58. Construction of σ-aromatic AlB2 ring via A Borane Coupling with A Dicoordinate Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Aluminyl Anion
Kota Koshino, Rei Kinjo
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142, 9057 - 9062, 2020.

57. A Neutral and Aromatic Boron‐rich Inorganic Benzene
Kei Ota, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 6572 - 6575, 2020.
*(Highlighted in C&E NEWS)
*(Highlighted in ChemViews)

56. Crystalline Boragermenes
Bin Rao, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 3147 - 3150, 2020.
*(Selected as a HOT paper)

55. Cyclic (Alkyl)(Boryl)Germylene derived from Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Germylene
Bin Rao, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 58, 18150 - 18153, 2019.

54. Bicyclic (Amino)(Borata)Carbene derived from Diazadiborinine and Isonitrile
Baolin Wang, Kota Koshino, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Commun. 55, 13012 - 13014, 2019.

53. Metal-free Borylation of Arenes by a Diazadiborinine via CH/CF Bond Activation and Dearomatization
Yuanting Su, Dinh Cao Huan Do, Yongxin Li, Rei Kinjo
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141, 13729 - 13733, 2019.

52. Oxidative Addition of Elemental Selenium to 1,4,2,5-Diazadiborinine
Gillian Kor Hwee Goh, Yongxin Li, Rei Kinjo
Dalton. Trans. 48, 7514 - 7518, 2019.
*(Selected as a HOT Article)

51. Small Molecule Activation by Boron-containing Heterocycles
Yuanting Su, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Soc. Rev. 48, 3613 - 3659, 2019.
(Invited contribution to the themed issue entitled "Contemporary Research in Boron Chemistry")

50. Crystalline Tetraatomic Boron (0) Species
Wei Lu, Yongxin Li, Rei Kinjo
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141, 5164 - 5168, 2019.

49. Germylone-Bridged Bimetallic Ir and Rh Complexes
Bochao Su, Kei Ota, Yongxin Li, Rei Kinjo
Dalton. Trans. 48, 3555 - 3559, 2019.
(Invited contribution to the themed collection entitled "Inorganic Chemistry of the p-Block Elements")

48. Boron-based Stepwise Dioxygen Activation with 1,4,2,5-Diazadiborinine
Baolin Wang, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Sci. 10, 2088 - 2092, 2019.

47. Borane-Catalyzed Cross-Metathesis Strategy for Facile Transformation of Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Germylenes
Bin Rao, Liliang Wang, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 58, 231 - 235, 2019.

46. Activation of Dihydrogen by 1,4,2,5-Diazadiborinine
Baolin Wang, Rei Kinjo
Tetrahedron 74, 7273 - 7276, 2018.
(Invited contribution to the Special Issue entitled "Frustrated Lewis Acids")

45. Facile Activation of Homoatomic sigma-Bonds in White Phosphorus and Diborane by a Diboraallene
Wei Lu, Kai Xu, Yongxin Li, Hajime Hirao, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 15691 - 15695, 2018.

44. A Zwitterionic Inorganic Benzene Valence Isomer with sigma-Bonding between Two pai-Orbitals
(#) Bochao Su, (#) Kei Ota, Kai Xu, Hajime Hirao, Rei Kinjo
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 11921 - 11925, 2018.

43. Coordination of Asymmetric Diborenes towards Cationic Coinage Metals (Au, Ag, Cu)
Wei Lu, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Eur. J. 24, 15656 - 15662, 2018.

42. Complexation of Asymmetric Diborenes with Magnesium Bromide
Wei Lu, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Commun. 54, 8842 - 8844, 2018.

41. Engineering the Frointier Orbitals of a Diazadiborinine for Facile Activation of H2, NH3, and Isonitrile
Yuanting Su, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 7846 - 7849, 2018.

40. Crystalline Diazadiborinine Radical Cation and Its Boron-centered Radical Reactivity
Baolin Wang, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Richard D. Webster, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 7826 - 7829, 2018.

39. Boron-based Catalysts for C-C Bond Formation Reactions
Bin Rao, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Asian J. 13, 1279 - 1292, 2018.
(Invited contribution to "Focus Review")

38. Isolation and Reactivity of a Chlorogermyliumylidene Featuring two Ge-Cl Units
Yuanting Su, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 2228 - 2231 2018.
(Invited contribution to the Special Issue entitled "Celebrating the Past, Present, and Future of EJIC ")
*(Selected as a Very Important Paper (VIP))

37. A Boron Analogue of Vinylidene Dication Supported by Phosphines
Wei Lu, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 1255 - 1258, 2018.

36. Metal-Free Regio- and Chemoselective Hydroboration of Pyridines Catalyzed by 1,3,2-Diazaphosphenium Triflate
Bin Rao, Che Chang Chong, Rei Kinjo
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 652 - 656, 2018.

35. Snapshot of Inorganic Janovsky Complex Analogues featuring a Nucleophilic Boron Center
Di Wu, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Commun. 53, 12734 - 12737, 2017.
(Invited contribution to the Special Collection entitled "In Celebration of Prof. Phil Power's 65th Birthday ")

34. Boron-containing Radical Species
Yuanting Su, Rei Kinjo
Coord. Chem. Rev. 352, 346 - 378, 2017.
(Invited contribution to the Special Issue entitled "Frontiers in Organometallic Chemistry: 2018")

33. Ring Expansion, Photo-isomerization, and Retro-cyclization of 1,4,2-diazaboroles
Bochao Su, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56, 14572 - 14576, 2017.

32. Crystalline Boron-linked Tetraaminoethylene Radical Cations
Yuanting Su, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Sci. 8, 7419 - 7423, 2017.

31. Metal-Free Catalytic Reduction of alpha,beta-Unsaturated Esters by 1,3,2-Diazadiphospholene and Subsequent C-C Coupling with Nitriles
(#) Che Chang Chong, (#) Bin Rao, Rei Kinjo
ACS Catal. 7, 5814 - 5819, 2017.

30. Crystalline Neutral Allenic Diborene
Wei Lu, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56, 9829 - 9832, 2017.
*(Selected as a HOT Paper)

29. Electrostatic Catalyst Generated from Diazadiborinine for Carbonyl Reduction
Di Wu, Ruixing Wang, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Hajime Hirao, Rei Kinjo
Chem 3, 134 - 151, 2017.

28. Alkene-Carbene Isomerisation induced by Borane: Access to an Asymmetrical Diborene
Wei Lu, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 5047 - 5050, 2017.

27. Construction of Boron-Containing Aromatic Heterocycles
Bochao Su, Rei Kinjo
SYNTHESIS 49, 2985 - 3034, 2017.
(Invited contribution to "Review")

26. Bis(N-heterocyclic olefin) Derivative: An Efficient Precursor for Isophosphindolylium Species
Che Chang Chong, Bin Rao, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Inorg. Chem. 56, 8608 - 8614, 2017.
(Invited contribution to a themed forum entitled "Advances in main group inorganic chemistry ")

25. Formation of Boron-Main Group Element Bonds by Reactions with A Tricoordinate Organoboron L2PhB: (L = oxazol-2-ylidene)
Lingbing Kong, Wei Lu, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Inorg. Chem. 56, 5586 - 5593, 2017.

24. Azaborabutadiene: Synthesis via Metal-free Carboboration of Nitriles and Its Utility as Building Blocks for B,N-heterocycles
Lingbing Kong, Wei Lu, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55, 14718 - 14722, 2016.

23. Isolation of Phosphinoimino-2-imidazoline
Che Chang Chong, Rakesh Ganguly, Yongxin Li, Rei Kinjo
ZAAC 642, 1264 - 1268, 2016.
(Invited contribution to the Special Issue entitled "NHC-stabilization of reactive units in main group and transition metal chemistry ")

22. Synthesis and Thermal Reactivity of a Me3N-stabilized Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Oxophosphonium Ion
Jingjing Cui, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 460, 2 - 7, 2017.
(Invited contribution to the Special Issue entitled "Inorganic Chemistry - The Next Generation").

21. Isolation of a Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Germylene
Liliang Wang, Yi Shan Lim, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Molecules, 21, 990, 2016.
(Invited contribution to the Special Issue entitled "Advances in Silicon Chemistry").

20. Isolation of a Diborane(6) Dication: Formation and Cleavage of an Electron-Precise B(sp3)-B(sp3) Bond
Lingbing Kong, Wei Lu, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 8623 - 8629, 2016.

19. Ambiphilic boron in 1,4,2,5-diazadiborinine
Baolin Wang, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Hajime Hirao, Rei Kinjo
Nature Communications 7, 11871, 2016.

18. Isolation of 1,2,4,3-triazaborol-3-yl-metal (Li, Mg, Al, Au, Zn, Sb, Bi) Derivatives and Reactivity towards CO and Isonitriles
Wei Lu, Haitao Hu, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 6650 - 6661, 2016.

17. Reactivity Studies on a Diazadiphosphapentalene
Jingjing Cui, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Eur. J. 22, 9976 - 9985, 2016.

16. Serendipitous Observation of Al(I) Insertion into a C-O Bond in L2PhB: (L=oxazol-2-ylidene)
Lingbing Kong, Rakesh Ganguly, Yongxin Li, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Eur. J. 22, 1922 - 1925, 2016.

15. Synthesis, Characterization, and Electronic Structures of a Methyl Germyliumylidene Ion and Germylone-Group VI Metal Complexes
Bochao Su, Rakesh Ganguly, Yongxin Li, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Commun. 52, 613 - 616, 2016.

14. Reversible [4+2] Cycloaddition Reaction of 1,3,2,5-Diazadiborinine with Ethylene
Di Wu, Rakesh Ganguly, Yongxin Li, Sin Ni Hoo, Hajime Hirao, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Sci. 6, 7150 - 7155, 2015.

13. Isolation and Reactivity of 1,4,2-Diazaborole
Bochao Su, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Jenny Lim, Rei Kinjo
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 137, 11274 - 11277, 2015.

12. Hydrophosphination of CO2 and Subsequent Formate Transfer in the 1,3,2-Diazaphospholene-Catalyzed N-Formylation of Amines
Che Chang Chong, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54, 12116 - 12120, 2015.
*(Selected as a HOT Paper)

11. Anti-Markovnikov Hydroimination of Terminal Alkynes in Gold-Catalyzed Pyridine Construction using Ammonia
(#)Liliang Wang, (#)Lingbing Kong, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Commun. 51, 12419 - 12422, 2015.

10. 1,3,2,5-Diazadiborinine Featuring Nucleophilic and Electrophilic Boron Centres
Di Wu, Lingbing Kong, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Nature Communications 6, 7340, 2015.

9. Catalytic Hydroboration of Carbonyl Derivatives, Imines, and Carbon Dioxide
Che Chang Chong, Rei Kinjo
ACS. Catalysis 5, 3238 - 3259, 2015.

8. Diverse Reactivity of A Tricoordinate Organoboron L2PhB: (L = oxazol-2-ylidene) towards Alkali Metal, Group 9 Metal, and Coinage Metal Precursors
Lingbing Kong, Rakesh Ganguly, Yongxin Li, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Sci. 6, 2893 - 2902, 2015.
*Selected as one of the TOP 25 most downloaded articles between Apr-Jun 2015

7. Metal-Free sigma-Bond Metathesis in 1,3,2-Diazaphospholene-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Carbonyl Compounds
Che Chang Chong, Hajime Hirao, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54, 190 - 194, 2015.

6. Metal-Free σ-Bond Metathesis in Ammonia Activation by a Diazadiphosphapentalene
Jingjing Cui, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Anusiya Inthirarajah, Hajime Hirao, Rei Kinjo
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 16764 - 16767, 2014.

5. Isolation of an Imino-N-heterocyclic Carbene/Germanium(0) Adduct: A Mesoionic Germylene Equivalent
Bochao Su, Rakesh Ganguly, Yongxin Li, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 13106 - 13109, 2014.

4. Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a C4 Cumulene including 4-Pyridylidenes Units, and Its Reactivity towards Ammonia-Borane
Di Wu, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Commun. 50, 12378 - 12381, 2014

3. 1,2,4,3-Triazaborole-based Neutral Oxoborane Stabilized by a Lewis Acid
(#) Ying Kai Loh, (#) Che Chang Chong, Rakesh Ganguly, Yongxin Li, Dragoslav Vidovic, Rei Kinjo
Chem. Commun. 50, 8561 - 8564, 2014.

2. Isolation of a Bis(oxazol-2-ylidene)-Phenylborylene Adduct and its Reactivity as a Boron-Centered Nucleophile
Lingbing Kong, Yongxin Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Dragoslav Vidovic, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 9280 - 9283, 2014.
*(Selected as a HOT Paper)

1. A Concerted Transfer Hydrogenolysis: 1,3,2-Diazaphospholene-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of N=N Bond with Ammonia-Borane
Che Chang Chong, Hajime Hirao, Rei Kinjo
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 3342 - 3346, 2014.
*(Highlighted in Perspective, Dalton Trans., doi:10.1039/C4DT02024C, 2014)

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15. Borylene Complexes (BH)L2 and Nitrogen Cation Complexes (N+)L2: Isoelectronic Homologues of Carbones CL2
Mehmet Ali Celik, Rebecca Sure, Susanne Klein, R. Kinjo, Guy Bertrand, Gernot Frenking.
Chem. A Eur. J. 18, 5676 - 5692, 2012.

14. Synthesis and Characterization of a Neutral Tricoordinate Organoboron Isoelectronic with Amines
R. Kinjo, B. Donnadieu, M. A. Celik, G. Frenking, G. Bertrand.
Science 333, 610 - 613, 2011.
*(Reviewed as Perspective in Science, by Prof. G. H. Robinson and Dr. Y. Wang, Science 333, 530, 2011)
** (Highlighted in C&E News, 89, 10, 2011)

13. Gold-Catalyzed Hydroamination of Alkynes and Allenes with Parent Hydrazine
R. Kinjo, B. Donnadieu, G. Bertrand.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 5560 - 5563, 2011.
*(Selected by Angewandte Chemie as a HOT Paper)

12. Isolation of Carbene-Stabilized Phosphorus Mononitride and Radical Cation (PN+.)
R. Kinjo, B. Donnadieu, G. Bertrand.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49, 5930 - 5933, 2010.
*(Selected by Angewandte Chemie as a Very Important Paper)
**(Reviewed as Highlight in Angewandte Chemie, by Prof. L.Weber. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49, 5829, 2010)

11. Serendipitous Discovery of the Catalytic Hydroammoniumation and Methylamination of Alkynes
X. Zeng, R. Kinjo, B. Donnadieu, G. Bertrand.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49, 942 - 945, 2010.

10. Interaction of π-Bonds of the Silicon-Silicon Triple Bond with Alkali Metals: An Isolable Anion Radical upon Reduction of a Disilyne
A. Sekiguchi, R. Kinjo, M. Ichinohe.
Synthetic Metals (Special Issue: Super-Hierarchial Structure Synthetic Metals), 159, 773 - 775, 2009.

9. Synthesis of a Simplified Version of Stable Bulky and Rigid Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes (CAACs), and Catalytic Activity of the Ensuing Gold(I) Complex in the Three-Component Preparation of 1,2-Dihydroquinoline Derivatives
X. Zeng, G. D. Frey, R. Kinjo, B. Donnadieu, G. Bertrand.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 8690 - 8696, 2009.

8. Isolation of Bicyclopropenylidenes, Derivatives of the Smallest Member of the Fulvalene Family
R. Kinjo, Y. Ishida, B. Donnadieu, G. Bertrand.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 48, 517 - 520, 2009.
*(Highlighted in C&E News, 87, 32, 2009)

7. Reactivity of a Disilyne RSi≡SiR (R = SiiPr[CH(SiMe3)2]2) toward π-Bonds: Stereospecific Addition and a New Route to an Isolable 1,2-Disilabenzene
R. Kinjo, M. Ichinohe, A. Sekiguchi, N. Takagi, M. Sumimoto, S. Nagase.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 7766 - 7767, 2007.

6. An Isolable Disilyne Anion Radical and a New Route to the Disilenide Ion upon Reduction of a Disilyne
R. Kinjo, M. Ichinohe, A. Sekiguchi.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 26 - 27, 2007.

5. A Solid-State 29Si NMR Study of RSiSiR - A Tool for Analyzing the Nature of the Si-Si Bond
V. Kravchenko, R. Kinjo, A. Sekiguchi, M. Ichinohe, R. West, Y. S. Balazs, A. Schmidt, M. Karni, Y. Apeloig.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 14472 - 14473, 2006.

4. The Chemistry of Disilyne with a Genuine Si-Si Triple Bond: Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity
A. Sekiguchi, M. Ichinohe, R. Kinjo.
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn (Account), 79, 825 - 832, 2006.

3. The First Stable Silicon-Silicon Triple Bond Species
A. Sekiguchi, R. Kinjo, M. Ichinohe.
Science 305, 1755 - 1757, 2004.
*(Reviewed as Perspective in Science, by Prof. R. West. Science 305, 1724, 2004.)
** (Highlighted in C&E News, 82, 9, 2004)

2. The First Stable Methyl-Substituted Disilene: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, a Regiospecific MeLi Addition
M. Ichinohe, R. Kinjo, A. Sekiguchi.
Organometallics 22, 4621 - 4623, 2003.

1. Tetrasilatetrahedranide: A Silicon Cage Anion
M. Ichinohe, M. Toyoshima, R. Kinjo, A. Sekiguchi.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 13328 - 13329, 2003.

1. Neutral Tricoordinate Organoboron Derivatives Isoelectronic with Amines and Phosphines
G. Bertrand, R. Kinjo, B. Donnadieu
US20130190510 A1, 25-July 2013.