Fumito Saito

Research

• New synthetic methods
• Main Group Chemistry
• Catalysis
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Professional Experience

• Junior Group Leader, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany, 2022–2025
• Postdoc, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany, 2018–2021

Education

• Ph.D. ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2019
• M.Sc. ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2014
• B.Sc. Keio University, Japan, 2012

Selected Publications

“Addition of Organometallic Reagents to an Episulfoxide Delivers Sulfenate Anions: Modular Synthesis of Sulfoxides and Sulfinamides.” Saito, F. Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 9099–9102.

“Enantioselective Synthesis of Sulfinamidines via Asymmetric Nitrogen Transfer from N-H Oxaziridines to Sulfenamides.” Fimm, M.; Saito, F. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202408380.

“A Sulfur Monoxide Surrogate Designed for the Synthesis of Sulfoxides and Sulfinamides.” Austrup, D.; Saito, F. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202315123.

“One-Pot, Three-Component Assembly of Sulfides Using a Sulfoxide Reagent as a Sulfur Dication Equivalent.” Saito, F.; Euteneuer, S. Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 6057–6061.

“A Sulfoxide Reagent for One-Pot, Three-Component Syntheses of Sulfoxides and Sulfinamides.” Saito, F. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202213872.