A．Publications
1) “Facile synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted enynes: Remarkable reactivity and stereoselectivity oftributyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropynyl)stannane in carbostannylation of alkynes”
S. Shimizu,* G. Jiang, M. Murai, Y. Takeda, Y. Nakao, T. Hiyama, E. Shirakawa, Chemistry Letters, 34,
1700−1701 (2005).
2)“Copper-catalyzed transformation of carbonyl-ene-nitrile compounds: Vinylation, imino ene reaction, andalkynylation of 2-aza-2,4-cyclopentadienone intermediates generated via Ritter-type hydration anddehydrative cyclization reactions”
M. Murai, S. Kawai, K. Miki, K. Ohe,* Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 692, 579−584 (2007).

3)“Novel generation of 3,3,3-trifluoropropynyllithium and transformation of the carbonyl adducts totrifluoromethyl-substituted allenes”
M. Shimizu,* M. Higashi, Y. Takeda, G. Jiang, M. Murai, T. Hiyama, Synlett, 1163−1165 (2007).

4)“Transition metal-catalyzed ring-opening, substitution, and cyclopropanation reactions via vinylcarbene
complexes generated from O-propargyl thiocarbamates”
Y. Ikeda, M. Murai, T. Abo, K. Miki, K. Ohe,* Tetrahedron Letters, 48, 6651−6654 (2007).

5)“Copper-catalyzed addition reactions of aromatics and ketones to 2-aza-2,4-cyclopentadienone: Facile andefficient transformation of carbonyl-ene-nitriles to 1H-pyrrolin-2(5H)-ones”
M. Murai, K. Miki, K. Ohe,* The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 73, 9174−9176 (2008).

6)“A new route to 3-acyl-2-aminobenzofurans: Palladium-catalyzed cycloisomerisation of 2-(cyanomethyl)phenyl esters”
M. Murai, K. Miki, K. Ohe,* Chemical Communications, 45, 3466−3468, (2009).

7)“New preparation and synthetic reactions of 3,3,3-trifluoropropynyllithium, -borate and -stannane: Facile
synthesis of trifluoromethylated allenes, arylacetylenes and enynes”
M. Shimizu,* M. Higashi, Y. Takeda, M. Murai, G. Jiang, Y. Asai, Y. Nakao, E. Shirakawa, T. Hiyama,
Future Medicinal Chemistry, 1, 921−945 (2009).

8)“Atom-efficient synthesis of -alkylidene-N-furylimines via catalytic vinylcarbene-transfer reactions tocarbonyl-ene-nitrile compounds”
M. Murai, S. Yoshida, K. Miki, K. Ohe,* Chemical Communications, 46, 3366−3368 (2010).

9)“A stereoselective cyclization cascade mediated by SmI2-H2O: Synthetic studies towards Stolonidiol”
T. M. Baker, L. A. Sloan, L. H. Choudhury, M. Murai, D. J. Procter,* Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 21,1246−1261 (2010).

10) “Gallium(III)-catalyzed bromocyanation of alkynes: Regio- and stereoselective synthesis of -bromo-,unsaturated nitriles”
M. Murai, R. Hatano, S. Kitabata, K. Ohe,* Chemical Communications, 47, 2375−2377 (2011).
11) “Rhodium-catalyzed carbene transfer reactions via thienylcarbene complexes generated from thiocarbamoylene-yne compounds”
A. Tsuneishi, K. Okamoto, Y. Ikeda, M. Murai, K. Miki, K. Ohe,* Synlett, 655−658 (2011).
12) “Practical synthesis of aromatic nitriles via gallium-catalyzed electrophilic cyanation of aromatic C–H bond”
K. Okamoto, M. Watanabe, M. Murai, R. Hatano, K. Ohe,* Chemical Communications, 48, 3127−3129(2012).
13) “Pd- and Cu-catalyzed one-pot multicomponent synthesis of hetero ,’-dimers of heterocycles”
T. Murata, M. Murai, Y. Ikeda, K. Miki, K. Ohe,* Organic Letters, 14, 2296−2299 (2012).
14) “Azulene-based conjugated polymers: Unique seven-membered ring connectivity leading tostimuli-responsiveness”
M. Murai, E. Amir, R. J. Amir, C. J. Hawker,* Chemical Science, 3, 2721−2725 (2012).
15) “Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization reactions of 2-(2-propynyl)pyridine N-oxides leading to indolizinones”
M. Murai, S. Kitabata, K. Okamoto, K. Ohe,* Chemical Communications, 48, 7622−7624 (2012).
16) “Photoinitated click reactions for the creation of spatially defined materials”
D. Miyajima, M. Murai, C. J. Hawker, Koubunshi, 61, 862−864 (2012).
17) “Zinc-porphyrins functionalized with redox-active peripherals: Enhancement of d-p interaction leading tounique assembly and redox-triggered remote switching of fluorescence”
M. Murai, M. Sugimoto, M. Akita,* Dalton Transactions, 42, 16108−16120 (2013).
18) “Copper-catalyzed C−H cyanation of terminal alkynes with cyanogen iodide”
K. Okamoto,* M. Watanabe, N. Sakata, M. Murai, K. Ohe,* Organic Letters, 15, 5810−5813 (2013).
19) “Bismuth(III)-catalyzed dehydrative etherification and thioetherification of phenolic hydroxy groups”
M. Murai,* K. Origuchi, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 16, 3828−3831 (2014).
20) “Modulating structure and properties in organic chromophores: Influence of azulene as a building block”
M. Murai, S.-Y. Ku, N. D. Treat, M. J. Robb, M. L. Chabinyc, C. J. Hawker,* Chemical Science, 5,3753−3760 (2014).
21) “Bismuth-catalyzed synthesis of PAHs with a phenanthrene backbone via cyclization and aromatization of
2-(2-arylphenyl)vinyl ethers”
M. Murai,* N. Hosokawa, D. Roy, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 16, 4134−4137 (2014).
22) “Conjugated oligomers incorporating azulene building blocks –Seven- vs five-membered ring connectivity”
E. Amir, M. Murai, R. J. Amir, R. J. S. Cowart Jr, M. L. Chabinyc, C. J. Hawker,* Chemical Science, 5,4483−4489 (2014).
23) “Modulating the properties of azulene-containing polymers through controlled incorporation ofregioisomers”
K. Tsurui, M. Murai, S.-Y. Ku, C. J. Hawker,* M. J. Robb,* Advanced Functional Materials, 24,
7338−7347 (2014).
24) “Rhenium-catalyzed synthesis of 2H-1,2-oxaphosphorin 2-oxides via the regio- and stereoselective addition
reaction of -keto phosphonates with alkynes”
M. Murai,* M. Nakamura, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 16, 5784−5787 (2014).
25) “Rhodium-catalyzed dehydrogenative germylation of C−H bonds: New entry to unsymmetricallyfunctionalized 9-germafluorenes”
M. Murai,* K. Matsumoto, R. Okada, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 16, 6492−6495 (2014).
26) “Iridium-catalyzed intermolecular dehydrogenative silylation of polycyclic aromatic compounds without
directing group”
M. Murai,* K. Takami, K. Takai,* Chemistry –A European Journal, 21, 4566−4570 (2015).
27) “Isolation and structural characterization of gem-di(iodozincio)methane complexes stabilized with nitrogen
ligands”
Y. Nishida, N. Hosokawa, M. Murai,* K. Takai,* Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137,
114−117 (2015).
28) “Rhenium-catalyzed anti-Markovnikov addition reaction of methanetricarboxylates to unactivated terminal
acetylenes”
S. Hori, M. Murai,* K. Takai,* Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, 1452−1457 (2015).

29) “Transition metal-catalyzed facile access to 3,11-dialkylfulminenes for transistor application”
M. Murai,* H. Maekawa, S. Hamao, Y. Kubozono, D. Roy, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 17, 708−711(2015).
30) “Rhenium-catalysed dehydrogenative borylation of primary and secondary C(sp3)−H bonds adjacent to anitrogen atom”
M. Murai,* T. Omura, Y. Kubozono, K. Takai,* Chemical Communications, 51, 4583−4586 (2015).
31) “Palladium-catalyzed three-component coupling reactions of 2-(cyanomethyl)phenol, aryl halides, andcarbon monooxide”
M. Murai, K. Okamoto, K. Miki, K. Ohe,* Tetrahedron, 71, 4432−4437 (2015).
32) “Iridium-catalyzed dehydrogenative silylation of azulenes based on the regioselective C−H bonds activation”
M. Murai,* K. Takami, H. Takeshima, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 17, 1798−1801 (2015).
33) “Acceleration effects of phosphine ligands on the rhodium-catalyzed dehydrogenative silylation andgermylation of unactivated C(sp3)−H bonds”
M. Murai,* H. Takeshima, H. Morita, Y. Kuninobu, K. Takai,* The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 80,
5407−5414 (2015). Selected as a Featured Article and ACS Editor’s Choice.
34) “Rhodium-catalyzed synthesis of benzosilolometallocenes via the dehydrogenative silylation of C(sp2)−Hbonds”
M. Murai,* K. Matsumoto, K. Takeuchi, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 17, 3102−3105 (2015).
35) “Stereospecific deoxygenation of aliphatic epoxides to alkenes under rhenium catalysis”
T. Nakagiri, M. Murai,* K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 17, 3346−3349 (2015).
Highlight in "Organic Chemistry Highlights".
36) “Short synthesis of [5]- and [7]phenacenes with silyl groups at the axis positions”
D. Roy, H. Maekawa, M. Murai,* K. Takai,* Chemistry –An Asian Journal, 10, 2518−2524 (2015).
37) “Rhodium-catalyzed synthesis of chiral spiro-9-silabifluorenes via dehydrogenative silylation: Mechanistic
insights into the construction of tetraorganosilicon stereocenters”
M. Murai,* Y. Takeuchi, K. Yamauchi, Y. Kuninobu, K. Takai,* Chemistry –A European Journal, 22,6048−6058 (2016). Selected as a Hot Paper.
38) “Palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of azulene based on the regioselective C−H bond activation”
M. Murai,* M. Yanagawa, M. Nakamura, K. Takai,* Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 629−635(2016).
39) “Synthesis of sila[n]helicenes via dehydrogenative silylation of C−H bonds under rhodium catalysis”
M. Murai,* R. Okada, A. Nishiyama, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 18, 4380−4383 (2016).
40) “Molybdenum-catalyzed stereospecific deoxygenation of epoxides to alkenes”
S. Asako,* T. Sakae, M. Murai, K. Takai,* Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 358, 3966−3970 (2016).
Selected as a Very Important Paper.
41) “Rhenium-catalyzed 1,1-difunctionalization of 1,n-diynes with carbon nucleophiles followed by sequential
cyclization leading to tetrahydroindenone derivatives”
M. Murai,* E. Uemura, S. Hori, K. Takai,* Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56, 5862−5866(2017).
42) “Iridium-catalyzed dehydrogenative dimerization of benzylmethylsilanes via silylation of C(sp3)−H bonds
adjacent to a silicon atom”
M. Murai,* Y. Takeuchi, K. Takai,* Chemistry Letters, 46, 1044−1047 (2017).

43) “Rhodium-catalyzed silylative and germylative cyclization with dehydrogenation leading to 9-sila- and9-germafluorenes: A combined experimental and computational mechanistic study”
M. Murai,* R. Okada, S. Asako, K. Takai,* Chemistry –A European Journal, 23, 10861−10870 (2017).
Selected as a Hot Paper.
44) “Iridium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of cyclopropanes via regioselective carbon−carbon bond cleavage”
M. Murai,* A. Nishiyama, N. Nishinaka, H. Morita, K. Takai,* Chemical Communications, 53, 9281−9284(2017).
45) “Structural characterization and unique catalytic performance of reactive silyl-substituted geminal
dichromiomethane complexes stabilized with diamine ligand”
M. Murai,* R. Taniguchi, N. Hosokawa, Y. Nishida, H. Mimachi, T. Oshiki, K. Takai,* Journal of theAmerican Chemical Society, 139, 13184−13192 (2017).
Selected as JACS Spotlights (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 139, 12863−12864 (2017)).
46) “Azulene-fused linear-shaped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with low bandgap and uniquestimuli-responsiveness”
M. Murai,* S. Iba, H. Ota, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 19, 5585−5588 (2017).
47) “Rhenium-catalyzed ortho-alkylation of phenols”
Y. Kuninobu,* M. Yamamoto, M. Nishi, T. Yamamoto, T. Matsuki, M. Murai,* K. Takai,* Organic
Syntheses, 94, 280−291 (2017).
48) “Straightforward approach to borylcyclopropanes by chromium-promoted cyclopropanation of unactivatedalkenes”
M. Murai,* C. Mizuta, R. Taniguchi, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 19, 6104−6107 (2017).
49) “Iridium-catalyzed sequential silylation and borylation of heteroarenes based on the regioselective C−H bondactivation”
M. Murai,* N. Nishinaka, K. Takai,* Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57, 5843−5847 (2018).
50) “Amine-promoted anti-Markovnikov addition reaction of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with terminal alkynes underrhenium catalysis”
M. Murai,* E. Uemura, K. Takai,* ACS Catalysis, 8, 5454−5459 (2018).
51) “Catalytic cleavage and reformation of ethereal -bonds”
M. Murai,* K. Origuchi, K. Takai,* Chemistry Letters, 47, 927−930 (2018).
52) “Unsymmetrical difunctionalization of two different C−H bonds in one-pot under transition metal catalysis”
M. Murai,* K. Takai,* Synthesis (Mini review), 51, 40−54 (2019).
Invited contribution to the “Golden Synthesis Anniversary Special Issue” (P. Knochel, Ed.).
53) “Regioselective arene homologation through rhenium-catalyzed deoxygenative aromatization of
7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene”
M. Murai,* T. Ogita, K. Takai,* Chemical Communications, 55, 2332−2335 (2019).
54) “Palladium-catalyzed double-bond migration of unsaturated hydrocarbons controllable by second metal
catalysts”
M. Murai,* K. Nishimura, K. Takai,* Chemical Communications, 55, 2769−2772 (2019).
55) “Chromium-mediated stannylcyclopropanation of alkenes with (diiodomethyl)stannanes”
M. Murai,* R. Taniguchi, C. Mizuta, K. Takai,* Chemical Communications, 21, 2668−2672 (2019).
56) “Regioselective functionalization of 9,9-dimethyl-9-silafluorenes by borylation, bromination, and nitration”
M. Murai,* N. Nishinaka, M. Kimura, K. Takai,* The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 84, 5667−5676(2019).

57) “Rhenium-catalyzed regioselective ortho-alkenylation and [3+2+1]cycloaddition of phenols with internalalkynes”
M. Murai,* M. Yamamoto, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 21, 3441−3445 (2019).
58) “Rhenium-catalysed cyclization via 1,2-iodine and 1,5-hydrogen migration for the synthesis of
2-iodo-1H-indenes”
M. Murai,* K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 21, 6756−6760 (2019).
59) “Mechanistic insights into rhenium-catalyzed regioselective C-alkenylation of phenols with internal alkynes”
M. Murai,* M. Yamamoto, K. Takai,* Chemistry –A European Journal, 25, 15189−15197 (2019).
60) “Regioselective sequential silylation and borylation of aromatic aldimines as a strategy for programming
synthesis of multifunctionalized benzene derivatives”
M. Murai,* N. Nishinaka, T. Enoki, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 22, 316−321 (2020).
60) “Cyclization of 1,n-enynes initiated by the addition reaction of gem-dichromiomethane reagents to alkynes”
M. Murai,* R. Taniguchi, K. Takai,* Organic Letters, 22, 3985−3988 (2020).
61) “Cyclization of 5-alkynylketones with chromium alkylidene equivalents generated in situ fromgem-dichromiomethanes”
M. Murai,* R. Taniguchi, T. Kurogi, S. Moritani, K. Takai,* Chemical Communications, 56, 9711−9714(2020).
62) “Control of regioselectivity of carbene/alkyne metathesis in chromium-mediated coupling and cyclization
with 1,6-enynes”
M. Murai,* R. Taniguchi, K. Takai,* Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 94, 2848−2852 (2021).
63) “Silylative cyclization with dehydrogenation leading to benzosilole-fused azulenes showing uniquestimuli-responsive fluorescence”
M. Murai,* Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 11, 262−266 (2022).
64) “Diazulenylmethyl cations with a silicon bridge: A -extended cationic motif to form J-aggregates withnear-infrared absorption and emission”
M. Murai,* M. Abe, S. Ogi, S. Yamaguchi,* Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144, 20385−
20393 (2022).
Press released by Nagoya Univ.
65) “Germanium- and tin-bridged diazulenylmethyl cations: Effects of the group 14 element on the structure andproperties of the -extended cation”
M. Murai,* M. Ito, S. Takahashi, S. Yamaguchi,* Dalton Transactions, 52, in press (2023).
66) “A kinetically stabilized nitrogen-doped triangulene cation: Stable and NIR fluorescent diradical cation with triplet
ground state”
S. Arikawa, A. Shimizu,* D. Shiomi, K. Sato,* T. Takui, H. Sotome,* H. Miyasaka, M. Murai, S.
Yamaguchi, S. Shintani,* Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, in press (2023).
67) “Azulene-fused linearly -extended polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Synthesis, photophysical properties,
and OFETs applications”
M. Murai,* S. Iba, S. Hamao, Y. Kubozono, H. Ota, K. Takai,* Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan,
96, 1077 (2023).
Highlighted as a “Selected Paper”.
68) “Dithienoazepine-based near-infrared dyes: Janus-faced effects of thiophene-fused structure on antiaromatic
azepines”
M. Murai,* T. Enoki, S. Yamaguchi,* Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, e202311445 (2023).
Selected as a Very Important Paper and Inside CoverPress released by Nagoya Univ.
69) “Dithieno[3,2-b;2’,3’-f]phosphepinium-Based Near-Infrared Fluorophores: px−* Conjugation Inherent toSeven-Membered Phosphacycles”
K, Andoh, M. Murai,* P.-A. Bouit, M. Hissler, S. Yamaguchi,* Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
63, e202410204 (2024).
70) “Controlling Redox and Wire-Like Charge-Delocalization Properties of Dinuclear Mixed-Valence
Complexes with MCp*(dppe) (M = Fe, Ru) Termini Bridged by Metalloporphyrin Linkers”
M. Murai, K. Ono, Y. Tanaka, M. Akita,* ACS Organic & Inorgnic Au, 4, accepted (2024).
71) “Sulfur-Bridged Diazulenylmethyl Cations: Charge-Segregated Assembly of -Conjugated Cations Toward
Charge-Carrier Transport Application”
S. Takahashi, M. Murai,* T. Hattori, S. Seki,* T. Yanai, S. Yamaguchi,* Under revision (2024). ChemRxiv
2024, preprint (DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-k45wj).

B. Oral Presentation in the International Conference
1) “Development of azulene-based novel -conjugated molecules: Enhancement of dipolar leading to uniquestimuli-responsiveness”
M. Murai, C. J. Hawker, 12th International Kyoto Conference on New Aspects of Organic Chemistry(IKCOC 12)
Kyoto, November, 2012
2)

“Rhenium-catalyzed anti-Markovnikov addition reaction of carbon nucleophiles to unactivated terminal
acetylenes”
M. Murai, International Symposium on Pure & Applied Chemistry (ISPAC)
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, June, 2017 (Invited)3)“Transition metal-catalyzed intermolecular dehydrogenative silylation of aromatic compounds without
directing groups based on the regio- and chemoselective C−H bond activation”
M. Murai, 8th Annual Global Congress of Catalysis 2017
Shanghai, China, October, 2017 (Invited)4)“Regioselective benzoannulation of PAHs via the rhenium-catalyzed deoxygenation of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene”
M. Murai, K. Takai, International Symposium on JST ACT-C Project ~Invention of -Electronic Organic
Molecules toward Electronic Energy Devices~
Okayama, July, 2017

5)

“Rhenium-catalyzed anti-Markovnikov addition reaction of carbon nucleophiles to unactivated terminal
acetylenes”
M. Murai, K. Takai, 14th International Kyoto Conference on New Aspects of Organic Chemistry (IKCOC
14)Kyoto, November, 2018

6)

“Rhenium-catalyzed intermolecular anti-Markovnikov addition reaction of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds withterminal alkynes”
M. Murai, K. Takai, 28th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (ICOMC 2018)
Florence, Italy, July, 2018 (Invited)

7) “Regioselective benzannulation of PAHs via rhenium-catalyzed deoxygenation of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta2,5-diene”
M. Murai, International Congress on Pure & Applied Chemistry (ICPAC)

Yangon, Myanmar, August, 2019 (Invited)8)“Silicon-bridged diazulenylmethyl cations as a -extended cationic motif to form J-aggregates withnear-infrared emission”
M. Murai, S. Yamaguchi, 15th International Symposium on Functional- Electron Systems (F-15)
Raleigh, USA, June, 2023

9)

“Alignment of azulene-based cationic -skeletons toward functional -materials”
M. Murai, 15th International Kyoto Conference on New Aspects of Organic Chemistry (IKCOC 15)
Kyoto, November, 2023

10) “Design and synthesis of key nonbenzenoid core units realizing near-infrared emission”
M. Murai, 2023 International IRCCS–IRTG–ILR Symposium on “New Horizons of Molecular Functions”
Nagoya, December, 2023
11) “Si, Ge, and Sn-bridged -conjugated carbocations: Azulene-fusing strategy for designing near-infrared dyes”
M. Murai, The 20th International Symposium on Silicon Chemistry (ISOS-2024)
Hiroshima, May 2024