Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Nagoya University

Name

八木亜樹子 Akiko Yagi

Mail Address

yagi.akiko at itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Comment

I love “Chem is try”!

Education and Experience

2023– Nanoscale Horizons (RSC), Community Board

2022– JST PRESTO researcher

2021– Designated Associate Professor

Institute of Transformative bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University

2017–2020 Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

2016–2017 Postdoctoral Fellow (JSPS Overseas Research Fellowship)

Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, USA (Prof. Ryan A. Shenvi)

2013–2016 PhD (doctor course) student

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University (Prof. Kenichiro Itami)  PhD degree: March 2016

  Visiting Student, April 2013–July 2013  (Prof. Cathleen M. Crudden, Queen’s University, Canada)

2011–2013Master course graduate student

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University (Prof. Kenichiro Itami, Nagoya University)  M.S. degree: March 2013

  Visiting Student, April 2012–May 2012 (Prof. Ken-Tsung Wong, National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

2007–2011Undergraduate student

Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Nagoya University (Prof. Kenichiro Itami, Nagoya University)  B.S. degree: March 2011

Publication

(30) Yoshifumi Toyama, Takaku Yoshihara, Hiroki Shudo, Hideto Ito, Kenichiro Itami*, Akiko Yagi*
“Synthesis of diamondoids through hydrogenation of adamantane-annulated arenes
Chem. Lett. 2024, 53, upad037. DOI: 10.1093/chemle/upad037

(29) Daiki Imoto, Akiko Yagi, Kenichiro Itami*
“Carbon Nanobelts: Brief History and Perspective”
Precis. Chem. 2023, 1, 516–523. DOI: 10.1021/prechem.3c00083

(28) Hisayasu Ishibashi, Manuel Rondelli, Hiroki Shudo, Takehisa Maekawa, Hideto Ito, Kiichi Mizukami, Nobuo Kimizuka,* Akiko Yagi,* Kenichiro Itami*
“Noncovalent modification of cycloparaphenylene by catenane formation using an active metal template strategy”
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2023, e202310613 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310613 Selected as a Hot Paper!
ChemRxiv 2023 DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-3rq4x
Press release (Japanese) Press release (English)

(27) Hideya Kono, Yuanming Li, Riccardo Zanasi,* Guglielmo Monaco, Francesco F. Summa, Lawrence T. Scott, Akiko Yagi,* Kenichiro Itami*
“Methylene-bridged [6]-, [8]-, and [10]cycloparaphenylenes: Size-dependent properties and paratropic belt currents”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, ASAP.   DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13208

(26) Hiroki Shudo, Motonobu Kuwayama, Yasutomo Segawa, Akiko Yagi, Kenichiro Itami
“Half-substituted fluorocycloparaphenylenes with high symmetry: Synthesis, properties and derivatization to densely substituted carbon nanorings”
ChemRxiv 2023 DOI:10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-zsvnt

(25) Takaku Yoshihara, Hiroki Shudo, Akiko Yagi,* Kenichiro Itami*
“Adamantane-Annulation to Arenes: A Strategy for Property Modulation of Aromatic π-Systems”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02788

“Adamantane-annulation to arenes: A simple strategy for property modulation of aromatic π-systems”
ChemRxiv 2023 DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-1jsp4

(24) Nobushige Kai, Hideya Kono, Akiko Yagi,* Kenichiro Itami*

“Synthesis and properties of methylene-bridged [6]cyclo-2,6-naphthylene”

Synlett 2023, 18, in press. DOI: 10.1055/a-2009-8219
Special issue honoring Masahiro Murakami’s contributions to science

(23) Shusei Fujiki, Kazuma Amaike, Akiko Yagi,* and Kenichiro Itami*

“Synthesis, properties, and material hybridization of bare aromatic polymers enabled by dendrimer support”

Nature Communications 2022, 13, 5358. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33100-7

Highlighted in Chem-Station “スポットライトリサーチ”, 日経クロステック、Highlighted in ScienMag, EurekAlert!, Phys.org, True Viral News, Mirage News, Bioengineer.org, Swift Telecast.

(22) Iain A. Stepek, Mai Nagase, Akiko Yagi, Kenichiro Itami

“New paradigms in molecular nanocarbon science”

(21) Hiroki Shudo, Motonobu Kuwayama, Masafumi Shimasaki, Taishi Nishihara, Youhei Takeda, Nobuhiko Mitoma, Takuya Kuwabara, Akiko Yagi, Yasutomo Segawa, Kenichiro Itami

“Perfluorocycloparaphenylenes”

(20) Hiroki Sato, Rie Suizu, Tomoki Kato, Akiko Yagi, Yasutomo Segawa, Kunio Awaga, Kenichiro Itami

“N-doped Nonalternant Aromatic Belt via a Six-fold Annulative Double N-Arylation”

(18) Chemical synthesis of carbon nanorings and nanobelts

Yuanming Li, Hideya Kono, Takehisa Maekawa, Yasutomo Segawa, Akiko Yagi, Kenichiro Itami

Acc. Mater. Res. 2021, 2, 681-691. DOI: 10.1021/accountsmr.1c00105

(17) Photo-induced arylation of carbazoles with aryldiazonium salts

(16) A Non-alternant Aromatic Belt: Methylene-bridged [6]Cycloparaphenylene Synthesized from Pillar[6]arene

Yuanming Li, Yasutomo Segawa, Akiko Yagi, Kenichiro Itami

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12850-12856. DOI:10.1021/jacs.0c06007

(15) Programmable Synthesis of Multiply Arylated Cubanes through C–H Metalation and Arylation

Ryo Okude, Genki Mori, Akiko Yagi*, Kenichiro Itami*

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 7672-7675. DOI: 10.1039/D0SC01909G

(14) Synthesis of Highly Twisted, Nonplanar Aromatic Macrocycles Enabled By Axially Chiral 4,5-Diphenylphenanthrene building block

Yuanming Li, Akiko Yagi, Kenichiro Itami, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 3246-3253. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b13549

(13) Six-fold C–H Borylation of Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene

Mai Nagase, Kenta Kato, Akiko Yagi, Yasutomo Segawa, Kenichiro Itami, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 391-397.

(12) Ni-Catalyzed α-selective C–H Borylations of Naphthalene-based Aromatic Compounds

Toshiyuki Kamei, Soshi Nishino, Akiko Yagi, Yasutomo Segawa, Toyoshi Shimada, J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 14354-14359.

(11) Synthesis of Sterically Hindered 4,5-Diarylphenanthrenes via Acid-catalyzed Bisannulation of Benzenediacetaldehydes with Alkynes

Yuanming Li, Akiko Yagi, Kenichiro Itami Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 5470-5475. DOI:10.1039/c9sc00334g

Highlighted in Chemical Science! https://www.rsc.org/news-events/journals-highlights/2019/may/a-challenging-synthesis/

(10) Armchair and Chiral Carbon Nanobelts: Scholl Reaction in Strained Nanorings

Akiko Yagi, Yasutomo Segawa, Kenichiro Itami Chem (Preview), 2019, 5, 746.

(9) Chemical Synthesis of Cycloparaphenylenes

Yasutomo Segawa, Akiko Yagi, Kenichiro Itami Phys. Sci. Rev. 2017, 2, 20160102.

(8) ”Synthesis and Properties of [8]-, [10]-, [12]-, and [16]Cyclo-1,4-naphthylenes”

Keishu Okada, Akiko Yagi, Yasutomo Segawa, Kenichiro Itami Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 661.

(7) “Branch-Selective Hydroarylation: Iodoarene–Olefin Cross-Coupling”

Samantha A. Green, Jeishla L. M. Matos, Akiko Yagi, Ryan A. Shenvi J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 12779.

(6) “Simple, direct methods for formation of self-assembled N-heterocyclic carbene monolayers on gold and their application in bio-sensing”

Cathleen M. Crudden, J. Hugh Horton, Mina R. Narouz, Zhijun Li, Christene A. Smith, Kim Munro, Christopher J. Baddeley, Christian R. Larrea, Benedict Drevniok, Bheeshmon Thanabalasingam, Alastair B. McLean, Olena V. Zenkina, Iraklii I. Ebralidze, Zhe She, Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz, Nicholas J. Mosey, Lisa N. Saunders, Akiko Yagi Nature Communications, 2016, 7, 12654.

(5) “Chemical Synthesis of Cycloparaphenylenes”

Yasutomo Segawa, Akiko Yagi, Kenichiro Itami Chemistry of Carbon Nanostructures (Eds. K. Müllen, X. Feng), De Gruyter, 2016

(4) “A Theoretical Study on the Strain Energy of Carbon Nanobelts”

Yasutomo Segawa, Akiko Yagi, Hideto Ito, and Kenichiro Itami Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 1430.

(3) “Design and Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube Segments”

Yasutomo Segawa, Akiko Yagi, Katsuma Matsui, and Kenichiro Itami. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5136.

(2) “Synthesis and Properties of Cycloparaphenylene-2,7-pyrenylene: A Pyrene-containing Carbon Nanoring”

Akiko Yagi, Gandikota Venkataramana, Yasutomo Segawa, and Kenichiro Itami Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 957.

(1) “Synthesis and Properties of [9]Cyclo-1,4-naphthylene: A p-Extended Carbon Nanoring”

Akiko Yagi, Yasutomo Segawa, and Kenichiro Itami J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 2962.

Invited Lectures

(1) 八木亜樹子

『私の歩んできた道』

福島県立会津学鳳中高等学校スーパーサイエンスハイスクール招待講演、福島県立会津学鳳中高等学校、福島、2014年12月

(2) 八木亜樹子

『Synthetic Studies for Novel Hydrocarbon Compounds』

第20回スクリプス・バイオメディカルフォーラム招待講演、メルパルク大阪、大阪、2017年12月

(3) 八木亜樹子

『とある女性研究者の奮闘記』

名古屋大学ジェンダーリサーチライブラリ主催シンポジウム 科学とジェンダー、名古屋大学 2019年11月

Awards

(1) The KANTO Chemical Co. Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (Oct. 2019)

(2) The 33^th Inoue Research Award for Young Scientist (Feb. 2017)

(3) The 6^th Otsu Award Fellow (Oct. 2016)

(4) Poster Award (The 26^th Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, September 2015)

(5) The 9^th L’OREAL–UNESCO for Women in Science Japan Fellowships (July 2014)

(6) Poster Award (The 15^th International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds (ISNA-15), July 2013)

(7) JSPS Fellowship for Young Scientist (DC1) (April 2013–)

(8) IGER Research Assistant Fellowship (October 2012–March 2013)

(9) Poster Award (The 22^th Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, September 2011)

(10) President Award (Nagoya University Science Forum for Young Woman Scientists, November 2011)