Basic Information

Faculty

• Faculty of Engineering

Email Address

• Email Address

  akiyama.midori.8nkyoto-u.ac.jp

Academic Degree

• 24 Mar. 2014

  東京大学修士（工学）
• 23 Mar. 2017

  東京大学博士（工学）

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

• 東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科化学生命工学専攻博士課程, 修了
• 東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科化学生命工学専攻修士課程, 修了

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

• 東京大学, 工学部化学生命工学科, 卒業

Research History

• From Oct. 2024, To Present

  Kyoto University, FOREST Principal Investigator
• From Apr. 2022, To Present

  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering Department of Molecular Engineering, Assistant Professor
• From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2022

  The University of Tokyo, The Graduate School of Engineering, Project Assistant Professor

ID,URL

• J-Global ID

  201801002365303925

• Researcher number

  50807055

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/akymmdr

Research

Research Areas

• Nanotechnology/Materials, Structural/physical organic chemistry

Papers

• The Tetrafluoroethylene-Mediated Ring-Closing Metathesis: Enabling Unfavored Reactions

  Midori Akiyama; Yuki Amabe; Masafumi Sugiyama; Kanami Sugiyama; Tim Gatzenmeier; Takashi Okazoe

  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 13 Nov. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Porphyrins as key components for photoinduced charge separation, solar cells, and optogenetics

  H Imahori; M Akiyama

  JOURNAL OF PORPHYRINS AND PHTHALOCYANINES, Jun. 2024, Peer-reviewed

  
• Exceptionally Short Tetracoordinated Carbon–Halogen Bonds in Hexafluorodihalocubanes

  Masafumi Sugiyama; Yuta Uetake; Nozomu Miyagi; Masaaki Yoshida; Kyoko Nozaki; Takashi Okazoe; Midori Akiyama

  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 29 Oct. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Highly Alternating Copolymer of [1.1.1]Propellane and Perfluoro Vinyl Ether: Forming a Hydrophobic and Oleophobic Surface with <50% Fluorine Monomer Content

  Mizuki Okuda; Midori Akiyama; Kosuke Funahashi; Junki Masuda; Ai Kohata; Shintaro Nakagawa; Kimiaki Kashiwagi; Norihide Sugiyama; Takashi Okazoe; Daisuke Kawaguchi

  ACS Macro Letters, 11 Oct. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Corresponding author

  
• Photoinduced charge separation at heterojunctions between two-dimensional layered materials and small organic molecules

  Hiroshi Imahori; Midori Akiyama

  Materials Horizons, Oct. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Invited

  
• Molecular donor–acceptor linked systems as models for examining their interactions in excited states

  Hiroshi Imahori; Midori Akiyama

  The Journal of Chemical Physics, 22 Aug. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Invited, Corresponding author

  
• The Perfluoroadamantyl group: a bulky and highly electron-withdrawing substituent in thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials

  Midori Akiyama; Yuka Yasuda; Daiki Kisoi; Yu Kusakabe; Hironori Kaji; Hiroshi Imahori

  Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 27 Feb. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• The Fluorocarbene Exploit: Enforcing Alternation in Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

  Kaoru Tashiro; Midori Akiyama; Kimiaki Kashiwagi; Takashi Okazoe

  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 26 Jan. 2023, Peer-reviewed, Corresponding author

  
• Electron in a cube: Synthesis and characterization of perfluorocubane as an electron acceptor

  Masafumi Sugiyama; Midori Akiyama; Yuki Yonezawa; Kenji Komaguchi; Masahiro Higashi; kyoko Nozaki; Takashi Okazoe

  Science, 12 Aug. 2022, Peer-reviewed, Corresponding author

  
• Synthesis of Crystalline CF₃‐Rich Perfluoropolyethers from Hexafluoropropylene Oxide and (Trifluoromethyl)Trimethylsilane

  Minoru Koyama; Midori Akiyama; Kimiaki Kashiwagi; Kyoko Nozaki; Takashi Okazoe

  Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 20 Mar. 2022, Peer-reviewed, Corresponding author

  
• Highly Active Cross-Metathesis of Tetrafluoroethylene with a Seven-Membered N-Heterocyclic-Carbene–Ruthenium Catalyst

  Kenta Mori; Midori Akiyama; Ko Inada; Yutaka Imamura; Yuichiro Ishibashi; Yusuke Takahira; Kyoko Nozaki; Takashi Okazoe

  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 15 Dec. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Corresponding author

  
• Synthesis of Fluorinated Dialkyl Carbonates from Carbon Dioxide as a Carbonyl Source

  Masafumi Sugiyama; Midori Akiyama; Kohei Nishiyama; Takashi Okazoe; Kyoko Nozaki

  ChemSusChem, 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Phosphorescence Resulting from Interaction between Two Non-equivalent Metals on a Helical π-Conjugated Surface

  Midori Akiyama; Yuto Tsuchiya; Ayumi Ishii; Miki Hasegawa; Yuki Kurashige; Kyoko Nozaki

  Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 06 Aug. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Visible-Light-Activated Catalytic Enantioselective β-Alkylation of α,β-Unsaturated 2-Acyl Imidazoles Using Hantzsch Esters as Radical Reservoirs

  Francisco F. de Assis; Xiaoqiang Huang; Midori Akiyama; Ronaldo A. Pilli; Eric Meggers

  The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Jul. 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Synthesis of Optically Pure Helicene Metallocenes

  Midori Akiyama; Kyoko Nozaki

  ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, Feb. 2017, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Synthesis and Properties of [7]Helicene-like Compounds Fused with a Fluorene Unit

  Hiromi Oyama; Midori Akiyama; Koji Nakano; Masanobu Naito; Kazuyuki Nobusawa; Kyoko Nozaki

  ORGANIC LETTERS, Aug. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Peptide-Catalyzed Desymmetrization of an Achiral Ferrocenyl Compound To Induce Planar Chirality

  Kengo Akagawa; Midori Akiyama; Kazuaki Kudo

  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Jun. 2015, Peer-reviewed

  
• Higher-Order π-Electron Systems Based on Helicene Molecules

  Midori Akiyama; Koji Nakano; Kyoko Nozaki

  Chemical Science of Electron Systems, 01 Jan. 2015, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Peptide-catalyzed kinetic resolution of planar-chiral metallocenes

  Midori Akiyama; Kengo Akagawa; Hidetake Seino; Kazuaki Kudo

  CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 2014, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Acceptorless dehydrogenation of C-C single bonds adjacent to functional groups by metal-ligand cooperation

  Shuhei Kusumoto; Midori Akiyama; Kyoko Nozaki

  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 18 Dec. 2013, Peer-reviewed

  

Awards

• 16 Nov. 2021

  第４４回フッ素化学討論会優秀口頭発表賞（日本フッ素化学会）
• 05 Jul. 2017

  ロレアルーユネスコ女性科学者日本奨励賞（日本ロレアル株式会社）
• 17 Oct. 2016

  第７回大津会議フェロー（大津会議組織委員会）

External funds: Kakenhi

• 箱型分子の内部空間を利用した電子伝導に関する研究

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

  Basic Section 33010:Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry-related

  Kyoto University

  秋山 みどり

  From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2026, Granted

  cubane;conductance;fluorine

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K04706/
• Dynamic Exciton with a Novel Box-shaped Electron Acceptor Molecule

  Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)

  Transformative Research Areas, Section (II)

  Kyoto University

  秋山 みどり

  From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2025, Granted

  cubane;electron acceptor;fluorine;dynamic exciton

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PUBLICLY-23H03950/
• Development of sigma-conjugated molecules based on perfluorocubane

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 33010:Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry-related

  Kyoto University;The University of Tokyo

  Midori Akiyama

  From 01 Apr. 2021, To 31 Mar. 2023, Project Closed

  キュバン;フッ素;cubane;fluorination;electron transfer;electron acceptor;σ共役

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-21K14608/
• 動的エキシトン制御を志向した新奇箱型電子受容体の開発

  Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)

  Transformative Research Areas, Section (II)

  Kyoto University;The University of Tokyo

  秋山 みどり

  From 10 Sep. 2021, To 31 Mar. 2023, Project Closed

  dynamic exiton;cubane;フッ素化キュバン;フッ素ガス;ドナー・アクセプター分子

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PUBLICLY-21H05385/
• Synthesis of a cubic molecule capturing an electron; perfluorocubane

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 33010:Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry-related

  The University of Tokyo

  Midori Akiyama

  From 01 Apr. 2019, To 31 Mar. 2021, Project Closed

  キュバン;フッ素;フッ素ガス;フッ素化;１電子受容体

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-19K15532/

Academic, Social Contribution

Committee Memberships

• From Mar. 2024, To Present

  Early Career Advisory Board, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
• From Feb. 2024, To Present

  Early Career Advisory Board Members, Organic Chemistry Frontiers