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1.0 μmCreation and understandingof new molecules and their reactivitythough catalysis developmentTodaLabOurgroup’sinterestisthedesignanddevelopmentofneworganicmolecules.Thereareanumberoforganiccompoundsinyourlife-smallmoleculesinmedicinalandagriculturalchemistrytolargemoleculesinmaterialscience.Organicsynthesisisanessentialtoolforbothacademiaandindustry,andinordertofacilitatefurtherdevelopmentoforganicchemistryweshouldcontinuetryingtocreateandunderstandnewmoleculesandtheirreactivity.Ourgroupfocusesoncatalysisdevelopmentbecausethebehaviorofnewmoleculescanbeevaluatedbytheresultsofcatalyticreactions.Duetotheexpansionofscienceandtechnology,furtherprogressinorganicsynthesishasbeenrequired.Ingeneral,achemicalreactionprovidesnotonlyadesiredproductbutalsoundesiredproducts.Webelievethatcatalysisgovernsorganicreactions,leadingtoselectiveproductformation.Ourcontinuouseffortsonthedevelopmentofefficienttransformationswouldcontributetoindustryaswellasacademicresearchinthenearfuture.Yasunori TodaAssistant ProfessorPh.D.: Tohoku UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow:Vanderbilt UniversityHe began his career at ShinshuUniversity in 2015. His research focuses on catalysis development. Organicchemistscanworkinseveralfields,thusmanyformergroupmembersarenowinpharmaceutical,agrochemical,andchemicalcompanies.Ourstudentscanlearntosolveproblemsthroughexperienceinthelabwhichshouldbevaluabletonumerousjobseventhoughtheyarenotrelatedtochemistry.Chemistry& MaterialEngineeringIn the FutureAfter GraduationTrial and error leads to optimized reaction conditions. These reactions are run in a water bath to maintain the temperature. Selectivity of catalytic reactions is measured by the use of High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). 46

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