Synthetic Organic Chemistry Lab

AboutAbout the lab

Strengthening the chemistry of making things, starting from catalysts.

The Synthetic Organic Chemistry Lab studies new ways to assemble molecules in order to make compounds that benefit people, such as pharmaceuticals.
Many problems remain in organic chemistry today, such as developing practical catalysts and efficient reactions.
The lab designs asymmetric catalysts that harmonize diverse "forces", including ionic bonds produced by metals, hydrogen bonds, and halogen bonds.
Making use of iodine produced in Chiba Prefecture, the lab is also researching how to make high-value compounds.

ResearchResearch themes

Solving environmental problems and sustaining an advanced society require the maturation of organic chemistry for making things. To create useful compounds such as pharmaceuticals, the lab aims to develop new and efficient methods for constructing the skeletons of organic molecules.

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Diversity-Oriented Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis↗

Adopting methods from combinatorial chemistry, the lab develops asymmetric catalysts tailored to specific goals and, based on a precise understanding of transition states, aims for new ways to assemble organic molecular skeletons. By harmonizing "forces" woven by metals, such as ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds, and halogen bonds, it selectively produces a variety of molecules with expected biological activity in a single flask.

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