✔ Nov 2nd 2024 Koki's (M1) paper has been accepted for publication in Polymer Chemistry! Please click here. In this paper, we have achieved a new macromolecular reaction by reversible aminolysis reaction utilizing the specific reactivity of difluoroacetates! /p>
✔ Oct 21st 2024 Takuma's (M2) and Minoru's (M1) paper has been accepted for publication in Chemical Science! Click here to view. This paper is the result of collaboration between Prof. Yanai's group at Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences and Seko's group at QST. By combining a new polymer reaction using Yanai's reagent and graft polymerization by QST, we have succeeded in immobilizing ultra-strong carbon acids on organic materials! This research result should pave a avenue for a new design of immobilized organocatalysts. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Prof. Yanai and the Dr. Seko group at QST./p>
✔ Jun~Jul 2024 For the students who would like to visit our laboratory, please contact Prof. Kakuchi via Google Form.
✔ 8th Aug 2024 Prof.Yoshihara's paper is now available online. Dr. Chou (graduate of 2023) and Prof. Kakuchi are co-authors. Access the paper from here.
✔ 1st Aug 2024 We submitted a contribution by Mr. Oguchi (M2) and Mr. Kuroiwa (M1) to ChemRxiv !! Access the paper from here.
✔ 4th Jul 2024 Mr. Kasai's (M1) paper has been submitted to ChemRxiv! Access the paper from here.
✔ 29th May 2024 The paper by Ms. Matsubara (D2) published in ChemPlusChem, a journal published by Wiley-VCH, has been accepted for the Front Cover and Cover Profile as a highly regarded research topic. For more information, please see this press release.
✔ 1st Apr 2024 The new academic year has started with two new undergraduate students joining our laboratory. We hope you will enjoy your research activities from now on.
✔ 25th Mar 2024 This year, we held a joint farewell party with the Amii lab. Many congrats on your departure ;)
✔ 1st Oct 2023 Two B3 students have joined our lab! Let's enjoy our research activities together from now on.
✔ 28th Sep 2023 Mr. Chou (D3) has graduated with his Ph.D! We are looking forward to your future activities:)
✔ Jun~Jul 2023 For the students who wish to visit our lab, please click herewith your University accont activated
✔ 23th Jun 2023 The paper by Mr. Chou (D3) got accepted for the publication in Polymer Journal (Springer Nature)! Congrats, Mr. Chou:) Access the paper from here.
✔ 22th May 2023 The paper by Mr. Chou (D3) has been accepted for Inside front cover in RSC Sustainability! Furthermore, due to the novelty of this research, Dr. Kakuchi and Mr. Chou were selected for the RSC Sustainability author showcase and spoke at a webinar organized by RSC Sustainability.Access the paper from here.
✔ 3rd Apr 2023 We submitted a contribution by Ms. Matsubara (D1) to ChemRxiv !! Access the paper from here.
✔ 3rd Apr 2023 We welcomed three new students !!
✔ 23th Mar 2023 Due to the COVID-19 situation, the farewell party was carrieud out with shrinking the party size. Congratulations ;)
✔ 7th Feb 2023 The paper by Mr. Chou (D3) is now accepted and first published online. Access the paper from here.
✔ Feb 2023 Steve joined the team as a international student . Let's enjoy a new scientific journey with the team :)
✔ 10th Jan 2023 Matsubara's presentation (M2) was awarded in QST Takasaki science festa 2022. Big congratulations !! We are happy for you. You can find information on HP of Gunma Univ. .
✔ 27th Sep 2022 Niraduka's presentation (M1) was awarded in a conference. Big congratulations !! We are so happy for you. You can find information on HP of Gunma Univ. .
✔ 27th Sep 2022 Publication list was updated because the joint paper with a team at QST is now published online.
✔ Aug~Sep 2022 For the students who wish to visit our lab, please click herewith your University accont activated
✔ 22nd July 2022 Ms. Matsubara (M2) was accepted to join MANABIYA Academic (ICReDD) program in 2022!
✔ 22nd Jun 2022 The paper by Kiho Matsubara (M2) got accepted for the publication in Molecular Systems Design & Engineering (RSC).
✔ 4th Apr 2022 The new year has got started with three B4 & B3 students !!
✔ 31st Mar 2021 Due to the COVID-19 situation, only the shrinked farewell party was held. Many congrats on your departure ;)
✔ 8th Mar 2022 We submitted an excellent contribution by Ms. Matsubara (M1) to ChemRxiv !! Access the paper from here. In this work, post-polymerization modification process was analyzed at DLPNO-CCSD(T) level of theory by taking advantage of the computational power of GFN2-xTB.
✔ 29th July 2021 The paper by Mr. Fukasawa (2021 graduated), Mr. Chou (D1) is now published online. Access the paper from here.
✔ 30th Jun 2021 The paper by Ms. Matsubara (M1), Mr. Fukasawa (2021 graduated) is now published online. Access the paper from here. In this study, we designed a new optimized post-polymerization modification by integrating computational and experimental chemistry.
✔ 22th Jun 2021 The paper by Ms. Hirama (2021 graduated), Mr. Chou (D1) is now published online. Access the paper from here !!
✔ 16th Jun 2021 The paper contributed by Ms. Matsubara (M1),Mr. Fukasawa (2021 graduated) was accepted.
✔ 4th May 2021 The paper contributed by Ms. Hirama (2021 graduated),Mr. Chou (D1) was accepted.
✔ 1st Apr 2021 The new year has got started with two B4 students !!
✔ 23rd Mar 2021 Due to the COVID-19 situation, only the shrinked farewell party was held. Many congrats on your departure ;)
✔ 12th Jan 2021 The paper by Ryota Tuji, Kota Fukasawa, and Shuhei Yamashita is now published online. Access the paper from here !!
✔ 16th Dec 2020 The paper by Ryo Takahashi is now published online here. Many congrats :)
✔ 20th Nov 2020 The paper by Ryota Tuji, Kota Fukasawa, and Shuhei Yamashita got accepted for the publication in Polymer Journal (Springer Nature). Congrats, Ryota, Kota, and Shuhei :) This work employed the Passerini three component reactions for the utilization of bio-sourced compunds, which should make a contribution to the sustanable polymer synthesis. More information will be coming soon !
✔ 16th Nov 2020 The paper by Ryo Takahashi got accepted for the publication in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics (Wiley). Congrats, Ryo :) This work, for the first time, employed and optimized the Petasis three component reactions, which enabled a syntheis of polyamino acids as a zwitterionic form. More information will be coming soon !
✔ Nov 2020 Li-Chieh joined the team as a Ph.D candidate. Let's enjoy a new scientific journey with the team :)
✔ 10th Nov 2020 The paper by Kota Fukasawa is now published online. This work aimed to rationally and experimentally design a new post-polymerization modification, which was feasibly predicted by the power of computational chemistry.
✔ 1st Nov 2020 The paper by Kota Fukasawa got accepted as a Supplementary Cover in Macromolecules (ACS). Many congrats, Kota :)
✔ 28th Oct 2020 The paper by Kota Fukasawa got accepted for the publication in Macromolecules (ACS). Congrats, Kota :) This is an international collaboration works among Gunma Uni., Yamagata Uni, and Carnegie Mellon Uni.. More information will be coming soon !
✔ 9th Jun 2020 The paper by Okura is now published online. In his work, a new RAFT agent featuring aldehyde was designed and synthesized, affording well-defined polymers end-functionalized with aldehyde moieties, which accepted the chain-end modification based on the Passerini three component reaction.Click here to access the paper !
✔ 8th May 2020 The paper contributed by Mr. Okura (2019 graduated) was accepted.
✔ 1st Apr 2020 Despite the COVID-19 situation, the new year has got started !!
✔ 24th Mar 2020 Due to the COVID-19 situation, the farewell party was carrieud out with shrinking the party size. Congratulations ;)
✔ 6th Dec 2019 Yamashita (M2) is safely back from Chung Yuan University in Taiwan with an excellent research results :)
✔ 28th Oct 2019 Yamashita (M2) departed for Chung Yuan University in Taiwan to make a short research stay there. Good luck :)
✔ 13rd Sep 2019 Yamashita's presentation (M2) was awarded in a conference. Big congratulations !! You can find information on Twitter.
✔ 19th Aug 2019 Publication list was updated because the joint paper with a team at QST was published, to which M2 Mr. Yamashita and Mr. Okura made a contribution.
✔ 2nd Jun 2019 the article in Gjomo shinbun was further cited in Yahoo!News
✔ 1st Jun 2019 Yamashita's work (M2) was cited in a newspaper (Gjomo shinbun)
✔ 13th Jun 2019 Yamashita's work (M2) was cited in a newspaper (ThGunma Keizai Shinbun)
✔ 10th Jun 2019 Yamashita's work (M2) was cited in a newspaper (The Chemical Daily Co., Ltd.)
✔ 11th Jun 2019 Publication list was updated
✔ 23rd May 2019 Yamashita's work (M2) was press-released with QST
✔ 1st Apr 2019 We welcomed two new students !!
✔ 2nd Apr 2018 We welcomed four new students !! The research achievement page was updated
✔ 4th Aug 2017 The homepage is getting launched