报告题目：Organic Synthesis Leading to New Materials
报告人：Prof. Shigeru Yamago (Kyoto University)
地点：907楼1445
时间：7月16日（星期三）上午9:00 -10:00
Abstract
The best part of synthetic organic chemistry is the ability in creating new molecules, which would become lead compounds as for example, catalysts, materials, and pharmaceuticals in future science and technology. My research group has been working on this aspect and especially focusing on molecules related to highly reactive or strained species. I am going to introduce you such two examples in this seminar.
The first example is molecules controlling radical polymerization. Although radical polymerization is the most versatile and widely used technique in producing polymer materials in industry, control of molecular structures has been difficult so far. We have designed and synthesized several organotellurium compounds, which are highly versatile as controlling agents for “living” radical polymerization (Figure 1). Synthesis of structurally well-controlled polymers based on the photo-activation of organotellurium compounds will be mainly discussed.1)
The second example is hoop-shaped conjugated p-molecules, especially cycloparaphenylenes (CPPs), which is a simplest structural unit of armchair carbon nanotube (Figure 2). Due to their aesthetic structure and potential applications in molecular electronics, CPPs have attracted great deal of attention for more than a half century. However, despite of their rather simple structure, synthesis of them has been a significant challenge. In this presentation, a new synthetic method of CPPs will be discussed.3)
References
1) Yamago, S. Chem. Rev. 2009, 109, 5051 (Review), Yamago, S.; Nakamura, Y. Polymer, 2013, 54,981 (Review), Yamago, S.; Ukai, Y.; Matsumoto, A.; Nakamura, Y. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 2100,Nakamura, Y.; Arima, T.; Tomita, S.; Yamago, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5536, Nakamura, Y.;Yamago, S. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1607, Nakamura, Y.; Arima, T.; Yamago, S.Macromolecules 2014, 47, 582.
2) Yamago, S.; Kayahara, E.; Iwamoto, T. Chem. Rec. 2014, 14, 8 (Review), Yamago, S.; Watanabe,Y.; Iwamoto, T. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 757, Iwamoto, T.; Watanabe, Y.; Sakamoto, Y.;Suzuki, T.; Yamago, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 8354, Kayahara, E.; Iwamoto, T.; Suzuki, T.;Yamago, S. Chem. Lett. 2013, 42, 621, Kayahara, E.; Patel, V. K.; Yamago, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014,136, 2284, Iwamoto, T.; Kayahara, E.; Yasuda, N.; Suzuki, T.; Yamago, S. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014,53, early view.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name Shigeru Yamago
Present Position Professor, Kyoto University
Work Address Institute for Chemical Research
Kyoto University
Education
1982 - 1986 B. S. Tokyo Institute of Technology
1986 - 1991 Ph. D. Tokyo Institute of Technology
(1988 Visiting student at University of California, Berkeley)
Academic Carrere
1991 – 1995 Assistant Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology,
1995 – 2003 Assistant and Associate Professor, Kyoto University
2003 – 2006 Professor, Osaka City University
(2000 Visiting scientist at Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Bologna, Italy)
(2002 – 2006 Principle Investigator of PREST program, Japan Science and Technology Agency)
2006 – present Professor, Kyoto University
(2012 – present Principle Investigator of CREST program, Japan Science and Technology Agency)
Honors
Incentive Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, 2002)
The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work (The Chemical Society of Japan, 2010)
Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (Singapore, 2010)
DIC Functional Materials Award (The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, 2012)
Ichimura Academic Award (The New Technology Development Foundation, 2012)
Technical Development Award (The Adhesion Society of Japan, 2013)
Field of Research and Research Interests: Synthetic Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Radical Chemistry and Reactions, Element Chemistry, Materials Chemistry
