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Dr. Yuya Domoto (Associate Professor)

E-mail: domoto#gunma-u.ac.jp

Researchmap [Link]
Introducing... in Angewandte Chemie (2023) [Link]
SPring-8/SACLA Research frontiers 2023 [Link]
Review article on the current research topic (2025) [Link]
ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-7891-2064

Biography

Yuya Domoto obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Tokyo (under the guidance of Prof. Takayuki Kawashima, organic heteroatom chemistry). His PhD work, obtained under the guidance of Prof. Kei Goto at Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2011, was mainly focused on the development of synthetic strategy for interlocked molecules utilizing the unique reactivity of five-coordinate silicon species.

Then he experienced post-doctoral stays with Prof. Stefan Matile (University of Geneva, 2011-2013) and with Prof. Nicolas Giuseppone (Institute Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg, 2013-2014), respectively focusing on the anion-π catalysis and light-triggered supramolecular polymerization of triarylamines, strengthening his interests in supramolecular chemistry based on well-designed organic-π molecules. After beck to Japan in the autumn of 2014, he joined the group of Prof. Makoto Fujita as a researcher (Assistant Prof. since 2017) to study coordination self-assembly. Here, witnessing the progress of truly interdisciplinary research awakened him to furthermore design the unprecedented self-assembly systems.

Throughout his career, his endeavors have relied on the understanding and utilization of weak (and new) non-covalent interactions to access to the unexplored territories within synthetic chemistry in the broadest sense. Currently, his focus lies in creating novel molecular complexity and topology within coordination complexes and assembled nanoclusters, aiming to develop future chemical materials that contribute to beauty and technology enriching the future human society.