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Advanced Organic Synthesis Research Team

Main Research Fields :
Chemistry
Related Research Fields :
Complex Systems / Engineering
Keywords :
Organic synthesis / Earth abundant metal catalysis / Functional materials / C-H bond activation
Project :
Innovative Catalysts
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Exploring next generation organic synthesis for an environmentally sustainable society

Team Leader

Laurean Ilies Ph.D.

Laurean Ilies

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2009
D.Sci., The University of Tokyo
2009
Postdoctoral Researcher, The University of Tokyo
2009
Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo
2014
Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
2018
Team Leader, Advanced Organic Synthesis Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (-current)
2021
Professor Adjunct, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University (-current)

CONTACT

RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Advanced Organic Synthesis Research Team

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2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198 Japan
Bioscience Building

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Outline

Advanced Organic Synthesis Research Team
Our team aims at the development of “next generation synthesis” and its utilization for the creation of functional organic molecules. Our vision of “next generation synthesis” is inspired by the highly efficient reactions the Nature uses: direct and highly selective coupling of organic molecules without prefunctionalization with reactive groups. We envision that by precise design of ligands, efficient and selective catalysts enable the rapid assembly of complex functional molecules from simple building blocks. We are also interested in the development of sustainable catalysis based on Earth-abundant metals such as manganese, iron, cobalt, molybdenum, and the utilization of organosodium compounds for organic synthesis.

Subjects

  1. “Next generation organic synthesis”: direct and selective coupling of organic molecules
  2. Development of Earth-abundant metal catalysis
  3. Organic synthesis with organosodium
Next generation organic synthesis