Basic Information

Professional Memberships

• 有機合成化学協会
• アメリカ化学会
• 日本化学会
• 近畿化学協会
• 錯体化学会

Academic Degree

• 博士（理学）(東京工業大学)
• 修士（理学）(東京工業大学)

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

• 東京工業大学, 大学院理工学研究科修士課程化学専攻, 修了
• 東京工業大学, 大学院理工学研究科博士後期課程化学専攻, 修了

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

• 東京工業大学, 理学部・化学科, 卒業

Research History

• From Jul. 2021, To Present

  京都大学, 大学院理学研究科 化学専攻, 特定准教授
• From Apr. 2019, To Jun. 2021

  岡山大学, 大学院自然科学研究科, 助教（特任）
• From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2019

  日本学術振興会, 海外特別研究員
• From Apr. 2016, To Mar. 2017

  University of Pennsylvania, Post-doctoral Fellow
• From Apr. 2015, To Mar. 2016

  日本学術振興会, 特別研究員（PD：資格変更）
• From Apr. 2014, To May 2015

  日本学術振興会, 特別研究員（DC2）

Language of Instruction

• Japanese
• English

ID,URL

• ORCID ID

  0000-0002-8804-757X

• J-Global ID

  201901008837161637

• Researcher ID

  W-1473-2017

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/tkurogi

Research

Research Interests

• 錯体化学
• Organic Chemistry
• Organometallic Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry

Research Areas

• Nanotechnology/Materials, Synthetic organic chemistry
• Nanotechnology/Materials, Inorganic and coordination chemistry

Papers

• Sodium-Mediated Reductive C−C Bond Cleavage Assisted by Boryl Groups

  Fukazawa, M.; Takahashi, F.; Kurogi, T.; Yorimitsu, H.

  Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 2024, Peer-reviewed

  
• Reductive anti-Dizincation of Arylacetylenes

  Yamaguchi, H.; Takahashi, F.; Kurogi, T.; Yorimitsu, H.

  Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 2024, Peer-reviewed

  
• Sodium-mediated Reductive anti-Dimagnesiation of Diarylacetylenes with Magnesium Bromide

  Yamaguchi, H.; Takahashi, F.; Kurogi, T.; Yorimitsu, H.

  Synthesis (Germany), 2024, Peer-reviewed

  
• Reductive stereo- and regiocontrolled boryllithiation and borylsodiation of arylacetylenes using flow microreactors

  Jiang, Y.; Kurogi, T.; Yorimitsu, H.

  Nature Synthesis, 2024, Peer-reviewed

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• Regioselectivity in the sulfonium-mediated arylation reactions of 2-substituted phenols with benzothienyl sulfoxide

  Wakabayashi, R.; Fukazawa, M.; Kurogi, T.; Yorimitsu, H.

  Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2024, Peer-reviewed

  
• Multiply exo‐Methylated Corannulenes

  Kazuhira Miwa; Shinobu Aoyagi; Toru Amaya; Takahiro Sasamori; Shogo Morisako; Takashi Kurogi; Hideki Yorimitsu

  Chemistry – A European Journal, 24 Jul. 2023, Peer-reviewed

  
• Aromatic metamorphosis of an indole into 2-quinolone, dihydrobenzazasiline, and dihydrobenzazagermine

  Nishihara, K.; Kurogi, T.; Yorimitsu, H.

  Arkivoc, 2023, Peer-reviewed

  
• Nb complexes

  Kurogi, T.; Mindiola, D.J.

  Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry III, 2021, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Stereo- and regioselective boryllithiation and -sodiation of alkynes: reductive approach using flow microreactors

  Yiyuan Jiang; Takashi Kurogi; Hideki Yorimitsu

  14 Mar. 2023

  
• Reductive anti-dimagnesiation and dialumination of alkynes: Synthesis and reactions of trans-1,2-dimetalloalkenes

  Fumiya Takahashi; Takashi Kurogi; Hideki Yorimitsu

  25 Apr. 2022

  
• Preparation of Vinylic Lithium Reagents from Silyl Enolates of Alkyl Aryl Ketones Using Lithium Arenide

  Ziwei Zhang; Fumiya Takahashi; Takashi Kurogi; Hideki Yorimitsu

  Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, Jun. 2023, Peer-reviewed

  
• Synthesis of trans-1,2-dimetalloalkenes through reductive anti-dimagnesiation and dialumination of alkynes

  Fumiya Takahashi; Takashi Kurogi; Hideki Yorimitsu

  Nature Synthesis, 02 Jan. 2023, Peer-reviewed

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• A Transmetallation Pathway to a Dinuclear Chromium mu-Methylene Complex

  Takashi Kurogi; Kenta Uchida; Kazusa Wakamatsu; Kazuhiko Takai

  CHEMISTRY LETTERS, May 2022, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Reductive Ring Opening of Arylcyclopropanecarboxamides Accompanied by Borylation and Enolate Formation

  Shuo Wang; Atsushi Kaga; Takashi Kurogi; Hideki Yorimitsu

  Organic Letters, 04 Feb. 2022, Peer-reviewed

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• Birch Reduction of Arenes Using Sodium Dispersion and DMI under Mild Conditions

  Sobi Asako; Ikko Takahashi; Takashi Kurogi; Yoshiaki Murakami; Laurean Ilies; Kazuhiko Takai

  Chemistry Letters, 07 Oct. 2021, Peer-reviewed

  
• Chromium carbides and cyclopropenylidenes

  Takashi Kurogi; Keiichi Irifune; Kazuhiko Takai

  Chemical Science, 14 Nov. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Phosphorus-Atom Transfer from Phosphaethynolate to an Alkylidyne

  Mehrafshan G. Jafari; Yerin Park; Bimal Pudasaini; Takashi Kurogi; Patrick J. Carroll; David M. Kaphan; Jeremy Kropf; Massimiliano Delferro; Mu Hyun Baik; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 08 Nov. 2021, Peer-reviewed

  
• A trinuclear chromium(iii) chlorocarbyne

  Takashi Kurogi; Keiichi Irifune; Takahiro Enoki; Kazuhiko Takai

  Chemical Communications, 25 May 2021, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Structural elucidation of a methylenation reagent of esters: Synthesis and reactivity of a dinuclear titanium(iii) methylene complex

  Takashi Kurogi; Kaito Kuroki; Shunsuke Moritani; Kazuhiko Takai

  Chemical Science, 14 Mar. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Methylidyne Transfer as a Plausible Deactivation Pathway for Ynene Metathesis

  Takashi Kurogi; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Organometallics, 28 Dec. 2020, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Erratum: Cyclization of 5-alkynones with chromium alkylidene equivalents generated: In situ from gem -dichromiomethanes (Chemical Communications (2020) 56 (9711–9714) DOI: 10.1039/D0CC03986A)

  Masahito Murai; Ryuji Taniguchi; Takashi Kurogi; Shunsuke Moritani; Kazuhiko Takai

  Chemical Communications, 25 Dec. 2020

  
• Cyclization of 5-alkynones with chromium alkylidene equivalents generated: In situ from gem -dichromiomethanes

  Masahito Murai; Ryuji Taniguchi; Takashi Kurogi; Moritani Shunsuke; Kazuhiko Takai

  Chemical Communications, 28 Aug. 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Selenenate Anions (PhSeO⁻) as Organocatalyst: Synthesis of trans-Stilbenes and a PPV Derivative

  Zhipeng Zheng; Oleksandra S. Trofymchuk; Takashi Kurogi; Elena Varela; Daniel J. Mindiola; Patrick J. Walsh

  Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 06 Feb. 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Neutral and Anionic Monomeric Zirconium Imides Prepared via Selective C=N Bond Cleavage of a Multidentate and Sterically Demanding β-Diketiminato Ligand

  Takashi Kurogi; Jiaxiang Chu; Yaofeng Chen; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Chemistry - An Asian Journal, Aug. 2019, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Well-Defined Titanium Complex for Free-Radical and Cationic Photopolymerizations under Visible Light and Photoinduction of Ti-Based Nanoparticles

  Louise Breloy; Vlasta Brezová; Jean Pierre Malval; Agustin Rios De Anda; Julie Bourgon; Takashi Kurogi; Daniel J. Mindiola; Davy Louis Versace

  Macromolecules, 28 May 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Scrutinizing metal-ligand covalency and redox non-innocence: Via nitrogen K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy

  James T. Lukens; Ida M. Dimucci; Takashi Kurogi; Daniel J. Mindiola; Kyle M. Lancaster

  Chemical Science, 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Methylidyne Transfer Reactions with Niobium

  Takashi Kurogi; Balazs Pinter; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Organometallics, 22 Oct. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Selenolate Anion as an Organocatalyst: Reactions and Mechanistic Studies

  Oleksandra S. Trofymchuk; Zhipeng Zheng; Takashi Kurogi; Daniel J. Mindiola; Patrick J. Walsh

  Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, Apr. 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Divergent Pathways Involving 1,3-Dipolar Addition and N−N Bond Splitting of an Organic Azide across a Zirconium Methylidene

  Takashi Kurogi; Manoj V. Mane; Shuai Zheng; Patrick J. Carroll; Mu Hyun Baik; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 12 Feb. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• 1,2-CH Bond Activation of Pyridine across a Transient Titanium Alkylidene Radical and Re-Formation of the Ti=CH^tBu Moiety

  Takashi Kurogi; Matthias E. Miehlich; Dominik Halter; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Organometallics, 22 Jan. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Room temperature olefination of methane with titanium-carbon multiple bonds

  Takashi Kurogi; Joonghee Won; Bohyun Park; Oleksandra S. Trofymchuk; Patrick J. Carroll; Mu Hyun Baik; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Chemical Science, 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Polyhydrides of Sc, Zr and Hf and Their Proposed Formation.

  Takashi Kurogi; Masahiro Kamitani; Patrick J. Carroll; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Israel Journal of Chemistry, Nov. 2017, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Room-Temperature Ring-Opening of Quinoline, Isoquinoline, and Pyridine with Low-Valent Titanium

  Seung Yeol Baek; Takashi Kurogi; Dahye Kang; Masahiro Kamitani; Seongyeon Kwon; Douglas P. Solowey; Chun Hsing Chen; Maren Pink; Patrick J. Carroll; Daniel J. Mindiola; Mu Hyun Baik

  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 13 Sep. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• A new and selective cycle for dehydrogenation of linear and cyclic alkanes under mild conditions using a base metal

  Douglas P. Solowey; Manoj V. Mane; Takashi Kurogi; Patrick J. Carroll; Brian C. Manor; Mu Hyun Baik; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Nature Chemistry, 26 Jul. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Reactivity studies of a zirconium methylidene complex: Group transfer and methylenation reactions

  Takashi Kurogi; Masahiro Kamitani; Brian C. Manor; Patrick J. Carroll; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Organometallics, 09 Jan. 2017, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Trimethylsilyl imide complexes of tantalum: Can the silyl group be eliminated?

  Takashi Kurogi; Brian C. Manor; Patrick J. Carroll; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Polyhedron, 2017, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Molecular titanium nitrides: nucleophiles unleashed

  Lauren N. Grant; Balazs Pinter; Takashi Kurogi; Maria E. Carroll; Gang Wu; Brian C. Manor; Patrick J. Carroll; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Chemical Science, 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• A radical coupled pathway to a stable and terminally bound titanium methylidene

  Takashi Kurogi; Patrick J. Carroll; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Chemical Communications, 2017, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Formation and Redox Interconversion of Niobium Methylidene and Methylidyne Complexes

  Keith Searles; Kyle T. Smith; Takashi Kurogi; Chun Hsing Chen; Patrick J. Carroll; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 01 Jun. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• A Terminally Bound Niobium Methylidyne

  Takashi Kurogi; Patrick J. Carroll; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Journal of the American Chemical Society, Apr. 2016, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Metallo-Wittig chemistry of an alkylidene to form a terminal titanium oxo complex

  Douglas P. Solowey; Takashi Kurogi; Brian C. Manor; Patrick J. Carroll; Daniel J. Mindiola

  Dalton Transactions, 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Synthesis of titanium and zirconium complexes supported by a p-terphenoxide ligand and their reactions with N2, CO2 and CS2

  Takashi Kurogi; Yutaka Ishida; Hiroyuki Kawaguchi

  Chemical Communications, 21 Nov. 2013, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Reduction of carbon monoxide by a tetrakis(aryloxide)diniobium complex having four bridging hydrides

  Takashi Kurogi; Yutaka Ishida; Tsubasa Hatanaka; Hiroyuki Kawaguchi

  Dalton Transactions, 07 Jun. 2013, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Multielectron reduction of diazoalkane and azides via reversible cyclometalation in ditantalum complexes

  Takashi Kurogi; Yutaka Ishida; Tsubasa Hatanaka; Hiroyuki Kawaguchi

  Chemical Communications, 12 Jun. 2012, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Insertion and reduction chemistry of isocyanide with a cyclometalated ditantalum hydride complex

  Takahito Watanabe; Takashi Kurogi; Yutaka Ishida; Hiroyuki Kawaguchi

  Dalton Transactions, 14 Aug. 2011, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  

Misc.

• 分子編集 分子の構造を部分的に書き換える 芳香環の骨格編集

  依光英樹; 黒木尭

  現代化学, 2023

  

Books and Other Publications

• Comprehensive coordination chemistry III

  Constable, Edwin C.; Parkin, Gerard; Que, Lawrence, Contributor, Nb Complexes

  Elsevier, 02 Aug. 2021

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Industrial Property Rights

• 特開2021-120361, 特願2020-013907, カルボン酸化合物の合成方法

  村上 吉明; 坪内 源; 片山 裕美子; ▲高▼井 和彦; 黒木 尭; 浅子 壮美

  

Awards

• 15 Feb. 2025

  ＳＲｅＰ若手海外レクチャーシップ賞(学術変革領域 化学構造リプロ)

External funds: Kakenhi

• 新規増炭反応を指向した金属カーバイド反応剤およびカーバイド等価体の創出

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 33020:Synthetic organic chemistry-related

  Kyoto University

  黒木 尭

  From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2026, Granted

  カーバイド;前周期遷移金属;原子状炭素;スピロ化合物;アルキリデンシクロプロパン;錯体

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-22K14679/

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Organometallic Chemistry

  7029, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Frontier in Chemistry II

  N358, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Organometallic Chemistry

  7029, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Frontier in Chemistry II

  N358, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2