ICReDD hosted a training seminar on the GRRM program for members of the Digitalization-driven Transformative Organic synthesis (Digi-TOS) project. Attendees practiced running calculations on ICReDD servers and visualizing the resulting chemical structures.
icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/news/11306

A collaboration between multiple ICReDD PIs and Prof. Mikito Toda of Hyogo University (兵庫県立大学 広報チーム) developed a framework for accurately describing the appearance of first-order reactions as a function of the time interval used to measure them.
icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/research/11263

The second day of seminars by our visitors from Purdue Chemistry featured Prof. Christopher Uyeda. Thank you so much for your enthralling talk on catalytic carbene and nitrene transfer reactions!

ICReDD, in cooperation with 北海道大学DEI推進本部　ダイバーシティ・インクルージョン, had the pleasure of hosting a seminar by Prof. Christina Li of Purdue Chemistry! She finished her engaging talk on catalytic nanomaterials by discussing the importance of mentorship in recruiting and retaining women in chemistry.

Congrats to new ICReDD member Kosaku Tanaka III on being featured by ChemStation in their 'Spotlight Research' series for his impressive single-author paper in ACS Catalysis on organopalladium reactions!
chem-station.com/blog/2024/05/o… (Japanese only)
doi.org/10.1021/acscat… (Manuscript)

Congrats to Rassmus Andersson and Isabell Johansson of Uppsala University who worked with ICReDD Prof. Inokuma via our MANABIYA exchange program on their recently published paper comparing polyketone solid electrolytes for high-temp lithium battery use!
icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/research/10972

３月に博士課程を修了した田渡司君が「第104日本化学会春季年会（千葉）」において学生講演賞（口頭Ｂ講演）に選ばれました！ Hokkaido University ICReDDのMANABIYAプログラムを介した共同研究の成果です。おめでとう！

Our first RSC Mechanochemistry paper is finally out. Thanks to all involved! 'Mechanochemistry Enabled Highly Efficient Solvent-Free Deoxygenation of Phosphine Oxides in Air' Hajime Ito Mechanochemistry Papers Mechanochemistry Hokkaido University ICReDD pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Congrats to Tsukasa Tawatari for winning the Student Lecture Award at the Chem Soc of Japan’s 104th Spring Meeting! Tsukasa participated in ICReDD's MANABIYA program and utilized AFIR in his work on intramolecular cycloaddition reactions between benzyne and N-substituted alkynes.

Special Collection on Boron Chemistry (Hajime Ito and co-workers) AggarwalLab Hajime Ito University of Bristol Hokkaido University ICReDD onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej…

This month's research postcard showcases a 'cancer GPS' method that determines how malignant a model glioma tumor cell is by analyzing the light emission of luminescent europium complexes. Learn more below!
icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/research/10383
#cancer research #cancer

In Issue 15 of The CATALYST, embark on a quest to find out how information science is used to accelerate computer simulations of chemical reactions. What awaits our heroes beyond the frontier of chemical reaction prediction? Click below!
icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/news/10820
#scicomm #ml #ai

ICReDD had the honor of hosting a seminar by Prof. Eric N. Jacobsen of Harvard University's Dept of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Harvard Chemistry). It was a packed house for the outstanding lecture on privileged catalysts and rousing Q&A session. Two hours flew by quickly!

A multi-institute team led by ICReDD's Prof. Tamiki Komatsuzaki used artificial intelligence to enable accurate Raman spectroscopy measurement that is hundreds to thousands of times faster than conventional methods. Read more below!
icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/research/10794
#ai #ml #chemtwitter

As part of a multi-institute consortium, ICReDD researchers showed the #COVID Omicron XBB.1.5 variant has lower pathogenicity than XBB.1 in part due to a mutation in the ORF8 protein, which reduces the ability of XBB1.5 to suppress the immune response.
icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/research/10772

Our latest research of the month postcard features molecular gears that rotate in a correlated fashion inside of a solid crystal. The 'clutch-stack' arrangement of the gear molecules was inspired by the clutch of a car. Learn more below.
icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/research/9935

Only one week left to apply for the 2024 MANABIYA Program! Come to Japan and learn cutting-edge techniques that combine experimental chemistry, #compchem and information science! icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/manabiya #researchabroad #studyabroad #studentexchange #chemtwitter #ai

Molecules that are induced by #light to rotate bulky groups around central bonds could be developed into photo-activated bioactive systems, molecular switches, and more

Read more at the link 👇

#organicchemistry #photochemistry #isomer #chemistry #HokkaidoUniversity #北海道大学

ICReDD researchers, as part of a multi-institute consortium, identified key virological characteristics of the #COVID Omicron BA.2.86 variant. The BA.2.86 variant showed higher epidemic spreading ability but lower pathogenicity. Cell Host & Microbe
icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/research/10557

ICReDD researchers synthesized γ-lactones from allylic alcohols and formate salts under light irradiation. Reaction path search via AFIR method clarified the mechanism of an aryl group migration underwent by aryl disubstituted allylic alcohols.
icredd.hokudai.ac.jp/research/10529
#compchem