RESEARCH

Our primary research subject is to develop novel catalytic reactions to harness valuable core structures from readily available synthons.

We design organometallic catalyst systems by tuning the metal oxidation states as well as the ligand environment, to enable unexplored molecular transformations useful for industrial applications.

We also study photocatalytic systems to reach the full potential of organometallic catalysis by modulating the elecctronic states of the catalytic species.

Furthermore, computational analysis on the elementary steps enables the detailed investigation on the reaction mechanism, providing definitive clues to design innovative catalytic systems.

Our ultimate goal is to merge the boundary zones between organic synthesis and other fields of chemical industry.

In addition to the synthetic application in pharmaceutical fields, we believe that our systems can make synergy with material chemistry, biomarker systems, as well as nanophotonics to frontier new research fields.

We also nourish our students and postdocs as the next generation of scientist. Specifically, the prospective students are expected to:

1. Have a deeper understanding of organic synthesis
2. Design and develop your own novel catalyst system
3. Learn experimental techniques for synthetic chemistry
4. Be able to run computational modeling for chemical reactions

We believe that the students will be able to raise their research potential, being competitive to perform their job in research fields.