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Fundamental Organic Chemistry Lab
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The lab seeks to understand phenomena at the level of atoms and electrons and to create molecules at will.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating molecules at will, at the level of atoms and electrons
The Fundamental Organic Chemistry Lab studies the properties and phenomena of matter, seeking to understand them through the "language of chemistry": molecules, atoms, and electrons.
The lab develops reactions that freely control the bonds between atoms, with the aim of creating functional materials.
The lab develops techniques to precisely design and synthesize molecules as small as one billionth of a meter (a nanometer) or less.
Built on three pillars (synthetic organic chemistry, spectroscopy and physical chemistry, and theoretical chemistry and computational science), the lab pursues chemistry that crosses disciplinary boundaries.
Key terms
- Theoretical calculation
- Using computers to calculate the structures and electronic states of molecules in order to predict reactions and properties
- Aromaticity
- The distinctive stability of molecules whose atoms are connected in a ring, like benzene
- Transition state
- The molecular state with the highest energy along the course of a reaction
NewsLab news
A student received the Student Excellent Presentation Award at the 146th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
A student received the Student Excellent Presentation Award at the 145th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
An Assistant Professor won 3rd place in a machine learning competition
A student received the Excellent Poster Award at CSJ Chemistry Festa 2024
A student received the Excellent Presentation Award at the Symposium of the Society of Iodine Science
ResearchResearch themes
Based on the "chemistry of making things," the lab develops element chemistry that spans the periodic table, both down groups and across periods, and studies the reactions, properties, and structures of matter. With experimental chemistry as the warp and theoretical calculation as the weft, the lab explores new scientific principles that are not bound by existing disciplines.
*Illustrative imageMolecular Structure and Bonding
The lab studies molecular structure, bonding, aromaticity, and molecular motion. Things that cannot be taken in hand, such as the transition states of reactions and interactions between orbitals, are understood through both experimental chemistry and theoretical calculation and then linked to molecular design.
*Illustrative imageNew Reactions That Control Bonds
The lab develops element chemistry that spans the periodic table, both down groups and across periods, and creates new molecular transformations that freely control the bonds between atoms. It also works on pioneering new synthetic methods and creating previously unknown functions.
*Illustrative imageConnecting Matter and Life with Light
Combining three pillars (synthetic chemistry, spectroscopy, and theoretical calculation), the lab conducts research in pharmaceutical chemistry that connects matter and life through light.
*Illustrative imageThe Origin of Life and the Evolution of Matter
The lab clarifies, from molecular structure and electronic structure, which properties of elements give rise to the reactivity and functionality of molecules made from various combinations of elements, and uses this to approach the origin of life and the evolution of matter.
MembersFaculty
The Fundamental Organic Chemistry Lab consists of faculty, collaborating researchers, visiting researchers, researchers, administrative staff, doctoral and master's students, and undergraduates.As of 2026
- ProfessorMasanobu UchiyamaPublications ↗
- Associate ProfessorMasaya NakajimaPublications ↗
- Project Associate ProfessorNaoyuki ToriumiPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorYuki NagashimaPublications ↗
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “Benzene IBO” Alicesu / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Molecular Structure and Bonding: “B2H6 intrinsic bond orbital” Alicesu / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- New Reactions That Control Bonds: “Simple Periodic Table of Elements” SCB2024 / CC0 (cropped)
- Connecting Matter and Life with Light: “Absorption or emission spectroscopy” Mysterioso / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- The Origin of Life and the Evolution of Matter: “Murchison-meteorite-ANL” United States Department of Energy; uploaded en wikipedia by en:User:Carl Henderson. / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (天然物合成化学教室): “Synthesis ( )” Maximilian Paradiz from Amsterdam, Netherlands / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (薬化学教室): “Solutions of organic substances for NMR analysis” Ryabitskii / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (有機合成化学教室): “Rotationsverdampfer” Gmhofmann 12:13, 26. Jun. 2007 (CEST) / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (生命物理化学教室): “NMR Spectrometer” Mgianino / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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