News & Topics

• 2026.8.9
  Our latest work on the atomically-precise dimerization of luminescent silver nanoclusters via cooperative coordination has been posted on ChemRxiv[Link].
• 2025.12.22
  T. Tsurumi (M2) gave poster presentations in Pacifichem2025 (Honolulu).
• 2025.7.17
  Our recent ChemistryEurope paper was selected as the Inside Cover! [Link]
  

  

• 2025.5.30
  Dr. Y. Domoto and T. Tsurumi (M2) gave poster presentations in ISMSC2025 (Kyoto).
• 2025.4.11
  An article on self-assembly of silver nanoclusters by cooperative acetylene bonding with mutual pyridyl coordination has appeared in ChemistryEurope!! [Open Access]
• 2025.4.1
  A review article on the emergence of topological assemblies based on the acetylene cooperative coordination has appeared in J. Incl. Phenom. Macrocycl. Chem.![Link]
  This is a paper selected for the “SHGSC Japan Award of Excellence 2024” (Domoto).
• 2024.12.30
  An article on the fine-tuning of the sequential self-assembly of entangled polyhedra has appeared in Chem. Asian J.![Link]
• 2024.9.27
  A preview article by Prof. Domoto has appeared in Chem.[Link](Free access for 50 days)
• 2024.8.23
  Our recent topic on the highly entangled topoloical molecules has been recorded in the SPring-8/SACLA Research frontiers 2023.[Link][pdf]
• 2024.6.3
  Prof. Domoto is awarded the SHGSC Japan Award of Excellence 2024! [Link]
  The award lecture was done at the 21st Symposium on Host-Guest and Supramolecular Chemistry (SHGSC 2024, Kyoto, June 1-2, 2024). 
• 2024.2.22
  Prof. Domoto gave a talk at the 9th Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ACCC9, Bangkok).
• 2024.1.31
  A paper on phenothiazine cyclic hexamers was published in Chem. Commun. [Link]
• 2023.6.14
  A paper on boron difluoride complexes based on azinylcarbazoles was published in Org. Biomol. Chem. [Link]
• 2023.5.8
  A paper on interconversion of highly entangled polyhedra based on cooperating acetylene π-bond has appeared in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, and was selected as the Inside Cover. [Link]
  Check also Introducing... commented by Prof. Domoto! (2023.6.15) [Link]
  

  

• 2023.4.1
  Dr. Yuya Domoto was appointed as an Associate Professor.
• 2023.3.23
  Congratulations to graduation of six students from our lab!
• 2023.2.24
  A paper on boron difluoride complexes based on phenothiazines was published in J. Org. Chem. [Link]

About us

Our group is investigating (i) development of novel organic π-electronic molecules applicable to functional materials (Y. Nakamura), and (ii) self-assembly of nanomaterials based on cooperative acetylene coordination with higher molecular complexity (Y. Domoto).