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Organic Electrochemistry Lab
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The lab studies organic electrochemistry, using electricity to make materials in an environmentally friendly way.
AboutAbout the lab
Environmentally harmonious synthesis, with electrons as the reagent
The Organic Electrochemistry Lab studies organic and polymer synthesis based on electrochemistry.
Centered on organic electrosynthesis, which uses electrons as reagents, the lab aims to develop new environmentally harmonious ways of synthesizing materials, efficient interconversion between electrical and chemical energy, and new materials that support an advanced information society.
The lab was launched at Tokyo Institute of Technology, then moved its base to Yokohama National University, and since February 2024 has operated as the Atobe-Shida Lab.
Key terms
- Organic electrosynthesis
- A synthetic method that drives redox reactions through the transfer of electrons at electrodes, as in electrolysis. Electrons are used as the reagent.
- Microreactor
- A reaction device whose channels are micrometer-scale in width. Synthesis is carried out while the reaction solution flows through it.
- Solid polymer electrolyte
- A system that uses an ion-conducting polymer membrane as the electrolyte. It is used in electrolysis units adapted from fuel cells.
- Surfactant
- A substance that has conventionally been used to disperse organic compounds that are poorly soluble in water into water.
NewsLab news
A master's student received the Yomoda Award
A master's student received the CREATES Paper Award
A doctoral student received a Poster Award at MRM2025
A paper on C–N coupling reactions using a bromoanthracene mediator was accepted by Electrochemistry
A paper on collaborative research on halogen-bond mediators was accepted by the Journal of the American Chemical Society
ResearchResearch themes
With issues such as energy problems, climate change, and resource depletion now increasingly clear, the lab believes that a sustainable society requires innovation in the way materials are made. Centered on organic electrosynthesis, which uses electrons as reagents, the lab works on environmentally harmonious synthesis of substances, conversion between electrical and chemical energy, and the creation of new materials.
*Illustrative imageOrganic electrosynthesis
A synthetic method that drives redox reactions through the transfer of electrons at electrodes. Because it uses electrical energy as the driving force and electrons as reagents, its environmental impact is small, and the chemical species generated at electrodes are known to be highly reactive.
*Illustrative imageFlow electrosynthesis
By applying flow synthesis, in which the reaction solution is run through a channel, to electrosynthesis, the lab has carried out pioneering research using microreactors. It has reported new concepts such as electrosynthesis without a supporting electrolyte.
*Illustrative imageOrganic electrosynthesis using solid polymer electrolytes
The lab uses electrolysis units with a solid polymer electrolyte (SPE), adapted from fuel cells, with proton exchange membranes or anion exchange membranes as the diaphragm. Because ion transport within the membrane is used, adding a supporting electrolyte is unnecessary.
*Illustrative imageTandem ultrasonic emulsification and polymer materials
The lab has demonstrated a method for keeping organic compounds that are poorly soluble in water stably dispersed in water without surfactants, by applying ultrasound in stages to turn oil droplets into nanometer-sized droplets. Developing this method further, it has also reported the creation of various polymer materials, including conductive polymers.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Organic Electrochemistry Lab consist of faculty members, secretaries, technical assistants, and students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs.As of 2026
- ProfessorMahito Atobe
- Associate ProfessorNaoki Shida
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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: “Conjure Segmented Flow Chemistry System” Jankhughes / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Organic electrosynthesis: “ECRAM electrochemical synaptic cell” Goldenvu / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Flow electrosynthesis: “Segment Flow Systems” Jankhughes / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Organic electrosynthesis using solid polymer electrolytes: “Salt electrolysis cell” Mahdieh.keshmiri / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Tandem ultrasonic emulsification and polymer materials: “Ultrasonic emulsification” Gabriel Murillo Morales, Yan Yunjun, Pietro Bartocci, He Yaojia / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Organic Synthetic Chemistry Lab): “Standard Schlenk flask” OMCV / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Cooperative Catalysis Lab): “Chemical reactor ( )” Oregon State University / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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