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Ito Research Lab

We aim to develop globally competitive
researchers as pioneers of the academic field,
achieving the top-class research method and data.

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Hajime Ito's Laboratory

The major research interests of this laboratory are the development of new synthetic reactions, the exploration of new organic materials, and the discovery of unprecedented phenomena in chemistry. Our current research projects include (1) the copper-catalyzed reactions of diboron for selective organoboron synthesis; (2) iridium-catalyzed C-H borylation reactions; (3) the mechanochromic luminescence of organogold complexes; and (4) the development of new enantio-convergent reactions for the efficient synthesis of optically active compounds. The environment of this research group is designed to inspire all of the group members, and to cultivate and nurture their creativity by providing an interesting mixture of different elements of chemical research, with research topics ranging from organic synthesis to the development of nanomaterials. In this laboratory, our students and young researchers will learn many practical techniques that they will be able to apply in various fields of chemical research, including organic synthesis, coordination chemistry, the development of homogeneous catalysts, asymmetric synthesis, luminescent materials, and the development of organic materials based on nanoarchitectures using a bottom-up approach.

Welcome to Ito Research Lab

PUBLICATIONS

  • Achieving Chiral Crystallization through Tailored Silyl-Substituted Dipolar Molecular Designs

    Hammyo, N.; Yonezawa, T.; Ito, H.*; Jin, M.* Cryst. Growth Des. 2025, Just Accepted
    DOI :doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.5c00215

  • Mechanochemical Buchwald-Hartwig Cross-coupling Reactions of Aromatic Primary Amines and Their Application to Two-step One-pot Rapid Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Triarylamines

    Kubota, K.*; Takahashi, M.; Puccetti, F.; Ito, H.* Org. Lett. 2025, Just Accepted
    DOI :10.1021/acs.orglett.5c01456

  • A Mechanochemical [2+2+2] Cycloaddition Facilitated by a Cobalt(II) Catalyst and Piezoelectric Materials

    Jana, K.; Kubota, K.*; Ito, H.* Chem. Sci. 2025, Just Accepted
    DOI :10.1039/D5SC02074C

Contactus

Professor Dr. Hajime Ito

E-mail: hajitoeng.hokudai.ac.jp