For 150 years the Department has been maintaining its tradition as one of Japan's leading research institutes in the field of chemistry

Much of sunlight’s energy is wasted as it lies in the near-infrared (NIR) region. New, stable NIR dyes collect and use this energy

Hydroboration of challenging beta-substituted vinylarene substrates can be efficiently performed with copper catalyst with high selectivies

Chun-Li Bai was recently appointed president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Efficient light-harvesting metal-free chromophore for solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs)

Inclusion of boron clusters into the side chains of polymers rather than the backbone gives a photoluminescent anion sensor

The simultaneous reaction and separation of the active form of ibuprofen has been achieved using a microfluidic device

Two-step strategy presents a new route for the design of structurally novel anti-influenza drugs

Eiichi Nakamura's birthday is celebrated with a special issue of Chemistry – An Asian Journal

Asymmetric hydrogenation of alkyl aryl ketones achieved with iridium-based spiro aminophosphine complexes and 97 % ee