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
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East 1 Building, room 41, 44, 45




Photo gallery of OrganoElement Chemisty Lab. (2013-2014@Chuo University)
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Congrats for graduation! (2014.03.24)







Welcoming party for new members. (2014.02.28)

All undergrad students finished their graduation defences.(2014.02.28)


Second year master course students, Asami, Ogawa, Shimada, and Miyada presented their research at the final defence for master's degree. They are the first students getting master's degree in our group.(2014.02.21)


A communication by Hayato Ogawa (2nd year master student) was accepted to Chemistry Letters.(2014.01.24)

We invited Mr. Takeo Ichihara (Asahi Kasei Chemicals Co.) and he gave a lecture about "Difference in chemistry between university and company". We also enjouyed welcome party with Mr. Ichihara. (2014.01.18)

We did new-year party with Hiyama group members. (2014.1.6.)



After whole-day seminar, we enjoyed year-end party with Shabu-Shabu Nabe. (2013.12.25)

We visited Asahi Kasei Corp. Kawasaki Works to study industrial organic chemistry in depth. (2013.12.16)

Prof. Suzanne Blum (U California, Irvine) visited our lab and gave a lecture. Grad students could have a time for discussion about their chemistry with Prof. Blum. (2013.12.11)

Asakawa (M1), Onuma (M1), Nakamura (M1), Nema (M1) presented their research at the 40th symposium on organo-main group chemistry. Nakamura won the oral presentation award and Onuma won the poster award. Photo updated. (2013.12.07)


Prof. Jonas Peters (Caltech) visited our lab and gave a lecture. Grad students could have a time for discussion about their chemistry with Prof. Peters. (2013.12.04)

We managed The 1st International Symposium for Young Chemists on Stimuli-Responsive Chemical Species for the Creation of Functional Molecules. (2013.12.02,03)


We celebrated the birthday of Dr. Suzuki. Prof. Emer. Kawashima (U-Tokyo) also joined as a guest. (2013.11.29)

We enjoyed Kushi-Age as a party for finishing lab seminar of all lab-members. Also did bowling games. (2013.11.26)

Dr. Gilles Ulrich (CNRS-ECPM) visited our lab and gave a lecture. Grad students could have a time for discussion about their chemistry with Dr. Ulrich. (2013.11.19)

Jack Kawai(M1) presented his research at the 63rd Conference of Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry. (2013.11.3)

Asami (M2), Asakawa (M1), Onuma (M1), Nakamura (M1), Nema (M1), and Fujimoto (M1) presented their research at the 3rd CSJ Chemistry Festa. (2013.10.23)

We attended a lecture of Prof. Martin Albrecht (University College Dublin). Profs. Yamashita and Suzuki also joined the dinner. (2013.10.18)

A communication by Takuma Miyada (2nd year master student) was accepted to Organometallics. (2013.09.28)


Whole group attended the 60th Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry. Prof. Yamashita and Prof. Minami (Hiyama group) participated "Hartwig Mafia Lunch" (2013.09.12)

We attend EuroBoron6.(2013.09.08-13)


Shimada (M2), Asakawa (M1), and Nakamura (M1) presented their research at the 24th Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry. (2013.09.07)

The 15th Asian Chemical Congress (@Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore).(2013.08.19-23.)


One of our master stundents, Kaoru Onuma, was awarded in Young-Chemist Meeting on strucrural organic chemistry.

We attended the 45th Wakate-no-Kai in Structural Organic Chemistry.(2013.08.04-06)



Happy Happy 39th Birthday !!! (2013.07.24)

We demonstrated our lab and had experimental course on making slime to high school students in Open-Campus for Chuo University. (2013.07.21)


We attended a lecture of Prof. Richard R. Schrock (MIT). Prof. Yamashita also joined the dinner. (2013.07.19)

We attended the 46th Wakate-no-Kai in Organometallic Chemistry. (2013.07.8-10)


We had an encouraging party for students going to take the entrance exam for graduate school. (2013.06.12)

We attended a lecture of Prof. Michael J. Krische (UT Austin). Profs. Yamashita and Suzuki also joined the dinner. (2013.06.05)

We attended the evening seminar held by Prof. Ryosuke Miyake@Ochanomizu University. Miyada (M2) and Nakamura (M1) presented their research.(2012.06.01)

BBQ with Ishii, Ikeda, Haga, Chang, Komatsu groups (2013.05.06)

Small party for acceptance of his paper. (2013.04.15)

We did HANAMI at Rekisen-park. (2013.04.05)