• Chemical Process Engineering

Laboratory of Organoelement Chemistry

Main Research Theme
Synthesis of organoboron compounds through transition metal catalysis  Catalyst design aided by quantum chemical calculations  Mechanochemical organic synthesis using ball milling  Understanding dynamic behaviors of organometallic complexes and developing functional materials
Research Field
Organic synthesis  Organic material chemistry  Catalyst chemistry  Photochemistry  Coordination chemistry
Keyword
Organoboron compounds  Asymmetric synthesis  Mechanochemistry  Solid-state reaction  Molecular crystals  Molecular machines  Luminescent mechanochromism

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PI Hajime Ito Professor

 

Research

The mission of the Ito group is to develop new organic reactions, catalytic reactions, and functional materials through understanding and utilizing the characteristics of various elements. The research involves organoelement chemistry, which is a new field that conbines organometallic chemistry, heteroelement chemistry, and coordination chemistry. Through advancing this research, we are also aiming to develop cutting edge human resources.

Member

  • Hajime Ito
    Professor
    Research Field
    Synthesis of organoboron compounds, Development of new organic materials, Mechanochemical synthesis
  • Tatsuo Ishiyama
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Synthesis of organoboron compounds, Organometallic chemistry
  • Koji Kubota
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Mechanochemical synthesis, Mechanochemistry, Organometallic chemistry
  • Mingoo Jin
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Molecular crystals, Crystalline molecular machines

Main Research Achievements

  • Takahashi, R.; Hu, A.; Gao, P.; Gao, Y.; Pang, Y.; Seo, T.; Maeda, S.; Jiang, J.; Takaya, H.; Kubota, K.*; Ito, H.* Nature Commun. 2021, 12, 6691.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26962-w
  • Jin, M.*; Ando, R.; Jellen, M. J.; Garcia-Garibay, M. A.; Ito, H.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 1144 – 1153.
    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11981
  • Ozawa, Y.; Endo, K.; Ito, H.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 13865 – 13877.
    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06538
  • Kubota, K.*; Toyoshima, N.; Miura, D.; Jiang, J.; Maeda, S.; Jin, M.*; Ito, H.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 16003 – 16008.
    DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105381
  • Seo, T.; Toyoshima, N; Kubota, K.*; Ito, H.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 6165 – 6175.
    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00906
  • Akiyama, S.; Oyama, N.; Endo, T.; Kubota, K.; Ito, H.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 5260 – 5268.
    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02050
  • Shishido, R.; Uesugi, M.; Takahashi, Rikuro.; Mita, T.; Ishiyama, T.; Kubota, K.*; Ito, H.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14125 – 14133.
    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03011
  • Seo, T.; Kubota, K.*; Ito, H.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 9884 – 9889.
    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01739
  • Kubota, K.*; Pang, Y.; Miura, A.; Ito, H.* Science 2019, 366, 1500 – 1504.
    DOI: 10.1126/science.aay8224
  • Iwamoto, H.; Imamoto, T.; Ito, H.* Nature Communications 2018, 9, 2290.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04693-9

Contact

hajito(at)eng.hokudai.ac.jp