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Koji Kubota

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Associate Prof. of Hokkaido Univ., Japan. Director of MechanoCross Co., Ltd. Mechanochemist. 北海道大学大学院工学研究院 准教授 / (株) メカノクロス 共同創業者・取締役・技術顧問 / JST 創発研究者

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Koji Kubota
2 years
Our new @Mechanochem paper is out in @angew_chem ! Here we show that mechanochemistry allows the generation of calcium-based heavy Grignard reagents (Ar–CaX) from commercially available, unactivated calcium metal. Congrats to the team!!
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I'm pleased to announce that I have been promoted to Associate Professor at Hokkaido University! 本日付で北海道大学大学院工学研究院准教授を拝命いたしました。今後ともご指導・ご鞭撻のほどよろしくお願いいたします!
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Our paper on mechanochemically prepared Grignard reagents is finally out now in @NatureComms !! Congrats @rina_chemistry , @haj19932469 and the team! Great collaboration with Prof. Maeda @SatoshiMaeda15 , Prof. Jiang and Prof. Takaya!
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1 year
Finally out in @ChemicalScience !! Mechanochemistry opens new applications of organomanganese chemistry in synthesis. Congratulations to the team!
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Our paper on the Na-Birch reduction is out in @ChemicalScience . Although we have already developed a mechano Li-Birch protocol, simply replacing Li with Na does not lead to efficient Birch reductions. The key is the use of D-(+)-glucose as a proton source.
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The first synthesis of silicon-stereogenic optically active silylboranes!! @ChemRxiv
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Check out our latest @Mechanochem paper in @angew_chem ! Congrats to the team!! "Mechanochemical Approach for Air-Tolerant and Extremely Fast Lithium-Based Birch Reductions in Minutes" @haj19932469 @ICReDDconnect
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Check out our most recent publication in @J_A_C_S , collaborating with the Maeda group @ICReDDconnect , about a mechanochemical strategy for using commodity polymers as radical initiators. Congrats to all involved! @haj19932469
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Our new @Mechanochem paper is on @J_A_C_S !! Here we achieved mechanochemistry-directed ligand design, enabling highly efficient Pd catalysis in solid-state mechanochemical coupling. Thank you very much to all involved! @haj19932469
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2 years
Our new @Mechanochem paper was just posted on @ChemRxiv . Here we describe that mechanochemistry enables the generation of arylmanganese nucleophiles from commercial, unactivated manganese metal without any activating additives. Congrats to the team!
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Our work on solid-state coupling with carbazoles for the synthesis of functional organic materials is out in @ChemSusChem ! Poorly soluble substrates can be used as efficient coupling partners. Congratulations to the team!!
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Koji Kubota
4 months
Congratulations to all involved!! @ICReDDconnect @haj19932469 @J_A_C_S Ring Expansion of Cyclic Boronates via Oxyboration of Arynes
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Koji Kubota
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In our recent @RSCAdvances paper, we demonstrate the potential of mechanochemical synthesis for efficient organic transformations of insoluble substrates into insoluble products. Congratulations to the team! @haj19932469
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Koji Kubota
3 years
Finally in my hands!! #mechanochemistry
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3 years
Our new enantioselective borylation of dialkyl ketimines has been published in @ACSCatalysis . Congratulations to all!!
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3 years
Finally our new paper on synthesis of hydrosilylboronates is out in @ChemicalScience . Congrats to the team!!
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1 year
Our new @Mechanochem paper is out in Synlett! Thank you for the invitation to publish in the Cluster "Special Issue Honoring Masahiro Murakami's Contributions to Science". Congratulations to Isshiki-sensei!! @haj19932469
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Koji Kubota
2 years
Delighted to share our new @Mechanochem paper on solid-state coupling of insoluble aryl halides under POLAG conditions. … Congrats to the team!!
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Koji Kubota
2 years
Our new paper on @Mechanochem is out in @ACSCatalysis ! Here we show that solid-state reaction environment facilitates cross-coupling of weakly nucleophilic polyfluorinated organoboron reagents. Congratulations to the team!!
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Now out in @NatureComms . Congrats to all involved! @haj19932469 @ICReDDconnect Stereospecific synthesis of silicon-stereogenic optically active silylboranes and general synthesis of chiral silyl Anions
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Solid-state borylation! Our new @Mechanochem paper is out in BJOC @BeilsteinInst . This is part of the thematic issue "Mechanochemistry III"! Editors: @JoseGHernand and @Borchardt_Group . Thank you so much for the invitation! Congrats to the team!
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Koji Kubota
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Our @Mechanochem paper describing a cooperative catalytic system that involves mechanoredox and nickel catalysis is now out in @angew_chem !
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Koji Kubota
3 years
Excited to share our new paper on mechanoradical coupling for polymer functionalization!! Congratulations to the team!!
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Koji Kubota
9 months
My award account for CSJ Award for Young Chemists is out in BCSJ @CSJjournals_jp ! Exploring novel synthetic concepts and strategies using mechanochemistry @Mechanochem
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Koji Kubota
2 years
Our new @Mechanochem paper is out in Synlett @thiemechemistry !! Thank you very much for the great invitation to the Cluster, which is overseen by @Mechanophore and @TomislavRovis !
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Koji Kubota
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Our latest mechanochemistry paper out in @ChemicalScience ! Congrats to the team! @haj19932469 @ICReDDconnect "Solid-State Mechanochemistry for the Rapid and Efficient Synthesis of Tris-Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes"
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Koji Kubota
2 years
Following Mack and Stolle's pioneering studies, here we present a highly efficient mechanochemical Sonogashira coupling using high-temperature ball milling. This work is now out in @ChemicalScience . Congratulations!
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Koji Kubota
4 years
Today, we published redox reactions using mechanical force for making small organic molecules in Science @sciencemagazine . Congratulations to the team!!!!
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Koji Kubota
6 months
Steve in Kyoto! Had a great time at the @BuchwildGroup 's Japanese reunion last night!
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Our two new papers on mechanochemistry are now online @CSJjournals_jp on the same day. Congrats to all involved! ・Solid-state Nickel(0)-mediated Yamamoto Coupling ・Highly Efficient and Air-tolerant Calcium-based Birch Reduction
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Koji Kubota
3 years
Our recent work on the solid-state coupling of insoluble ary halides published in @J_A_C_S was introduced in @chemstation !! This is Japanese language only.
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Koji Kubota
1 year
Our article on unexpected ligand effects in mechanochemical solid-state C-H borylation is out now @CSJjournals . Congrats to the team!!
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Koji Kubota
1 year
Thank you very much for this recognition. Working with @angew_chem is always a pleasure.
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Koji Kubota
4 years
Our review article highlighting mechanochemical cross-coupling chemistry is finally out in Trends in Chemistry @TrendsChemistry !!
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1 year
Our recent mechano-Birch paper @angew_chem has been featured in @ScienceMagazine ! The Ultimate Birch Reduction? @Dereklowe
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Koji Kubota
4 years
Congratulations, Pang, Joo Won, and Ito sensei!! "Solid-State Radical C–H Trifluoromethylation Reactions Using Ball Milling and Piezoelectric Materials"
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Koji Kubota
2 years
As @haj19932469 already shared, our paper on mechanochemical Grignard synthesis has been featured as the top 25 Nature Communications articles in chemistry and materials sciences published in 2021! Congrats to the team!!
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Koji Kubota
5 years
Big thanks to @TomislavFriscic for visiting @HokkaidoUni and fruitful discussions with us!!
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Koji Kubota
4 years
Check out our latest mechanochemistry paper in @ACSSustainable . Thank you so much for the invitation to Special Issue entitled Advances in Mechanochemistry @Mechanochem !! Cograts to Rikuro and Minami!!
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Koji Kubota
4 years
Our paper was introduced in Japanese Scientists in Science 2019. …
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Koji Kubota
4 years
Congratulations!! We are so proud!! おめでとう! #PhD
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Koji Kubota
5 years
Check out our latest paper in @ChemicalScience where we present a broadly applicable Suzuki coupling in the solid state using mechanochemistry! Congrats Tamae!
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Koji Kubota
4 years
Congratulations to Keiichi!! Our new borylative dearomatization paper has been published in Org. Lett. @JOC_OL
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Koji Kubota
4 years
I'm very honored to be one of the invited speakers of INCOME2020 which will be held in Italy!!
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Koji Kubota
2 years
Thank you so much for highlighting our work, Martin @Silicon_Martin !!
@thiemechemistry
Thieme Chemistry
2 years
❇️ In this Synfact of the month Martin Oestreich ( @Silicon_Martin ) highlighted the ´Like a Rolling Stone! Mechanochemical Synthesis of Grignard Reagents in Air` by Kubota K, Ito H. and co-workers from ( @HokkaidoUni ). Read more about it 🧐 👉
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Koji Kubota
4 years
Congratulations to the team!!
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Hajime Ito
4 years
Our previous Angewandte paper has been selected as a cover page. #mechanochemistry
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Koji Kubota
5 years
Thank you so much for introducing our recent work on the cross- coupling using mechanochemistry @ChemistryWorld
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Koji Kubota
4 years
Well done, Sota and Syogo!! This is our new paper from the borylation team!!
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Hajime Ito
4 years
Our new fluoro-related borylation paper has been published in JOC. Congrats Sota Akiyama and Syogo Nomura!
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Koji Kubota
5 years
Dean is now visiting our university! Always fun to dicuss chemistry with him!!
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Koji Kubota
10 months
@YHoshimoto @CornellaLab @LabMurakami @SarlahLab Of course, we had ice cream and shaved ice at the top! This time was the best season! Let's keep tradition!
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Koji Kubota
5 years
Having great time with Prof. Dr. Eunsung Lee from POSTECH!
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Koji Kubota
7 years
博士論文が書籍になりました。約2万円です。
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Koji Kubota
4 years
メカノレドックス反応の2報目です。昨年見つかったこの反応を、ポスドクのPangくん、韓国からの訪問留学生のJoo Wonくんが論文としてきれいにまとめてくれました。メカノレドックスはまだまだわからないことが多いですが、少しずつ着実に前進しています。2人とも本当におめでとう!
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Koji Kubota
3 years
Congratulations!!
@MingooJin
Mingoo Jin
3 years
At the end of 2020, it is my pleasure to share our recent work on NHC crystalline molecular rotors in @J_A_C_S . Check out the detail from … Congratulations to all our team members and so great collaboration with @migarciagaribay @GaribayLab !!
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Koji Kubota
5 years
Congrats to Sota on our new paper describing a novel approach to costruct a F-substituted stereogenic quaternary center! Collabo with the Hoveyda group
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Koji Kubota
8 years
すげー反応を偶然見つけた。NMR取りながら久々に震えた。メカニズムは謎!
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Koji Kubota
6 years
JACSにほぼアクセプト!!
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Koji Kubota
8 years
紹介されました!! ありがとうございます!!
@chemstation
Chem-Station
8 years
インドールの触媒的不斉ヒドロホウ素化反応の開発 | スポットライトリサーチ
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Koji Kubota
7 years
ボストンでの新生活も早3ヶ月!
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@k0j1chem
Koji Kubota
2 years
Carrow () and Korenaga, Sakai ( ) have already developed efficient catalytic systems for cross-coupling of polyfluorinated arylboron reagents under solution conditions. Please also check these pioneering studies!
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1 year
@YHoshimoto 星本さん、ありがとうございます!!
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Koji Kubota
6 years
Toste研での論文がようやとアクセプト!!
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Koji Kubota
8 years
どーん。明日から新たな気持ちで研鑽を積みたいと思います。
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Koji Kubota
7 years
UCバークレーでの全日程終了。論文とSIをDeanに送りつけた。来月には投稿したい。明日からポスドク第二部、ボストンへ!
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7 years
Berkeleyでの論文を先ほど投稿!ファーストです。早く世に出ますよーに。。
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8 years
新4年生ラボ配属歓迎会。とうとう5歳下。平成6年生まれって、、
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Koji Kubota
3 years
Thanks!!
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Balaji Ganesan
3 years
@k0j1chem Looks colorful and amazing cover page.
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@Takephos @FukuiNorihito @Mechanochem @J_A_C_S Thank you so much! We hope this approach will greatly expand chemical space in materials science! 武田先生、コメントしていただき大変ありがとうございます。ぜひいつかディスカッション・ご指導いただけたら幸いです。
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7 years
バークレーでの仕事、リバイス投稿!納得の出来になった。MITの研究も、もうすぐ投稿予定!
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Koji Kubota
2 years
@KrunoslavU @HokkaidoUni @MechSustInd @haj19932469 @FraPuccetti Yes, me too!! Really hope we can meet soon! He is an exceptional student and has alreally done excellent works here!
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Koji Kubota
2 years
@ytani_ou 谷先生、ありがとうございます!安全面には十分ケアをして、慎重に条件とスケールを選択していくようにしています。もちろん、危なそうなやつは僕自身でまずやってみて確認しています。
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Koji Kubota
8 years
世界のDaisoが僕を救ってくれました。1.5ドルだけど許す。
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7 years
明日、ボストンでケムステ代表と飲み!
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Koji Kubota
3 years
That's outstanding!!
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Guillaume De Bo
3 years
A nice way to start the year 🥳 We’ve uncovered a dynamic isotope effect in the activation of a mechanophore. Read Rob’s excellent work in @J_A_C_S now.
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Koji Kubota
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メカノケミストリーの研究のなかで、偶然副生成物として単離した錯体が主役の論文。スピンオフ的な研究です。D1高橋さんにとって初めての第一著者論文です。おめでとう!
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Koji Kubota
6 years
Buchwald研で今年度4月から始めた研究の論文をサブミット!どうかすんなり通ってくれ。
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Koji Kubota
8 years
I'm one of the 45 finalists for the 2016 Reaxys PhD Prize.
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Koji Kubota
8 years
海外学振採用内定!!
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3 years
@Porcheddu_UNICA Thanks so much, Andrea!! I hope to see you in the near future!!
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@TomislavFriscic Thanks, Tomislav!!!
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