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March 2013
Issue #14

CONTENTSMEXT Project of Integrated Research on Chemical Synthesis 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
The 13th & 14th Joint Seminar, Nagoya University and University of Münster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
The 9th Hirata Memorial Lecture andthe IGER-RCMS International Nagoya Symposium on Transformative Synthesis . . . . . . . . .  6
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Program in Green Natural Sciences . . . . . . . . .  7
Visiting Professors 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
RCMS Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
German Students from University of Münster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Report from the Chemical Instrumentation Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
Visits to the Chemistry Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
Retirement address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
Resignation address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
New Project and Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Awards list 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Staff List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
This newsletter is also available in PDF format from the RCMS homepage(ihttp://www.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp/).

RCMS NEWSMEXT Project of Integrated Researchon Chemical Synthesis 2012
In 2012, MEXT Project of Integrated Research on Chemical Synthesis, a pioneering synthesis of a new scientificbase and nurturing the next generation of researchers (Hokkaido University Catalysis Research Center, Nagoya
University Research Center for Materials Science, Kyoto University International Research Center for Elements
Science Institute for Chemical Research, Kyushu University Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering) held
the symposium and forum below.
The 3rd Symposium on MEXT Project of Integrated Research on Chemical Synthesis(Kyushu University, June 1–2, 2012)

Special Lecturer: Prof. Toshiaki Enoki

Group PhotoSpecial Lecturer: Prof. Kazunari Domen

The 3rd Young Researchers Forum(Biwako Resort, Shiga prefecture, July 23–24, 2012)

Discussion

Group Photo

Presentation*************************************************************************[Symposium and Forum in 2013]*The 4thrd Symposium on MEXT Project of Integrated Research on Chemical Synthesis in Hokkaido*The 3th International Conference on MEXT Project of Integrated Research on Chemical Synthesis in Kyushu*The 4 Young Researchers Forum
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The 2nd International Conference on MEXT Project of Integrated Research on Chemical Synthesis(Nagoya University, Dec. 10–11, 2012)

Prof. Ben Zhong TangGroup Photo

Poster session

Prof. Oliver Einsle

The 5th Forum

Prof. Tamotsu Takahashi

The 6th Forum

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RCMS NEWSThe 13th · 14th University of
Münster · Nagoya University Joint Seminars
The 2012 University of Münster · Nagoya University Japan-Germany Joint Seminars were held on the dates
listed below. As a successor of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science’s (JSPS) “Japanese-German Graduate
Externship” program, these seminars function in the same vein as the “Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits
Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation” as excellent opportunities for both Japanese and German postdoctoral
students as well as students in the doctoral course to confirm and verify the state of progress of developing joint
research while actively dispatched.

[13th Japan-Germany Joint Seminar]
May 7–8, 2012 (Monday – Tuesday) at University of Münster
Japanese Participants: 7 Faculty and 5 Students (Oral Presentations)
German Participants: 3 Faculty and 5 Students (Oral Presentations), 16 Poster Presentations

Mr. Iijima

Opening – Prof. Erker

Group Photo from excursion[14 Japan-Germany Joint Seminar]th

October 1–2, 2012 (Monday – Tuesday) at Nagoya University
German Participants: 8 Faculty and 9 Students (Oral Presentations)Japanese Participants: 3 Faculty and 3 Students (Oral Presentations), 30 Poster Presentations

Mrs. Takuma – JSPS
Opening – Prof. Yamaguchi

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Prof. Humpf

[Mini Piano Concert by Japanese and German Students]
At the 14th Joint Seminar, a mini piano concert by both Japanese and German students was held for the firsttime. Using the grand piano in the Chemistry Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Noyori Materials Science Laboratory,
at the site of the students’ poster exhibition, the performers were able to show others their own characteristic
piano playing.

Adrian Schulte

Sota Nimura

Audience at the concert

Kanyo Shin

[Experiencing Traditional Japanese Culture]
At the reception held upon the conclusion of the Joint Seminar every year, this year’s included mochi (Japaneserice cake) making activities. Not limited only to spectating, Japanese and German professors and students formed
pairs in which they could experience pounding the mochi with large mallets.

At the reception

Prof. Glorius and Prof. Saito

Japanese rice cake

Sticky!

*************************************************************************[Visit from the New Representative from the German Research Foundation’s Japan Office]Dr. Jörg Schneider, the new representative of the Japan Office of DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft– German Research Foundation), came to Nagoya University and visited RCMS Professors Kazuyuki Tatsumi and
Shigehiro Yamaguchi, who are actively expanding the Japan-Germany Program. Five German students currently at
Nagoya University as well as Japanese students and researchers soon to be dispatched to Germany participated ina meaningful discourse, where topics such as life in Nagoya and the wealth of research in Germany were discussed.

5RCMS NEWS9th Yoshimasa Hirata Memorial Lecture and 2012 IGER-RCMS
International Nagoya Symposium on Transformative Synthesis
The 9th Yoshimasa Hirata Memorial Lecture and the IGER-RCMS International Nagoya Symposium on Transformative Synthesis were held at the Noyori Conference Hall on Wednesday, January 9th.
The Yoshimasa Hirata Memorial Lecture was established in 2004, laying the foundation for natural products
organic chemistry, where a great number of distinguished pupils gathered to honor the achievements of the late
Nagoya University Professor Emeritus Yoshimasa Hirata. Since then, it has been held annually, where prominent
researchers in the domain of organic synthetic chemistry have been presented with an award for their lecture.
This year, for its 9th session, the lecture was held in conjunction with the International Nagoya Symposium on
Transformative Synthesis, where up-and-coming young researchers from Japan and around the world were invited
to speak and learn about the most recent developments in organic synthetic chemical research.
This year’s Hirata Memorial Lectureship Award was received by Harvard University Associate Professor Tobias
Ritter, who continues to blaze a trail in innovative fluorination reactions. Dr. Ritter developed a novel electrophilic
fluorination reagent and realized a fluorination reaction in the final stage of compound synthesis, something thatwas not able to be achieved through traditional methods. This technique is expected to bring about dramatic
innovations in PET imaging technology used in the diagnosis of illnesses in pharmaceutical fields. Dr. Ritter waspresented with a pure gold medal with the image of Professor Hirata, and the packed auditorium listened withgreat enthusiasm as he discussed the background, successes, and course of his research.
Lecturers invited to speak at the International Nagoya Symposium on Transformational Synthesis were Ruben
Martin (Group Leader at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, Spain), Nagoya University Professor Takashi
Ooi, Tehshik P. Yoon (Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison), and Yoshiaki Nishibayashi (Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo), in which they spoke in easy-to-understand terms about the developmentof research at the forefront of organic synthetic chemistry.

Prof. Ritter and Prof. UemuraGroup Photo

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Lecture hallIntegrative Graduate Education and Research Programin Green Natural Sciences
In 2011, the Program for Leading Graduate Schools was adopted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT), built on three pillars: ① practicing cutting-edge fundamental natural science
research, ② completion of sufficient coursework to enable that research, and ③ graduate school literacy education(English training, studying abroad, skill seminars, etc.). Based on these, the program aims to nurture the “scientificability and social skills to view situations from a broad perspective,” “developmental ability to extract practicalresults from fundamental research,” and “active international citizenship on a global scale,” along with fostering“corporate researchers cultivated as seeds in industry,” “academic researchers raised in the scholarly domain,” and“environmental coordinators and mentors active throughout global society” that will carry the environmental fieldsof the next generation.
So far, the following initiatives have been implemented:
Retreat Research Training: By visiting actual research sites and holding mini-workshops and observational
meetings (8 to date), this training aims to enrich research expertise, spread and accelerate joint research, andpromote the exchange of ideas with researchers and faculty from cooperative research institutes (Institute for
Molecular Science, National Institute for Basic Biology, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, National Instituteof Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratory, Toyota
Physical and Chemical Research Institute).
Female Top Leader Promotion Program: With a focus on top female scientists at Nagoya University and its
partner institutions, a female scientist promotion team was created to assist with career and research guidance.
In September of last year, a seminar training camp was held with themes such as “How to find and raise a research
theme,” “Looking for a job,” “Supervising over a laboratory,” and “Achieving work-life balance,” and a wide range of
opinions were exchanged while reviewing the distances one goes in the life of a researcher (Picture 1).
Overseas Dispatch: This program has dispatched members overseas on 47 occasions for participation ininternational conferences and short-term assignments, and on 15 occasions has dispatched members for longterm assignments and to conduct research at overseas research institutions. Furthermore, as a part of corporate
and research laboratory research, 14 members were sent to train at North Carolina State University and Research
Triangle Park in North Carolina.
Career Path Symposium: This symposium, held in August of last year in collaboration with the Nagoya
University Business Capacity Development Center, featured poster presentations from the program’s doctoral
students, along with joint enterprise information sessions. As a result, 6 people (one from this program) foundtheir future jobs here.
Annual Meeting: In January, 500 participants gathered at the Annual Meeting to view and discuss 167 posters
exhibiting reports of the results of various efforts and research reports of selected students (Picture 2).
In addition to these initiatives, global leader English training, “IGER
Green Natural Science Lectures” from top researchers from outside Nagoya
University, skill seminars, and other initiatives are lined up for the future.

Picture 1 Seminar Training Camp

Picture 2 Annual Meeting

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RCMS NEWS

Visiting Professors 2012
Prof. Carlo Mealli
Professor, Istituto di Chimica dei Composti
Organometallici (ICCOM)

The second from left, Prof. Mealli

Period of Stay:
March 5 – May 31, 2012
Research Theme:
Electronic Structures and Reactions ofOrganometallic Complexes

In 1969, Dr. Mealli received the degree of “Laurea”(highest degree at that time – the same level as a doctorate) from the University of Florence, and has since been
continuing his research over a great number of years at
the Italy National Research Council’s Istituto di Chimica
dei Composti Organometallici.
During his time at RCMS, Dr. Mealli participated in
discussions with and offered much advice to laboratories such as the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory and
Quantum Chemistry Laboratory. Having previously
studied under Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffmann with Prof.
Tatsumi, and conducted the CACAO program adopted
throughout the world as a package of 3D MolecularOrbital Contour Map, Dr. Mealli was knowledgeable
about a diverse number of chemical fields. From thetwo sides of theoretical calculations and experimental
chemistry, Dr. Mealli could close in on the essence ofchemistry, and through his guidance we were able tolearn a great deal and improve our research results.
In addition to his bright and cheerful personality, Dr.
Mealli’s curiosity and interest in Japan inspired him to
explore many places throughout Nagoya. For both all of
us and for Dr. Mealli, his time here at Nagoya University
was engaging and meaningful.

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My great 2012 experience at the RCMS of Nagoya
In three months (March–May 2012), I almost adapted to the rhythms of a Japanese laboratory, working many
hours per day. It was no burden because of the exciting chemistry, carried out under optimal working and living
conditions. Knowing Japan from previous visits, we did not travel much to the famous touristic areas, but enjoyed afull immersion into the Japanese everyday life. In any case, our occupations did not prevent us from frequent visits
to the magnificent parks in Nagoya to watch the spectacular tree blossoming at springtime. In no other place of
the world, we enjoyed comparably beautiful views.
I learned new pieces of experimental information, important for my electronic structure studies. Other stimulating aspects came from the renowned crystallographer Rogers Cramer from Hawaii, who also visited at the timeand helped solving difficult structures, most intriguing for me. The highly satisfying work in Nagoya seems to be
the basis for relevant joint publications.
In summary, my experience in Japan has been highly positive and for sure I shall accept the open invitationfrom Kaz Tatsumi to return soon to Nagoya.
Carlo Mealli

8Prof. Vincent Robert
Professor, the University of Strasbourg

Period of Stay:
August 20 – December 17, 2012
Research Theme:
“Quantum Chemical Calculation of Molecular
Magnetic Substances”
Professor Vincent Robert of the University of Strasbourg (research theme: “quantum chemical calculationof molecular magnetic substances”) came to RCMS for
four months from August 20th of last year. Professor
Robert is a researcher of theoretical calculations ofmaterials such as molecular conductors and magnetic
substances, crossing freely between the fields of physical science and chemistry as he advances the theoreticalelucidation of various systems. In his joint research withus, through his efforts in calculating the interaction

between magnetic molecules of the anion radical
ligand of [1,2,5]Thiadiazolo[3,4-f ][1,10]phenanthroline
dioxides (tdapO2), Professor Robert was able to reproduce the results of his experiments with great success.
Furthermore, as a theoretical study, from comparing theanion radicals of tdap he discovered that the SO2 regionof the molecular end contributes ferromagnetically tointermolecular forces.
In addition to advancing our joint research, Professor Robert also gave a spirited lecture with the theme of“Methods: Hartree-Fock and Beyond” in the Departmentof Chemistry. He also gave his lecture “Manifestation ofChemical Bonding: Structure, Magnetic and Transport
Properties” at the IGER-RCMS seminar on December 7th
and played an active educational role during his stay
here.
Professor Robert absolutely loved Japan, andanywhere he went – shops, restaurants, anywhere – healways had a smile on his face and brought with him
a pleasant atmosphere. In addition, his wife accompanied him along with his daughter, who made manyfriends while attending Nagoya International School(elementary school) daily, and these friends were able
to come and visit them at their apartment at the Noyori
Conference Hall.
Professor Robert returned to France on December
17, 2012, but we look forward to the next opportunity
to further advance our joint research together.

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This 4-month sabbatical August-December 2012 at the Research Center for Materials Science corresponded to
my third visit in Japan. The scientific environment provided by Professor Awaga and his group has been a source of
personal enrichment in scientific and cultural areas. I was much moved by the outstandingly warm welcome that
all the people at the RCMS have manifested. Evidently, the daily life was a continuous excitement, driven by a verystimulating scientific community. The presence in a close vicinity of different expertises, ranging from synthetic
chemists to condensed matter physicists, allowed me to strengthen my collaborations and widen my fields ofinterest. Finally, one cannot mention a sabbatical in Japan in autumn without mentionning the exceptional daily
show that Nature offers to foreigners. I strongly believe that my pleasure of being in Nagoya has also been verymuch influenced by the beauties of Japan.
This experience at the RMCS will definitely remain a milestone in my scientific carrier and personal life. For all
those reasons, I am much indebted to this scientific community and the exceptional hospitality at the RCMS, a placeof excellence, friendship and enthousiasm. Nagoya University and RCMS are definitely places to visit.
Vincent Robert

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Prof. Tadashi Sugawara
Kanagawa University Faculty of Science DesignatedProfessor · University of Tokyo Emeritus Professor

Professor Tadashi Sugawara (Kanagawa University) is serving as a Visiting Professor at RCMS from2012 through 2013. Professor Sugawara has been
conducting research into the development of organic
materials having electronic physical properties such as
magnetic properties, dielectric properties, and electric
conductivity, from the viewpoint on organic chemist.
He is well-known for his pioneering work on organic ferromagnets and ferrimagnets, giant dielectric response
in hydrogen-bonded system, and the development oforganic coexistent systems of magnetism and conductivity showing giant magnetoresistence.
In recent years, Professor Sugawara has been pouring much energy into the construction of molecularassemblies which can be regarded as models of life, andhe has been seeing great success and garnering muchattention for his endeavors, such as the construction of
tubular vesicle spiral superstructures through pH variation, oil droplets that automatically swim in aqueous

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solution, “self-replicating systems” (giant vesicles madeup of artificial bilayer membranes expand and divide
spontaneously and repeatedly), and “proto-cell models”(where PCR cycle of embedded DNA is synchronizedwith the self-production/division of enclosing giant
vesicles). Since Professor Sugawara has been investigating various classes of “molecular systems”, from small
molecules to crystals, and biomolecular assembly, there
are many overlaps with RCMS members. Through thistwo-year exchange, we believe both RCMS and Professor
Sugawara will benefit, and see fruitful results.
<Career Summary>
1974: University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science –Obtained Doctor Degree (Doctor of Science)
1975: University of Minnesota – Post Doctoral ­Research
Fellow
1976: University of Maryland – Post Doctoral Research
Fellow
1978: Institute for Molecular Science – Research
Associate
1986: University of Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences– Associate Professor
1991: University of Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences– Professor
1996: University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts andSciences – Professor
2010: Research Center for Complex Systems Biology –Project Researcher
2012: – Incumbency
2008: The Society of Electron Spin Science andTechnology SEST Award
2012: Japan Society for Molecular Science Award

RCMS Seminars
April 3, 2012 Professor Dr. Bernhard Wünsch
(Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)“Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of NR2B Selective
NMDA Receptor Antagonists”

May 8, 2012 Professor Fuk Yee Kwong(Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)“Exploring facile and modular ligand synthesis: Applications of
new phosphine ligands in challenging cross-coupling reactions”

May 21, 2012 Professor Daniel J. Mindiola(Indiana University, U.S.A.)“Titanium Alkylidynes: Methane Activation and Dehydrogenation of
Volatile Paraffins”

May 29, 2012 Professor Carlo Mealli(ICCOM-CNR, Italy)“Correlations between Structures and Chemical Behaviours”

May 30, 2012 Professor Jishan Wu(National University of Singapore, Singapore)“Low Band Gap Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds: From Closed-shell Near
Infrared Dyes and Semiconductors to Open-shell Biradicals”

June 18, 2012 Professor Gregory Scholes(Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada)“Lessons from Nature about solar light harvesting”

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June 29, 2012 Dr. Neil Robertson(University of Edinburgh)“Molecular Control of Interfacial Electron Transfer In Dye-Sensitised
Solar Cells”

July 12, 2012 Professor Kou-Wei Huang(King Abdullar University of Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia)“A New Class of PN3-Pincer Ligands for Metal-Ligand Cooperative Catalysis”

August 7, 2012 Professor Dr. Xiang Zhao
(Institute for Chemical Physics & Department of Chemistry Graduate Schoolof Science Xi'an Jiaotong University)“Endohedral Metallofullerenes: Interplay between Experiment and Theory”

September 11, 2012 Professor Igor Larrosa(School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Queen Mary University of
London, UK)“From C-H to C-C Activation: New Methodologies for Organic Synthesis”

September 21, 2012 Professor A. S. K. Hashmi(Organisch-Chemisches Institut Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany)“Gold Catalysis: New Horizons”

October 16, 2012 Dr. Stéphane Ménage(CNRS, France / iRTSV (Institute of life sciences research and technologies) /LCBM (laboratory of bioinspired redox chemistry))“A Green Approach for Oxidation Catalysis: Design of Artificial (mono)
dioxygenases”

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October 24, 2012 Professor Cathleen Crudden(Canadian Society for Chemistry /Department of Chemistry, Queen’s
University, Canada)“Advances in Chirality Control in Molecules and Materials”

October 29, 2012 Professor Chii-Dong Lin(Kansas State University, U.S.A.)“Ultrafast Dynamic Imaging of Molecules with Laser-induced Electron
Diffraction Method”

November 5, 2012 Professor Nobert Krause(Dortmund University of Technology Germany)“The Power of Gold”

November 7, 2012 Dr. Martin Vollmer(Chief Technology Officer / Head of Group Technology Services Clariant
International Ltd., Pratteln, Switzerland)“Research at Clariant – Innovation in Chemicals, Materials, Catalysis andBiotechnology”

November 20, 2012 Dr. John Bower(Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Bristol)“Catalytic Chirality Generation: New Strategies for N-Heterocyclic Chemistry”

November 20, 2012 Professor Frank Würthner(Universität Würzburg, Germany)“Functional Nanosystems and Devices Based on Perylene Bisimide Dyes”

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December 7, 2012 Professor Vincent Robert(University of Strasbourg)“Manifestations of Chemical Bonding: Structure, Magnetic andTransport Properties”

December 13, 2012 Dr. Craig A. J. Fisher(Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Nagoya)“Modeling of interfaces in anatase thin films”

December 18, 2012 Dr. Placidus B. Amama(University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) & Air Force ResearchLaboratory (AFRL), Dayton, OH, U.S.A.)“Rational Catalyst Design for Enhanced and Controlled Growth ofCarbon Nanotube Carpets via CVD”

January 17, 2013 Dr. Emmanuel Lacôte(University of Lyon, France)“NHC-Borane complexes: from stabilized reactive intermediates to polymer
synthesis”

January 17, 2013 Dr. Nawee Kungwan(Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Chiang Mai University,
Thailand)“The effect of Hydrogen Bonding on the Excited-State Proton Transfer
in 7-azaindol-(H2O)3–5 Cluster: Theoretical Study”

14February 8, 2013  Professor Takayoshi Suzuki (Kyoto Prefectural University of
Medicine)  “Small-Molecule Modulators of Disease-Related Epigenetic
Mechanisms”   Professor Yuko Okamoto (Nagoya University)   “Towards Drug Design by Generalized-Ensemble Simulations”

February 22, 2013 Guest Professor Tadashi Sugawara(Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University /Kanagawa University)

February 26, 2013 Professor Dr. Predrag S. Krstić(Joint Institute for Computational Sciences & Department of Physics andAstronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, U.S.A.)“DNA Control and Sequencing with Nanopore”

March 8, 2013 Dr. Vladimír Sychrovský
(Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of
Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic)“Metal-mediated Nucleic Acids Base Paris: Characterization with
Theoretical Methods”

March 20, 2013 Professor Dr. Henryk A. Witek(Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University,
Hsinchu, Taiwan)“Mathematical Chemistry: From ZZ Polynomials to the Electron Correlation
Problem”

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RCMS NEWS

Students from University of Münster
Andreas Feldmann
Period of Stay:
April – July, 2012, September – December 2012
Research Theme:
Chemistry of Unsymmetrical Tetraarylphospholes – Switch from 2,5-Conjugation to
2,3-Conjugation and Its Beyond

Christoph Rosorius
Period of Stay:
April – July, 2012, September – December 2012
Research Theme:
Reactivity of a Novel Pyridylidene/Borane Frustrated Lewis Pair

Kristine Müther
Period of Stay:
August – November, 2012

Christian Radunsky
Period of Stay:
September – December, 2012
Research Theme:
Guanine-Tetrad in a Four-Fold Rotaxane

Christoph Glotzbach
Period of Stay:
October – November, 2012
Research Theme:
Oligonitrile – Boron Compounds and their fluorescence properties

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Friederike Schröter
Period of Stay:
January – June, 2013
Research Theme:
Photocatalytic surface patterning via Microcontactprinting

Tobias Greulich
Period of Stay:
January – June, 2013
Research Theme:
Development of Phosphorous-bridged π-electron Systems

Friederike Sibbel
Period of Stay:
January – June, 2013
Research Theme:
Synthesis of Cycloparaphenylenes

Michael Kurlemann
Period of Stay:
January – June, 2013
Research Theme:
Liquid crystalline cyclodextrins

Janine Fröhlich
Period of Stay:
January – June, 2013
Research Theme:
New strategies for the synthesis of azacyclo[3.2.1]octanes as precursor of kappa receptor
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RCMS NEWS

Report from the Chemical Instrumentation Facility
The Chemical Instrumentation Facility (CIF) is ashared facility for all of Nagoya University to analyze
molecular structure using NMR, MS, and other spectroscopy. The CIF provides services to faculty, researchers, students and others through the operation andmaintenance of measuring equipments, teaching of
measurement methods, consulting for specific measurements, and taking requested measurements. In 2012,
to show the “CIF Utilization Status”, 76 research groups
within Nagoya University registered, with the numberof registered faculty, students, and researchers reaching
666. With the addition of the newly-established Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the number ofusers of the CIF continues to grow year after year.

NMR 400 MHz (JEOL)[Introduction to the Setup andEquipment in the CIF]

[CIF Utilization Status]
Utilization Status for the Academic Year 2012
(April 2012 – January 2013)

Experiment where Students Used the FT/IR-6100 (JASCO)
Number of Uses/Measurements by Instrument

micrOTOF-QII (Bruker) (Cold Spray Ionization)

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Utilization Status by Department(Total: 76 Groups, 666 People)

Visits to the Chemistry Gallery
The Chemistry Gallery (2nd Floor of the Noyori Materials Science Laboratory) continued to host a large numberof visitors in 2012 (in 2013, 660 people so far as of February). This includes many high school students and theirparents visiting Nagoya University to tour the Chemistry Gallery and follow University Professor Ryoji Noyori’s steps
in his path to receiving the Nobel Prize, as well as people who came to see special exhibitions held at the Gallery.
In addition, the Gallery held many events such as seminars and lectures by overseas guest researchers and press
conferences related to research results.

At Science illustration exhibition

Display of the Nobel Prize ceremony

Press conference

Scientific Seminar

Young visitors

Prof. Noyori appeared in the Gallery!

Signing the autograph to young visitors.

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RCMS NEWS

Retirement address
Professor Kazuyuki Tatsumi, director of RCMS
The final lecture by Professor Kazuyuki Tatsumi, who will be retiring at the end of this year, was held at 10:00am
on Tuesday, March 19 at the Lecture Hall in the Noyori Materials Science Laboratory. Professor Tatsumi’s final lecture
was delivered to a packed room, where an audience including faculty from the Graduate School of Science Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Materials Science, as well as a great number of other participants fromboth within and outside Nagoya University, listened to the lecture with highly attentive ears.
After the lecture finished, Professor Tatsumi was awarded flower bouquets and various mementos from RCMS
and left the lecture room to thunderous applause. From April 2013, Professor Tatsumi will be continuing his researchat RCMS as a Designated Professor.

Prof. Tatsumi at his final lecture

A large audience

Receiving the flowers from German students

Receiving the memorial gift fromProf. Yamaguchi

From left, Assoc. Prof. Yoshihisa,
Assoc. Prof. Ouchi, Prof. Tatsumi,
and Asst. Prof. Miyata

20Resignation Address[Associate Prof. Tohru Yoshihisa][Assistant Prof. Yasumitsu Miyata]

It has been decided that, after 15 years with the
Nagoya University Research Center for Materials Science, I will move to a new position at the Universityof Hyogo. I have been with RCMS since its foundation,and I am writing these remarks with deep emotion as I
realized that I was one of the few original members of
the Center. At the time of its establishment, through apart of the publicity work, I was able to take some rolein the creation of a new organization. Furthermore, withProfessor Noyori being awarded the Nobel Prize, thecompletion of the Noyori Materials Science Laboratory
Building, and the many events around RCMS, I was fortunate to have many great experiences during my time
here. In addition, as a researcher towards life sciences,I am extremely grateful for being given opportunity tokeep close contact with the forefront of core chemical
sciences performed in the Center. In the future, I willcontinue to watch the Center from the outside, and I willcherish and utilize my connections with RCMS to enrich
my own research, and I would be extremely grateful tobe able to contribute in any way possible to the Centerfrom the outside. It is my hope that RCMS will continue
to play an active part and show its presence in chemical
research not only in Nagoya University, but also in Japanand throughout the world.

It has been decided that from this April, I will moveto a new position at Tokyo Metropolitan University. Firstof all, let me take this occasion to express my heartfelt
thanks to everybody who has helped and supported
me. More than anything, I have been fortunate to haveworked with these wonderful staff and students, andwhen I reflect over my experiences of the past four years,
I find my time has been both fun and productive. Regarding the research atmosphere, I never felt limited in
the use of funds or equipment for experiments and wasalways able to focus on my research. I would especiallylike to express my gratitude to Professor Shinohara for
employing me as an Assistant Professor. In my remaining
month here, I am excited to participate with everyone
in experiments and discussions as much as possible.
At my new place of employment, I will continue
to utilize my experiences at Nagoya University in thedevelopment of novel nanomaterials and solid-statephysics research. So far, I have had the opportunity toparticipate in discussions and joint research with many
professors of the very different fields in the Department of Chemistry, and I would be very grateful to becontacted for such opportunities in the future (andinsist anyone finding themselves nearby to drop by andvisit my research laboratory). From April, I believe I will
have many chances to visit Nagoya University, and so I
humbly thank you as I look forward to meeting with you
again in the future.

Farewell Party
March 19, 2013

Toast !

Thank you !

Assoc. Prof. Yoshihisa in the middle

Prof. Tatsumi in the middle

Assoc. Prof. Ohuchi and Asst. Prof. Miyata

Group Photo

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Selected as New WPI Center!
The Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules was selected by the 2012 World PremierInternational Research Center Initiative (WPI).
Supervised by Professor Kenichiro Itami (Graduate School of Science), a team of Principal Investigators (PIs)was made including 10 overseas researchers and has added Professor Shigehiro Yamaguchi (Research Center for
Materials Science). Now, with the average age of the PIs 43 years old, a research team filled with youth and promise
has begun. This research institute, through the formulation of “transformative bio-molecules,” innovative functional
molecules which change from the basis of life science and technology, is expected to bring great innovation toareas such as food/biomass issues, imaging technology, and new bioenergy.
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules
http://www3.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ITbM/*************************************************************************

JSPS Core-to-Core Program(Advanced Research Networks)
Professor Kunio Awaga of the Research Center for Materials Science (and Director from 2013) has been selected
as the Coordinator of the Advanced Research Networks section of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science’s(JSPS) Core-to-Core Program. Starting in 2013, for the next five years, the goal of the program is to construct a baseof world-class core research exchange, and along with it nurture the young researchers that will become central
to the next generation. This will be achieved by connecting Japanese and overseas center of excellence (COE)
organizations and building dynamic cooperative alliances through research projects that are leading-edge in Japanand considered important globally.
(Project Title: Organic Electronics of Highly-Correlated Molecular Systems)

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Prizes Awarded
Prof. Kazuyuki Tatsumi
Selected as a Recipient of the 103rd Japan Academy Prize!
At their 1067th General Meeting, the Japan Academy selected RCMS Director Prof. Kazuyuki Tatsumi as one often recipients of the Japan Academy Prize. The award ceremony, to be attended by Their Majesties the Emperorand Empress of Japan, will be held on June 17, 2013, at the Japan Academy Assembly Hall in Ueno, Tokyo.

Prof. Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Ninth JSPS Prize (February 2013)
Prof. Shigehiro Yamaguchi has been awarded the JSPS
Prize, given by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to researchers in the humanities and scientificfields below the age of 45 who are recognized for producing
outstanding results through their contributions to academic
journals, books, and other research work.
(Title of awarded research work: "Creation and New Functions of π-Electron Materials with Main Group Elements")

Assistant Prof. Yasutomo Segawa
Asahi Kasei Pharma Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (December 2012)
7th Wakashachi Encouragement Prize – Top Prize (February 2013)
Royal Society of Chemistry PCCP Prize (March 2013)
Chemical Society of Japan 93rd Annual Meeting – Young Chemists Forum Special Lecture (March 2013)

Assistant Prof. Shohei Saito
IFOC-7 Top Poster Prize (November 2012)

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Staff List
Director

Professor

Kazuyuki Tatsumi(2474)

i45100a@nucc.cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Special Advisor

University Professor

Ryoji Noyori
Shigehiro Yamaguchi(2291)

yamaguchi@mbox.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor

Yasutomo Segawa(4525)

ysegawa@nagoya-u.jp

Assistant Professor

Shohei Saito(5750)

s_saito@mail.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Research Fellow

Namdev Vatmurge(2960)

vatmurge@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Research Fellow

Kengo Miyata(2960)

miyata@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Professor

Kazuyuki Tatsumi(2474)

i45100a@nucc.cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor

Hideo Takagi(5473)

htakagi@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor

Yasuyuki Yamada(2471)

yy@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Professor

Kunio Awaga(2487)

awaga@mbox.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor

Yasumitsu Miyata(3660)

yas-miyata@nano.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor

Akitaka Matsuda(2945)

amatsuda@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Biomaterials
Research

Professor

Yoshihito Watanabe(3049)

p47297a@nucc.cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor

Tohru Yoshihisa(2950)

tyoshihi@biochem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Molecular
Catalysis

University Professor

Ryoji Noyori(2956)

noyori@chem3.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor

Hiroshi Naka

(5411)

h_naka@nagoya-u.jp

Assistant Professor

Shinji Tanaka(2960)

tanaka@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Guest Professor

Tadashi Sugawara (Professor, Kanagawa University)

Guest Professor

Carlo Mealli (Professor, Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici [ICCOM])

Guest Professor

Vincent Robert (Professor, University of Strasbourg)Manager / Professor

Shigehiro Yamaguchi(2291)

yamaguchi@mbox.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor

Chunguang Han(3072)

hanc@cic.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Technical Personnel

Yutaka Maeda(3069)

maeda@cic.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Technical Personnel

Kin-ichi Oyama(3069)

oyama@cic.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Organic Synthesis Professor

Inorganic
Synthesis

Functional
Materials

Collaborative
Studies

ChemicalInstrumentation
Facility

International Advisory Board

Michael Grunze (Professor, Heidelberg University)
Roald Hoffman (Professor, Cornell University – Laureate, Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
Henri B. Kagan (Professor, Paris-Sud 11 University)
Atsuko Tsuji (Editorial Writer, Asahi Shimbun)

Cooperating
Faculty

RCMS Office24

Professor

Hisanori Shinohara (Graduate School of Science) (2482)

noris@nagoya-u.jp

Professor

Toshiya Endo (Graduate School of Science)(2490)

endo@biochem.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Professor

Kenichiro Itami (Graduate School of Science)(6098)

itami.kenichiro@a.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Professor

Akiyoshi Hishikawa (Graduate School of Science) (2494)

hishi@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor

Yukio Ouchi (Graduate School of Science)(2485)

ohuchi@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor

Susumu Saito (Institute for Advanced Research)(5945)

saito.susumu@f.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Distinguished Invited
University Professor

Sumio Iijima(6460)

iijimas@nagoya-u.jp

Administrative Staff

Yuko Kihara(5907)

kihara@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Administrative Staff

Evan Gach(5911)

gach@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Administrative Staff

Sakiko Komura(5902)

komura@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Administrative Staff

Sonoe Tankiku(5908)

tankiku@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp