Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Creating new right-handed and left-handed molecules

The actual image of some organic molecules cannot be superimposed on their mirrored image like right and left hands. It is known that right- and left-handed molecules differ in their effectiveness when they are used in drugs. Our laboratory is creating novel right- and left-handed molecules for selectively synthesizing right-handed and left-handed drugs.

College of Engineering Chemistry and Materials Chemistry and Biotechnology / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Master's Program） Applied Chemistry Course / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Doctor's Program） Regional Environment Systems Course

Faculty Name

KITAGAWA, Osamu

Keyword

Organic synthesis,Drug discovery,Asymmetric chemistry,Medicine,Chemistry

Laboratory location

Research Building TOYOSU Campus 13F 13M25

This lab is for this SDG activity:

STUDY FIELDS

Chemistry
Pharmaceutics

FOR SOCIETY

The method used to selectively synthesize right-handed or left-handed molecules is called asymmetric synthesis. Our laboratory is conducting research to foster asymmetric synthesis specialists who can play an active role in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

RESEARCH THEMES

High enantioselective synthesis of asymmetric compounds with a carbon or nitrogen axis
Research on bond comforters which can be isolated at room temperatures
Development of new optical resolution methods using the disproportionation of enantiomers