Original Papers (Dr. Morimoto, 2010-present)

40) Mechanistic studies on catalytic alkane oxidation by Murahashi's O₂/copper(II)/aldehyde system
Kohei Yamaguchi, Yuya Uemura, Hideki Sugimoto, Rin Ito, Yuma Morimoto, Shinobu Itoh
Catal. Sci. Technol 2023, 13, 5859-5867. link

39) Characterization and Reactivity Studies of Mononuclear Tetrahedral Copper(II)–Halide Complexes
Yang Lan, Yuma Morimoto, Ikuma Shimizu, Hideki Sugimoto, Shinobu Itoh
Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 10539–10547. link

38) Alkane hydroxylation by m-chloroperbenzoic acid catalyzed by nickel(II) complexes of linear N₄-tetradentate ligands
Takuma Wada, Hideki Sugimoto, Yuma Morimoto, Shinobu Itoh
Polyhedron 2021, 227, 116150-116150. link

37) Revisiting Alkane Hydroxylation with m-CPBA (m-Chloroperbenzoic Acid) Catalyzed by Nickel(II) Complexes
Shinobu Itoh; Tomoya Shinke; Mayu Itoh; Takuma Wada; Yuma Morimoto; Sachiko Yanagisawa; Hideki Sugimoto; Minoru Kubo
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 14730-14737. link

36) Controlling Reactivity of Copper(II)-acylperoxide Complexes
Yuma Morimoto; Makito Kawai; Aya Nakanishi; Hideki Sugimoto; Shinobu Itoh
Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 8554-8565. link

35) Hydroxylation of Unactivated C(sp³)–H Bonds with m-CPBA Catalyzed by Fe^III-complex Supported by Trianionic Planar Tetradentate Ligand
Yuma Morimoto*; Shinichi Hanada; Ryusuke Kamada; Arisa Fukatsu; Hideki Sugimoto; Shinobu Itoh*
Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 7641–7649. link

34) Modelling a 'histidine brace' motif in mononuclear copper monooxygenases
Arisa Fukatsu; Yuma Morimoto; Hideki Sugimoto; Shinobu Itoh
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 5123–5126. link

33) Controlling Coordination Number of Rhodium(III) Complex by Ligand-Based Redox for Catalytic C– H Amination
Daiki Fujita; Akira Kaga; Hideki Sugimoto*; Yuma Morimoto; Shinobu Itoh*
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2020, 93, 279–286. link

32) Characterization and Reactivity of a Tetrahedral Copper(II)-Alkylperoxido Complex
Ikuma Shimizu; Yuma Morimoto; Gunasekaran Velmurugan; Tulika Gupta; Sayantan Paria; Takehiro Ohta; Hideki Sugimoto; Takashi Ogura; Peter Comba*; Shinobu Itoh*
Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 11157–11165. link

31) Direct Observation of Primary C–H Bond Oxidation by An Oxido-iron(IV) Porphyrin π-Radical Cation Complex in a Fluorinated Carbon Solvent
Yuma Morimoto*; Yuki Shimaoka; Yuri Ishimizu; Hiroshi Fujii*; Shinobu Itoh*
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 10863–10866. link

30) Cupric-superoxide complex that induces a catalytic aldol reaction-type C–C bond formation
Tsukasa Abe; Yuta Hori; Yoshihito Shiota; Takehiro Ohta; Yuma Morimoto; Hideki Sugimoto; Takashi Ogura; Kazunari Yoshizawa*; Shinobu Itoh*
Commun. Chem. 2019, 2, Article number: 12, 1–7. link

29) Copper(I)-Dioxygen Reactivity in the Isolated Cavity of a Nanoscale Molecular Architecture
Sayantan Paria,; Yuma Morimoto; Takehiro Ohta; Shinsuke Okabe; Hideki Sugimoto; Takashi Ogura; Shinobu Itoh*
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 2018, 1976–1983. link

28) Noninnocent Ligand in Rhodium(III) Complex Catalyzed C-H Bond Amination with Tosyl Azide
Daiki Fujita; Hideki Sugimoto; Yuma Morimoto; Shinobu Itoh
Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 9738-9747. link

27) A Bis(µ-oxido)dinickel(III) Complex with a Triplet Ground State
Yuma Morimoto,* Yusaku Takagi, Toru Saito, Takehiro Ohta, Takashi Ogura, Norimitsu Tohnai, Motohiro Nakano, Shinobu Itoh
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 7640–7643. link

26) Structure and Reactivity of Copper Complexes Supported by a Bulky Tripodal N₄ Ligand: Copper(I)/Dioxygen Reactivity and Formation of a Hydroperoxide Copper(II) Complex
Sayantan Paria, Takehiro Ohta, Yuma Morimoto, Hideki Sugimoto, Takashi Ogura, Shinobu Itoh*
Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2018, 644, 780-789. link

25) Tyrosinases in Organic Chemistry: A Versatile Tool for the α-Arylation of β-Dicarbonyl Compounds
Roxanne Krug, Dennis Schröder, Jan Gebauer, Sanel Suljić, Yuma Morimoto, Nobutaka Fujieda, Shinobu Itoh, and Jörg Pietruszka*
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 2018, 1789-1796. link

24) Crystal Structure and Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) Activity of Copper(II) Complexes of Pyridylmethylamine Ligands Containing a Carboxy Group
Masafumi Asahi*; Shin-ichi Yamazaki; Yuma Morimoto; Shinobu Itoh; Tsutomu Ioroi
Inorg. Chim. Acta 2018, 471, 91-98. link

23) Geometric Effects on O–O bond Scission of Copper(II)-alkylperoxide Complexes
Tsukasa Abe; Yuma Morimoto; Kaoru Mieda; Hideki Sugimoto; Nobutaka Fujieda; Takashi Ogura; Shinobu Itoh*
J. Inorg. Biochem. 2017, 177, 375-383. link

22) Generation and Characterization of a Stable Nickel(II)-aminoxyl Radical Complex
Arnaud Parrot; Yuma Morimoto; Sayantan Paria; Hideki Sugimoto; Nobutaka Fujieda; Shinobu Itoh*
Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 8013-8016. link

21) Catalytic C–H Amination Driven by Intramolecular Ligand-to-nitrene One-electron Transfer through a Rhodium(III) Centre
Daiki Fujita; Hideki Sugimoto*; Yoshihito Shiota; Yuma Morimoto; Kazunari Yoshizawa*; Shinobu Itoh*
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 4849-4852. link

20) A Well-Defined Osmium-Cupin Complex: Hyperstable Artificial Osmium Peroxygenase
Nobutaka Fujieda*; Takumi Nakano; Yuki Taniguchi; Haruna Ichihashi; Hideki Sugimoto; Yuma Morimoto; Yosuke Nishikawa; Genji Kurisu; Shinobu Itoh*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 5149-5155. link

19) Tetrahedral Copper(II) Complexes with a Labile Coordination Site Supported by a Tris-tetramethylguanidinato Ligand
Ikuma Shimizu; Yuma Morimoto; Dieter Faltermeier; Marion Kerscher; Sayantan Paria; Tsukasa Abe; Hideki Sugimoto; Nobutaka Fujieda; Kaori Asano; Takeyuki Suzuki; Peter Comba*; Shinobu Itoh*
Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 9634-9645. link

18) Cerium-Complex-Catalyzed Oxidation of Arylmethanols under Atmospheric Pressure of Dioxygen and Its Mechanism through a Side-on μ-Peroxo Dicerium(IV) Complex
Mitali Paul; Satoru Shirase; Yuma Morimoto; Laurent Mathey; Balasubramanian Murugesapandian; Shinji Tanaka; Shinobu Itoh; Hayato Tsurugi; Kazushi Mashima
Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 4008-4014. link

17) Redox Behavior of Novel Nickel and Palladium Complexes Supported by Trianionic Non-innocent Ligand Containing β-Diketiminate and Phenol Groups
Yuma Morimoto; June Takaichi; Shinichi Hanada; Kei Ohkubo; Hideki Sugimoto; Nobutaka Fujieda; Shunichi Fukuzumi; Shinobu Itoh
J. Porphyr. Phthalocyanines 2015, 19, 377-387. link

16) Direct Hydroxylation of Benzene to Phenol Using Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyzed by Nickel Complexes Supported by Pyridylalkylamine Ligands
Yuma Morimoto; Shuji Bunno; Nobutaka Fujieda; Hideki Sugimoto; Shinobu Itoh
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 5867-5870. link

15) Generation, Characterization, and Reactivity of a Cu^II-Alkylperoxide/Anilino Radical Complex: Insight into the O–O Bond Cleavage Mechanism
Sayantan Paria; Takehiro Ohta; Yuma Morimoto; Takashi Ogura; Hideki Sugimoto; Nobutaka Fujieda; Kei Goto; Kaori Asano; Takeyuki Suzuki; and Shinobu Itoh
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 10870-10873. link

14) Unified View of Oxidative C−H Bond Cleavage and Sulfoxidation by a Nonheme Iron(IV)−Oxo Complex via Lewis Acid-Promoted Electron Transfer
Jiyun Park; Yuma Morimoto; Yong-min Lee; Wonwoo Nam; Shunichi Fukuzumi
Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 3618-3628. link

13) Redox Chemistry of Nickel(II) Complexes Supported by a Series of Noninnocent β-Diketiminate Ligands
June Takaichi; Yuma Morimoto; Kei Ohkubo; Chizu Shimokawa; Takayuki Hojo; Seiji Mori; Haruyasu Asahara; Hideki Sugimoto; Nobutaka Fujieda; Nagatoshi Nishiwaki; Shunichi Fukuzumi; Shinobu Itoh
Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 6159-6169. link

12) Geometric Control of Nuclearity in Copper(I)/Dioxygen Chemistry
Tsukasa Abe; Yuma Morimoto; Tetsuro Tano; Hideki Sugimoto; Nobutaka Fujieda; Shinobu Itoh
Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 8786-8794. link

11) A Tetradentate β-Diiminato Ligand Containing Phenolate Substituents: Flexivalent Coordination to Mn^III, Co^III, Ni^II, and Cu^II
Fadhil Lafta Faraj; Hamid Khaledi; Yuma Morimoto; Shinobu Itoh; Marilyn M. Olmstead; Hapipah Mohd Ali
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 2014, 5752-5759. link

10) An Autocatalytic Radical Chain Pathway in Formation of an Iron(IV)-Oxo Complex by Oxidation of an Iron(II) Complex with Dioxygen and Isopropanol
Yuma Morimoto; Yong-min Lee; Wonwoo Nam; Shunichi Fukuzumi
Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 2500-2502. link

9) Effects of Proton Acceptors on Formation of a Non-Heme Iron(IV)-Oxo Complex via Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer
Yusuke Nishida; Yuma Morimoto; Yong-Min Lee; Wonwoo Nam; Shunichi Fukuzumi
Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 3094-3101. link

8) Electron-Transfer Properties of a Nonheme Manganese(IV)-Oxo Complex Acting as a Stronger One-Electron Oxidant Than the Iron(IV)-Oxo Analogue
Heejung Yoon; Yuma Morimoto; Yong-Min Lee; Wonwoo Nam; Shunichi Fukuzumi
Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 11187-11189. link

7) Mechanistic Borderline of One-Step Hydrogen Atom Transfer Versus Stepwise Sc³⁺-Coupled Electron Transfer from Benzyl Alcohol Derivatives to a Non-Heme Iron(IV)-Oxo Complex
Yuma Morimoto; Jiyun Park; Tomoyoshi Suenobu; Yong-min Lee; Wonwoo Nam; Shunichi Fukuzumi
Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 10025-10036. link

6) Proton-Promoted Oxygen Atom Transfer vs Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer of a Non-Heme Iron(IV)-Oxo Complex
Jiyun Park; Yuma Morimoto; Yong-min Lee; Wonwoo Nam; Shunichi Fukuzumi
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 3903-3911. link

5) Metal Ion Effect on the Switch of Mechanism from Direct Oxygen Transfer to Metal Ion-Coupled Electron Transfer in the Sulfoxidation of Thioanisoles by a Nonheme Iron(IV)-Oxo Complex
Jiyun Park; Yuma Morimoto; Yong-Min Lee; Wonwoo Nam; Shunichi Fukuzumi
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 5236-5239. link

4) Metal Ion-Coupled Electron Transfer of a Nonheme Oxoiron(IV) Complex: Remarkable Enhancement of Electron-Transfer Rates by Sc³⁺
Yuma Morimoto; Hiroaki Kotani; Jiyun Park; Yong-Min Lee; Wonwoo Nam; Shunichi Fukuzumi
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 403-405. link

3) Scandium Ion-Enhanced Oxidative Dimerization and N-Demethylation of N,N-Dimethylanilines by a Non-Heme Iron(IV)-Oxo Complex
Jiyun Park; Yuma Morimoto; Yong-Min Lee; Youngmin You; Wonwoo Nam; Shunichi Fukuzumi
Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 11612-11622. link

2) Crystal Structure of a Metal Ion-Bound Oxoiron(IV) Complex and Implications for Biological Electron Transfer
Shunichi Fukuzumi; Yuma Morimoto; Hiroaki Kotani; Panče Naumov; Yong-Min Lee; Wonwoo Nam
Nat. Chem. 2010, 2, 756-759. link

1) Dioxygen Activation by a Non-Heme Iron(II) Complex: Formation of an Iron(IV)-Oxo Complex Via C-H Activation by a Putative Iron(III)-Superoxo Species
Yong-Min Lee; Seungwoo Hong; Yuma Morimoto; Woonsup, Shin; Shunichi Fukuzumi; Wonwoo Nam
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 10668-10670. link

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