). 1973–1981. 47 indexed citations
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Fukuda, Yukitoshi, et al.. (1991). Alkynylations of Oxiranes with Lithium Acetylides by the Catalysis of Trimethylgallium. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 64(6). 1810–1813. 12 indexed citations
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Utimoto, Kiitirô & Kazuhiko Takai. (1990). New reagents. I. Reagents for carbon-carbon bond formation. Tantalum-alkyne complexes "low-valent tantalum(TaCl5-Zn)".. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 48(11). 966–967. 5 indexed citations
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Utimoto, Kiitirô & Kazuhiko Takai. (1990). New reagents. I. Reagents for carbon-carbon bond formation. Organochromium reagents: Chromium(II) chloride(CrCl2).. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 48(11). 962–963. 3 indexed citations
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Oshima, Koichiro & Kiitirô Utimoto. (1989). New method of radical formation - Radical reactions with R3SnH-Et3B system.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 47(1). 40–52. 22 indexed citations
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Takai, Kazuhiko & Kiitirô Utimoto. (1988). Organochromium reagents for highly selective carbon-carbon bond formation.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 46(1). 66–77. 16 indexed citations
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Ichinose, Yoshifumi, Koichiro Oshima, & Kiitirô Utimoto. (1988). Hydrostannation and Hydrogermylation of Allenes. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 61(7). 2693–2695. 29 indexed citations
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Utimoto, Kiitirô. (1987). Organic synthesis with palladium catalysts - Intramolecular addition of OH, NH, COOH to acetylene moiety.. Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 45(2). 112–122. 6 indexed citations
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Nozaki, Kyoko, K. Wakamatsu, Tsuyoshi Nonaka, et al.. (1986). Transition-metal catalyzed regioselective addition of PhMe2SiBEt3Li and Bu3SnBEt3Li to acetylenic compounds in the presence of methanol. Tetrahedron Letters. 27(18). 2007–2010. 45 indexed citations
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Utimoto, Kiitirô. (1983). . Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan. 41(9). 792–803.
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Kurozumi, Seizi, et al.. (1966). Stereochemistry of 1,2-Dimethyl-3-isopropylcyclopentane. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 31(9). 2795–2802. 14 indexed citations

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