SAITO Group

We are constantly looking for enthusiastic and bright researchers
(as a PhD student or as a postdoctoral reseacher) to join our group.
Please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Saito to discuss your future research plans as well as your funds.
The paper on the Hydrogenase-mimicking FeS complex generating dihyrogen by irradition with visible light is published in Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., and is selected as a very important paper. This work is collaboration research with Professor Weigand in the Jena University (Germany).
Professor Saito gave an invited talk at the symposium entitled "New Horizon of Main Group and Transition-metal Aromatics" in the Pacifichem 2021.
Professor Saito gave a plenary talk in the International Conference "Students for Students".
The paper on the ferroelectricity induced by a bowl-to-bowl inversion of a small bowl-shaped molecule is published in Nature Commun.. This work is highlighted in C&EN.
The paper on the suppression of back-donation by the coordination of a transition-metal capping is published in Organometallics, and is selectd as a supplementary cover picture. This work is supported by Professor Hada in the Tokyo Metropolitan University (Japan) and Professor Ruzicka in the University of Pardubice (Czech Republic).
Thanks to your kind participation, the GTL16 is successfully over. See you in NZ in 2022.
The paper on the synthesis and catalytic activity of plumbole-Rh complexes is published in Organometallics.
The paper on the synthesis of a sigma+pi double aromatic compound is highlighted in ChemistryViews.
The paper on the synthesis of a sigma+pi double aromatic compound is highlighted in C&EN and Chemistry World.
The paper on the synthesis of a sigma+pi double aromatic compound is published in Communications Chemistry. The artcile is highlighted in Behind the Paper in Nature Research Chemistry Community.
Prof. Saito gave an invited talk at the 9th European Silicon Days. Before and after the conference, Prof. Saito gave talks at the Technical University of Munich (Germany) and University of Strasbourg (France), respectively.
Dr. Furukawa gave a poster presentation at the Third International Symposium on the Synthesis and Application of Curved Organic pi-Molecules & Materials (CURO-Pi III).
The paper on the synthesis of a heterobimettalic triple-decker complex is published in Dalton Transaction. The artcile is highlighted at a back cover of the issue.
Prof. Saito gave an invited talk at the International Conference on Chemical Bonding (ICCB2018).
Prof. Saito gave an invited talk, and Mr. Kobayashi and Mr. Mibu gave poster presentations at the 15th International Symposium on Inorganic Ring Systems (IRIS-15).
The personal account on the synthesis of transition-metal complexes featuring dianionic aromatic metallole ligands is published in Accounts of Chemical Research.
The paper on the unexpected reactivity of lithiostannanes is published in European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry and is assigned as a Very Important Paper.
The paper on the effects of a lone pair on 1J(Pb-C) is published in ChemPhysChem. The artcile is highlighted in Science Trends.
The paper on the synthesis of a coordination polymer bearing plumbylene units and its non-linear optical properties is published in Organometallics.
The paper on the synthesis of a triphosphasumanene trisulfide with Janus-Type pi-surfaces is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
The paper on the selective lithiation of hexaselenylbenzenes is published in Chemistry an Asian Journal. The artcile is highlighted as a cover picture of the issue.
The paper on the synthesis and structures of plumbole complexes is published in Chemical Science.
Yuki Suda was awarded the poster prize in 6th CSJ Chemistry Festa.
Naoki Matsunaga was awarded the poster prize in 63th Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry.
Keisuke Hayashi was awarded the poster prize in 27th Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry.
Our recent paper (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11378–11382.) was highlighted in ChemistryViews.
2nd International Symposium on π-System Figuration has been held at Saitama, Japan．
Kohei, Yutaka, Masaya, Soshi, and Ken have joined our group.
Saito group website has been renewed.　NEW
Dr. Takuya Kuwabara was awarded Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists.
Jumpei Hamada has visited Miyasaka group (Tohoku Univ.) as a π-figuration internship student.
Prof. Eric Rivard (University of Alberta) visited our laboratory.
Masahiro Fujita was awarded the poster prize in 26th Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry.
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