The Yamashita-Morimoto Group
@Institute of Science Tokyo
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2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
Department of Chemistry,
School of Science, Institute of Science Tokyo
Access to Ookayama campus, campus map
East 1 Building, room 41, 44, 45



Our mission:
Through deep understanding the hidden properties of each element, we will contribute to chemistry of the materials and catalysis science!

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We will host The 18th International Meeting of Boron Chemistry (IMEBoron-18) in 2026, September 6-10.

internal webpage for group members

Old toppage pictures can be found here.

News!
2026.11.02
We held a birthday porty for Prof. Morimoto.
2026.10.30
Prof. Yamashita gave an invited lecture at Taiwan-Japan Rigaku International Workshop.
2026.10.22
We had a farewell party for Ding (PD), who is joining South China University of Technology (Prof. Yaofeng Chen) as a postdoc on November 1, 2026.
2026.10.21
We hosted a lecture by Dr. Clément Chauvier from the Sorbonne University, France. Some of our members also had the opportunity to participate in a discussion with him.
2026.10.07
We hosted a lecture by Dr. Hendrik Klare from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. Some of our members also had the opportunity to participate in a discussion with him.
2026.09.19
Pan (D1) gave a research presentation at the Conference on Coordination Chemistry in KYOTO (CCC Kyoto).
2026.09.15
Ishihata (D1) gave a research presentation at the 72nd Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry.
2026.09.11
The 18th International Meeting on Boron Chemistry has concluded successfully, so we held a wrap-up party.
2026.09.10
Our laboratory hosted the 18th International Meeting on Boron Chemistry at the Ookayama Campus. We would like to thank all the participants. We also received valuable assistance from Associate Professor Ono and Associate Professor Shoji in our institute - thank you both very much.
2026.09.02
Professor Yamashita delivered an invited lecture at the 1st Czech-Japan Meeting of Organic Chemists.
2026.08.28
Nishikawa (M1) and Morita (M1) participated in Wakate-no-kai for coordination chemistry, where they gave research presentations.
2026.08.25
We held a party for the B4 students to celebrate the completion of their graduate school entrance exams.
2026.08.19
Professor Yamashita went on a lecture tour in China (Beijing, Nanjing, and Hangzhou).
2026.08.05
Professor Yamashita went on a lecture tour in Germany and France.
2026.07.31
Ishihata (D1), Kawawa (M2), Chen (M1), and Tsuchida (M1) participated in the 57th Summer School of Structural Organic Chemistry (Wakate-no-kai) and gave research presentations.
2026.07.10
Professor Yamashita delivered an invited lecture at Seoul National University in South Korea.
2026.07.08
We hosted a lecture by Prof. Priyabrata Ghana from IIT Gandhinagar, India.
2026.07.03
Prof. Priyabrata Ghana from IIT Gandhinagar (India) has arrived in Japan with support from the JST-LOTUS program. He will be staying with our research group for one month and is scheduled to give lectures at various locations.
2026.06.29
Prof. Morimoto delivered an invited lecture at the International Conference on Porphyrins & Phthalocyanines (ICPP-14).
2026.06.26
We had a party to encourage the undergrad students who are going to take entrance exam of grad school.
2026.06.24
Professor Yamashita delivered an invited lecture at the 22nd Seminar on Element Chemistry, held at the University of Tsukuba.
2026.06.11
We hosted a lecture by Professor Max Hansmann from the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. Some of our members also had the opportunity to participate in a discussion with him.
2026.05.29
An article by Tanizawa and Yamamoto (former students) was accepted to Organometallics for publication. "Publications" is updated.
2026.05.25
YAN (awarded her Ph.D. in March) went to Spain to join the Campos group (CSIC-University of Sevilla) as a postdoc, Yamamoto (awarded his Ph.D. in March) went to Germany to join the Munz group (Universität des Saarlandes) as a postdoc, and LORETZ (stayed 8 months as a visiting student) went back to UK.
2026.05.15
Prof. Arnab Dutta (IIT Bombay, India) visited our lab. and gave a lecture. Some members had a discussion about their research with Prof. Dutta.
2026.05.08
We had farewell party for leaving members.
2026.05.02
We had a BBQ party with former students at Kasai Rinkai Park.
2026.04.23
New projects were assigned to all new members.
2026.04.16
An article by Zatsepin, a former postdoc, was acceped to Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. for publication. "Publications" is updated.
2026.04.04
We held a welcome party for new members, which also included cherry blossom viewing (unfortunately, it was held indoors due to bad weather).
2026.04.03
We took a group picture. Toppage picture is updated.
2026.04.01
New fiscal year started. Chen (M1), Nishikawa (M1), Morita (M1), Ikeya (B4), Kamekawa (B4), Suzuki (collaborative researcher), and Yamaguchi (collaborative researcher) joined the group.
2026.03.31
Thanks to JST-LOTUS program, Dr. Urminder KAUR joined the group.
2026.03.26
The graduation celemony was held. Three undergrad students (Kamiguchi, Tsuji, Hirano), three master students (Isihata, Hirose, Yamanokuchi), and two Ph.D. students (Yan, Yamamoto) got their bachelor, master, and Ph.D. degree.
2026.03.20
Prof. Morimoto, Yamamoto (D3), YAN (D3), Ishihata (M2), Yamanokuchi (M2), Kawawa (M1), and Kamiguchi (B4) presented their research on 106th annual meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan.
2026.03.14
Yamamoto (D3) had a wedding ceremony.
2026.03.13
Prof. Mark Gandelman (Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel) visited our lab., and gave a lecture. Some members had a discussion about their research with Prof. Gandelman.
2026.03.11
Prof. Yamashita gave an invited lecture at International Main Group Element Chemistry Seminar 2026 (IMECS-2026) (Tsukuba).
2026.02.27
Tsuchida presented his research at the graduation defence.
2026.02.24
Prof. Morimoto gave an invited lecture at the 1st seminar of molecular spins.
2026.02.20
Three B4 students (Kamiguchi, Tsuji, Hirano) presented their research at the graduation defence.
2026.02.19
Dr. Emmanuel Lacôte (Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, France) visited our lab., and gave a lecture. Some members had a discussion about their research with Dr. Lacôte.
2026.02.16
Prof. Yamashita gave an invited lecture at 3rd International Symposium on the Interplay of p-Block and Organometallic Chemistry (Palma de Mallorca, Spain).
2026.02.13
Kawawa (M1) presented his research at the mid-term defence for master's degree.
2026.02.12
Prof. François Gabbaï (Texas A&M University, USA) visited our lab., and gave a lecture. Some members had a discussion about their research with Prof. Gabbaï.
2026.02.06
Ito and Mori presented their research at the graduation defence.
2026.02.03
Three master students (Ishihata, Hirose, Yamanokuchi) presented their research at the final defence for master's degree.
2026.02.01
Zatsepin (PD) is appointed as a specially apointed assistant professor of the Iwasaki Group at Kyushu University. "Members" is updated.
2026.01.28
We had a farewel party for Pavel.
2026.01.16
Prof. Morimoto gave an invited lecture at the 9th JSCC Frontier Seminar (online).
2026.01.14
A communication by Yamamoto (D3) was accepted to Dalton Trans. for publication. "Publications" is updated.
2026.01.10
We organized the 5th Kanto Main Group Element Chemistry Seminar (KaMECS-2026). Hirose (M2) gave an oral talk. ZATSEPIN (PD), DING (PD), YAN (D3), YAMAMOTO (D3), PAN (D1), ISHIHATA (M2), YAMANOKUCHI (M2), KAWAWA (M1), and KAMIGUCHI (B4) gave a poster presentation.
2026.01.06
Yamamoto (D3) safely? defended his Ph.D. thesis.
2025.12.26
We had a year-end-party.
2025.12.20
Prof. Yamashita and Prof. Morimoto gave invited lectures at Pacifichem 2025.
2025.12.12
Prof. Erli Lu (University of Birmingham, UK) and Prof. Fabrizio Ortu (University of Leicester, UK) visited our lab., and we organized lectures by Prof. Lu and Prof. Ortu. Some members had a discussion about their research with Prof. Lu and Prof. Ortu
2025.12.08
Pusztai (visiting student) finished his short stay and left the group. We had a farewell party. "Members" is updated.
2025.12.06
Zatsepin (PD), Ding (PD), and Ishihat (M2) presented their research at the 52nd Symposium on Main Group Element Chemistry at Tsukuba.
2025.12.03
Prof. Takeaki Iwamoto visited us to have a short course for graduate students. We also organized his lecture.
2025.11.30
An article by YAN (researcher) was accepted to Chem. Sci. for publication. "Publications" is updated.
2025.11.22
Prof. Morimoto and Kamiguchi (B4) attended A Regional Seminar of Kanto Branch of Young Coordination Chemists' Association of Japan.
2025.11.17
A former student, Haruki Kumada (finished at 2024 March), visited the lab. for his business.
2025.11.12
The entire laboratory participated in the disaster prevention drill at Ookayama Campus. Prof. Kallol Ray (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany) and Prof. Wonwoo Nam (Ewha Womans University) visited our lab., and we organized a lecture Prof. Kallol Ray. Some members had a discussion about their research with Prof. Ray and Prof. Nam.
2025.10.25
YAN (researcher) and Prof. Yamashita attended ACCC-10 (The 10th Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry) at Hanoi, Vietnam to present our research and to give an invited lecture.
2025.10.22
Prof. Morimoto gave an invited lecture at IMS (Institute of Molecular Science) Seminar.
2025.10.19
Prof. Yamashita gave an invited lecture at the 40th anniversary symposium of the State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry at Nankai University, China.
2025.10.08
We had a welcome party for PAN, PUSZTAI, and LORETZ.
2025.10.01
A Ph.D. student (PAN Yifan) and two visiting students [PUSZTAI David (University of Erlangen, Germany), LORETZ Alex (York University)] joined the group.

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