A paper on "Initial Stage of Syringyl Lignin Formation from Sinapyl Alcohol" was accepted to J. Agric. Food Chem.

A paper on "Computational Study Focusing on a Comprehensive Conformational Analysis of Transition States for Aza-Spiro Ring Formations with N-Alkoxyamides" was accepted to J. Org. Chem.

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Isolation and structure determination of allopteridic acids A-C and allokutzmicin from an unexplored actinomycete of the genus Allokutzneria" was accepted to J. Antibiot.

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Species-specific secondary metabolism by actinomycetes of the genus Phytohabitans and discovery of new pyranonaphthoquinones and isatin derivatives" was accepted to J. Antibiot.

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Krasilnikolides A and B and Detalosylkrasilnikolide A, Cytotoxic 20-Membered Macrolides from the Genus Krasilnikovia: Assignment of Anomeric Configuration by J-Based Configuration Analysis" was accepted to J. Nat. Prod.

Collaborative work with Prof. Nishikawa's group on "Collective Synthesis of Aplysiatoxin/Oscillatoxin Analogues by a Bioinspired Strategy" was accepted to J. Org. Chem.

Collaborative work with group of Prof. Sato on "Total Synthesis and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Stemoamide-Type Alkaloids Including Totally Substituted Butenolides and Pyrroles" was accepted to Synthesis

A paper on "Existence of Syringyl α-Carbonyl-Type Tetrahydrofuran β–β Structure in Hardwood Lignins" was accepted to ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Cyclic enaminones and a 4-quinazolinone from an unidentified actinomycete of the family Micromonosporaceae" was accepted to J. Antibiot.

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Bisprenyl naphthoquinone and chlorinated calcimycin congener bearing thiazole ring from an actinomycete of the genus Phytohabitans" was accepted to J. Antibiot.

Catellatolactams A-C, Plant Growth-Promoting Ansamacrolactams from a Rare Actinomycete of the Genus Catellatospora" was accepted to J. Nat. Prod.

A paper on "Stereocontrolled Synthesis of C20S-C26 and C20R-C26 Fragments of Amphidinolide L" was accepted to J. Org. Chem.

Gallery was updated.

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Marinoquinolones and Marinobactoic Acid: Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic ortho-Dialkylbenzene-Class Metabolites Produced by a Marine Obligate Gammaproteobacterium of the Genus Marinobacterium" was accepted to J. Nat. Prod.

A paper on "RCM approach to the CDE-tricyclic structure of nakiterpiosin" was accepted to Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem.

Members updated.

Gallery was updated.

Group member was updated.

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Kumemicinones A-G, Cytotoxic Angucyclinones from a Deep Sea-Derived Actinomycete of the Genus Actinomadura" was accepted to J. Nat. Prod.

Graduation ceremony.

Master's thesis presentation was held.

Group member was updated.

Publications were updated.

Gallery was updated.

Group member was updated.

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Nomimicins B‒D, new tetronate-class polyketides from a marine-derived actinomycete of the genus Actinomadura" was accepted to Beilstein J. Org. Chem.

Collaborative work with group of Prof. Chida and Prof. Sato on "Development of Chiral N-Alkoxyamide Strategy and Application to Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Fasicularin" was accepted to Synthesis

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Structure Determination, Biosynthetic Origin, and Total Synthesis of Akazaoxime, an Enteromycin-Class Metabolite from a Marine-Derived Actinomycete of the Genus Micromonospora" was accepted to J. Org. Chem.

Group member was updated.

Graduation ceremony presentation was held.

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "TMKS8A, an antibacterial and cytotoxic chlorinated α-lapachone, from a sea slug-derived actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces" was accepted to J. Antibiot.

Publications were updated.

Bachelor's thesis presentation was held.

Master's thesis presentation was held.

Group member was updated.

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group on "Cyclopeptides from the Mushroom Pathogen Fungus Cladobotryum varium" was accepted to J. Nat. Prod.

Collaborative work with Prof. Igarashi's group was accepted to Beilstein J. Org. Chem.

A review on "Systematic Search for Transition States in Complex Molecules: Computational Analyses of the Regio- and Stereoselective Interflavan Bond Formation in Flavan-3-Ols" was accepted to Heterocycles.

Gallery was updated.

Group member was updated.

Publications were updated.

Group member was updated.

Gallery was updated.

Publications were updated.

Bachelor's thesis presentation was held.

Publications were updated.

Publications were updated.

Year-end Party

Publications were updated.

Publications were updated.

Welcome Party

Gallery was updated.

Group member was updated.

Gallery was updated.

Trip to Takayama

A paper on "Microwave-assisted direct transformation of​ lignocellulose into methyl glycopyranoside in​ ionic liquid" was accepted to Holzforschung.

Summer party.

Gallery was updated.

A paper on "A New Entry to the Synthesis of (±)-β-Lysine" was accepted to Heterocycles

BBQ.

A paper with Prof. Nakajima was published in Heterocycles.

Group member was updated.

Graduation ceremony.

Bachelor's thesis presentation was held.

A paper on "A Computational Study on the Stereo- and Regioselective Formation of the C4a-C6' Bond of Tethered Catechin Moieties by an Exhaustive Search of the Transition States" was accepted to J. Org. Chem.

The year-end party.

Yamashita (M1) won the poster award in 2018 SWST/JWRS International Convention.

Yamashita (M1) won the poster award in the meeting of the Chubu Brance of the Japan Wood Reserach Society.

Achievements were updated.

B3 students join our group.

Lab trip to Kanazawa.

We attended the meeting of synthetic organic chemistry (Hokuriku seminar).

Research meeting with Igarashi group (Lab of Microbial Engineering).

Summer party.

Saito's paper on "A synergetic effect of ionic liquid and microwave irradiation on the acid-catalyzed direct conversion of cellulose into methyl glucopyranoside" was accepted to Holzforschung.

Welcome party for Dr. Fukaya.

Dr. Fukaya joins our group.

Graduate ceremony.

Achievements were updated.

Farewell party.

Bachelor's thesis presentation was held.

Master's thesis presentation was held.

Achievements and Gallery were updated.

Prof. Minoru Isobe (nagoya University) gave a lecture.

Website newly launched.

Yamashita (B4) won the student poster award in the 62nd lignin symposium.