原著論文
An Inorganic Analogue of Borylcyclopentadienide
Y. Shibutani, S. Kusumoto,* K. Nozaki
Organometallics, accepted

Synthesis and Properties of a Cyclopentadienone Tantalum(I) Complex: Large
Electron Donation from Ta(I) to the Cyclopentadienone Ligand, T. Kondo,
T. Higashi, S. Kusumoto,* K. Nozaki
Organometallics, 2025, 44, 783–787. 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00006

Molecular Insight into Hydrodeoxygenation of Naphthols: Iridium-Catalyzed
Ring Hydrogenation and Substrate-Catalyzed Dehydration.
C. Sant Gjermestad, S. Kusumoto, I. Flores-Linares, G. Occhipinti, E. Le
Roux, H. Ando, K. Nozaki,* V. Jensen*
Organometallics, 2025, 44, 536–546.10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00462

Fully Conjugated Tetraborylethylene: Selenium Mediated C–C Double Bond
Formation from Diborylcarbenoid.
Y. Shibutani, S. Kusumoto, K. Nozaki
Chem. Sci.2024, 15,17912–17917.10.1039/D4SC05928J

Stability of Medium-Ring Cyclic Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds. Direct
Access to Unsaturated Ketones with C−C Double Bond at Distal Positions
via Transfer Dehydrogenation of Alicyclic Ketones.
M. Iwasaki, S. Kusumoto, K. Nozaki
Org. Lett.2024, 26,6540–6545. 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01971

Hydrogenative Degradation of PEG-Functionalized Lignin
S. Kusumoto, T. Higashi, Y. Matsumoto, T. Yamada, K. Nozaki
Polym. J.2024, 56, 353–357. 10.1038/s41428-023-00867-5

Boron Polycation Supported by Cyclic Bis(carbodiphosphorane)
K. Saito, S. Kusumoto, K. Nozaki
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202302060. 10.1002/chem.202302060

A Dinuclear Rh(-I)/Rh(I) Complex Bridged by Biphilic Phosphinine Ligands
K. Masada, K. Okabe, S. Kusumoto, K. Nozaki
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 8524–8530. 10.1039/D3SC02292G

Synthesis, Characterization and Trapping of a Cyclic Diborylcarbene, an
Electrophilic Carbene
Y. Shibutani, S. Kusumoto,* K. Nozaki
J. Am. Chem. Soc.2023, 145, 16186–16192. 10.1021/jacs.3c04933 Featured on the cover. Highlighted
in Chem-Station.

Cyclopentadienone Vanadium(I) Complex; Synthesis, Red-Ox Activity and Application
to Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation
T. Higashi, S. Kusumoto,* K. Nozaki*
Organometallics2023, 42, 865–870.

Structure and Reactivity of Ag(I) Complexes Bearing Tridentate Phosphinine
Ligands
K. Masada, S. Kusumoto, K. Nozaki*
Organometallics2023, 42, 971–981.

Pincer-Supported Perfluororhodacyclopentanes: High Nucleophilicity of M–CF
Bond
S. Hayashi†, T. Murayama†, S. Kusumoto, K. Nozaki*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202207760.

Synthesis and Reactivity of PC(sp3)P-pincer Iridium Complexes Bearing Diborylmethyl
Anion
M. Kishino, S. Takaoka, Y. Shibutani, S. Kusumoto,* K. Nozaki*
Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 5009–5015.

Atom Swapping on Aromatic Rings: Conversion from Phosphinine Pincer Metal
Complexes to Metallabenzenes Triggered by O2 Oxidation
K. Masada, S. Kusumoto, K. Nozaki*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202117096. Featured on the front cover

Cleavage of Si–H, Si–C Bonds by Metal–Ligand Cooperation: Formation of
Silyl Anion and Silylene Equivalents from Tertiary Silanes
T. Higashi, S. Kusumoto,* K. Nozaki*
Organometallics2022, 41, 659–665.

Heterolytic Oxidative Addition of sp2 and sp3 C–H Bonds by Metal-Ligand
Cooperation with an Electron-deficient Cyclopentadienone Iridium Complex
T. Higashi, S. Kusumoto,* K. Nozaki*
J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2021, 143, 12999–13004. Featured on the front cover

Umpolung of B–H Bonds by Metal–Ligand Cooperation with Cyclopentadienone
Iridium Complexes
T. Higashi, S. Kusumoto,* K. Nozaki*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 2844–2848.
Reductive Coupling of Carbon Dioxide and an Aldehyde Mediated by a Copper(I)
Complex toward the Synthesis of α-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids
K. Masada, S. Kusumoto, K. Nozaki*
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 4922–4926. Featured on the front cover
Cleavage of C–C and C–O bonds in β-O-4 Linkage of Lignin Model Compound
by Cyclopentadienone Group 8 and 9 Metals Complexes
S. Kusumoto, M. Kishino, K. Nozaki*
Chem. Lett. 2020, 141, 2247–2250.

Metal-Ligand Cooperative C-H Bond Formation by Cyclopentadienone Platinum
Complexes
T. Higashi, H. Ando, S. Kusumoto,* K. Nozaki*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 2247–2250.
Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide with Organic Base by PC(II)P-Ir Catalysts
S. Takaoka, A. Eizawa, S. Kusumoto, K. Nakajima, Y. Nishibayashi,* K. Nozaki*
Organometallics, 2018, 37, 3001–3009. Featured on the front cover

Dehydrogenation of dimethylamine-borane catalyzed by half-sandwich Ir and
Rh complexes: Mechanism and the role of Cp* non-innocence
S. Pal, S. Kusumoto, K. Nozaki*
Organometallics, 2018, 37, 906–914.
Cp*Ir-catalyzed Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Carbon–Carbon Single Bonds
H. Ando, S. Kusumoto, W. Wu, K. Nozaki*
Organometallics, 2017, 36, 2317–2322.
Facile styrene formation from ethylene and a phenylplatinum(II) complex
leading to an observable platinum(II)-hydride
S Pal, S Kusumoto, K Nozaki*
Organometallics, 2017, 36, 502–505.
Development of Highly Active Ir-PNP Catalysts for Hydrogenation of Carbon
Dioxide with Organic Bases
W. Aoki, N. Wattanavinin, S. Kusumoto, K. Nozaki*
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 2016, 89, 113-124. highlighted as BCSJ Selected
Papers
The Retro-Hydroformylation Reaction
S. Kusumoto, T. Tatsuki, K. Nozaki*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 8458–8461. highlighted in front cover
Direct and Selective Hydrogenolysis of Arenols and aryl methyl ethers
S. Kusumoto and K. Nozaki*
Nat. Commun., 2015, 6:6296. Highlighted in C&E News
Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of C–C Single Bonds Adjacent to Functional
Groups by Metal-Ligand Cooperation
S. Kusumoto, M. Akiyama, K. Nozaki*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 18726–18729.
Direct Aldol Polymerization of Acetaldehyde with Organocatalyst/Brønsted
Acid Systems
S. Kusumoto, S. Ito, K. Nozaki*
Asian J. Org. Chem., 2013, 2, 977-982.
Why Did Incorporation of Acrylonitrile to a Linear Polyethylene Become
Possible? Comparison of Phosphine-Sulfonate Ligand with Diphosphine and
Imine-Phenolate Ligands in the Pd-Catalyzed Ethylene/Acrylonitrile Copolymerization
K. Nozaki,* S. Kusumoto, S. Noda, T. Kochi, L. W. Chung, K. Morokuma*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 16030-16042.
総説・解説
1. Cleavage of Si–H, B–H and C–H Bonds by Metal-Ligand Cooperation
T. Higashi, S. Kusumoto, K. Nozaki
Chem. Rev., 2019, 119, 10393–10402.