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MURAI Masahito
 
Organization
Graduate School of Science Associate professor
Graduate School
Graduate School of Science
Undergraduate School
School of Science Department of Chemistry
Title
Associate professor

Degree 1

  1. 博士(工学) ( 2010.3   京都大学 ) 

Research Interests 4

  1. 有機金属化学

  2. Synthetic Organic Chemistry

  3. 構造有機化学

  4. 典型元素化学

Research Areas 4

  1. Others / Others  / 有機金属化学

  2. Nanotechnology/Materials / Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry

  3. Nanotechnology/Materials / Functional solid state chemistry

  4. Life Science / Bioorganic chemistry

Current Research Project and SDGs 1

  1. Catalytic direct functionalization of hydrocarbons with high atomic efficiency

Research History 5

  1. Nagoya University   Graduate School of Science   Associate professor

    2019.6

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    Country:Japan

  2. Nagoya University   Associate professor

    2018.4

  3. Okayama University   Assistant Professor

    2012.10 - 2018.3

  4. Japan Society for Promotion of Science   Researcher

    2011.6 - 2012.6

  5. Tokyo Institute of Technology   Researcher

    2010.4 - 2012.9

Education 2

  1. Kyoto University

    2005.4 - 2010.3

  2. Kyoto University

    2001.4 - 2005.3

Professional Memberships 5

  1. 日本化学会

  2. 近畿化学協会

  3. 有機合成化学協会

  4. American Chemical Society

  5. 基礎有機化学会

Committee Memberships 5

  1. 名古屋大学   教務主任  

    2024.4 - 2025.3   

  2. 名古屋大学   安全衛生委員  

    2023.4   

  3. 名古屋大学   社会連携委員  

    2022.4 - 2023.3   

  4. 日本化学会東海支部   幹事  

    2020.4 - 2022.3   

  5. 名古屋大学   臨海委員  

    2020.4 - 2022.3   

Awards 8

  1. 第67回日本化学会進歩賞

    2018.3   日本化学会   金属活性種の設計に基づく炭化水素への直截的な官能基導入法の開発

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  2. Thieme Chemistry Journals Award 2022

    2022.1   Thieme Chemistry  

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  3. Thieme Chemistry Journals Award 2022

    2022.1  

  4. Chemist Award BCA 2021

    2021.12  

    Masahito Murai

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  5. Chemist Award BCA 2021

    2021.12  

  6. 日本化学会 若い世代の特別講演証

    2016.3   日本化学会  

    村井征史

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    Award type:Award from Japanese society, conference, symposium, etc.  Country:Japan

  7. 日本化学会春季年会 優秀講演賞(学術)

    2015.3   日本化学会  

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  8. 有機合成化学協会ADEKA研究企画賞

    2013.12   有機合成化学協会  

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Papers 38

  1. Dithieno[3,2-b; 2',3'-f]phosphepinium-Based Near-Infrared Fluorophores: p(x)-π* Conjugation Inherent to Seven-Membered Phosphacycles.

    Andoh K, Murai M, Bouit PA, Hissler M, Yamaguchi S

    Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)   Vol. 63 ( 39 ) page: e202410204   2024.9

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    Positively charged phosphorus-containing heterocycles are characteristic core skeletons for functional molecules. While various phosphonium-containing five- or six-membered-ring compounds have been reported, the seven-membered-ring phosphepinium have not been fully studied yet. In this study, dithieno[3,2-b; 2′,3′-f]phosphepinium ions containing electron-donating aminophenyl groups were synthesized. An X-ray crystallographic analysis of the resulting donor–acceptor–donor dyes revealed a bent conformation of the central seven-membered ring. These compounds exhibit fluorescence in the near-infrared region with a bathochromic shift of ca. 70 nm compared to a phosphepine oxide congener and a large Stokes shift. High fluorescence quantum yields were obtained even in polar solvents due to the suppression of the nonradiative decay process. A theoretical study revealed that the phosphepinium skeleton is highly electron-accepting owing to the orbital interaction between a px orbital of the phosphonium moiety and a π* orbital of the 1,3,5-hexatriene moiety. Due to the lower-lying px orbital in the phosphonium moiety compared to that of the phosphine oxide and the bent conformation of the seven-membered ring, the phosphepinium ring permits effective px–π* conjugation. A large structural relaxation with a contribution of a quinoidal resonance structure is suggested in the excited state, which should be responsible for the bright emission with a large Stokes shift.

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  2. Sulfur-Bridged Cationic Diazulenomethenes: Formation of Charge-Segregated Assembly with High Charge-Carrier Mobility

    Takahashi, S; Murai, M; Hattori, Y; Seki, S; Yanai, T; Yamaguchi, S

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   Vol. 146 ( 32 ) page: 22642 - 22649   2024.8

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    Sulfur-bridged cationic diazulenomethenes were synthesized and exhibited high stability even under basic conditions due to the delocalization of positive charge over the whole π-conjugated skeleton. As a result of the effective delocalization and the absence of orthogonally oriented bulky substituents, the cationic π-conjugated skeletons formed a π-stacked array with short interfacial distances. A derivative with SbF6- as a counter anion formed a charge-segregated assembly in the crystalline state, rather than the generally favored charge-by-charge arrangement of oppositely charged species based on electrostatic interactions. Theoretical calculations suggested that the destabilization caused by electrostatic repulsion between two positively charged π-conjugated skeletons is compensated by the dispersion forces. In addition, the counter anion SbF6- played a role in regulating the molecular alignment through F⋯H-C and F-S interactions, which resulted in the charge-segregated alignment of the cationic π-skeletons. This characteristic assembled structure gave rise to a high charge-carrier mobility of 1.7 cm2 V-1 s-1 as determined using flash-photolysis time-resolved microwave conductivity.

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  3. Controlling Redox and Wirelike Charge-Delocalization Properties of Dinuclear Mixed-Valence Complexes with MCp*(dppe) (M = Fe, Ru) Termini Bridged by Metalloporphyrin Linkers Open Access

    Murai, M; Ono, M; Tanaka, Y; Akita, M

    ACS ORGANIC & INORGANIC AU   Vol. 4 ( 5 ) page: 504 - 516   2024.7

  4. Dithienoazepine-Based Near-Infrared Dyes: Janus-Faced Effects of a Thiophene-Fused Structure on Antiaromatic Azepines. International journal Open Access

    Masahito Murai, Takahiro Enoki, Shigehiro Yamaguchi

    Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)   Vol. 62 ( 49 ) page: e202311445   2023.12

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    We here disclose that the incorporation of thiophene rings into a seven-membered 8π azepine in a fused fashion produces a useful antiaromatic core for near-infrared (NIR) dyes. In contrast to dibenzazepine derivatives with bent structures, dithieno-fused derivatives with electron-accepting groups adopt flat conformations in the ground state. The dithieno-fused derivatives exhibited broad absorption spectra that cover the visible region as well as sharp emission bands in the NIR region, which are considerably red-shifted relative to those of the dibenzo-fused congeners. Theoretical study revealed two contradictory effects of the less-aromatic thiophene-fused structure, i.e., the enhancement of the antiaromaticity of the adjacent azepine ring and the relief of the antiaromaticity through the contribution of a quinoidal resonance form. The combination of the dithienoazepine core with cationic electron-accepting groups produced a NIR fluorescent dye with an emission at 878 nm in solution.

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  5. Azulene-Fused Linearly π-Extended Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and OFETs Applications Open Access

    Masahito Murai, Shinji Iba, Shino Hamao, Yoshihiro Kubozono, Hiromi Ota, Kazuhiko Takai

    Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan   Vol. 96 ( 9 ) page: 1077 - 1081   2023.9

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  6. A Kinetically Stabilized Nitrogen‐Doped Triangulene Cation: Stable and NIR Fluorescent Diradical Cation with Triplet Ground State Reviewed Open Access

    Shinobu Arikawa, Akihiro Shimizu, Daisuke Shiomi, Kazunobu Sato, Takeji Takui, Hikaru Sotome, Hiroshi Miyasaka, Masahito Murai, Shigehiro Yamaguchi, Ryo Shintani

    Angewandte Chemie International Edition   Vol. 62 ( 29 ) page: e202302714   2023.7

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  7. Germanium- and tin-bridged diazulenylmethyl cations: effects of group 14 elements on the structure and properties of π-extended cations. International journal Open Access

    Masahito Murai, Mako Ito, Satoshi Takahashi, Shigehiro Yamaguchi

    Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)   Vol. 52 ( 25 ) page: 8631 - 8635   2023.6

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    Diazulenylmethyl cations bridged with a germanium and tin moiety were synthesized. In these cations, the nature of these elements has impacts on the chemical stability and photophysical properties. Upon aggregation, these cations exhibit absorption bands in the near-infrared region, which are slightly blue-shifted compared to those of silicon-bridged congeners.

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  8. Diazulenylmethyl Cations with a Silicon Bridge: A π-Extended Cationic Motif to Form J-Aggregates with Near-Infrared Absorption and Emission. International journal

    Masahito Murai, Mikiya Abe, Soichiro Ogi, Shigehiro Yamaguchi

    Journal of the American Chemical Society   Vol. 144 ( 44 ) page: 20385 - 20393   2022.10

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    We disclose a series of silicon-bridged diazulenylmethyl cations as stable and one-dimensionally π-extended carbocations. Connecting nonbenzenoid azulenes to a carbocation center at an appropriate position while reinforcing a planar arrangement effectively delocalizes a positive charge over the π-conjugated skeleton. This structural constraint endows the carbocations with not only high chemical stability with the pKR+ value of around 9.5, despite the absence of any electron-donating substituents, but also an intense absorption in the red region due to the effective enhancement of the transition dipole moment. X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed an offset π-stacked arrangement with the outer seven-membered ring overlapping in a face-to-face manner, in which both the steric bulk of the vertically oriented substituents on the silicon atom and the location of the counter anion should play a crucial role. Reflecting this molecular arrangement, the π-extended cations exhibited a red-shifted absorption in the near-infrared (NIR) region in both the solid state and aggregated state in solution, indicative of the formation of J-aggregates. More pronounced redshifts in the absorption band upon the formation of the aggregates were observed by proper choice of the substituents on the silicon bridge and the counter anions, and the aggregates exhibited sharp fluorescence bands with the maximum emission wavelength exceeding 800 nm. These results demonstrate the impact of the nonbenzenoid aromatic stabilization of a carbocation and the efficacy of the present design strategy for the construction of a promising π-extended cationic motif that can form NIR-absorbing and emissive J-aggregates.

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  9. Diazulenylmethyl Cations with a Silicon Bridge: A -Extended Cationic Motif to Form J-Aggregates with Near-Infrared Absorption and Emission Reviewed

    Masahito Murai, Mikiya Abe, Soichiro Ogi, Shigehiro Yamaguchi

    Journal of the American Chemical Society   Vol. 144 ( 44 ) page: 20385 - 20393   2022.10

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  10. Silylative Cyclization with Dehydrogenation Leading to Benzosilole‐Fused Azulenes Showing Unique Stimuli‐Responsive Fluorescence

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    Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry   Vol. 11 ( 1 )   2022.1

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    Use of an iridium precatalyst with a pyridine‐based bidentate ligand allowed the efficient synthesis of benzosilole‐fused azulene derivatives via intramolecular dehydrogenative silylation of C−H bonds of azulene. Unique stimuli‐responsive fluorescence occurred upon acid treatment by appropriate fusing direction of the azulene ring. TD‐DFT calculations suggested that the major radiative decay pathway switched from S<sub>2</sub>→S<sub>0</sub> to S<sub>1</sub>→S<sub>0</sub> upon protonation, and the fusing mode greatly affected the degree of orbital overlap between the two related states that determine emissions of azulene.

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  11. Isolation and Structural Characterization of <i>Geminal</i> Di(iodozincio)methane Complexes Stabilized with Nitrogen Ligands (vol 137, pg 114, 2015)

    Nishida, Y; Hosokawa, N; Murai, M; Takai, K

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   Vol. 143 ( 48 ) page: 20524 - 20524   2021.12

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  12. Regiodivergent Carbene/Alkyne Metathesis in Chromium-Mediated Coupling and Cyclization with 1,6-Enynes Reviewed

    Masahito Murai, Ryuji Taniguchi, Kazuhiko Takai

    Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan   Vol. 94 ( 12 ) page: 2848 - 2852   2021.12

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  13. Intramolecular Silylative Cyclization with Dehydrogenation Leading to Benzosilole-Fused Azulenes with Unique Stimuli-Responsiveness Reviewed

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    Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry     2021.11

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  14. Cyclization of 5-alkynones with chromium alkylidene equivalents generated <i>in situ</i> from <i>gem</i>-dichromiomethanes (vol 56, pg 9711, 2020) Open Access

    Murai, M; Taniguchi, R; Kurogi, T; Moritani, S; Takai, K

    CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS   Vol. 56 ( 99 ) page: 15593 - 15593   2020.12

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    The authors regret that the name of one of the authors (Shunsuke Moritani) was shown incorrectly in the original article. The corrected author list is as shown above. The Royal Society of Chemistry apologises for these errors and any consequent inconvenience to authors and readers.

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  15. Cyclization of 5-alkynones with chromium alkylidene equivalents generated: In situ from gem -dichromiomethanes

    Masahito Murai, Ryuji Taniguchi, Takashi Kurogi, Moritani Shunsuke, Kazuhiko Takai

    Chemical Communications   Vol. 56 ( 67 ) page: 9711 - 9714   2020.8

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    A rare example of cyclization with 5-alkynones, which possess non-polar alkynyl and less electrophilic polar keto carbonyl groups, was demonstrated. The key to promoting carbene/alkyne metathesis followed by alkylidenation with pendant CO double bonds was the Schrock-type nucleophilic reactivity of the generated chromium carbene equivalents from readily available diiodomethanes and CrCl2 by simple heating.

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  16. Cyclization of 1,n-Enynes Initiated by the Addition Reaction of gem-Dichromiomethane Reagents to Alkynes. International journal

    Masahito Murai, Ryuji Taniguchi, Kazuhiko Takai

    Organic letters   Vol. 22 ( 10 ) page: 3985 - 3988   2020.5

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    Treatment of 1,n-enynes with gem-dichromiomethane species prepared in situ from 1,1-diiodomethanes and CrCl2 gave alkenylbicycloalkanes. Alkenylcarbene species, which was generated via [2 + 2] cycloaddition with a triple bond, were intercepted by intramolecular cyclopropanation of a pendant double bond, and alkene metathesis did not proceed. This is a very rare example of transformation of alkynyl C≡C with gem-dimetalloalkanes. Silyl- and borylcarbene equivalents generated from gem-(dichromio)silyl- and borylmethanes promoted the coupling and cyclization of enediynes as well as 1,n-enynes.

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  17. Regioselective Sequential Silylation and Borylation of Aromatic Aldimines as a Strategy for Programming Synthesis of Multifunctionalized Benzene Derivatives. International journal

    Masahito Murai, Naoki Nishinaka, Takahiro Enoki, Kazuhiko Takai

    Organic letters   Vol. 22 ( 1 ) page: 316 - 321   2020.1

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    Regioselective difunctionalization of two different C-H bonds in one pot using a three-component coupling reaction is described. The reaction order is important for controlling the reactivity and regioselectivity, and the first silylation promotes the second borylation. The introduced formyl, silyl, and boryl functional groups could be independently converted to other functional groups, and the substitution pattern for the resulting benzenes is difficult to access by conventional methods.

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  18. Mechanistic Insights into Rhenium-Catalyzed Regioselective C-Alkenylation of Phenols with Internal Alkynes. International journal

    Masahito Murai, Masaki Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Takai

    Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)   Vol. 25 ( 66 ) page: 15189 - 15197   2019.11

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    A (μ-aryloxo)rhenium complex was isolated and confirmed as a key precatalyst for rhenium-catalyzed ortho-alkenylation (C-alkenylation) of unprotected phenols with alkynes. The reaction exclusively provided ortho-alkenylphenols; the formation of para or multiply alkenylated phenols and hydrophenoxylation (O-alkenylation) products was not observed. Several mechanistic experiments excluded a classical Friedel-Crafts-type mechanism, leading to the proposed phenolic hydroxyl group assisted electrophilic alkenylation as the most plausible reaction mechanism. For this purpose, the use of rhenium, a metal between the early and late transition metals in the periodic table, was key for the activation of both the soft carbon-carbon triple bond of the alkyne and the hard oxygen atom of the phenol, at the same time. ortho-Selective alkenylation with allenes also provided the corresponding adducts with a substitution pattern different from that obtained by the addition reaction with alkynes.

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  19. Rhenium-Catalyzed Cyclization via 1,2-Iodine and 1,5-Hydrogen Migration for the Synthesis of 2-Iodo-1H-indenes. International journal

    Masahito Murai, Kazuhiko Takai

    Organic letters   Vol. 21 ( 17 ) page: 6756 - 6760   2019.9

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    A rhenium complex catalyzed the formation of 2-iodo-1H-indene derivatives through iodine and hydrogen migration of 3-iodopropargyl ethers. The reaction proceeded via generation of 1-iodoalkenylrhenium carbene species by sequential 1,2-iodine and 1,5-hydrogen shifts with readily available precursors under neutral conditions. The reaction mechanism and the reactivity of the generated alkenylcarbene species were also investigated.

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  20. Regioselective Functionalization of 9,9-Dimethyl-9-silafluorenes by Borylation, Bromination, and Nitration. International journal

    Masahito Murai, Naoki Nishinaka, Mizuki Kimura, Kazuhiko Takai

    The Journal of organic chemistry   Vol. 84 ( 9 ) page: 5667 - 5676   2019.5

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    Despite the utility of 9-silafluorenes as functional materials and as building blocks, methods for efficient functionalization of their backbone are rare, probably because of the presence of easily cleavable C-Si bonds. Although controlling the regioselectivity of iridium-catalyzed direct borylation of C-H bonds is difficult, we found that bromination and nitration of 2-methoxy-9-silafluorene under mild conditions occurred predominantly at the electron-rich position. The resulting product having methoxy and bromo groups can be utilized as a building block for the synthesis of unsymmetrically substituted 9-silafluorene-containing π-conjugated molecules.

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  21. Rhenium-Catalyzed Regioselective ortho-Alkenylation and [3 + 2 + 1] Cycloaddition of Phenols with Internal Alkynes. International journal

    Masahito Murai, Masaki Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Takai

    Organic letters   Vol. 21 ( 9 ) page: 3441 - 3445   2019.5

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    An operationally simple and direct rhenium-catalyzed ortho-alkenylation ( C-alkenylation) of unprotected phenols with alkynes was developed. The protocol provided ortho-alkenylphenols exclusively, and formation of para- or multiply alkenylated phenols and hydrophenoxylation ( O-alkenylation) products were not observed. The [3 + 2 + 1] cycloaddition of phenols and two alkynes via ortho-alkenylation was also demonstrated, in which the alkynes functioned as both two- and one-carbon units. These reactions proceeded with readily available starting materials under neutral conditions without additional ligands.

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  22. Chromium-Mediated Stannylcyclopropanation of Alkenes with (Diiodomethyl)stannanes. International journal

    Masahito Murai, Ryuji Taniguchi, Chisato Mizuta, Kazuhiko Takai

    Organic letters   Vol. 21 ( 8 ) page: 2668 - 2672   2019.4

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    A stannyl-group-substituted gem-dichromiomethane species, generated in situ from CrCl2, TMEDA, and tributyl(diiodomethyl)stannane, worked as an efficient stannylcarbene equivalent to promote cyclopropanation of alkenes. The reaction provided synthetically useful stannylcyclopropanes directly from commercially available unactivated alkenes without using potentially flammable alkylzinc and diazo compounds. Structural characterization of stannyl- and germyl-group-substituted gem-dichromiomethane complexes and the effect of group 14 elements containing substituents for cyclopropanation are also described.

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  23. Palladium-catalyzed double-bond migration of unsaturated hydrocarbons accelerated by tantalum chloride. International journal

    Masahito Murai, Kengo Nishimura, Kazuhiko Takai

    Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)   Vol. 55 ( 19 ) page: 2769 - 2772   2019.3

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    The operationally simple palladium-catalyzed double-bond migration without heteroatom-containing coordinating functional groups is described. Addition of TaCl5 as a second catalyst greatly enhanced the migration efficiency to provide β-alkylstyrenes through migration of up to a five-carbon chain. Both catalysts were commercially available, and the reaction occurred without external ligands under neutral conditions. The reaction proceeded via generation of π-allyl palladium species, which enabled the chemoselective double-bond migration of hydrocarbons in the presence of allylethers. Remote functionalization through double-bond migration was also demonstrated using FeCl3 as a second catalyst.

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  24. Regioselective arene homologation through rhenium-catalyzed deoxygenative aromatization of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-dienes. International journal

    Masahito Murai, Takuya Ogita, Kazuhiko Takai

    Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)   Vol. 55 ( 16 ) page: 2332 - 2335   2019.2

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    Combined use of oxorhenium catalysts with triphenyl phosphite as an oxygen acceptor allowed efficient deoxygenative aromatization of oxabicyclic dienes. The reaction proceeded under neutral conditions and was compatible with various functional groups. Combining this deoxygenation with regioselective bromination and trapping of the generated aryne with furan resulted in benzannulative π-extension at the periphery of the PAHs. This enabled direct use of unfunctionalized PAHs for extension of π-conjugation. Iteration of the transformations increased the number of fused-benzene rings one at a time, which has the potential to alter the properties of PAHs by fine-tuning the degree of π-conjugation, shape, and edge topology.

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  25. Unsymmetrical Difunctionalization of Two Different C–H Bonds in One Pot Under Transition-Metal Catalysis Open Access

    Masahito Murai, Kazuhiko Takai

    Synthesis   Vol. 51 ( 1 ) page: 40 - 54   2019.1

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    Recent advancements in unsymmetrical difunctionalization based on the substitution of two different C–H bonds in one-pot are described. Due to the difficulty of controlling reactivity and selectivity, multi-functionalization via substitution of several C–H bonds to install different functional groups has been limited until recently, in comparison with well-studied functionalization via sequential addition to unsaturated π-bonds. This difunctionalization protocol provides an efficient and rapid approach to a library of structurally complicated target molecules through the formation of multiple C–X bonds with high atom- and step-economy.

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    2.3 ortho-Selective Unsymmetrical Difunctionalization Promoted by Two Different Directing Groups Appearing During the Progress of the Reaction

    3 ortho/meta-Selective C–H Bond Difunctionalization Relative to the Directing Group

    4 Sequential Difunctionalization of Fused Aromatic Compounds and Heterocycles

    5 Summary and Outlook

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  26. Legionella pneumophila and other Legionella species isolated from legionellosis patients in Japan between 2008 and 2016 Open Access

    Amemura-Maekawa J., Kura F., Chida K., Ohya H., Kanatani J.I., Isobe J., Tanaka S., Nakajima H., Hiratsuka T., Yoshino S., Sakata M., Murai M., Ohnishi M., Kodama F., Iwabuchi K., Fujii S., Yamaguchi Y., Numata N., Konno T., Kaneko A., Seto J., Suzuki Y., Kikuchi R., Tomita N., Hakuta T., Nagashima F., Tokoi Y., Goto K., Kurosawa H., Tamura Y., Kanazawa S., Kobori S., Kikuchi K., Tomita T., Nakamura M., Kitahashi T., Ogura E., Okuno R., Nakamura I., Kurai D., Watanabe Y., Kojima Y., Miyashita Y., Matsuo C., Yuzawa E., Shindo M., Hosoya M., Kimura Y., Yamamoto K., Kawakami K., Kitagawa E., Yanagimoto K., Igawa Y., Kasahara H., Ueda H., Koyama T., Sahara K., Tomita A., Kanazawa Y., Hikida M., Kadokura Y., Noda M., Shiraki Y., Suzuki M., Agata N., Shimizu M., Fujita N., Kimura Y., Katsukawa C., Ogasawara J., Fushiwaki T., Tsuji H., Ekawa H., Nishiyama T., Hirooka M., Hanabara Y., Uchida J., Karasudani T., Murakami K., Shimizu Y., Miyamoto Y., Yoshida H., Matsunaga N., Kawano M., Taguri T., Harada Y., Fukushiyama I., Toda J., Yasaka T., Sugitani W., Sasaki M., Ogata K., Kawano K.

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology   Vol. 84 ( 18 )   2018.9

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    The Legionella Reference Center in Japan collected 427 Legionella clinical isolates between 2008 and 2016, including 7 representative isolates from corresponding outbreaks. The collection included 419 Legionella pneumophila isolates, of which 372 belonged to serogroup 1 (SG1) (87%) and the others belonged to SG2 to SG15 except for SG7 and SG11, and 8 isolates of other Legionella species (Legionella bozemanae, Legionella dumoffii, Legionella feeleii, Legionella longbeachae, Legionella londiniensis, and Legionella rubrilucens). L. pneumophila isolates were genotyped by sequence-based typing (SBT) and represented 187 sequence types (STs), of which 126 occurred in a single isolate (index of discrimination of 0.984). These STs were analyzed using minimum spanning tree analysis, resulting in the formation of 18 groups. The pattern of overall ST distribution among L. pneumophila isolates was diverse. In particular, some STs were frequently isolated and were suggested to be related to the infection sources. The major STs were ST23 (35 isolates), ST120 (20 isolates), and ST138 (16 isolates). ST23 was the most prevalent and most causative ST for outbreaks in Japan and Europe. ST138 has been observed only in Japan, where it has caused small-scale outbreaks; 81% of those strains (13 isolates) were suspected or confirmed to infect humans through bath water sources. On the other hand, 11 ST23 strains (31%) and 5 ST120 strains (25%) were suspected or confirmed to infect humans through bath water. These findings suggest that some ST strains frequently cause legionellosis in Japan and are found under different environmental conditions.

    DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00721-18

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  27. Catalytic Cleavage and Reformation of Ethereal sigma-Bonds Reviewed

    Murai Masahito, Origuchi Kazuki, Takai Kazuhiko

    CHEMISTRY LETTERS   Vol. 47 ( 7 ) page: 927 - 930   2018.7

  28. Amine-Promoted anti-Markovnikov Addition of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Terminal Alkynes under Rhenium Catalysis Reviewed

    Masahito Murai, Erika Uemura, Kazuhiko Takai

    ACS Catalysis   Vol. 8 ( 6 ) page: 5454 - 5459   2018.6

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    Amines have been identified to greatly accelerate the intermolecular anti-Markovnikov addition of carbon nucleophiles to unactivated terminal alkynes. Using a combination of [ReBr(CO)3(thf)]2 and iPr2NEt, construction of cyclic all-carbon quaternary centers was achieved with various 1,3-ketoesters, diketones, and diesters with lower catalyst loading under milder conditions. The type of addition could be easily controlled by choice of additive, highlighting the unique features of rhenium catalysis

    DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b01338

    Web of Science

    Scopus

  29. Iridium-Catalyzed Sequential Silylation and Borylation of Heteroarenes Based on Regioselective C−H Bond Activation Reviewed

    Masahito Murai, Naoki Nishinaka, Kazuhiko Takai

    Angewandte Chemie - International Edition   Vol. 57 ( 20 ) page: 5843 - 5847   2018.5

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    An iridium-catalyzed regioselective sequential silylation and borylation of heteroarenes was developed, which represents a rare example of unsymmetrical intermolecular C−H bond difunctionalization through the introduction of two different functionalities during a one-pot transformation. Although the substrate scope for the dehydrogenative silylation of heteroarenes has been limited mainly to electron-rich five-membered rings, the current reaction proceeds with both electron-rich and electron-deficient heteroarenes with the aid of heteroatom-directing C−H bond activation. The regioselectivity of the second borylation was controlled by both steric factors and the electronic effect of the silyl group installed in the first step. In combination with the classic cross-coupling reaction, this method provides rapid access to multisubstituted heteroarenes.

    DOI: 10.1002/anie.201801229

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    PubMed

  30. Synthesis of Borylcyclopropanes by Chromium-Promoted Cyclopropanation of Unactivated Alkenes Reviewed

    Masahito Murai, Chisato Mizuta, Ryuji Taniguchi, Kazuhiko Takai

    ORGANIC LETTERS   Vol. 19 ( 22 ) page: 6104 - 6107   2017.11

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    The combination of diiodomethylboronate ester, CrCl2 with TMEDA promoted borylcyclopropanation of unactivated alkenes under mild conditions. Compared with the typical Simmons-Smith cyclopropanation, the current protocol offers the following advantages: (1) the reaction proceeds stereoselectively with disubstituted alkenes even without hydroxy or alkoxy groups; (2) both electron-rich and electron-deficient alkenes can be applicable; and (3) the reaction does not require potentially flammable alkylzinc. These unique reactivity features result from the steric and electronic nature of the gem-dichromiomethane intermediates.

    DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02956

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    PubMed

  31. Azulene-Fused Linear Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Small Bandgap, High Stability, and Reversible Stimuli Responsiveness Reviewed

    Masahito Murai, Shinji Iba, Hiromi Ota, Kazuhiko Takai

    ORGANIC LETTERS   Vol. 19 ( 20 ) page: 5585 - 5588   2017.10

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    Azulene-fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were synthesized from commercially available azulene in four steps. The resulting azulene conjugates exhibited significantly narrow HOMO-LUMO bandgaps with high air. stability, confirmed by photophysical study. Introduction 1; of azulene also enabled the unique reversible stimuli-responsiveness even with the weak acid and base, which can potentially control the,degree of conjugation and optoelectronic properties-by simple acid base and redox processes.

    DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02729

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    PubMed

  32. Structural Characterization and Unique Catalytic Performance of Silyl-Group-Substituted Geminal Dichromiomethane Complexes Stabilized with a Diamine Ligand Reviewed

    Masahito Murai, Ryuji Taniguchi, Naoki Hosokawa, Yusuke Nishida, Hiroko Mimachi, Toshiyuki Oshiki, Kazuhiko Takai

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   Vol. 139 ( 37 ) page: 13184 - 13192   2017.9

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    Stabilization by a silyl group on the methylene carbon and a diamine ligand led to the isolation of gem-dichromiomethane species. X-ray crystallography confirmed the identity of the structure of this rare example of reactive gem-dimetalloalkane species. The isolated gem-dichromiomethane complex acted as a storable silylmethylidene carbene equivalent, with reactivity that could be changed dramatically upon addition of a Lewis acid (ZnCl2) and a base (TMEDA) to promote both silylalkylidenation of polar aldehydes and silylcyclopropanation of nonpolar alkenes. Identification of a key reactive species also identified the catalytic version of these transformations and provided insights into the reaction mechanism. In contrast to Simmons-Smith cyclopropanation, the real reactive species for the current cyclopropanation was a chromiocarbene species, not a chromium carbenoid species.

    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b07487

    Web of Science

    PubMed

  33. Rhodium-Catalyzed Silylative and Germylative Cyclization with Dehydrogenation Leading to 9-Sila- and 9-Germafluorenes: A Combined Experimental and Computational Mechanistic Study.

    Murai M, Okada R, Asako S, Takai K

    Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)   Vol. 23 ( 45 ) page: 10861 - 10870   2017.8

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  34. Iridium-catalysed hydrosilylation of cyclopropanes via regioselective carbon-carbon bond cleavage Reviewed

    Masahito Murai, Atsushi Nishiyama, Naoki Nishinaka, Haruka Morita, Kazuhiko Takai

    CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS   Vol. 53 ( 66 ) page: 9281 - 9284   2017.8

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    While cyclopropanes have been explored as synthetically valuable building blocks, their transformation without conjugated substituents or directly substituted heteroatoms remains challenging. The current study describes the iridium-catalysed ring-opening hydrosilylation of cyclopropanes. A nitrogen-based directing group was found to control the reactivity of iridium active species as well as the regiochemistry of carbon-carbon bond cleavage and hydrosilylation.

    DOI: 10.1039/c7cc04296e

    Web of Science

    PubMed

  35. Rhodium-Catalyzed Silylative and Germylative Cyclization with Dehydrogenation Leading to 9-Sila- and 9-Germafluorenes: A Combined Experimental and Computational Mechanistic Study Reviewed

    Masahito Murai, Ryo Okada, Sobi Asako, Kazuhiko Takai

    CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL   Vol. 23 ( 45 ) page: 10861 - 10870   2017.8

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    Stoichiometric amounts of oxidants are widely used as promoters (hydrogen acceptors) in dehydrogenative silylation of C-H bonds. However, the present study demonstrates that silylative and germylative cyclization with dehydrogenation can proceed efficiently, even without hydrogen acceptors. The combination of [RhCl(cod)](2) and PPh3 was effective for both transformations, and allowed a reduction in reaction temperature compared with our previous report. Monitoring of the reactions revealed that both transformations had an induction period for the early stage, and that the rate constant of dehydrogenative germylation was greater than that of dehydrogenative silylation. Competitive reactions in the presence of 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene indicated that the ratio of dehydrogenative metalation and hydrometalation was affected by reaction temperature when a hydrosilane or hydrogermane precursor was used. Further mechanistic insights of oxidant-free dehydrogenative silylation, including the origin of these unique reactivities, were obtained by density functional theory studies.

    DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701579

    Web of Science

  36. Iridium-catalyzed Dehydrogenative Dimerization of Benzylmethylsilanes via Silylation of C(sp(3))-H Bonds Adjacent to a Silicon Atom Reviewed Open Access

    Masahito Murai, Yutaro Takeuchi, Kazuhiko Takai

    CHEMISTRY LETTERS   Vol. 46 ( 7 ) page: 1044 - 1047   2017.7

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    Dehydrogenative dimerization of benzylmethylsilanes under iridium catalysis via site-selective sequential silylations of a C(sp(3))-H bond of the methyl group and ortho C(sp(2))-H bond of the benzyl group is described. Silicon-containing heterocycles were obtained in a single step from readily available functionalized benzylmethylsilanes.

    DOI: 10.1246/cl.170369

    Web of Science

  37. Rhenium-Catalyzed Construction of Polycyclic Hydrocarbon Frameworks by a Unique Cyclization of 1,n-Diynes Initiated by 1,1-Difunctionalization with Carbon Nucleophiles Reviewed

    Masahito Murai, Erika Uemura, Shunsuke Hori, Kazuhiko Takai

    ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION   Vol. 56 ( 21 ) page: 5862 - 5866   2017.5

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    A regioselective cyclization of 1,n-diynes under rhenium catalysis was developed on the basis of a rare type of 1,1-difunctionalization of terminal alkynes with carbon nucleophiles, followed by sequential addition reactions of the resulting alkenylrhenium species. The reaction provides an efficient approach to the synthesis of complex cyclopentane-fused bi- and tricycles and spirocycles, which are useful building blocks for the construction of essential frameworks of biologically active compounds as well as functional materials, from simple starting materials by the formation of up to six new carbon-carbon bonds in a single step. The reaction proceeds under neutral conditions and does not require external ligands or additives. The key to this reactivity is the unique activation mode of the rhenium carbonyl complex, which prefers to interact with heteroatoms in polar carbon-heteroatom bonds as well as nonpolar carbon-carbon unsaturated pi bonds.

    DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701159

    Web of Science

    PubMed

  38. Rhenium-Catalyzed ortho-Alkylation of Phenols Reviewed

    Yoichiro Kuninobu, Masaki Yamamoto, Mitsumi Nishi, Tomoyuki Yamamoto, Takashi Matsuki, Masahito Murai, Kazuhiko Takai

    Organic Synthses   Vol. 94   page: 280 - 291   2017

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Books 8

  1. ケイ素機能性化学:ケイ素を含むπ電子系の発展と展望

    村井征史、山口茂弘( Role: Joint author)

    化学同人  2024.4 

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    Total pages:3   Responsible for pages:35-37   Language:Japanese

  2. History, memory & politics in postwar Japan

    五百旗頭 薫 , 小宮 一夫 , 細谷 雄一 , 宮城 大蔵 , 東京財団, Uleman Frederick M, Lewis Brian, Moorhead Frank, Suloway Stephen, Stewart Charles

    Lynne Rienner Publishers  2020  ( ISBN:9781626378773

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    CiNii Books

  3. Sulfur chemistry

    Jiang Xuefeng

    Springer  2019  ( ISBN:9783030256005

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    CiNii Books

  4. Photoaffinity labeling for structural probing within protein

    畑中 保丸, 橋本 誠 (生物分子科学)

    Springer  2017  ( ISBN:9784431565680

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    CiNii Books

  5. 多環芳香族炭化水素の効率的な機能化法の開発

    村井征史( Role: Sole author)

    日本化学会  2016 

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    Total pages:2   Responsible for pages:981-982   Language:Japanese

  6. 電子供与性配位子としてのカルボジカルベンの化学

    村井征史( Role: Sole author)

    近畿化学協会 有機金属部会  2015 

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  7. 元素の個性の再探求による新反応の確立と新物質の創製

    村井征史( Role: Sole author)

    化学同人  2015 

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    Total pages:1   Responsible for pages:61-62   Language:Japanese

  8. Photoinitated click reactions for the creation of spatially defined materials

    Daigo Miyajima, Mmasahito Murai, Craig J. Hawker( Role: Joint author)

    高分子学会  2012 

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MISC 11

  1. Amine-Promoted anti-Markovnikov Addition of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Terminal Alkynes under Rhenium Catalysis

    Masahito Murai, Erika Uemura, Kazuhiko Takai

    ACS Catalysis   Vol. 8 ( 6 ) page: 5454 - 5459   2018.6

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    Language:English   Publisher:American Chemical Society  

    Amines have been identified to greatly accelerate the intermolecular anti-Markovnikov addition of carbon nucleophiles to unactivated terminal alkynes. Using a combination of [ReBr(CO)3(thf)]2 and iPr2NEt, construction of cyclic all-carbon quaternary centers was achieved with various 1,3-ketoesters, diketones, and diesters with lower catalyst loading under milder conditions. The type of addition could be easily controlled by choice of additive, highlighting the unique features of rhenium catalysis

    DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b01338

    Scopus

  2. Iridium-Catalyzed Sequential Silylation and Borylation of Heteroarenes Based on Regioselective C−H Bond Activation

    Masahito Murai, Naoki Nishinaka, Kazuhiko Takai

    Angewandte Chemie - International Edition   Vol. 57 ( 20 ) page: 5843 - 5847   2018.5

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    Language:English   Publisher:Wiley-VCH Verlag  

    An iridium-catalyzed regioselective sequential silylation and borylation of heteroarenes was developed, which represents a rare example of unsymmetrical intermolecular C−H bond difunctionalization through the introduction of two different functionalities during a one-pot transformation. Although the substrate scope for the dehydrogenative silylation of heteroarenes has been limited mainly to electron-rich five-membered rings, the current reaction proceeds with both electron-rich and electron-deficient heteroarenes with the aid of heteroatom-directing C−H bond activation. The regioselectivity of the second borylation was controlled by both steric factors and the electronic effect of the silyl group installed in the first step. In combination with the classic cross-coupling reaction, this method provides rapid access to multisubstituted heteroarenes.

    DOI: 10.1002/anie.201801229

    Scopus

  3. Catalytic Cleavage and Reformation of Ethereal sigma-Bonds(共著)

    Masahito Murai, Kazuki Origuchi, Kazuhiko Takai

    Chemistry Letters   Vol. 47   page: 927 - 930   2018

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  4. Synthesis of Borylcyclopropanes by Chromium-Promoted Cyclopropanation of Unactivated Alkenes

    Masahito Murai, Chisato Mizuta, Ryuji Taniguchi, Kazuhiko Takai

    ORGANIC LETTERS   Vol. 19 ( 22 ) page: 6104 - 6107   2017.11

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    Language:English   Publisher:AMER CHEMICAL SOC  

    The combination of diiodomethylboronate ester, CrCl2 with TMEDA promoted borylcyclopropanation of unactivated alkenes under mild conditions. Compared with the typical Simmons-Smith cyclopropanation, the current protocol offers the following advantages: (1) the reaction proceeds stereoselectively with disubstituted alkenes even without hydroxy or alkoxy groups; (2) both electron-rich and electron-deficient alkenes can be applicable; and (3) the reaction does not require potentially flammable alkylzinc. These unique reactivity features result from the steric and electronic nature of the gem-dichromiomethane intermediates.

    DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02956

    Web of Science

  5. Azulene-Fused Linear Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Small Bandgap, High Stability, and Reversible Stimuli Responsiveness

    Masahito Murai, Shinji Iba, Hiromi Ota, Kazuhiko Takai

    ORGANIC LETTERS   Vol. 19 ( 20 ) page: 5585 - 5588   2017.10

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    Language:English   Publisher:AMER CHEMICAL SOC  

    Azulene-fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were synthesized from commercially available azulene in four steps. The resulting azulene conjugates exhibited significantly narrow HOMO-LUMO bandgaps with high air. stability, confirmed by photophysical study. Introduction 1; of azulene also enabled the unique reversible stimuli-responsiveness even with the weak acid and base, which can potentially control the,degree of conjugation and optoelectronic properties-by simple acid base and redox processes.

    DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02729

    Web of Science

  6. Structural Characterization and Unique Catalytic Performance of Silyl-Group-Substituted Geminal Dichromiomethane Complexes Stabilized with a Diamine Ligand

    Masahito Murai, Ryuji Taniguchi, Naoki Hosokawa, Yusuke Nishida, Hiroko Mimachi, Toshiyuki Oshiki, Kazuhiko Takai

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   Vol. 139 ( 37 ) page: 13184 - 13192   2017.9

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    Language:English   Publisher:AMER CHEMICAL SOC  

    Stabilization by a silyl group on the methylene carbon and a diamine ligand led to the isolation of gem-dichromiomethane species. X-ray crystallography confirmed the identity of the structure of this rare example of reactive gem-dimetalloalkane species. The isolated gem-dichromiomethane complex acted as a storable silylmethylidene carbene equivalent, with reactivity that could be changed dramatically upon addition of a Lewis acid (ZnCl2) and a base (TMEDA) to promote both silylalkylidenation of polar aldehydes and silylcyclopropanation of nonpolar alkenes. Identification of a key reactive species also identified the catalytic version of these transformations and provided insights into the reaction mechanism. In contrast to Simmons-Smith cyclopropanation, the real reactive species for the current cyclopropanation was a chromiocarbene species, not a chromium carbenoid species.

    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b07487

    Web of Science

  7. Iridium-catalysed hydrosilylation of cyclopropanes via regioselective carbon-carbon bond cleavage

    Masahito Murai, Atsushi Nishiyama, Naoki Nishinaka, Haruka Morita, Kazuhiko Takai

    CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS   Vol. 53 ( 66 ) page: 9281 - 9284   2017.8

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    Language:English   Publisher:ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY  

    While cyclopropanes have been explored as synthetically valuable building blocks, their transformation without conjugated substituents or directly substituted heteroatoms remains challenging. The current study describes the iridium-catalysed ring-opening hydrosilylation of cyclopropanes. A nitrogen-based directing group was found to control the reactivity of iridium active species as well as the regiochemistry of carbon-carbon bond cleavage and hydrosilylation.

    DOI: 10.1039/c7cc04296e

    Web of Science

  8. Rhodium-Catalyzed Silylative and Germylative Cyclization with Dehydrogenation Leading to 9-Sila- and 9-Germafluorenes: A Combined Experimental and Computational Mechanistic Study

    Masahito Murai, Ryo Okada, Sobi Asako, Kazuhiko Takai

    CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL   Vol. 23 ( 45 ) page: 10861 - 10870   2017.8

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    Language:English   Publisher:WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH  

    Stoichiometric amounts of oxidants are widely used as promoters (hydrogen acceptors) in dehydrogenative silylation of C-H bonds. However, the present study demonstrates that silylative and germylative cyclization with dehydrogenation can proceed efficiently, even without hydrogen acceptors. The combination of [RhCl(cod)](2) and PPh3 was effective for both transformations, and allowed a reduction in reaction temperature compared with our previous report. Monitoring of the reactions revealed that both transformations had an induction period for the early stage, and that the rate constant of dehydrogenative germylation was greater than that of dehydrogenative silylation. Competitive reactions in the presence of 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene indicated that the ratio of dehydrogenative metalation and hydrometalation was affected by reaction temperature when a hydrosilane or hydrogermane precursor was used. Further mechanistic insights of oxidant-free dehydrogenative silylation, including the origin of these unique reactivities, were obtained by density functional theory studies.

    DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701579

    Web of Science

  9. Iridium-catalyzed Dehydrogenative Dimerization of Benzylmethylsilanes via Silylation of C(sp(3))-H Bonds Adjacent to a Silicon Atom

    Masahito Murai, Yutaro Takeuchi, Kazuhiko Takai

    CHEMISTRY LETTERS   Vol. 46 ( 7 ) page: 1044 - 1047   2017.7

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    Dehydrogenative dimerization of benzylmethylsilanes under iridium catalysis via site-selective sequential silylations of a C(sp(3))-H bond of the methyl group and ortho C(sp(2))-H bond of the benzyl group is described. Silicon-containing heterocycles were obtained in a single step from readily available functionalized benzylmethylsilanes.

    DOI: 10.1246/cl.170369

    Web of Science

  10. Rhenium-Catalyzed Construction of Polycyclic Hydrocarbon Frameworks by a Unique Cyclization of 1,n-Diynes Initiated by 1,1-Difunctionalization with Carbon Nucleophiles

    Masahito Murai, Erika Uemura, Shunsuke Hori, Kazuhiko Takai

    ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION   Vol. 56 ( 21 ) page: 5862 - 5866   2017.5

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    A regioselective cyclization of 1,n-diynes under rhenium catalysis was developed on the basis of a rare type of 1,1-difunctionalization of terminal alkynes with carbon nucleophiles, followed by sequential addition reactions of the resulting alkenylrhenium species. The reaction provides an efficient approach to the synthesis of complex cyclopentane-fused bi- and tricycles and spirocycles, which are useful building blocks for the construction of essential frameworks of biologically active compounds as well as functional materials, from simple starting materials by the formation of up to six new carbon-carbon bonds in a single step. The reaction proceeds under neutral conditions and does not require external ligands or additives. The key to this reactivity is the unique activation mode of the rhenium carbonyl complex, which prefers to interact with heteroatoms in polar carbon-heteroatom bonds as well as nonpolar carbon-carbon unsaturated pi bonds.

    DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701159

    Web of Science

  11. Rhenium-Catalyzed ortho-Alkylation of Phenols(共著)

    Yoichiro Kuninobu, Masaki Yamamoto, Mitsumi Nishi, Tomoyuki Yamamoto, Takashi Matsuki, Masahito Murai, Kazuhiko Takai

    Organic Syntheses   Vol. 94   page: 280 - 291   2017

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Presentations 34

  1. Dithienophosphepinium-Based Near-Infrared Dyes with Large Stokes Shift: px-π* Orbital Interaction Inherent to Seven-Membered Ring System International conference

    Masahito Murai

    International Conference on Condensed Conjugation  2025.3.25 

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    Event date: 2025.3

    Language:English   Presentation type:Poster presentation  

    Country:Japan  

  2. Azulene-Fusing Strategy to Control Molecular Assembly: Application to Near-Infrared Dyes and Carrier Transporting Materials Invited International conference

    Masahito Murai

    12th Singapore International Chemical Conference  2024.12.11 

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    Event date: 2024.12

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Country:Singapore  

  3. Control of Molecular Assembly by Azulene Fusion toward Functional π-Materials International conference

    Masahito Murai

    Italy-Japan CNR(SCITEC)-UNIMI Symposium on Condensed Conjugation  2024.10.10 

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    Event date: 2024.10

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Italy  

  4. Si, Ge, and Sn-Bridged π-Conjugated Carbocations: Azulene-Fusing Strategy for Designing Near-Infrared Dyes International conference

    Masahito Murai

    The 20th International Symposium on Silicon Chemistry  2024.5.16 

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    Event date: 2024.5

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  5. Design and Synthesis of Key Nonbenzenoid Core Units Realizing Near-Infrared Emission International conference

    Masahito Murai

    14th Japan-China Joint Symposium on Conduction and Photoconduction in Organic Solids and Related Phenomena  2023.12.1 

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    Event date: 2023.12

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  6. Design and Synthesis of Key Nonbenzenoid Core Units Realizing Near-Infrared Emission Invited

    Masahito Murai

    2023 International IRCCS–IRTG–ILR Symposium on “New Horizons of Molecular Functions”  2023.12.1 

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    Event date: 2023.12

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Country:Japan  

  7. Alignment of Azulene-Based Cationic π-Skeletons toward Functional π-Materials International conference

    Masahito Murai

    15th International Kyoto Conference on New Aspects of Organic Chemistry   2023.11.23 

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    Event date: 2023.11

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  8. 7員環と電荷の組み込みを設計戦略とする機能性色素の開発 Invited

    村井 征史

    第12回化学フロンティア研究会  2023.10.14  化学フロンティア研究会

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    Event date: 2023.10

    Language:Japanese   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Venue:名古屋   Country:Japan  

  9. カチオン性近赤外色素の設計と合成

    村井 征史

    持続社会発展のための機能化学研究委員会 第8回(令和5年度第2回)定期研究会   2023.10.10  持続社会発展のための機能化学研究委員会

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    Event date: 2023.10

    Language:Japanese   Presentation type:Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech  

    Venue:東京   Country:Japan  

  10. Silicon-Bridged Diazulenylmethyl Cations as a π-Extended Cationic Motif to Form J-Aggregates with Near-Infrared Emission International conference

    Masahito Murai

    15th International Symposium on Functional-π Electron Systems (Fπ-15)  2023.6.17 

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    Event date: 2023.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Raleigh, North Carolina   Country:United States  

  11. 金属触媒を用いた炭化水素の効率的な機能化法の開発

    第13回触媒相模セミナー  2017 

  12. ヘテロ配向基を用いない不飽和分子の位置選択的な直截官能基化

    第45回オルガノメタリックセミナー  2018 

  13. イリジウム触媒によるヘテロ芳香環のC-H結合の位置選択的ケイ素化-ホウ素化反応

    第111回有機合成シンポジウム2017年 春  2017 

  14. Transition Metal-Catalyzed Intermolecular Dehydrogenative Silylation of Aromatic Compounds without Directing Groups Based on the Regio- and Chemoselective C-H Bond Activation

    8th Annual Global Congress of Catalysis 2017  2017 

  15. Selective Transposition of Double Bonds of Alkenes under Palladium Catalysis

    第65回 有機金属化学討論会  2018 

  16. Rhodium-catalyzed synthesis of sila[n]helicenes via dehydrogenative silylation of C-H bonds

    International Symposium on JST ACT-C Project  2017 

  17. Rhenium-Catalyzed Intermolecular anti-Markovnikov Addition Reaction of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Terminal Alkynes

    28th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry  2018 

  18. Rhenium-catalyzed construction of polycyclic hydrocarbon frameworks via the anti-Markovnikov addition of carbon nucleophiles

    International Symposium on JST ACT-C Project  2017 

  19. Rhenium-Catalyzed anti-Markovnikov Addition Reaction of Carbon Nucleophiles to Unactivated Terminal Acetylenes

    Rhenium-Catalyzed anti-Markovnikov Addition Reaction of Carbon Nucleophiles to Unactivated Terminal Acetylenes  2018 

  20. Rhenium-Catalyzed anti-Markovnikov Addition Reaction of Carbon Nucleophiles to Unactivated Terminal Acetylenes

    International Symposium on Pure & Applied Chemistry  2017 

  21. Regioselective Homologation of Arenes through Rhenium-Catalyzed Deoxygenative Aromatization of 7-Oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-dienes

    第65回 有機金属化学討論会  2018 

  22. Regioselective benzoannulation of PAHs via the rhenium-catalyzed deoxygenation of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene

    International Symposium on JST ACT-C Project  2017 

  23. Reactivity and Catalytic Performance of Geminal Dichromiomethane Complexes Stabilized with Diamine Ligands

    第64回 有機金属化学討論会  2017 

  24. Iridium-Catalyzed Sequential Silylation and Borylation of Heteroarenes Based on the Regioselective Two Different C-H Bond Activation

    4th International Symposium on C-H Activation  2018 

  25. Iridium-catalyzed sequential silylation and borylation of heteroarenes based on the regioselective C-H bond activation

    International Symposium on JST ACT-C Project  2017 

  26. Iridium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of cyclopropanes via regioselective carbon-carbon bonds cleavage

    第64回 有機金属化学討論会  2017 

  27. gem-二クロムシリルメタン錯体の構造解析と触媒反応への利用

    日本化学会第97春季年会  2017 

  28. レニウム触媒による2-アルケニルフェノールとアルキンの付加反応によるベンゾピラン誘導体の合成

    日本化学会第97春季年会  2017 

  29. レニウム触媒による7-オキサビシクロ[2.2.1]ヘプタ-2,5-ジエンの脱酸素反応を利用する位置選択的なπ共役系の拡張

    日本化学会第98春季年会  2018 

  30. レニウム触媒によるオレフィンの二重結合の選択的な移動反応

    日本化学会第97春季年会  2017 

  31. 位置選択的な炭素-水素結合の活性化によるヘテロ芳香環の連続的なケイ素化-ホウ素化反応

    日本化学会第97春季年会  2017 

  32. 塩化クロム(II)を用いるアルケンの立体選択的ボリルシクロプロパン化反応

    日本化学会第97春季年会  2017 

  33. 金属活性種の設計に基づく炭化水素の選択的な直截官能基化

    日本化学会第98春季年会  2018 

  34. 金属触媒による配向基を用いない不飽和炭化水素の官能基化

    京大人環 分子環境相関論サマーセミナー2018  2018 

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KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) 6

  1. Development of soft materials through the condensed conjugation of well-ordered ion-pair assemblies

    Grant number:23H04023  2023.4 - 2025.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)

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    Authorship:Principal investigator 

    Grant amount:\7670000 ( Direct Cost: \5900000 、 Indirect Cost:\1770000 )

  2. Development of Efficient Catalytic Transformation Utilizing the Properties of Group 5-7 Metal Complexes

    Grant number:19H02719  2019.4 - 2023.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    Murai Masahito

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    Grant amount:\15210000 ( Direct Cost: \11700000 、 Indirect Cost:\3510000 )

    Group 5-7 metal complexes have been used as promoters or catalysts for polymerization and oxidation reactions because they can take various valence and oxidation states. In this study, we aimed to develop new reactions from a different perspective utilizing the reactivity of gem-dimetalloalkanes as alkylidene equivalents. We found stereoselective stannylcyclopropanation of olefins and addition/cyclization reactions with 1,n-enynes and alkynyl ketones, and confirmed that the generated alkylidene equivalents have nucleophilic Schrock-type reactivity. By adding appropriate ligands, we succeeded in switching the pathway of the cyclization reaction and in single-crystal X-ray structure analysis of the reactive gem-dichlorosilylmethanes.

  3. Development of new reactivity of novel metal-alkylidene and -carbene compllexes

    Grant number:18H03911  2018.4 - 2022.3

    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

    Takai Kazuhiko

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    Creation of novel reactive intermediates is a driving force for development of organic synthesis. In this project, we focused on metal-alkylidene (or carbene) complexes having carbon-metal double bonds. Some important / interesting results obtained during the project are as follows: (1) Schrock-type chromium (or titanium) alkylidene intermediates which can promote metathesis and cyclopropanation reactions were generated from newly isolated and structure- determined gem-dichromium (or dititanium) complexes. (2) Novel chromium-carbyne and -carbide complexes having three and four carbon-chromium bonds were prepared, respectively, and their crystal structures were determined. (Unexpected discovery) (3) A new generation method of molybdenum-carbene intermediates was developed using molybdenum(0) and o-quinone.

  4. Development of unique pai-conjugated smart materials based on the catalytic and regioselective functionalization of azulenes

    Grant number:16K05778  2016.4 - 2020.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    Murai Masahito

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    Grant amount:\4550000 ( Direct Cost: \3500000 、 Indirect Cost:\1050000 )

    Uniquely polarized hydrocarbon, azulene, possesses unusual photophysical and electrochemical properties that are unique for small molecules without any hetero atoms. The main purpose of the present study is development of a regioselective functionalization methods to further extend and disclose its potential new functions. As a result of investigation, (1) regioselective direct arylation of the carbon-hydrogen bond of azulene, (2) method for incorporation of azulene rings into phenacene and acene skeletons, and (3) regioselective arene homologation through deoxygenative aromatization were developed, and the performance of the resulting products as components for organic field-effect transistors was evaluated.

  5. Development of Innovative Synthetic Reactions Based on Diverse Reactivity of Group 6 and 7 Metals and their Complexes

    Grant number:26248030  2014.4 - 2018.3

    TAKAI KAZUHIKO

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    Through this research, we tried to clarify the features of the group 6-7 metals, especially unknown and useful reactivities for organic synthesis. We have found the following synthetic reactions by using the metal complexes. (1) Isolation of silyl-substituted gem-dichromiomethane (and gem-dizinciomethane) complexes and examination of the catalytic reactivity of the isolated complexes toward olefins and carbonyl compounds; (2) Intermolecular anti-Markovnivov addition of carbon nucleophiles by generation of rhenium-alkylidene complexes from terminal alkynes; (3) Molybdenum-catalyzed hydrosilylation of allenes and deoxygenation of epoxides; (4) Novel bismuth-catalyzed electrophilic C-C bond formation and etherification of phenolic hydroxy groups.

  6. Catalytic Synthesis of Azulene-Containing pai-Conjugated Functionalized Materials

    Grant number:26870389  2014.4 - 2017.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

    Murai Masahito, TAKAMI KEISHI, IBA SHINJI

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    Azulenes, which show unique photophysical and redox properties derived from their unusual dipolar and π-electron polarizations, are promising components for the construction of advanced functional materials. In this study, we found the efficient dehydrogenative functionalization method of C-H bonds of azulenes with the production of hydrogen as the sole byproduct. The reaction occurred with excellent chemo- and regioselectivities to provide azulene derivatives functionalized at 2-position even without any directing groups. Effective conjugation through the 2-position of the azulene ring was demonstrated by the unique stimuli-responsiveness against acid-base reaction.

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Industrial property rights 7

  1. トロピリウム化合物及びそれを用いた蛍光色素

    村井征史、伊藤優衣、山口茂弘

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    Applicant:名古屋大学

    Application no:特願2023-034651  Date applied:2023.3

    Rights holder:村井征史、伊藤優衣、山口茂弘

  2. トロピリウム化合物及びそれを用いた蛍光色素

    村井征史, 伊藤優衣, 山口茂弘

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    Application no:特願2023-034651  Date applied:2023.3

  3. ニトロ基を有する9-シラフルオレン化合物及びその製造方法

    村井征史, 高井和彦

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    Application no:特願2018-209329 

  4. 多環芳香族化合物及びその製造方法

    村井征史, 伊場真志, 高井和彦

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    Application no:特願2014-47900 

    Announcement no:Jpn. Kokai Tokkyo Koho (2015), JP 2015-172009 A 20151001 

  5. カチオン性ホスホニウムで架橋したラダー型蛍光色素

    多喜正泰, 山口茂弘, 村井征史, 袴田綾人

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    Application no:特願2023-034651 

  6. 多環芳香族化合物及びその製造方法

    村井征史, 伊場真志, 高井和彦

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    Application no:特願2014-47900 

    Patent/Registration no:特許Jpn. Kokai Tokkyo Koho (2015), JP 2015-172009 A 20151001 

  7. ニトロ基を有する9-シラフルオレン化合物及びその製造方法

    村井征史, 高井和彦

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    Application no:特願Jpn. Kokai Tokkyo Koho (2018), JP 2018-209329 

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Teaching Experience (On-campus) 1

  1. Current Organic & Polymer Chemistry

    2020

 

Social Contribution 1

  1. 県立岐阜北高校 系統別ガイダンス

    Role(s):Lecturer

    2020.10

Academic Activities 3

  1. 第12回化学フロンティア研究会

    Role(s):Planning, management, etc.

    2023.10

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  2. 東海コンファレンス2021 in 愛知

    Role(s):Planning, management, etc., Panel moderator, session chair, etc.

    日本化学会東海支部  2021.12

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  3. 第9回化学フロンティア研究会

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    化学フロンティア研究会  2020.5

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