Kentaro Umei

Synthesis of Paclitaxel. 1. Synthesis of the ABC Ring of Paclitaxel by SmI2-Mediated Cyclization.

Takaaki Sato, K. Fukaya, T. Ōishi, 2015, Organic letters.

Novel pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines as orally active EP1 receptor antagonists: Synthesis, structure-activity relationship studies, and biological evaluation.

Y. Kohno, N. Tanaka, K. Tatani, 2017, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry.

PBr3-mediated unexpected reductive deoxygenation of α-aryl-pyridinemethanols: synthesis of arylmethylpyridines

Y. Kohno, Kentaro Umei, S. Seto, 2016 .

Discovery of novel pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-based EP1 receptor antagonists by scaffold hopping: Design, synthesis, and structure-activity relationships.

Y. Saito, Y. Kohno, N. Tanaka, 2017, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters.

Identification of novel 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridyl-substituted benzo[d]thiazoles: Lead generation and optimization toward potent and orally active EP1 receptor antagonists.

Y. Kohno, N. Tanaka, Kentaro Umei, 2017, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry.