Publications
Reductive Cleavage of C-O and C-N Bonds by Homogeneous Transition-Metal Catalysis
Authors: Yumeng Liao, Kohei Takahashi,* and Kyoko Nozaki*
J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2025, 83, 1006–1013.

Degradation of Epoxy Resins in Water for Recovery of Small Organic Molecules: The Use of Platinum Catalyst under Hydrothermal Conditions
Authors: Kyoko Nozaki,* Yumeng Liao,† Satomi Hosokawa,† (equal contribution) Kohei Takahashi,* Shintaro Nakagawa, Naoko Yoshie, Yuki Yamasaki,*
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2025, 98, uoaf108.

Ruthenium Complexes Bearing a Tetradentate Hemilabile Ligand: Synthesis, Structure, Hemilabile Feature, and Catalytic Application to C–H Borylation of Unactivated Arenes
Authors: Yumeng Liao, Kohei Takahashi, and Nobuharu Iwasawa*
Organometallics 2025, 44, 189–196. Highlighted in OPR&D

Nickel-Catalyzed C(sp3)−O Hydrogenolysis via a Remote-Concerted Oxidative Addition and its Application to Degradation of a Bisphenol A-Based Epoxy Resin
Authors: Yumeng Liao, Kohei Takahashi,* and Kyoko Nozaki*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 2419–2425. Supplementary Cover Highlighted in OPR&D

Rhodium-Catalyzed Additive-Free C−H Ethoxycarbonylation of (Hetero)Arenes with Diethyl Dicarbonate as a CO Surrogate
Authors: Hirotsugu Suzuki, Yumeng Liao, Yuya Kawai, and Takanori Matsuda*
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 4938–4942.
