Research Interests:
􀂾 Organic reactions in water;
􀂾 Total synthesis of biologically active compounds;
􀂾 Asymmetric reactions using effective chiral catalysts;
􀂾 Microencapsulated catalysts;
􀂾 Synthesis of antimalarial alkaloids, febrifugines;
􀂾 Organic reactions using microreactors.

Recent publications:
1. “Alkaline Earth Metal Catalysts for Asymmetric Reactions”, Kobayashi, S.; Yamashita, Y. Acc. Chem. Res.
ASAP.
2. “Remarkable Effect of Bimetallic Nanocluster Catalysts for Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols: Combining Metals
Changes the Activities and the Reaction Pathways to Aldehydes/Carboxylic Acids or Esters”, Kaizuka, K.;
Miyamura, H.; Kobayashi, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 15096-15098.
3. “Indium(I)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylation, Crotylation, and -Chloroallylation of Hydrazones with Rare
Constitutional and High Configurational Selectivities”, Chakrabarti, A.; Konishi, H.; Yamaguchi, M.;
Schneider, U.; Kobayashi, S. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 1838-1841.
4. “Microencapsulated and Related Catalysts for Organic Chemistry and Organic Synthesis”, Akiyama, R.;
Kobayashi, S. Chem. Rev. 2009, 109, 594-642.