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Prof. Yoshinori Yamamoto
 

 

Introduction

Prof. Yoshinori Yamamoto,Ex vice-president of Tohoku University (2006–2007), Ex vice-president of the Chemical Society of Japan (2006–2007) and director of WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research (2007-2012), is also a faculty member of Dalian University of Technology since 2012. 

Other Activities

1996-2003 Concurrent Professor (Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials Tohoku University)
1997-2002 Visiting Professor (Institute for Basic Organic Chemistry, Kyushu University)
1995-present

Executive Board of Editors for Tetrahedron Publications and Regional Editor of Tetrahedron Letters

1999-2001 President of International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry
1997-2002 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Project Leader of Creative Scientific Research
2002-2007 Grants-in Aid for Scientific Research, Project Leader of Specially Promoted Research "Development of Environmentally Benign Molecular Transformations using Lewis Acids and Transition Metal Catalysts"
2002-2007 21 Century COE Program of MEXT Project Leader of "Giant Molecules and Complex Systems, Chemistry Group of Tohoku University"
2003-2004 Director, Instrumental Analysis Center for Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
2004-2006 Director, Research and Analysis Center for Giant Molecules, Tohoku University
2006-2007 Vice-President of the Chemical Society of Japan
2006-2007 Vice-President, Tohoku University
2006-2008 Director, Fundamental Technology Center for Research and Education, Tohoku University
2007-2012 Director, WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research

 Contact
Tel.      0411-84986283
Fax.     0411-84986180, 84986181
E-mail    
yoshi@
 http:// molcatal. 

Study Background

1965-1970 Osaka University, Ph.D.
1961-1965 Osaka University, B. Sci.

Work Background

2012-now Dalian University of Technology, Professor
2009-2012 Dalian University of Technology, Distinguished Professor
1986-2012

Tohoku University, Professor

1977-1985 Kyoto University, Associated Professor
1970-1976 Osaka University, Assistant
1970-1972 Purdue University (Prof. H. C. Brown) , Postdoctoral fellow

Research
Organic Synthesis through Nanotechnology 
Nanoporous Metal Skeleton Catalysts

Present Publications
1.Organic Synthesis through Nanotechnology Nanoporous Metal Skeleton Catalysts


2.New Soft Materials for DSCs, BHJ Solar Cells, and Optoelectronics

 

1. Jian Zhao, Kazuaki Oniwa, Naoki Asao, Yoshinori Yamamoto and Tienan Jin,  Pd-Catalyzed Cascade Crossover Annulation of o-Alkynylarylhalides and Diarylacetylenes Leading to Dibenzo[a,e]pentalenes.  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135 (28), 10222–10225.
2. Shirong Lu, Tienan Jin, Eunsang Kwon, Ming Bao and Yoshinori Yamamoto, Highly Efficient Cu(OAc)2-Catalyzed Dimerization of Monofunctionalized Hydrofullerenes Leading to Single-Bonded [60]Fullerene Dimers. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51 (3), 802–806.
3. Shirong Lu, Tienan Jin, Ming Bao and Yoshinori Yamamoto, Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydroalkylation of [60]Fullerene with Active Alkyl Bromides: Selective Synthesis of Mono-alkylated Fullerenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133 (32), 12842–12848.
4. Naoki Asao, Yoshifumi Ishikawa, Naoya Hatakeyama, Menggenbateer, Yoshinori Yamamoto, Mingwei Chen, Wei Zhang and Akihisa Inoue, Nanostructured Materials as Catalysts: Nanoporous-Gold-Catalyzed Oxidation of Organosilanes with Water. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49 (52), 10093–10095.
5. Tienan Jin, Masafumi Himuro and Yoshinori Yamamoto, Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Cascade Cycloisomerization of Enynes via Acetylene Cations and sp3-Hybridized C-H Bond Activation. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132 (16), 5590–5591.
6. Tienan Jin, Masafumi Himuro and Yoshinori Yamamoto, Triflic Acid Catalyzed Synthesis of Spirocycles via Acetylene Cations. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2009, 48 (32), 5893–5896.
 

 

 

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