Chemistry DivisionLaboratory of Chemistry

Research Outline

Development of asymmetric catalysts with novel concepts to produce optically active compounds.

Synthetic studies on biologically active natural products.

Laboratory HP

Members

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    Laboratory Head Takumi Watanabe

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    Chief Researcher Hidetoshi Noda

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    Senior Researcher Kazushige Sasaki

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    Senior Researcher Toshifumi Takeuchi


Researcher Hikaru Abe
Researcher Raphael Oriez
Researcher Yasunari Otsuka
Researcher Akira Saito
Researcher Atsushi Seki
Researcher Hisashi Takada
Postdoctoral Researcher Sadhanendu Samanta
Postdoctoral Researcher Manoharan Ramasamy
Graduate Student Makiko Komagata
Graduate Student Shunsuke Watanabe

Two more Technical Staff

Themes

  1. Medicinal chemistry based on natural products
  2. Development of methodology to produce optically active compounds
  3. Applications of catalytic asymmetric reactions to various biologically active natural products and therapeutics

Theme outlines

1. Medicinal chemistry based on natural products

2. Development of methodology to produce optically active compounds

3. Applications of catalytic asymmetric reactions to various biologically active natural products and therapeutics