Research in our laboratory spans the traditional areas of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry as well as interdisciplinary areas of modern chemical research, focusing in particular on the chemistry of elements (elements chemistry). We aim to better understand the reactions, properties, and structures of chemical substances not only by means of experimental approaches based on synthetic organic chemistry and spectroscopy, but also from a theoretical viewpoint based on computational chemistry. Our research interests include development of innovative chemical reactions, and design and synthesis of new functional molecules.

Research Subjects

• Periodic table-traversing chemistry that transcends the frameworks of organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and metallic chemistry
• Development of advanced molecular transformation methods supporting materials science and life sciences
• Design and production of materials by utilizing computational chemistry

Publications

1. Komagawa, S., Usui, S., Haywood, J., Harford, P. J., Wheatley, A. E. H., Matsumoto, Y., Hirano, K., Takita, R., and Uchiyama M.:
   "Amidocuprates for Directed ortho Cupration (DoC): Structural Study, Mechanistic Investigation, and Chemical Requirements"
   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 12081-12085 (2012).
2. Muranaka, A., Ohira, S., Hashizume, D., Koshino, H., Kyotani, F., Hirayama, M., and Uchiyama, M.:
   "[18]/[20]pi Hemiporphyrazine: A Redox Switchable Near- infrared Dye"
   J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 190-193 (2012).
3. Wang, C., Ozaki, T., Takita, R., and Uchiyama, M.:
   "Aryl Ether as Negishi Coupling Partner: An Approach for Constructing C-C Bond under Mild Conditions"
   Chem. Eur. J., 18, 3482-3485 (2012).
4. Matsushita, O., Derkacheva,V. M., Muranaka, A., Shimizu, S., Uchiyama, M., Lukyanets, E. A. and Kobayashi, N.:
   "Rectangular-Shaped Expanded Phthalocyanines with Two Central Metal Atoms"
   J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133, 3411-3418 (2012).
5. Watanabe, S., Fukuchi, Y., Fukasawa, M., Sassa, T., Uchiyama, M., Yamashita, T., Matsumoto, M., and Aoyama, T.:
   "Electron Donor and Acceptor Spatial Distribution in Structured Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Devices Induced by Periodic Photopolymerization"
   Langmuir, 28, 10305-10309 (2012).
6. Maeda, S., Komagawa, S., Uchiyama, M., and Morokuma, K.:
   "Finding Reaction Pathways for Multicomponent Reactions: The Passerini Reaction Is a Four-Component Reaction "
   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50, 644-649 (2011).
7. Muranaka, A., Yonehara, M., and Uchiyama, M.:
   "Azulenocyanine: A New Family of Phthalocyanines with Intense Near-IR Absorption."
   J. Am. Chem. Soc., 132, 7844-7845 (2010).
8. Sada, M., Komagawa, S., Uchiyama, M., Kobata, M., Mizuno, T., Utimoto, K., Oshima, K., and Matsubara, S.:
   "Reaction Pathway of Methylenation of Carbonyl Compounds with Bis(iodozincio)methane"
   J. Am. Chem. Soc., 132, 17452-17458 (2010).
9. Naka, H., Morey, J. V., Haywood, J., Eisler, D. J., McPartlin, M., Garcia, F., Kudo, H., Kondo, Y., Uchiyama, M., and Wheatley, A. E. H.:
   "A Mixed Alkyl-amido Aluminate as a Kinetically Controlled Base."
   J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 16193-16200 (2008).
10. Uchiyama, M., Kobayashi, Y., Furuyama, T., Nakamura, S., Kajihara, Y., Miyoshi, T., Sakamoto, T., Kondo, Y., and Morokuma, K.:
    "Generation and Suppression of 3-/4-Functionalized Benzynes Using Zinc Ate Base (TMP-Zn-ate): New Approaches to Multi-substituted Benzenes."
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 472-480 (2008).