Our recent research result was highlighted by Nikkan Kogyo newspaper.  link

Dr. Ilies and the Team were presented in "Unsung Heroes in RIKEN CSRS" movie.  YouTube

Three new members joined our team: Dr. Justin Lamb as postdoctoral researcher, Hank Okuyama as student trainee, and Ryoichiro Nagaya as part-time worker. Welcome! 

Farewell party for Dr. Yushu Jin, who was appointed assistant professor at Tokyo University of Science. Congratulations! photo

The ambassador of India to Japan visited our lab. photo

The borylated SpiroBipyridine "roof" ligand we used for meta-selective borylation of arenes (Science 2022, 375, 658) is now available from TCI.

Dr. Asako received The Asian Core Program Lectureship Award, for his work on "Molybdenum-Quinone-Catalyzed Diazo-Free Generation of Carbenes via Two-Fold Cleavage of Inert Bonds". Congratulations!

Justin Lamb joined our team as a student trainee (Ph.D.) from Sophia University.

Prof. Florentina Neatu from The National Institute of Material Physics, Romania visited our lab and gave a talk on "Surface modification of materials to develop new heterogeneous catalysts".  photo

Jayakumar Sekar joined our team as a student trainee (Ph.D.) from Saitama University. 

Prof. Dan Pantos from University of Bath visited our lab and gave a talk on "Chirality and Structural Divergence in Interlocked and Tangled Molecules".  photo

Students from the newspaper club of Matsuyama High School visited our lab and interviewed Dr. Ilies. photo 

Akash Tathe joined the Ilies Team as a postdoctoral researcher.

Relam Mohamed was selected for the CSRS Student Support Program.

Dr. Asako received The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists for 2022, for his work on "Exploration of Organosodium Chemistry and Development of Organic Reactions through Twofold Cleavage and Selective Cleavage of Inert Bonds". Congratulations!

Dr. Ilies, Dr. Asako, and Dr. Jin received the RIKEN BAIHO Award (RIKEN Excellent Achievement Award).  photo

Prof. Gregory Perry from University of Southampton visited our lab and gave a talk on "Sulfur Reagents and Carboxylating Agents for Organic Synthesis".  photo

Dr. Asako and Dr. Takahashi received the Best Poster Award at the 26th Interdisciplinary Exchange Evening. photo

Dr. Asako's proposal was selected for the Fusion Oriented Research for Disruptive Science and Technology (FOREST) funding program. link

Dr. Asako received Thieme Chemistry Journals Award. link

Prof. Marco Bandini from University of Bologna visited our lab and gave a talk on "Carbo- and nickel-catalyzed CO2 valorization: new perspectives in organic synthesis".  photo

Relam Mohamed joined our team as a student trainee from Saitama University. 

Prof. Eva Hevia from University of Bern visited our lab and gave a talk on "Tailoring Organosodium Reagents for Arene Functionalisation". photo

Farewell party for Dr Okamoto. photo Good luck at Hokkaido University!

Prof. Todd Hyster from Cornell University visited our lab and gave a talk on "Photoenzymatic Catalysis - Using Light to Reveal New Enzyme Functions". photo

Dr. Takahashi and Dr. Asako received the 2021 CSRS Incentive Award for their work on "Sustainable Organic Synthesis Using Sodium Dispersion".

Dr. Ikko Takahashi was appointed Special Postdoctoral Researcher.

Farewell party for Nagata. photo

Press release about our work (link here) on the design of new ligands for selective functionalization of organic molecules. link 

Prof. Rui Shang from the University of Tokyo gave a lecture on "Iron-catalysis for and photocatalysis inspired by development of organic electronic materials". Many thanks, and hope to do it face-to-face next time!

Our presentation on "Organic Synthesis Using Sodium Dispersion in Place of Lithium” at the 2021 Summer Symposium of the Japanese Society for Process Chemistry received the JSPC Award for Excellence.　link  photo

Ilies TL was appointed Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University.

Ilies team welcomes Dr. Kazuhiro Okamoto and Dr. Yushu Jin. 

Farewell party (zoom) for Olena. photo

Ilies TL was appointed member of the International Advisory Board of the Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. link

Dr. Asako received the RIKEN Industry Partnership Award for the "Development of Novel Chemical Reactions and Processes Using Sodium Dispersion".

Dr. Kuleshova and Dr. Asako received the Outstanding Presentation Award (1st place) at the CSRS Retreat 2020.

Dr. Asako's essay on "Sodium Enables Sustainable Organic Synthesis – Going Away from Lithium" was published in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (in Japanese). link

Dr. Somsuvra Banerjee joined our team as a postdoctoral researcher. Welcome!

Our collaborative project with Kobelco Eco-Solutions and Okayama University on the “Development of Carboxylic Acid Synthesis using Sodium Dispersion” was selected by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization).　link  yahoo news  産業新聞

Dr. Pinaki Bhusan De joined our team as a postdoctoral researcher. Welcome!

Dr. Yuichiro Mutoh joined our team as a senior scientist. Welcome!

Ms. Yukiko Momose joined our team as an assistant. Welcome!

Editorial by Dr. L. Ilies, Dr. S. P. Thomas (University of Edinburgh), and Dr. I. A. Tonks (University of Minnesota) for the special issue on Earth‐Abundant Metals in Catalysis of Asian J. Org. Chem. 

Farewell party for Yoshida, Nose, and Minami. Thank you for everything!  photo

Dr. Asako's lecture on "Exploration of Organic Synthesis Using Abundant and Stable Compounds" was selected as a Highlight Presentation of the 100th CSJ Annual Meeting (6 / 4294).

Dr. Asako shared the Synthetic Organic Chemistry Award (Technology), Japan, with Mr. Murakami, Ms. Fukushima (Kobelco Eco-Solutions), and Prof. Takai (Okayama University). 

Year-end party of Ilies Team  photo