Total synthesis of bioactive natural products, development of new reactions
and methodologies directed at the total synthesis, and investigation of
chemical biology on the basis of the total synthesis are the major projects
currently underway in Nakada's laboratory.


Prof. Masahisa Nakada's paper awarded the Chemical Society of Japan Award for Academic Achievement has been published. (2022.8)

Prof. Masahisa Nakada was awarded the Nagase Research Promotion Award 2021. (2021.4)

The laboratory has moved from Bldg. 65, 5th floor to Bldg. 62, B1F00. (2021.3)

Prof. Masahisa Nakada was awarded the 2020 Chemical Society of Japan Award for Academic Achievement. (2021.1)

Synthesis of cotylenin A was published in Synthesis of Natural Products and Potential Drugs in Synfacts.
(Issue 06/2020)
(2020.6)

The synthesis of cotylenin A was introduced in the following website. Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Kyodo Newspaper, Mainichi Newspapers, Asahi (newspaper), AGARA Kii Civil Broadcasting, excite.news, Pharmaceutical-News.com(2020.4.16), NEWS Collect, StartHome

Synthesis of cotylenin A was featured in a press release. (Waseda University)

Our paper ("Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Cotylenin A" Uwamori, M.; Osada, R.; Sugiyama, R.; Nagatani, k.; Nakada, M.) has been published in JACS. (2020.3)

Mr. Ryoji Sugiyama was awarded the 9th Sekine Yoshiro Prize for 2020. (2020.3)

Dr. Masahiro Uwamori was awarded "Best Presentation Award (Academic)" at the 99th Spring Meeting of The Chemical Society of Japan. (2019.4)

Our synthesis of cotylenin A was published in Science News (2019.3.15). (2019.3)

Deputy Senior Researcher Masahiro Uwamori's lecture has been selected as a highlight lecture at the 99th Spring Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan. (2019.2)

Mr. Ryoji Sugiyama was awarded the Poster Award at the 8th CSJ Chemistry Festa. (2018.11)

Our paper ("Enantioselective Total Syntheses of (–)-Scabronines G and A, and (–)-Episcabronine A", Kobayakawa, Y.; Nakada, M. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.2013, 52, 7569–7573.) was selected as Most Accessed in 6/2013 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. (2013.8)

Our paper ("Allylic Oxidations in Natural Product Synthesis", Nakamura, A.; Nakada, M. Synthesis. 2013, 45, 1421–1451.) was selected as The most popular article in May-July 2013 in Synthesis. (2013.8)

Our paper ("Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Nemorosone", Uwamori, M.; Saito, A.; Nakada, M. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 5098–5107.) was featured in ACS Publications' Virtual Collections (online) focused on "Terpenoid- and Shikimate-Derived Natural Product Total Synthesis". (2013.7)

Mr. Yu Kobayakawa was awarded 20th International Symposium on Olefin Metathesis and Related Chemistry (ISOM XX) 2013 BEST POSTER AWARD. (2013.7)

Mr. Yu Kobayakawa was awarded The CSJ Student Presentation Award 2013. (2013.4)

Mr. Sho Hirai was awarded The CSJ Student Presentation Award 2013. (2013.4)

Dr. Takashi Niwa was awarded The 4nd Chiral Symposium Best Poster Award. (2013.3)

Our paper ("A Non-Heme Iron (III) Complex with Porphyrin-Like Properties that Catalyzes Asymmetric Epoxidation", Niwa, T.; Nakada, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 13538–13541.) has been selected as the most read article of Journal of the American Chemical Society in August/2012. (2012.9)

Our paper ("Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Nemorosone", Uwamori, M.; Saito, A.; Nakada, M. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 5098–5107.) has been selected as the most read article of The journal of Organic Chemistry between April and June in 2012. (2012.7)

Mr. Masahiro Uwamori was awarded (2012.4) The CSJ Student Presentation Award 2012. (2012.4)

Our paper ("Convergent Total Synthesis of (+)-Ophiobolin A", Tsuna, K.; Noguchi, N.; Nakada, M. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 9452–9455.) has been selected as the most accessed article of Angewandte Chemie International Edition in September of 2011. (2011.10)

The above news has been introduced by Chemistry Views. (2011.10)

Prof. Masahisa Nakada was awarded the 2008 (1st) Astellas Award for Bioorganic Chemistry from the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry. (2009.2)

Website renewal. (2009.1)


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