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我々は新しい分子の合成とそれぞれの分子に秘められた未知の物性、そしてそれら分子が集合化したときに現れる機能を開拓し、サイエンスとテクノロジーに広く貢献できる“Full-Spectrum Chemistry”の発信を目指して、日々研究しています。
- 計算科学を用いた緻密な分子設計
- 最先端反応を取り入れた有機合成
- ヘテロ原子の特性を活かした新規骨格の開発
- 多彩な機器を駆使した構造解析と分光特性評価
- ナノカーボン材料のボトムアップ合成や基板表面支援合成
- 有機分子の配向制御と有機エレクトロニクスデバイスへの展開
わたしたちオリジナルの有機分子の可能性をとことん追求します。"My compounds" の創成を一緒に楽しみましょう!



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2025/6/27MOF中でのヘプタセン合成に関する、産総研北尾岳史先生、東大植村卓史先生、NIMS林宏暢先生との共同研究がChem. Eur. Jにアクセプトされました!
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2025/6/26D3上野君と山内先生らによる超分子半導体に関する研究がSience Japanとケムステに取り上げられました!
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2025/6/23D3内田君と水畑先生らによるメチレン架橋ビス(ゲルミレン)に関する論文がAngew. Chem. Int. Ed. にアクセプトされ、Hot Paperに選出されました!
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2025/4/30寺西君のベンゾヘテロコロール金属錯体の論文(京大化研 長谷川先生、塩谷先生、松田博士との共同研究)がAsian. J. Org. Chem.に採択されました!
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2025/4/3修士課程に、林くん、古田さん、牧さんが進学、博士後期課程に、王さん、鈴木君、畠中君が進学し、研究室を始動しました。一緒に頑張りましょう!
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2025/3/31Benjaminさんのπ拡張ジチアポルフィリンの論文がOrg. Lett.に採択されました!
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2025/3/7D2上野君と山内先生らによる水素結合を用いた有機半導体薄膜の構造解析とトランジスタへの応用に関する論文 (京大化研 長谷川先生、塩谷先生、松田博士との共同研究) がAngew. Chem. Int. Ed. にアクセプトされました!
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2025/2/28D2笠原君と林先生(NIMS)らによるボロン酸エステルを用いたマクロサイクルの合成と物性評価に関する論文がChemPlusChem誌にアクセプトされました!
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2025/2/16D1宮﨑君の単結晶トランジスタに関する論文(京大化研 長谷川先生、塩谷先生、松田博士との共同研究)がAdvanced Materials Interfaces にアクセプトされました!オープンアクセスです!
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PUBLICATIONS
Reactivity of a Methylene-Bridged 1,3-Bis(germylene) in Dynamic Equilibrium with Its Dimer
D. Uchida, M. Yukimoto, N. Tokitoh, M. Yamauchi, H. Yamada, Y. Mizuhata*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, in press.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202508927 (Open Access)
[Selected as Hot Paper]
Orbital hybridization of π-conjugated ligands with atomically precise metal clusters for enhanced two-photon absorption
M. Sakamoto*, Y. Mizuhata, W. Ota, T. Konish, H. Tahara, K. Kamada, T. Sato
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, in press.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c16216
Exploring the chemistry of higher acenes: from synthesis to applications
H. Hayashi*, H. Yamada*
Chem. Sci., 2025, in press.
DOI: 10.1039/D5SC02422F
Photochemical Synthesis of 2,6-Linked Anthracene Oligomers without Introducing Extra Substituents
H. Hayashi*, N. Tsunoda, S. Kasahara, C. Negoro, Y. S. Chan, N. Aratani, H. Yamada*
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2025, in press.
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202500490
Tetrabenzo-10-Heterocorroles as π-Extended Porphyrinoid Semiconductors: Synthesis, Properties, Structure, and OFET Performance
K. Teranishi, K. Yamamoto*, K. Miyazaki, K. Matsuo, M. Yamauchi, Y. Mizuhata, N. Shioya, H. Matsuda, T. Hasegawa, H. Yamada*
Asian J. Org. Chem., 2025, in press.
DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202500337
From Nitrogen to Sulfur: Investigating the Effect of Core Modification within Azaacene-Fused 21,23-Dithiaporphyrins
B. Mourot, Y. Mizuhata, H. Yamada*
Org. Lett., 2025, 27, 4046–4051.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c01029
Hydrogen-Bond-Directed Supramolecular Organic Semiconductor Thin Films Realized via Thermal Precursor Approach
S. Ueno, M. Yamauchi*, N. Shioya, H. Matsuda, T. Hasegawa, K. Yamamoto, Y. Mizuhata, H. Yamada*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, in press.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202425188
Recent Research Trends Toward High-Efficiency OPVs
Y. Ie*, H. Yamada*
J. Photochem. Photobiol. C: Photochem. Rev., 2025, 63, 100690.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2025.100690
Shape-Persistent Anthracene-Based Macrocycles Prepared by Reversible Boronic Ester Formation: Crystallization and Structural Analysis
S. Kasahara, H. Hayashi*, T. Okumura, M. Matsumoto, M. Yamauchi, Y. Mizuhata, N. Aratani, H. Yamada*
ChemPlusChem, 2025, 90, e202500014.
DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500014
Design and Properties of Azaacene-Fused Porphyrins: Extending π-Systems for NIR-II Absorption
B. Mourot, Y. Mizuhata, N. Aratani, H. Yamada*
Chem. Eur. J., 2025, 31, e202500202.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202500202
One-step Synthesis of a 2,2’-Directly-linked Perylene Dimer from a 2,5,8,11-Tetraborylated Perylene
R. Fujita, M. Hirakawa, R. Oyama, K. Matsuo, H. Hayashi, M. Yamauchi, H. Yamada*, N. Aratani*
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2025, 28, e202500042.
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202500042
Single-Crystal Organic Field-Effect Transistors Based on 5,15-Bisaryl-Tetrabenzoporphyrins: Synthesis, Structure, and Charge Transport Properties
K. Miyazaki, K. Teranishi, H. Matsuda, K. Matsuo, M. Yamauchi, Y. Mizuhata, N. Shioya, T. Hasegawa, H. Yamada*
Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, in press.
DOI: 10.1002/admi.202400946 (Open Access)
Hierarchical Coaggregation of Perovskite Nanocrystals and Dye Supramolecular Aggregates into a High-Order Heterostructure
N. Kubo, M. Yamauchi*, N. Aratani, H. Yamada, S. Masuo*
Adv. Optical Mater., 2025, 13, 2403567.
DOI: 10.1002/adom.202403567
OFET performance of low-symmetric 5-TIPS-ethynyl-15-TMS-ethynyl-tetrabenzoporphyrins in the single crystal states
K. Miyazaki, K. Yamamoto, M. Yamauchi, Y. Mizuhata, H. Matsuda, N. Shioya, T. Hasegawa, N. Aratani, H. Yamada*
J. Porphyr. Phthalocyanines, 2025, 29, 213-220.
DOI: 10.1142/S1088424625500166
Doubly Linked Azulene Dimer: A Novel Non-benzenoid Isomer of Perylene
R. Hatakenaka, K. Urabe, S. Ueno, M. Yamauchi, Y. Mizuhata, H. Yamada*, Y. Mikata, S. Kamijo, F. Tani*, T. Murafuji*
Chem. Eur. J., 2025, 31, e202404679.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202404679
Orderly Arranged Cubic Quantum Dots along Supramolecular Templates of Naphthalenediimide Aggregates
A. M. Lena, M. Yamauchi*, H. Murakami, N. Kubo, S. Masuo, K. Matsuo, H. Hayashi, N. Aratani*, H. Yamada*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202423912.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202423912(Open Access)
Photoinduced Electron Transfer System from Cesium Lead Bromide Quantum Dots to Naphthalenediimide Supramolecular Polymers
A. M. Lena, M. Yamauchi*, H. Murakami, N. Kubo, S. Masuo, N. Aratani*, H. Yamada*
Chem. Asian. J., 2024, 20, e202401299.
DOI:10.1002/asia.202401299
Control of the Electronic and Optical Properties of Aminoxyl Radicals via Boron Complexation
T. Kuroda, P. Yang, M. Nakamura, R. Hyakutake, H. Fukumoro, T. Oshiki, Y. Nishina, K. Masada, T. Sasamori, Y. Mizuhata, K. Kubo, R. Inoue, T. Agou*
Dalton Trans., 2024, 54, 951-956.
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02973A
Synthesis of π-Extended [1.1]Paracyclophanes, [1.1][n]PCP (n = 2, 3, and 4), and Their Through-space Conjugation
E. Kayahara*, S. Hirata, Y. Mizuhata, Y. Yasuda, Y. Kusakabe, H. Kaji, S. Yamago*
Chem. Eur. J., 2024, 30, e202402225.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202402225
Quantitative analysis of air-oxidation reactions of thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters
W. Suzuki, R. Takahata, Y. Mizuhata, N. Tokitoh, S. Xue, T. Teranishi*
Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 18896-18902.
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC02995J
Synthesis of Hetero-Trimetal Porphyrin Nanobelts
S. Xue*, X. Lv, Y. Dong, T. Zhang, F. Qiu*, J. Pan*, D. Kuzuhara, H. Yamada, N. Aratani*
Chem. Eur. J., 2024, 30, e202402680.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202402680
Ethynylene-Bridged Pentacene Trimer and Tetramer Prepared Through Unexpected Oligomerization and Their Subsequent Thermal Conversions
H. Hayashi*, J. Zhu, N. Minamino, Y. Murakami, S. Kasahara, K. Matsuo, N. Aratani, H. Yamada*
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2024, 30, e202400770.
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202400770
A Unique Synthetic Route toward a 1,2-Dihydrodigermene via Formal α-Elimination of Bromo and Silyl Groups from a Bromo(phenylsilyl)germane
D. Uchida, M. Yukimoto, N. Tokitoh, H. Yamada, Y. Mizuhata*
Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 2024, 650, e202400131.
DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202400131
Synthesis of π-Ring-Fused Porphyrin(2.1.1.1)s and Their Rh(I) Complexes
Y. Dong, F. Wu, T. Zhang, F. Qiu*, J. Pan, Y. Mizuhata, H. Yamada, T. Teranishi, S. Xue*
Inorg. Chem., 2024, 63, 15510-15515.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02669
Reaction of potassium germabenzenide with benzil: Unusual ring opening to form a unique polycyclic penta-coordinated germanate
S. Tsuji, N. Tokitoh, H. Yamada, Y. Mizuhata*
Main Gr. Met. Chem., 2024, 47, 20230031.
DOI: 10.1515/mgmc-2023-0031
Orbital hybridisation of π-conjugated ligands and an atomically precise metal nucleus for two-photon absorption
M. Sakamoto, Y. Mizuhata, W. Ota, T. Konishi, K. Kamata, T. Sato
ChemRxiv, preprint.
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-jx3rr
Dual-benefit strategy for developing an efficient photodetector with prompt response to UV-near IR radiations: in situ synthesis and crystallization through a simple one-step annealing
M. Yu, Z.-C. Wan, S.-W. Song, Z.-Y. Yang*, M. Suzuki*, H. Yamada*
J. Mat. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 19288-19297.
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA03202K
Synthesis of N2-Type Superatomic Molecules
R. Saito, K. Isozaki*, Y. Mizuhata, M. Nakamura*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 20930-20936.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05611
Dioxygen Activation by Gold(I)-Distorted Porphyrin Dinuclear Complexes
W. Suzuki, Y. Mizuhata, N. Tokitoh, T. Teranishi*
Chem. Eur. J., 2024, 30, e202401242.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401242
Bowl-Shaped Kekulene Analogues: Cycloarenes with two Five-Membered Rings
H. Murakami, H. Iwabuchi, M. Asari, H. Yamada, D. Kuzuhara*
Chem. Eur. J., 2024, 30, e202401828.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401828
Self-Assembly Behavior of Perylene Bisimide Derivatives on a Perovskite Nanocrystal Surface
N. Kubo, M. Yamauchi*, H. Yamada, S. Masuo*
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2024, 128, 4648-4654.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c08420
On-surface smooth polymerization of 5,11-bianthryl-anthradithiophene
S. Kasahara, M. Ohtomo*, R. Hayashi, N. Fushimi, J. Yamaguchi, K. Matsuo, N. Aratani, S. Sato*, H. Hayashi*, H. Yamada*
Chem. Lett., 2024, 53, upae036.
DOI: 10.1093/chemle/upae036
Synthesis of π-conjugated polycyclic compounds by late-stage extrusion of chalcogen fragments
A. Okba, P. S. Marqués, K. Matsuo, N. Aratani, H. Yamada, G. Rapenne, C. Kammerer*
Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 2024, 20, 287-305.
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.20.30
Enhanced Host-Guest Interaction between [10]Cycloparaphenylene ([10]CPP) and [5]CPP by Cationic Charges
E. Kayahara, Y. Mizuhata, S. Yamago
Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 2024, 20, 436-444.
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.20.38
Excellent π-Bowl Semiconductors Based on C70 Subunit
M. Chen, Y. Duan, X. Liu*, Q. Zhan, H. Hayashi*, K. Matsuo, H. Yamada, G. Gao*, Y. Zheng, L. Zhang*
CCS Chem., 2024, 6, 353-364
DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.023.202302848
Quantitative Analysis of Photochemical Reactions in Pentacene Precursor Films
N. Shioya*, T. Fang, M. Fujii, R. Fujiwara, H. Hayashi, H. Yamada, T. Hasegawa*
Langmuir, 2024, 40, 1137-1142.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03594
Synthesis of 1-Adamantylaminogermylene and Its Chalcogenation Reactions
M. Yukimoto*, K. Kanda, T. Aoki, Y. Mizuhata, N. Tokitoh*
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2024, 27, e202300663.
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202300663
Single-Photon Emission from Organic Dye Molecules Adsorbed on a Quantum Dot via Energy Transfer
M. Yoshioka, M. Yamauchi, N. Tamai, S. Masuo*
Nano Lett., 2023, 23(24), 11548–11554.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03279
Potassium 2-Germanaphthalenide: An Isolable Polycyclic System of Germanium-Incorporated Anionic Benzenoid
S. Tsuji, N. Tokitoh, H. Yamada, Y. Mizuhata*
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11, 400-408.
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI02183A
[Selected as Front Cover]
One-Dimensionally Arranged Quantum-Dot Superstructures Guided by a Supramolecular Polymer Template
M. Yamauchi*, K. Nakatsukasa, N. Kubo, H. Yamada, S. Masuo*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, 63, e202314329.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314329
The Reduction of Metallabenzenes: Different Scenarios Highly Dependent on the Central Group 14 Elements, Si vs. Ge
S. Tsuji, N. Tokitoh*, H. Yamada, Y. Mizuhata*
Chem. Asian. J., 2023, 19, e202300945.
DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300945
[Selected as Very Important Paper]
Complexation study of a 1,3-phenylene-bridged cyclic hexa-naphthalene with fullerenes C60 and C70 in solution and 1D-alignment of fullerenes in the crystals
P. Mei, H. Morimoto, Y. Okada, K. Matsuo, H. Hayashi, A. Saeki, H. Yamada*, N. Aratani*
RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 33459.
DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06526j
Mixed-Ligand Approach to Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Heteroarenes with Aryl Chlorides: Controlling Reactivity of Catalytic Intermediates via Dynamic Ligand Exchange
M. Wakioka,* K. Hatakeyama, S. Sakai, T. Seki, K. Tada, Y. Mizuhata, T. Nakazato, S. Koguchi, Y. Shibuya, Y. Maruyama, M. Ayabe
Organometallics, 2023, 42, 3454-3465.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00409
[Selected as Front Cover]
An Unsymmetrical 5,15-Disubstituted Tetrabenzoporphyrin: Effect of Molecular Symmetry on the Packing Structure and Charge Transporting Property
K. Miyazaki, K. Matsuo*, H. Hayashi, M. Yamauchi, N. Aratani, H. Yamada*
Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 7354–7358.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02815
Small Molecule Activation Based on Novel Heavier Group 13/15 Interelement Compounds, λ3,λ3-Phosphanylalumanes
T. Yanagisawa, Y. Mizuhata, N. Tokitoh*
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 2024, 97, bcsj.20230186.
DOI: 10.1093/bulcsj/bcsj.20230186
Recent progress in the chemistry of heavy aromatics
S. Fujimori, Y. Mizuhata, N. Tokitoh*
Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 2023, 99, 480-512.
DOI: 10.2183/pjab.99.027
Synthesis and characterization of novel hydrodigermenide and digermyne radical anion
Y. Mizuhata,* W. Ijichi, R. Nishino, T. Kato, E. Kayahara, S. Yamago, N. Tokitoh*
Polyhedron, 2023, 244, 116614.
DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2023.116614
A Multiple Stimuli-responsive Supramolecular Organic Framework under Concomitant Emission Color Changes
H. Tanaka, Y. Mizuhata, N. Tokitoh, R. Miyamoto, K. Kanamori, H. Kaji*
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2023, 127, 20459–20465.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c03459
[Selected as Supplementary Cover]
Unusual nuclear exchange within a
germanium-containing aromatic ring that results in germanium atom transfer
R. Nishino, N. Tokitoh,* R. Sasayama, R. Waterman, Y. Mizuhata*
Nature Commun., 2023, 14, 4519.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40188-y
Solid-state Chromism of Zwitterionic Triarylmethylium Salts
K. Iwai, Y. Mizuhata,* T. Nakamura, M. Goto, A. Wakamiya, Y. Shimakawa, N. Tokitoh*
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2023, 31, e202300337.
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202300337
[Selected as Front Cover]
Isomer-Selective Conversion of Au Clusters by Au(I)-Thiolate Insertion
Y. Chiga, R. Takahata, W. Suzuki, Y. Mizuhata, N. Tokitoh, T. Teranishi*
Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 10049-10053.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01442
Enhancing NIR-to-visible photon upconversion in cast solid by introducing bulky substituents in rubrene and by suppressing back energy transfer
A. Sawa, S. Shimada, N. Tripathi, C. Heck, H. Tachibana, E. Koyama, T. Mizokuro, Y. Hirao, T. Kubo, N. Tamai, D. Kuzuhara, H. Yamada, K. Kamada*
J. Mat. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 8502-8513.
DOI: 10.1039/D3TC00853C
Synthesis of polyacene by using a metal-organic framework
T. Kitao, T. Miura, R. Nakayama, Y. Tsutsui, Y. S. Chan, H. Hayashi, H. Yamada, S. Seki, T. Hitosugi, T. Uemura*
Nat. Synth., 2023.
DOI: 10.1038/s44160-023-00310-w