List of Representative Publications

Synthesis, Structures, and Electronic Properties of [8Fe-7S] Cluster Complexes Modeling the Nitrogenase P-Cluster
Y. Ohki, M. Imada, A. Murata, Y. Sunada, S. Ohta, M. Honda, T. Sasamori, N. Tokitoh, M. Katada and K. Tatsumi
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 13168-13178.

Dinuclear nickel complexes modeling the structure and function of the acetyl CoA synthase active site
M. Ito, M. Kotera, T. Matsumoto, and K. Tatsumi
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2009, 106, 11862-11866.

Catalytic Hydrogenation of C=O and C=N Bonds via H2 Heterolysis Mediated by Thiolate Complexes of Rhodium and Iridium
M. Sakamoto, Y. Ohki, G. Kehr, G. Erker, and K. Tatsumi
J. Organomet. Chem., 2009, 694 2820-2824.  (invited paper for special issue)

C−H Bond Activation of Decamethylcobaltocene Mediated by a Nitrogenase Fe8S7 P-Cluster Model
Y. Ohki, A. Murata, M. Imada, and K. Tatsumi
Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 4271–4273

Cationic and anionic dinuclear nickel complexes [Ni(N2S2)Ni(dtc)]n (n = -1, +1) modeling the active site of acetyl-CoA synthase
Y. Song, M. Ito, M. Kotera, T. Matsumoto, and K. Tatsumi
Chem. Lett., 2009, 38, 184-185

A Dithiolate-Bridged (CN))2(CO)Fe-Ni Complex Reproducing the IR Bands of [NiFe] Hydrogenase
S. Tanino, Z. Li, Y. Ohki, and K. Tatsumi
Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 2358-2360

Dithiolate-bridged Fe-Ni-Fe Trinuclear Complexes Consisting of Fe(CO)3-n(CN)n (n = 0, 1) Components Relevant to the Active Site of [NiFe] Hydrogenase
S. Pal, Y. Ohki, T. Yoshikawa, K. Kuge, and K. Tatsumi
Chem. Asian J., 2009, 4, 961-968.  (invited paper for special issue)

Synthesis and Reactions of Mono- and Dinuclear Ni(I) Thiolate Complexes
M. Ito, T. Matsumoto, and K. Tatsumi
Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 2215-2223

Structural Models for the Active Site of Acetyl-CoA Synthase: Synthesis of Dinuclear Nickel Complexes Having Thiolate, Isocyanide, and Thiourea on the Nip Site
M. Ito, M. Kotera, Y. Song, T. Matsumoto, and K. Tatsumi
Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 1250–1256.

C-H Bond Activation of Heteroarenes Mediated by a Half-Sandwich Iron Complex of N-Heterocyclic Carbene
Y. Ohki, T. Hatanaka, and K. Tatsumi
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 17174-17186.

Reversible Heterolysis of H2 Mediated by an M-S(thiolate) Bond (M = Rh, Ir): A Mechanistic Implication for [NiFe] Hydrogenase
Y. Ohki, M. Sakamoto, and K. Tatsumi
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 11610-11611.

Reactions at the Ru-S Bonds of Coordinatively Unsaturated Ruthenium Complexes Having Tethered 2,6-Dimesitylphenyl Thiolate
Y. Ohki, Y. Takikawa, H. Sadohara, C. Kesenheimer, B. Engendahl, E. Kapatina, and K. Tatsumi
Chem. Asian J., 2008, 3, 1625-1635.  (invited paper for special issue)

Thiolate-bridged Dinuclear Iron(Tris-Carbonyl)-Nickel Complexes Relevant to the Active Site of [NiFe] Hydrogenase
Y. Ohki, K. Yasumura, K. Kuge, S. Tanino, M. Ando, Z. Li, and K. Tatsumi
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2008, 105, 7652-7657.

Molybdenum Trisulfido-Chlorido Anion [MoClS3]-: A Versatile Precursor for Thiomolybdate Derivatives
J. Ito, Y. Ohki, M. Iwata, and K. Tatsumi
Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 3763-3771.

Synthesis of Ge2NiS4 Clusters and the Thermal Transformation to a Ge4Ni6S12 Cluster
T. Matsumoto, Y. Matsui, M. Ito, and K. Tatsumi
Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 1901-1903.

Synthesis of syn-2,4-Dimercapto-1,3,2,4-dithiadigermetane and Its Application for Ge2PdS4 Cluster Synthesis
T. Matsumoto, Y. Matsui, M. Ito, and K. Tatsumi
Chem. Asian J., 2008, 3, 607-613.

A Functional Hydrogenase Model: Reversible Interconversion of H2 and H2O by a Hydroxo/Sulfido-Bridged Dinuclear Ruthenium-Germanium Complex
T. Matsumoto, Y. Nakaya, N. Itakura, and K. Tatsumi
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 2458-2459.

Heterolytic Dihydrogen Activation by a Sulfido- and Oxo-Bridged Dinuclear Germanium-Ruthenium Complex
T. Matsumoto, Y. Nakaya, and K. Tatsumi
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47, 1913-1915.

Synthesis of New [8Fe-7S] Clusters: A Topological Link Between the Core Structures of P-cluster, FeMo-co, and FeFe-co of Nitrogenases
Yasuhiro Ohki, Yohei Ikagawa, and Kazuyuki Tatsumi
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 10457-10465.
(Highlighted in Science, 2007, 317, 1297 [editor's choice])
(Highlighted in Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 2008, 56, 254 [annual highlight])

Synthesis of Heteroleptic Iron(II) Thiolate Complexes with Weak Iron-Arene Interactions
Shun Ohta, Yasuhiro Ohki, Yohei Ikagawa, Rie Suizu, and Kazuyuki Tatsumi
J. Organomet. Chem., 2007, 692, 4792-4799.   (invited paper for special issue)

Mono{hydrotris(mercaptoimidazolyl)borato} Complexes of Manganese(II), Iron(II), Cobalt(II), and Nickel(II) Halides.
Senda, Shunsuke; Ohki, Yasuhiro; Hirayama, Tomoko; Toda, Daisuke; Chen, Jing-Lin; Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 9914-9925.

Synthesis of Oxo- and Sulfido-Bridged Germanium-Ruthenium Complexes and Reactions on the Chalcogenido Bridges.
Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi; Nakaya, Yukiko; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Organometallics, 2006, 25, 4835-4845.

Reductive N-N Bond Cleavage of Diphenylhydrazine and Azobenzene Induced by Coordinatively Unsaturated Cp*Fe{N(SiMe3)2}.
Ohki, Yasuhiro; Takikawa, Yuko; Hatanaka, Tsubasa; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Organometallics, 2006, 25, 3111-3113.

Nickel(II) Thiolate Complexes with a Flexible cyclo-{Ni10S20} Framework.
Zhang, Chi; Takada, Satoshi; Kölzer, Michael; Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 3768-3772.

Sulfido-Bridged Dinuclear Molybdenum-Copper Complexes Related to the Active Site of CO Dehydrogenase: [(dithiolate)Mo(O)S2Cu(SAr)]2- (dithiolate = 1,2-S2C6H4, 1,2-S2C6H2-3,6-Cl2, 1,2-S2C2H4)
Takuma, Motoki; Ohki, Yasuhiro; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Inorg. Chem., 2005, 44, 6034-6043.

Dithiolato-Bridged Dinuclear Iron-Nickel Complexes [Fe(CO)2(CN)2(μ-SCH2CH2CH2S)Ni(S2CNR2)]- Modeling the Active Site of [NiFe] Hydrogenase
Zilong Li; Ohki, Yasuhiro; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 8950-8951.

A Facile Method for Synthesis of (R)-(?)-and (S)-(+)-Homocitric Acid Lactones and Related ?-Hydroxy Dicarboxylic Acids from D- or L-Malic Acid.
Xu, pengfei; Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi; Ohki, Yasuhiro; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Tetrahedron Lett. , 2005, 46, 3815-3818

Molybdenum Carbonyl Complexes with Citrate and Its Relevant Carboxylates.
Motoki, Takuma; Ohki, Yasuhiro; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Organometallics, 2005, 24, 1344.

Synthesis of [2Fe-2S] and [4Fe-4S] Clusters Having Terminal Amide Ligands from an Iron(II).
Ohki, Yasuhiro; Yusuke, Sunada; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Chem. Lett. (2), 2005, 34, 172-173.

A Half-Sandwich Ruthenium(II) Complex Containing a Coordinatively Unsaturated 2,6-Dimesitylphenyl Thiolate Ligand.
Ohki, Yasuhiro; Sadohara, Hitomi; Takikawa, Yuko; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 2290.

Synthesis and structural characterization of silanethiolato complexes having tert-butyldimethylsilyl and trimethylsilyl groups.
Komuro, Takashi; Matsuo, Tsukasa; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Dalton Trans., 2004, 1618.

Coordination Chemistry of Silanedithiolato Ligands Derived from Cyclotrisilathiane: Synthesis and Structures of Complexes of Iron(II), Cobalt(II), Copper(I), and Silver(I).
Komuro Takashi; Matsuo, Tsukasa; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Inorg. Chem., 2003, 42, 5340.

Heterolytic Cleavage of Dihydrogen Promoted by Sulfido-Bridged Tungsten-Ruthenium Dnuclear Complexes.
Ohki, Yasuhiro; Matsuura, Nobuo; Marumoto, Tadashi; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 7978.

Synthesis of the P-Cluster Inorganic Core of Nitrogenases.
Ohki, Yasuhiro; Sunada, Yusuke; Honda, Masaru; Katada, Motomi; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 4052.

Copper and silver complexes containing the S(SiMe2S)22- ligand: Efficient entries into heterometallic sulfido clusters.
Komuro, Takashi; Matsuo, Tsukasa; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2003, 42, 465.

Unusual Coordination Modes of Arylthiolates in Mo{h5-SC6H3-2,6-(SiMe3)2}{h7-SC6H3-2,6-(SiMe3)2}.
Komuro, Takashi; Matsuo, Tsukasa; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 2070.

Synthesis and Reactions of Triphenylsilanethiolato Complexes of Manganese(II), Iron(II), Cobalt(II), and Nickel(II).
Komuro, Takashi; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Inorg. Chem., 2002, 41, 5083.

Synthesis and Reactions of Group 6 Metal Half-Sandwich Complexes of 2,2-Dicyanoethylene-1,1-dichalcogenolates [(Cp*)M{E2C:C(CN)2}2]- (M = Mo, W; E = S, Se).
Hong, Maochun; Cao, Rong; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Inorg. Chem., 2002, 41, 4824.

Alkylation Reactions of [WS4]2- and [(h5-C5Me5)WS3]- with 2,6-Bis(bromomethyl)pyridine: The First Isolation of Bisalkylated Tetrathiometalate WS2{2,6-(SCH2)2(C5H3N)}.
Cao, Rong; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Inorg. Chem., 2002, 41, 4102.

Syntheses and Characterizations of Three-Dimensional Channel-like Polymeric Lanthanide Complexes Constructed by 1,2,4,5-Benzenetetracarboxylic Acid.
Cao, Rong; Sun, Daofeng; Liang, Yucang; Hong, Maochun; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki; Shi, Qian.
Inorg. Chem., 2002, 41, 2087.

Trithiotungsten(VI) Complexes Having Phosphine-Thiolate Hybrid Ligands: Synthesis and Cluster Forming Reactions with CuBr, FeCl2, and [Fe(CH3CN)6](ClO4)2.
Arikawa, Yasuhiro; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Kashiwabara, Kazuo; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Inorg. Chem., 2002, 41, 513.

Chiral crystallization of a linear two-coordinated palladium(0) complex bearing propeller-shaped bulky phosphine ligands
Matsumoto Tsuyoshi, Kasai Takeshi, Tatsumi Kazuyuki
Chem. Lett. (3), 2002, 31, 346-347.

Sterically protected dipotassium germanedithiolate
Matsumoto Tsuyoshi, Tatsumi Kazuyuki
Chem. Lett. (10), 2001, 30, 964-965.

Alkynethiolato and Alkyneselenolato Ruthenium Half-Sandwich Complexes: Synthesis, Structures, and Reactions with (h5-C5H5)2Zr.
Sunada, Yusuke; Hayashi, Yuji; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Inorg. Chem., 2001, 40, 7072.

Synthesis of a Cp complex of tungsten with three different chalcogenido (O2-, S2-, and Se2-) ligands.
Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2001, 40, 1266.

Spontaneous Formation of a Diamond-Crown Structure of Re8 Polyselenide and a Cage Structure of Re3 Polytelluride.
Jin, Guo-Xin; Arikawa, Yasuhiro; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 735.

1,2,3,4,5,6,7-hexathiagermepanes: Synthesis, structures, and the ring contraction to 1,2,3,4,5-tetrathiagermolanes
Matsumoto Tsuyoshi, Matsui Yosuke, Nakaya Yukiko, Tatsumi Kazuyuki
Chem. Lett. (1), 2001, 30, 60-61.

Oxidative Additions of cyclo-Octasulfur and cyclo-Octaselenium to the Cobalt(II) Complex of 1,3-Bis(dimethylphosphino)propane (dmpp): Crystal Structures and Spectroscopic Properties of [Co(S2O)(dmpp)2]PF6 and [Co(Se2)(dmpp)2]BF4.
Suzuki, Takayoshi; Tsuji, Naoki; Kashiwabara, Kazuo; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki.
Inorg. Chem., 2000, 39, 3938.

The First Palladium(0) Complex of a Linear 1,6,11-Triyne. A Reactive Intermediate in the Catalytic Cyclotrimerization of a Triyne.
Yamamoto, Yoshihiko; Nagata, Asako; Arikawa, Yasuhiro; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki; Itoh, Kenji.
Organometallics, 2000, 19, 2403.

Ru(II)-catalyzed cycloadditions of 1,6-heptadiynes with alkenes: New synthetic potential of ruthenacyclopentatrienes as biscarbenoids in tandem cyclopropanation of bicycloalkenes and heteroatom-assisted cyclocotrimerization of 1,6-heptadiynes with heterocyclic alkenes.
Yamamoto, Yoshihiko; Kitahara, Hideaki; Ogawa, Ryuji; Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki; Itoh, Kenji.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2000, 122, 4310.


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