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Advanced Synthesis Research Group
Zhaomin HOU
Group Director
Zhaomin HOU (D.Eng.)
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Research Areas

Synthetic chemistry is one of the key scientific disciplines. It has made and will continue to make significant contributions to our society. Although synthetic technology has now reached an extraordinary level of sophistication, there is ample scope for improvement in terms of resource-efficiency and environmental issues. To tackle these problems, we focus particularly on the development of highly efficient, selective or unprecedented synthetic processes on the basis of advanced catalytic chemistry and advanced elements chemistry, and green nano-catalysts. Our group aims not only at developing innovative catalysts, but also creating new functional molecules that may open new windows onto materials science.

Research Subject

  1. Advanced Catalyst Research
  2. Advanced Elements Chemistry Research
  3. Green Nanocatalysis Research

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  1. RIKEN Advanced Science Institute Website_Laboratories PageNew Window

List of Selected Publications

  1. Pan, L., Zhang, K., Nishiura, M., Hou, Z.:
    "Chain-Shuttling Polymerization at Two Different Scandium Sites: Regio- and Stereospecific "One-Pot" Block Copolymerization of Styrene, Isoprene, and Butadiene"
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 12012-12015 (2011).
  2. Shima, T., Luo, Y. , Stewart, T. , Bau, R., Mclntyre, G. J., Mason, S. A., Hou, Z.:
    "Molecular heterometallic hydride clusters composed of rare-earth and d-trantion metals"
    Nature Chem., 3, 814-820 (2011).
  3. Ohishi, T., Zhang, L., Nishiura, M., Hou, Z.:
    "Carboxylation of Alkylboranes by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Copper Catalysts:Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids from Terminal Alkenes and Carbon Dioxide"
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50, 8114-8117 (2011).
  4. Nakamura, A., Lectard, S., Hashizume, D., Hamashima, Y., Sodeoka, M.:
    "Diastereo- and Enantioselective Conjugate Addition of α-Ketoesters to Nitroalkenes Catalyzed by Chiral Ni(OAc)2 Complex under Mild Conditions."
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 4036-4037 (2010).
  5. Sada, M., Komagawa, S., Uchiyama, M., Kobata, M., Mizuno, T., Utimoto, K., Oshima, K., Matsubara, S.:
    "Reaction Pathway of Methylenation of Carbonyl Compounds with Bis(iodozincio)methane."
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 17452-17458 (2010).
  6. Sarkar, S. M., Uozumi, Y., Yamada, Y. M. A.:
    "Highly Active and Reusable Self-Assembled Poly(Imidazole/Palladium) Catalyst: Allylic Arylation/Alkenylation."
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 9437-9441 (2011).
  7. Yamada, Y. M. A., Sarkar, S. M., Uozumi, Y.:
    "Self-Assembled Poly(imidazole-palladium): Highly Active, Reusable Catalyst at Parts per Million to Parts per Billion Levels."
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134, 3190-3198 (2012).
  8. Hamasaka, G,, Muto, T., Uozumi, Y.:
    "Molecular-architecture-Based Administration of Catalysis in Water: Self- Assembly of an Amphiphilic Palladium Pincer Complex."
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 4876-4878 (2011).
  9. Maeda, S., Komagawa, S., Uchiyama, M., Morokuma, K.:
    "Finding Reaction Pathways for Multicomponent Reactions: The Passerini Reaction Is a Four-Component Reaction."
    Angw. Chem. Int. Ed., 50, 644-649 (2011).
  10. Takaishi, K., Kawamoto, M., Tsubaki, K., Furuyama, T., Muranaka, A., Uchiyama, M.:
    "Helical Chirality of Azobenzenes Induced by an Intramolecular Chiral Axis and Potential as Chiroptical Switches."
    Chem. Eur. J., 17, 1778-1782 (2011)

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Zhaomin HOU
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