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.
Ms. Nadeschda Geibel from Prof. Thomas Mueller's group joined us as a visiting student.
A paper on single molecule conductance of siguma-delocalized systems (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c06732) was accepted in The Journal of the American Chemical Society.
A paper on highly iodinated biphenyl (DOI: 10.1093/chemle/upae032) was accepted in Chemitry Letters.
A mini-review on main group dichalcogeniranes（DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202300679) was accepted in European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. The artcile was highlighed as a front cover.
A paper on aromatic nucleophilic substitution reactions of hexaiodobenzene (DOI: 10.1093/chemle/upad040) was accepted in Chemitry Letters.
Dr. Katharina H. Muenster from Technical University of Braunschweig joined us as a JSPS fellow.
Professor Saito gave a plenary talk at the 17th International Conference on Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry of Germanium, Tin and Lead (ICCOC-GTL-17).
A paper on (sigma+pi)-mixed delocalization (DOI: 10.1246/cl.230279) was accepted in Chemitry Letters.
Mr. Julien Delaunay went back to France. We wish him success.
Professor Saito gave an invited talk at International Conference on Chemical Bonding (ICCB2023).
Professor Eric Rivard visited us to give a talk.
Professor Ching-Wen Chiu and Professor Hsueh-Ju Liu participated in Taiwan-Saitama Friendship Symposium to give lectures.
Mr. Julien Delaunay from University of Paul Sabatier joined us as a visiting student.
A paper on sigma-delocalization on the periphery of a benzen ring (DOI: 10.1246/cl.220489) was accepted in Chemitry Letters.
Professor Saito gave an invited talk at the 11th Singapore International Chemistry Conference (SICC-11).
Professor Rory Waterman (The University of Vermont) visited us to give a talk.
Professor Saito gave an invited talk at Main Group Chemistry (IOS Press) webinar.
Professor Saito gave an invited talk at the 8th Asian Silicon Chemistry (ASiS-8).
Professor Saito gave an invited talk at the 8th Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ACCC8).
Professor Saito gave an invited talk at the 16th International Symposium on Inorganic Ring Systems (IRIS16).
Professor Saito gave an invited talk at the 29th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (ICOMC29).
Professor Saito gave an invited talk at the 25th IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (ICPOC25).
Professor Saito was awarded Nagase Science and Technology Foundation Prize.
A 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".
A 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.
A 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.
A paper on the synthesis and catalytic activity of plumbole-Rh complexes is published in Organometallics.
A paper on the synthesis of a sigma+pi double aromatic compound is highlighted in ChemistryViews.
A paper on the synthesis of a sigma+pi double aromatic compound is highlighted in C&EN and Chemistry World.
A 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).
A 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).
A personal account on the synthesis of transition-metal complexes featuring dianionic aromatic metallole ligands is published in Accounts of Chemical Research.
A paper on the unexpected reactivity of lithiostannanes is published in European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry and is assigned as a Very Important Paper.
A paper on the effects of a lone pair on 1J(Pb-C) is published in ChemPhysChem. The artcile is highlighted in Science Trends.
A paper on the synthesis of a coordination polymer bearing plumbylene units and its non-linear optical properties is published in Organometallics.
A paper on the synthesis of a triphosphasumanene trisulfide with Janus-Type pi-surfaces is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
A 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.
A 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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