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. (2015-2016@Chuo University)
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Six master course students in class of 2014 and ten undergrad students in class of 2015 graduated. (2016.03.24)





We had farewell party for leaving members. (2016.03.22)

Prof. Takahiro Sasamori (Kyoto University) visited our lab and gave a lecture. Some members could also have a time for discussion about their chemistry with Prof. Sasamori. We also had a lab party with Prof. Sasamori. (2016.03.18)

Prof. Rainer Streubel (Universität Bonn, Germany) visited our lab and gave a lecture. Some members could also have a time for discussion about their chemistry with Prof. Streubel. (2016.03.16)

An article by Haruki Kisu (2nd year master student) was accepted to J. Am. Chem. Soc. for publication. "Publications" was updated. (2016.02.24)

All undergrad students finished their graduation defences. (2016.02.26)

Second year master course students, Ishii, Ohsato, Kisu, Kojima, Tanoue, and Noguchi presented their research at the final defence for master's degree. (2016.02.20)

Prof. Steven Nolan (Ghent University, Belgium) visited us and gave a lecture. (2016.01.18)

Year-end party! (2015.12.26)

Prof. Yamashita gave an invited talk, Dr. Kwan contributed to oral presentation, Dr. Suzuki (assis. prof.), Asami (D2), Nakamura (D1), Ishii (M2), Ohsato (M2), Kisu (M2), Kojima (M2), Noguchi (M2), Tanoue (M2) contributed poster presentation in Pacifichem 2015. (2015.12.21)

Prof. Yamashita gave a plenary talk, visiting professor Rivard gave an oral talk, and Asami (D2), Nakamura (D1), Kisu (M2) contributed poster presentation in the 42nd symposium on organo-main-group-element chemistry. Nakamura won the best poster award (1/64 posters, Chem. Commun. award). (2015.12.05)

We did a farewel party for Prof. Eric Rivard (visiting professor). (2015.12.01)

Prof. Rei Kinjo (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) visited our lab and gave a lecture. Some members could also have a time for discussion about their chemistry with Prof. Kinjo. (2015.11.28)







Prof. Doug Stephan (University of Toronto, Canada) visited our lab and gave a lecture. Some members could also have a time for discussion about their chemistry with Prof. Stephan. (2015.11.17)



Dr. Kwan (postdoc) and Nakamura (1st year doctor student) contributed poster presentation at the The 8th International Forum on Chemistry of Functional Organic Chemicals. Dr. Kwan won the poster award. (2015.11.16)

At the 26th Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Ishii (M2) gave an oral talk, Ohsato (M2), Noguchi (M2), Katsuma (B4) did poster presentation. Noguchi won the poster award (22/284 posters). (2015.09.26)

Nakamura (1st year doctor student) contributed poster presentation at the 32nd Symposium on Synthetic Organic Chemistry.(2015.09.16)

Nakamura (1st year doctor student) contributed poster presentation at the 62nd Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry, Japan.(2015.09.09)

An article by Keita Tanoue (2nd year master student) was accepted to Organometallics for publication. (2015.08.06)

We attended "sports convention of applied chemistry dept". (2015.07.25)


Happy 41st Birthday !!! (2015.07.23)

Prof. Junichiro Yamaguchi (Nagoya University, Grad. Sch. of Sci.&Chem-Station) visited us and gave a lecture. We also enjoyed a party with Prof. Yamaguchi.(2015.07.18)

Dr. Uwe Schneider(University of Edinburgh) visited our lab and gave a lecture. Grad students could have a time for discussion about their chemistry with Dr. Schneider. (2015.07.09)


Prof. John F. Hartwig (University of California, Berkeley), who is a postdoc supervisor of Prof. Yamashita, visited our lab and gave a lecture. Grad students could have a time for discussion about their chemistry with Prof. Hartwig. (2015.07.06)


We had a party of encouragement for students tackling the entrance exam of grad school. (2015.06.29)

A part of the group participated to a field trip to factory and research lab (Nippon Steel&Sumitomo Metal Co., Mitsui Chemicals Inc.) as an official event of the department of applied chemistry. (2015.06.24)

In ICHAC-11 (The 11th International Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry), Prof. Yamashita gave an invited lecture, Nakamura (1st year doctor srudent) presented oral communication, and Asami (2nd year doctor student) contributed poster presentation. (2015.06.16)

In the 10th of Organoelement Seminar at the Institute of Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Prof. Yamashita gave an invited lecture, Asami (2ed year doctor student), Nakamura (1st year doctor student), Kisu (2nd year master student), and Kojima (2nd year master student) contributed poster presentation. (2015.06.08)

Dr. Ulrich F. J. Mayer (Mayer Scientific Editing) visited our lab and gave a lecture. Grad students could have a time for discussion about their chemistry with Dr. Mayer. (2015.05.26)


We enjoyed BBQ with Ishii, Haga, Chang, Komatsu, Ikeda groups. (2015.05.04)


A communication by Taichi Nakamura (1st year doctor student) was accepted to Organometallics for publication. (2015.05.02)

Lab members celebrated the promotion of prof. Yamashita. (2015.04.30)


We enjoyed Hanami party with Hiyama group and Funazukuri group. Mr. Takahashi also joined with celebration for promotion of prof. Yamashita. (2015.04.04)