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Coordination Chemistry Lab
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A coordination chemistry lab that freely assembles elaborate metal complexes.
AboutAbout the lab
Freely assembling elaborate metal complexes.
The Coordination Chemistry Lab's main research themes are the synthesis of novel metal complexes, the determination of their structures, and the elucidation of their various physical properties.
Using the "complex ligand method," which allows elaborate metal complexes to be assembled at will, the lab develops metal complex materials with beautiful structures and unique functions.
The lab's research takes all elements of the periodic table into view.
Coordination chemistry has a wide range of applications, including catalysts, liquid crystals, and pharmaceuticals, and the lab continues its research in the hope that its results will be put to use as an unsung hero behind them.
Key terms
- Complex ligand method
- The method this lab uses to freely assemble elaborate metal complexes.
- Non-Coulomb-force-dominated ionic solids (NCIS)
- An entirely new class of materials that overturn conventional wisdom about ionic solids.
- Superionic conductor
- A solid that conducts electricity through the movement of ions. In this lab's example, hydrated potassium ions move.
NewsLab news
Prof. Yoshinari received the IAAM Advanced Materials Award
A master's student received a Poster Award at the 37th Symposium on Photochemistry of Coordination Compounds
A doctoral student received a Best Poster Award at The 31st International SPACC Symposium
Prof. Yoshinari received the Advanced Coordination Engineering Research Group Encouragement Award
ResearchResearch themes
Armed with the "complex ligand method," which allows elaborate metal complexes to be assembled at will, the Coordination Chemistry Lab develops metal complex materials with beautiful structures and unique functions. Taking all elements of the periodic table into view, it works on synthesizing novel metal complexes, determining their structures, and elucidating their various physical properties.
*Illustrative imageCreating non-Coulomb-force-dominated ionic solids
Based on coordination chemistry, the lab is developing an entirely new class of materials, "non-Coulomb-force-dominated ionic solids (NCIS)," that overturn conventional wisdom about ionic solids.
*Illustrative imageDeveloping hydrated potassium superionic conductors
The lab has synthesized a superionic conductor (K-NCIS) in which hydrated potassium ions are the mobile species. It is now studying all-solid-state potassium batteries that use it as the electrolyte, and solid-state reactions that use it as the reaction medium.
*Illustrative imageMetal sulfide clusters protected by complex ligands
The lab has synthesized silver sulfide nanoclusters protected by complex ligands. Protection by complex ligands makes them water-soluble and allows metal substitution reactions to proceed easily.
*Illustrative imageMetal complexes with multivalent mercaptans
The lab is developing complex ligands that use multivalent mercaptans. Compared with ligands made from monodentate thiols, these are expected to yield complex ligands with better stability and luminescence properties.
MembersFaculty
The Coordination Chemistry Lab's members consist of faculty members, a visiting associate professor, project researchers, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and secretaries.As of 2026
- ProfessorNobuto Yoshinari
- Associate ProfessorMasaki Yoshida
- Assistant ProfessorZi Lang Goo
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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: “Fe(C2O4)(H2O)2-chain-from-xtal-2008-CM-3D-balls” Ben Mills / Public domain (cropped)
- Creating non-Coulomb-force-dominated ionic solids: “Coordination Polymerization Dimensionality” Chem538w10grp8 / Public domain (cropped)
- Developing hydrated potassium superionic conductors: “All-Solid-State Battery” Luca Bertoli / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Metal sulfide clusters protected by complex ligands: “Silver-sulfide-xtal-3D-SF” CCoil (talk) / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Metal complexes with multivalent mercaptans: “YBCO-Ba-coordination-CM-3D-balls” Ben Mills / Public domain (cropped)
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