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Our aim is to develop novel dynamic functional metal complexes and responsive supramolecules by taking advantage of dynamic feature of metal ions and finely designed organic frameworks. For details, please visit the RESEARCH pages with animations representing the research concepts and findings. Research activities in our group are supported by the following funds.

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Grant-in-Aid
Condensed Conjugation
Kanazawa University Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NonoLSI)


Our group welcomes graduate students from all over the world who are interested in researches on supramolecular and coordination chemistry. If you wish to join our group, please contact Prof. Akine.

NEWS / EVENTS

  • 2024.4.9
    Ms. Seyoung Jeong joined our group as an exchange student.
  • 2024.4.1
    Dr. Sakata moved to Nagoya Univ as a Full Professor.
    Dr. Ousaka moved to Kyushu Univ as an Associate Professor.
  • 2024.3.25
    Farewell party for Dr. Sakata and Dr. Oudaka
  • 2024.3.22
    The commencements. Mr. Junpei Ono (B4) was awarded by the Dean of the College of Science and Engineering for their academic achievements.
  • 2024.3.18-21
    The 104th CSJ Annual Meeting (Funabashi).
    Our group presented 5 papers.
  • 2024.3.5-8
    13th Japan-China Joint Symposium on Metal Cluster Compounds (Tokyo)
    Prof. Akine gave an invited talk.
  • 2024.3.4
    Presentation of graduation sdudies by Bachelor course students.
  • 2024.2.19-22
    9th Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry (Bangkok, Thailand)
    Prof. Akine gave an invited talk.
  • 2024.2.14
    Thesis defence (Master program)
  • 2024.1.16
    Five undergraduate students joined our group.
  • 2023.11.17
    Seminar in Hokuriku Region of Chemical Society of Japan 2023 (Kanazawa)
    Our group presented 3 papers
    Mr. ZongJiang Yu (D1) and Mr. Kakeru Takadera (M2) won the Poster Award.
  • 2023.11.3
    Our research was published in Science Advances:
    Sci. Adv. 2023, 9, eadj5536.
    Latest Research News, Kanazawa University
    News and Topics, NanoLSI
  • 2023.10.26
    Our research was published in Nature Communications:
    Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 6834.
    News and Topics, NanoLSI
  • 2023.10.17-19
    13th CSJ Chemistry Festa 2023 (Tokyo)
    Our group presented one paper.
  • 2023.10.1
    The research activities were introduced in the university PR booklet "Acanthus" (in Japanese):
    Acanthus vol 53
  • 2023.9.26-29
    72nd Symposium on Macromolecules
    Dr. Ousaka gave an invited lecture.
  • 2023.9.21-23
    The 73rd JSCC Conference (Mito). Our group presented 1 paper.
  • 2023.9.12-14
    The 33rd Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry (Okayama). Our group presented 2 papers.
    Mr. Fujii (M1) won the Student Poster Award.
  • 2023.8.8
    Chemistry Seminar for high school students. 24 students enjoyed experiments on color changes of metal ions and coordination compounds in our laboratory.
  • 2023.6.17-18
    20th Symposium on Host-Guest and Supramolecular Chemistry (Hachioji)
    Our group resented 4 papers.
  • 2023.4.21
    Lecture by Prof. Yamashita (Tohoku Univ)
  • 2023.4.13
    Ms. Yano and Ms. Yamaki joind our group as a technical staff.
  • 2023.3.22-25
    The 103rd CSJ Annual Meeting (Noda). Our group presented 5 papers.
  • 2023.3.22
    The commencements. Mr. Ryosuke Nakamura and Mr. Ryo Sudo (M2) were awarded by the Dean of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology for their academic achievements.
  • 2023.3.17
    Farewell party.
  • 2023.3.3
    Our research on a dynamic rotaxane was published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. The topic was introduced at the following websites: Eurek Alert Asia Research News Kanazwa University, Latest Research News Kanazawa University, NanoLSI Nano Life Science Institute
  • 2023.3.3
    Presentation of graduation sdudies by Bachelor course students.
  • 2023.2.14-16
    Thesis defence (Master program)
  • 2023.1.12
    Five undergraduate students joined our group.
  • 2022.12.10-12
    The 4th International Symposium of Ionic Coordination Compounds (Osaka)
    Prof. Akine gave an Invited Lecture.
  • 2022.11.23-27
    19th Korea-Japan Joint Symposium on Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry (Incheon, KOrea)
    Prof. Akine gave an Invited Lecture.
  • 2022.11.22-27
    International Congress on Pure and Applied Chemistry Kota Kinabalu 2022 (Malaysia/online)
    Prof. Akine gave a Keynote Lecture and received the Lecutre Award.
  • 2022.11.18
    The 2nd Online Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry for Young Chemists
    Our group presented 2 papers.
  • 2022.11.17
    Research with Prof. H. Maeda (Ritsumeikan Univ) has been published in J. Am. Chem. Soc.
    Press release from Ritsumeikan Univ Research highlights in NanoLSI
  • 2022.11.11
    Seminar in Hokuriku Region of Chemical Society of Japan 2022 (Toyama)
    Our group presented 2 papers.
    Mr. Tomohiro Tamano (B4) won the Poster Award.
  • 2022.10.31
    The Forum of Material Chemistry
    Our group presented 1 paper.
  • 2022.10.18-20
    CSJ Chemistry Festa 2022 (Tokyo)
    Our group presented 1 paper. Mr. Ryo Sudo (M2) won the Poster Award (Dec 2).
  • 2022.10.1
    Ms. Syadza Firdausiah(PhD student) and Mr. Dejan Walter(half-years internship) joined our group.
  • 2022.9.26-28
    The 72nd JSCC Conference (Fukuoka). Dr. Sakata gave an invited talk. Our group presented 4 papers. Mr. Keisuke Kasahara won the Student Poster Award.
  • 2022.9.20-22
    The 32nd Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry (Kyoto) Our group presented 3 papers.
  • 2022.8.28-9.2
    44th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC2022), Rimini, Italy
    Prof. Akine gave a keynote lecture.
  • 2022.8.7-11
    8th Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ACCC8), Taiwan/online
    Prof. Akine gave an invited talk and students presented two papers.
  • 2022.7.10-15
    25th IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (ICPOC 25), Hiroshima
    Prof. Akine gave an invited talk.
  • 2022.6.24
    Prof. Sankar P. Rath (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India) visited our group and gave a lecture.
  • 2022.6.16-17
    prof. Nishibayashi (University of Tokyo) visited our group and gave a lecture.
  • 2022.6.4,5
    19th Symposium on Host-Guest and Supramolecular Chemistry (Okayama)
    Dr. Yoko Sakata won the SHGSC Japan Award of Excellence 2022.
    Our group presented 3 papers.
    Mr. Ryosuke Nakamura (M2) and Mr. Ryo Sudo (M2) won the Poster Award.
  • 2022.4.11
    Dr. Yoko Sakata have received The Young Scientists’ Prize from The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
  • 2022.4.1
    Dr. Naoki Ousaka joined our group as an Assistant Professor.
  • 2022.3.23-26
    The 102nd CSJ Annual Meeting (online). Our group presented 10 papers.
  • 2022.3.22
    The commencements. Mr. Ryunosuke Handa (M2) was awarded by the Dean of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology for his academic achievements.
  • 2022.3.8
    Our research on transientl chirality inversion of a helical complex was published in PNAS. Visit here for detail. The topic was reported in a newspaper.
    The topic was introduced at the following website:
    Eurek Alert
    Asia Research News
    Kanazwa University, Latest Research News
    Kanazawa University, NanoLSI
  • 2022.3.4
    Presentation of graduation sdudies by Bachelor course students.
  • 2022.2.14
    Thesis defence (Master program)
  • 2022.1.23
    Kanazawa-Strasbourg Online Joint Seminar in Supramolecular Chemistry
    Our group presented 2 papers.
  • 2022.1.17
    Ms. Yuka Ito joined our group as a technical staff.
  • 2022.1.11
    Four undergraduate sdudents joined our group.
  • 2021.12.2
    Mr. Handa (M2) and Mr. Nakamura (M1) were awarded the Poster Prize of the CSJ Chemistry Festa 2021, which was held on October.
  • 2021.11.19
    The 1st Online Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry for Young Chemists
    Our group presented one paper.
  • 2021.11.12
    Seminar in Hokuriku Region of Chemical Society of Japan 2021(online)
    Our group presented 6 papers.
    Mr. Nakamura (M1) won the Poster Award.
  • 2021.11.1
    The Forum on Material Chemistry
    Our group presented 1 paper.
  • 2021.10.19-21
    CSJ Chemistry Festa 2021 (online)
    Our group presented 4 papers.
  • 2021.9.21-23
    The 31st Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry (online)
    Our group presented 3 papers.
    Mr. Shingo Sugimoto (M1) won the Student Poster Award.
  • 2021.9.16-19
    The 71st JSCC Conference (online)
    Our group presented 5 papers.
  • 2021.8.2-4
    Summer school of young coordination chemist's association Japan (online).
    Mr. Ryunosuke Handa (M2), Ryo Sudo (M1), and Ryosuke Nakamura (M1) won the Poster Prize.
  • 2021.7.28
    Prof. Akine gave a lecture at Toyama University of International Studies High School.
  • 2021.7.17
    The 33rd summer seminar of bioinorganic chemistry (online)
    Dr. Sakata gave a lecture.
    Mr. Ryunosuke Handa (M2) won the Poster Prize.
  • 2021.7.1
    Dr. Lorenzo Catti moved to Tokyo Tech as an Assisntant Professor.
  • 2021.6.26,27
    18th Symposium on Host-Guest and Supramolecular Chemistry (online)
    Our group presented 6 papers.
    Mr. Toshihiro Hibi (M2) won the Poster Award.
  • 2021.6.4-5
    The 47th Symposium on Biomolecular Science. Our group presented 1 paper.
    Mr. Ryunosuke Handa (M2) won the Poster Award.
  • 2021.4.12
    A review article by Prof. Akine Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 4429-4444; doi: 10.1039/D1DT00048A has been selected as a Hot Article in the quaterly Hot article collection of Dalton Transactions.
  • 2021.3.22
    The commencements. Mr. Akihiro Kanamori (M2) was awarded by the Dean of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology for his academic achievements. Mr. Ryo Ide (B4) was awarded by the Dean of College of Science and Engineering.
  • 2021.3.19-22
    The 101st CSJ Annual Meeting (online). Our group presented 8 papers. Dr. Sakata gave an award lecture.
  • 2021.3.5
    Presentation of graduation studies by Bachelor course students.
  • 2021.2.15,16
    Thesis defence (Master program)
  • 2021.1.28
    The 2nd Kazan-Kanazawa Joint Symposium on Chemistry
    Prof. Akine gave a lecture.
  • 2021.1.25-26
    Prof. Akine gave online classes and lecture in Kyushu University.
  • 2021.1.23
    Kanazawa-UBC Vancouver Online Joint Seminar in Supramolecular Chemistry
    Our group presented four papers.
  • 2021.1.7
    Dr. Sakata was awardd by Chemical Soceity of Japan.
  • 2021.1.6
    Four undergraduate students joined our group.
  • 2020.12.14
    Completion ceremony for new NanoLSI building
  • 2020.12.2
    Research topics were broadcasted in a TV program. The video is also available at the university website.
  • 2020.11.27
    Mr. Takahashi (M2) and Ms. Yamamoto (M2) were awarded the Poster Prize of the CSJ Chemistry Festa 2020, which was held on October.
  • 2020.11.20
    Inaugural Online Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry for Young Chemists. Our group presented 1 paper.
  • 2020.11.20
    2020 Seminar in Hokuriku region of Chemical Society of Japan. Our group presented 5 papers.
    Mr. Handa (M1), Mr. Sugimoto (M1), and Mr. Tsuyuki (M2) won the Poster Award.
  • 2020.11.2
    The 7th Forum on Material Chemistry. Our group presented 3 papers.
  • 2020.10.20-22
    10th CSJ Chemistry Festa (online)
    Our group presented 6 papers.
  • 2020.9.28-30
    The 70th Conference on Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (online)
    Our group presented 8 papers.
    Dr. Sakata gave the Award Lecture.
  • 2020.9.25
    Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (JSCC) General Meeting / Award Ceremony (online)
    Dr. Yoko Sakata won the JSCC Research Encouragement Award.
  • 2020.9.24-26
    The 49th Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry
    Our group presented 1 paper.
  • 2020.9.7
    The 14th Symposium on Biorelevant Chemistry CSJ 2020 (online)
    Our group presented 1 paper.
  • 2020.8.7
    First Heteroatom Division Seminar 2020, Kinka Chemical Society (online)
    Prof. Akine gave an inivited talk.
  • 2020.6.1
    Research activities in FY2020 started after break due to the COVID19.
  • Please visit NEWS pages for news/events before FY2019.