An efficient synthesis of (3-isoindazolyl)allenes from 2-alkynyl azobenzenes and terminal alkynes via cooperative Pd(PPh3)2Cl2/CuI-catalyzed cross-coupling has been developed. By making use of this approach, (3-isoindazolyl)allenes with various substituents can be synthesized in good to excellent yields. A rapid synthesis of biologically active indazolo[2,3-a]quinoline was also achieved using this method as the key step.

A practical and simple method for deaminoborylation of aryltriazene with bis(pinacolato)diboron has been developed that is mediated by BF3·OEt2. Various arylboronic esters are prepared in moderate to good yields with this facile transition-metal-free procedure.

Oxygen-bridged and sulfur-bridged rhodium homobimetallic complexes were synthesized as air-stable crystals by using 2,6-bis(phosphanylmethyl)phenolate and -thiophenolate as the ligands, respectively. The oxygen-bridged dirhodium complex has a symmetrical structure where the carbon atom at the ipso position, oxygen, and two rhodium atoms are located in the same plane. It is thermally stable compared to the sulfur-bridged dirhodium complex and shows catalytic activity for hydrogenation of alkenes with high chemoselectivity.

An efficient synthesis of (3-isoindazolyl)allenes from 2-alkynyl azobenzenes and terminal alkynes via cooperative Pd(PPh3)2Cl2/CuI-catalyzed cross-coupling has been developed. By making use of this approach, (3-isoindazolyl)allenes with various substituents can be synthesized in good to excellent yields. A rapid synthesis of biologically active indazolo[2,3-a]quinoline was also achieved using this method as the key step.