Department of Chemical Science & Engineering
The Organic Reactions Res Gp

New synthetic reactions to advanced materials

The Organic Reactions Research Group is interested in the development of new synthetic reactions that are potentially available for materials science, pharmaceutical science, etc.
Heteroaromatic compounds such as thiophene and thiazole derivatives undergoes coupling reactions at the C-H bond to form carbon-carbon bond. The reactions are successfully applied to form conjugated oligomers and polymers available as electronic materials. Winding-vine shaped heterobiaryls show molecular asymmetry, in which axial, helical, and facial chiralities are involved in a single molecule. Polymer colloids of unique structures are prepared in a facile manner. Biomass derived heteroaromatic furfural is also employed for the coupling reaction forming conjugated molecules. Several strained organic small molecules are found to be prepared in a simple operation.