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Organic Reaction Chemistry Lab
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The lab develops environmentally friendly organic synthesis using transition metal complex catalysts.
AboutAbout the lab
Catalysts that place the desired functional group at the desired position
The Organic Reaction Chemistry Lab develops environmentally friendly synthetic methods that use transition metal complexes as catalysts.
Aiming to introduce the “desired functional group” at the “desired position” in a molecule, the lab works toward zero-emission organic synthesis reactions.
The lab develops catalytic oxidation reactions that use oxidants that produce no “waste” by-products, such as oxygen in air and hydrogen peroxide.
The lab also studies methods that use the oxygen atoms of water to make compounds labeled with oxygen isotopes.
Key terms
- Transition metal complex
- A compound in which molecules are bound to a metal atom such as ruthenium. In this lab, it is used as a catalyst to drive reactions
- Functional group
- A specific group of atoms that determines a molecule's properties and how it reacts
- C–H oxidation
- A reaction that introduces an oxygen-containing functional group into a carbon–hydrogen bond of a molecule
- Isotope labeling
- Incorporating atoms of different weights, such as oxygen, into a molecule as markers
NewsLab news
Catalytic C–H oxidation using the cooperative action of acids is featured in a special issue of the journal Catalysts & Catalysis (Shokubai)
A paper on regioselective C–H oxidation appears on the front cover of Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
ResearchResearch themes
The lab develops highly practical catalytic oxidation reactions that use oxidants that produce no waste by-products and renewable resources such as water. It studies reactions that oxidize C–H bonds at targeted positions using transition metal complex catalysts, and methods of oxygen isotope labeling that use water as the oxygen source.
*Illustrative imageC–H oxidation assisted by carboxylic acids
The lab developed a ruthenium catalyst with a dicarboxylic acid incorporated as a ligand, so that a carboxylic acid acts within the molecule. It has shown that, with hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant, this catalyst can oxidize C–H bonds at targeted positions in a wide range of molecules, including natural products.
*Illustrative imageIsotope labeling using water as the oxygen source
Compounds labeled with stable oxygen isotopes are promising as probes for bioimaging, but their synthesis requires large amounts of expensive labeled water. By using the oxygen atoms of water as the oxygen source for oxidation, the lab synthesizes labeled compounds with almost no drop in labeling rate, even with a small amount of labeled water.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Organic Reaction Chemistry Lab are faculty members, master's and undergraduate students, and technical staff.
- Associate ProfessorTatsuya Uchida
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Crystallisation? Reaction? Don't remember ( )” Максим Фомич / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- C–H oxidation assisted by carboxylic acids: “Chemisches Labor” Elrond / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Isotope labeling using water as the oxygen source: “Aquamarine water pool at Bumpass Hell-8882” Frank Schulenburg / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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