<Original Papers>
- S. Kaita, Y. Takeguchi, Z. Hou, M. Nishiura, Y. Doi, and Y. Wakatsuki,
"Pronounced Enhancement Brought in by Substituents on the Cyclopentadienyl Ligand: Catalyst System (C5Me4R)2Sm(THF)x/MMAO (R = Et,iPr, nBu, TMS; MMAO = Modified Methylaluminoxane) for 1,4-Cis Stereospecific Polymerization of 1,3-Butadiene in Cyclohexane Solvent",
Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 7923-7926. DOI: 10.1021/ma034899r <Link>
- M. Nishiura, Z. Hou, Y. Wakatsuki, T. Yamaki, and T. Miyamoto,
"Novel Z-Selective Head-to-Head Dimerization of Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by Lanthanide Half-Metallocene Complexes",
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 1184-1185. DOI: 10.1021/ja027595d <Link>
- O. Tardif, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou,
"Rare Earth Alkyl and Hydride Complexes bearing Silylene-Linked Cyclopentadienyl-Phosphido Ligands. Synthesis, Structures, and Catalysis in Olefin Hydrosilylation and Ethylene Polymerization",
Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 10525-10539 (a special issue). doi:10.1016/j.tet.2003.07.015 <Link>
- Z. Hou, C. Yoda, T. Koizumi, M. Nishiura, Y. Wakatsuki, S. Fukuzawa, and
J. Takats,
“Reduction of Ketimines by Samarium(II) Complexes. Isolation and StructuralCharacterization of Samarium(III) η1-Amine/η1-Ketimido and η2-Ketimine Complexes” ,
Organometallics, 2003, 22, 3586-3592. DOI: 10.1021/om030366v <Link>
- O. Tardif, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou,
"Isolation and Structural Characterization of a Polyhydrido Lanthanide Cluster Complex Consisting of "(C5Me4SiMe3)LuH2" Units",
Organometallics, 2003, 22, 1171-1173. DOI: 10.1021/om021014b <Link>
- S. Kaita, N. Koga, Z. Hou, Y. Doi, and Y. Wakatsuki,
"Theoretical Study of Coordination and Insertion of Butadiene to Bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)samarium Hydride",
Organometallics, 2003, 22, 3077-3082. DOI: 10.1021/om030162e <Link>
- Z. Hou, Y. Zhang, M. Nishiura, and Y. Wakatsuki,
"(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)lanthanide(II) Alkyl and Silyl Complexes: Synthesis, Structures, and Catalysis in Polymerization of Ethylene and Styrene",
Organometallics, 2003, 22, 129-135. DOI: 10.1021/om020742w <Link>
- S. Kaita, Z. Hou, M. Nishiura, Y. Doi, J. Kurazumi, A. Horiguchi, and Y.
Wakatsuki, "Ultimately Specific 1,4-cis Polymerization of 1,3-Butadiene
with a Novel Gadolinium Catalyst",
Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2003, 24, 179-184. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.200390031 <Link>
<Reviews>
- Z. Hou,
"Recent Progress in the Chemistry of Rare Earth Mrtal Alkyl andHydride Complexes Bearing Mono(cyclopentadienyl) Ligands",
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 2003, 76, 2253-2266 (Invited Paper). DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.76.2253 <Link>
- Y. Wakatsuki, Z. Hou, and M. Tokunaga,
"New Reaction of 1-Alkynes Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes",
Chem. Rec.,2003, 3, 144-157 (Invited Paper). DOI: 10.1002/tcr.10061 <Link>