Dr. Kento Iwai
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
Nara Women's University
Kitauoya-higashi-machi, Nara 630-8285, Japan
Tel/fax +81 742-20-3394
e-mail:kento.iwai@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp

Dr. Kanako Nakamae was born in Sakai-city, Osaka, Japan in 1987.
He joined Nakajima research group as Assistant Professor (Organometallic & Coordination Chemistry Group) from April first, 2024.

 

Academic and Professional Records

2016 B. S. E., and 2018 M. E. degrees from Kochi University of Technology (Prof. N. Nishiwaki)
2021 Ph. D. degree from Kyoto University (Prof. N. Tokitoh)
2020-2021 Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2)
2021-2023 Assistant Professor, School of Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology (Prof. N. Nishiwaki)
2023-2024 Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Science, Kochi University of Technology (Prof. N. Nishiwaki)
2024- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University

Research Activity Fields
Organometallic Chemistry、Main Group Chemistry、Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Membership
Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (SSOCJ)
Japan Oil Chemists' Society (JOCS)
The Society of Silicon Chemistry, Japan (SSCJ)
The Chemical Society of Kochi (CSK)

Publications

Original paper

(1) K. Iwai, H. Asahara, N. Nishiwaki
Synthesis of Functionalized 3-Cyanoisoxazoles Using a Dianionic Reagent
J. Org. Chem. 82, 5409−5415 (2017)

(2) K. Iwai, S. Yokoyama, H. Asahara, N. Nishiwaki
A Direct Synthesis of Trisubstituted Allenes from Propargyl Alcohols via Oxaphosphetane Intermediates
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 91, 337–342 (2018)

(3) K. Iwai, S. Yokoyama, H. Asahara, N. Nishiwaki
Phosphine Induced Dimerization of Propargyl Alcohols Leading to Allyl Propargyl Ethers
J. Oleo Sci. 67, 773–778 (2018)

(4) N. Nishiwaki, Y. Kumegawa, K. Iwai, S. Yokoyama
Development of Safely Handleable Synthetic Equivalent of Cyanonitrile Oxide –1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Nitroacetonitrile–
Chem. Commun. 55, 7903–7905 (2019) (Inside front cover picture)

(5) K. Iwai, S. Yokoyama, H. Asahara, N. Nishiwaki
Non-electronic Activation of Aromatic Ring by Simple Steric Repulsion between Substituents in 1-Methylquinolinium Salt Systems
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 93, 50–57 (2019)

(6) Y. Mizuhata, K. Iwai, N. Tokitoh
2,2-Bis(3,5-dimethylaminophenyl)hexamethyltrisilane
IUCrData 5, x201299 (2020)

(7) K. Iwai, Y. Mizuhata, N. Tokitoh
Alkali-metal Ion Centered Sandwich Structures of 4-Bromophenyl[tris(pentafluorophenyl)]-borates and Their Synthetic Utility
Organometallics 40, 570–577. (2021) (Front Cover picture)

(8) H. Asahara, Y. Mukaijo, K. Muragishi, K. Iwai, A. Ito, N. Nishiwaki
Metal-Free and syn-Selective Hydrohalogenation of Alkynes through the Pseudo-Intramolecular Process
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 5747–5755 (2021)

(9) K. Iwai, H. Yamauchi, S. Yokoyama, N. Nishiwaki
FeCl₃-Promoted Facile Synthesis of Multiply Arylated Nicotinonitriles
Synthesis 54, 2480–2486 (2020)

(10) H. Asahara, A. Bonkohara, M. Takagi, K. Iwai, A. Ito, K. Yoshioka, S. Tani, K. Umezu, N. Nishiwaki
Development of Synthetic Equivalent of α,α-Dicationic Acetic Acid Leading to Unnatural Amino Acid Derivatives via Tetrafunctionalized Methanes
Org. Biomol. Chem. 20, 2282–2292 (2022)

(11) K. Iwai, K. Wada, F. Hao, H. Asahara, N. Nishiwaki
A Mechanistic Study for Aziridination of Nitroalkenes Mediated by N-Chlorosuccinimide
J. Oleo Sci. 71, 897–903 (2022)

(12) M. Nakabayashi, N. Nishiwaki, A. Ito, S. Hayashi, K. Iwai
Efficient Synthetic Method for α-Nitro-β-dialdimine Ligands Bearing Electron-Deficient Aryl Groups
Tetrahedron Lett. 102, 153948 (2022)

(13) K. Iwai, Y. Mukaijo, H. Asahara, N. Nishiwaki
A New Approach to 10-Arylated 5H-Dibenzo[b,f]azepines Using syn-Selective Hydrohalogenation of Ethynylaniline
Org. Biomol. Chem. 20, 5543–5550 (2022)

(14) K. Iwai, K.himiya Wada, N. Nishiwaki
Unusual Reactivities of ortho-Hydroxy-β-nitrostyrene
Molecules 27, 4804 (2022)

(15) T. Hamada, K. Iwai, N. Nishiwaki
Synthesis and Characterization of Multiple Functionalized Cyclohexanone Using Diels–Alder Reaction of α-Nitrocinnamate
Reactions 3, 615–624 (2022) (Selected as a title Story)

(16) S. Hirao, R. Saeki, T. Takahashi, K. Iwai, N. Nishiwaki, Y. Ohga
Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Ketones Using Chelation-Controlled Sequential Substitution of N-Triazinylamide/Weinreb Amide by Organometallic Reagents
ACS Omega, 7, 48476–48483 (2022)

(17) K. Iwai, N. Hatayama, N. Nishiwaki
Simultaneous Denitrative C–C Bond Formation and Construction of Pyrazole Ring Leading to 1,1'-Diphenyl-4,4'-bipyrazole
Heterocycles 106, 160–165 (2023)

(18) K. Iwai, A. Hikasa, K. Yoshioka, S. Tani, K. Umezu, N. Nishiwaki
Synthesis of Bis(functionalized) Aminals via Successive Nucleophilic Amidation and Amination
J. Org. Chem. 88, 2207–2213 (2023)

(19) H. Asahara, Y. Horikawa, K. Iwai, N. Nishiwaki, K. Ohkubo
2-Azafluorenone Derivatives: Photocatalyst for Oxygenation of Toluene via Electron Transfer and Hydrogen-Atom Transfer
J. Photochem. Photobio. 15, 100184. (2023)

(20) K. Iwai, N. Nishiguchi, N. Nishiwaki
Halo-Jacobsen Rearrangement Induced by Steric Repulsion between peri-Iodo Groups
J. Org. Chem. 88, 9409-9412 (2023)

(21) K. Iwai, R. Kamidate, K. Wada, H. Asahara, N. Nishiwaki
First Synthesis of Acylated Nitrocyclopropanes
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 19, 892-900 (2023)

(22) A. I. Reza, K. Iwai, N. Nishiwaki
A Study of the Correlation between the Bulkiness of peri-Substituents and the Distortion of a Naphthalene Ring
Molecules 28, 5343 (2023)

(23) R. Nonami, Y. Kishino, T. Yamasaki, K. Kanemoto, K. Iwai, N. Nishiwaki, K. Shibatomi, T. Shirai
Cationic Iridium-Catalyzed Decarboxylation of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids
Chem. Asian J. 18, e202300533 (2023)

(24) K. Iwai, Y. Mizuhata, T. Nakamura, M. Goto, A. Wakamiya, Y. Shimakawa, N. Tokitoh
Solid-state Chromium of Zwitterionic Triarylmethylium Salts
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 26, e202300337. (2023) (Front Cover picture)

(25) A. Ito, Y. Kuroda, K. Iwai, S. Yokoyama, N. Nishiwaki
Highly Electron-Deficient 1-Propyl-3,5-dinitropyridinium: Evaluation of Eelectron-Accepting Ability and Application as an Oxidative Quencher for Metal Complexes
RSC Advances 14, 5846-5850. (2024)

Review

(1) A. I. Reza, K. Iwai, N. Nishiwaki
Recent Advances in Synthesis of Multiply Arylated/Alkylated Pyridines
Chemical Record 22, e202200099 (2022) (Front Cover picture)

(2) K. Iwai, N. Nishiwaki
Nitroacetonitrile and its Synthetic Equivalents
J. Org. Chem. 86, 13177–13185 (2021) (Front cover picture)

(3) K. Iwai, N. Nishiwaki
Recent Progress in Haloalkenes Synthesis by Hydrohalogenation (HX = HCl, HBr, HI) of Alkynes

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