Hokkaido University

Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery

2026

• Strong Antibonding States Relevant to Raman-Active Phonons in Sc₂Pt₂O₇ Pyrochlore
  S. Kumar, Y. Jana, K. Sharma, COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, 2026, 263,
  DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2025.114239
  
• Microphase Separation in Maltooligosaccharide-Based Block Co-Oligomers with Dominant Sugar Volume Fractions: Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of the Phase Behavior
  C. Lee, T. Nishimura, F. Li, T. Yamamoto, R. Borsali, K. Tajima, H. Chen, T. Satoh, T. Isono, Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026, 371,
  DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124488
  
• Electrosynthesis of Urea from Carbon Dioxide and Waste Nitrates: History, Recent Progress, and Future Prospects
  Y. Zhou, G. Xing, C. Sun, Z. Chen, S. Li, R. Yang, M. Chen, P. Zhang, C. Feng, A. Abudula, G. Guan, Advanced Functional Materials, 2026, 36(7),
  DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202515635
  
• The Asymmetric Synthesis of an Acyclic N-Stereogenic Amine
  C. Zhu, S. Das, M. Sterling, N. Tsuji, S. Léger, F. Neese, C. De, B. List, Nature, 2026, 649, 621–625
  DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09905-z
  
• Exploring Phase Transition Pathways in Benzene Crystals Using the Artificial Force-Induced Reaction Method with General AMBER Force Fields
  S. Kondo, T. Hasegawa, S. Maeda, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2026, 99(2),
  DOI: 10.1093/bulcsj/uoag012
  
• β-Vinylated Tri(1-Adamantyl)phosphine: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application in Gold Catalysis
  A. Tulipkaliyev, M. Sawamura, Y. Masuda, Chem. Asian J., 2026, 21(1),
  DOI: 10.1002/asia.70542
  
• Descriptor Identification and Synthesis of Bimetallic Catalysts for CO₂ Methanation
  Y. Hasukawa, F. Garcia-Escobar, S. Nishimura, L. Takahashi, K. Takahashi, Acs Catalysis, 2026, ,
  DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c07032
  
• Polymorphism-Controlled Charge Transport in T-Shaped π-Conjugated Crystals: High Mobility via a Double-Column Pathway
  S. Jeon, S. Yokokura, P. Jiang, M. Jin, H. Waizumi, T. Shimada, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2026, ,
  DOI: 10.1039/d5tc04018c
  
• Acid-Catalyzed Synthesis of Si-Stereogenic Silanes
  J. Han, B. List, CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 2026, ,
  DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.70447
  
• Asymmetric Carbonium Ion Catalysis: The Intramolecular Hydroalkoxylation of Cyclopropanes
  F. Shi, M. Leutzsch, N. Frank, C. Zhu, N. Tsuji, G. Zhang, B. List, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2026, 148, 2, 2126-2132
  DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c20876
  
• Catalytic Asymmetric Activation of Bicyclobutanes
  F. Shi, N. Frank, M. Leutzsch, C. Zhu, N. Tsuji, B. List, NATURE SYNTHESIS, 2026, ,
  DOI: 10.1038/s44160-025-00951-z
  
• Using Mechanochemistry to Activate Poly(vinyl chloride) as a Mechanotunable Brønsted-Acid-Releasing Reagent for Organic Synthesis
  K. Kubota, R. Hisazumi, K. Jana, J. Jiang, T. Endo, S. Maeda, H. Ito, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2026, 148, 1, 1953-1962
  DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c20376