Haruhiko Kusaka

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies(5), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis(4), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis(3), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis(3), Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae(3)

Publications13 total

Nanopillar Polymer Films as Antibacterial Packaging Materials
ACS Applied Nano Materials·2022· 45 cited
A Novel Production of γ-Butyrolactone Catalyzed by Ruthenium Complexes
Journal of Catalysis·2000· 64 cited
Characterization of unsupported Ru–Co bimetallic catalyst derived from CoCO3, and its application for isophoronenitrile hydrogenation
Applied Catalysis A General·1999· 4 cited
ChemInform Abstract: Total Syntheses of (.+‐.)‐Hymenolin and (.+‐.)‐Parthenin.
ChemInform·1998
ChemInform Abstract: A Novel Synthetic Method of the (VII) (.+‐.)‐(3aα,8aα)‐Ethyl 8β‐Hydroxy‐6β‐methyl‐2‐oxooctahydro‐2H‐cyclohepta [b]furan‐3α‐carboxylate and Its Chemical Transformation to (XIII) (.+‐.)‐(3aα,8aα) ‐3α,6β‐Dimethyl‐3,3a,4,5,6,8a‐hexahydro‐2H‐cyclohepta [b]furan‐2‐one, (+)‐ (XIV) and (‐)‐ (XIV) ‐7β‐(2‐Acetoxy‐1α‐methylethyl) ‐4β‐methyl‐2‐cyclohepten‐1β‐ol, and (+)‐ (XVII) and (‐)‐ (XVII) ‐7β‐(2‐Acetoxy‐1α‐methylethyl) ‐4β‐methyl‐2‐cyclohepten‐1‐one. Possible Common Synthetic Intermediates for Pseudoguaianolides, 4,5‐Secopseudoguaianolides, Guaianolides, 4,5‐Secoguaianolides, and Octalactins.
ChemInform·1998
Total Syntheses of (±)-Hymenolin and (±)-Parthenin
The Journal of Organic Chemistry·1998· 16 cited
A Novel Synthetic Method of the (±)-(3aα,8aα)-Ethyl 8β-Hydroxy-6β-methyl-2-oxooctahydro-2<i>H</i>-cyclohepta[<i>b</i>]furan-3α- carboxylate and Its Chemical Transformation to (±)-(3aα,8aα)-3α,6β-Dimethyl-3,3a,4,5,6,8a-hexahydro-2<i>H</i>- cyclohepta[<i>b</i>]furan-2-one, (+)- and (−)-7β-(2-Acetoxy-1α-methylethyl)-4β-methyl-2-cyclohepten-1β-ol, and (+)- and (−)-7β-(2-Acetoxy-1α-methylethyl)-4β-methyl-2-cyclohepten-1-one. Possible Common Synthetic Intermediates for Pseudoguaianolides, 4,5-Secopseudoguaianolides, Guaianolides, 4,5-Secoguaianolides, and Octalactins
The Journal of Organic Chemistry·1998· 32 cited
Characterization and Nitrile Group Hydrogenation Study of Supported and Unsupported Ru–Co Catalyst
Journal of Catalysis·1996· 14 cited
ChemInform Abstract: Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of Ketene Silyl Acetals with Aldehydes by Use of Chiral Bissulfonamidozinc(II).
ChemInform·1992
Catalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of Ketene Silyl Acetals with Aldehydes by Use of Chiral Bissulfonamido Zinc(II)
Chemistry Letters·1990· 19 cited
Studies on the syntheses of sesquiterpene lactones. 11. The syntheses of 3-epizaluzanin C, zaluzanin C, zaluzanin D, and related compounds 3.alpha.-hydroxyguaia-1(10),4(15),11(13)-trieno-12,6.alpha.-lactone and 3.alpha.-hydroxyguaia-4(15),9,11(13)-trieno-12,6.alpha.-lactone
The Journal of Organic Chemistry·1989· 48 cited
ChemInform Abstract: Studies on the Syntheses of Sesquiterpene Lactones. Part 10. Improved Syntheses of (+)‐Tuberiferin and the Related α‐Methylene γ‐Lactones and Their Biological Activities.
ChemInform·1988
Studies on the syntheses of sesquiterpene lactones. 10. Improved syntheses of (+)-tuberiferin and the related .alpha.-methylene-.gamma.-lactones and their biological activities
The Journal of Organic Chemistry·1987· 41 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Fumito Shimoma(4), Toshio Suzuki(4), Hisahiro Hagiwara(4), Yoshinori Hara(3), Yoshikazu Yanagi(3), M. ANDO(3), Masayoshi Ando(2), Kahei Takase(2), Katsuaki Wada(2), Hidenori Azami(2), Masafumi Yasunami(2), Masayoshi Ando(2), Teruaki Mukaiyama(2), Tohru Takashima(2), Tetsuro Shimpuku(2), Masamichi Onuki(2), K.T. Wada(2), H. AZAMI(2), Hiroko Inagaki(1), Kazunari Takahashi(1)