Merck-Banyu Lecture

Merck-Banyu Prize Lecture Title: Exploring Synthetic Mechanochemistry Abstract: In recent years, ball milling techniques have gained considerable attention in organic synthesis as ecofriendly and sustainable alternatives to traditional solution-based...

Title: Exploring Ways to Harness N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Triarylboranes in Organometallic and Synthetic Chemistry Yoichi Hoshimoto Center for Future Innovation (CFi), Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan...

Title: New Transformations of Organosulfone through Carbon–Sulfonyl Bond Activation Sulfur is found in diverse functional materials, natural products, and biologically active molecules. Among organosulfur compounds, organosulfones stand out as having high...

Professor Aiko Fukazawa, Institute for Integrated Cell-Materials Sciences, Kyoto University. "Development and Exploration of the Function of Novel pi-Electron Systems Based on the Characteristics of Third-Row Main-Group Elements." Merck-Banyu Prize...

Professor Naoya Kumagai, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Tokyo, Japan. "Chemistry Empowered by Unique Heterocycles." Merck-Banyu Lectureship Award. Abstract: Identification of new molecular entities opens a new avenue in chemistry on a broad basis. This...

Professor Tomoki Ogoshi, Kanazawa University. "Synthesis of Pillar-Shaped Macrocyclic Compounds 'Pillar[n]arens' Providing Supramolecular Assemblies." Merck-Banyu Lecture Award.

Professor Satoshi Maeda, Hokkaido University. "Development of Automated Reaction Path Search Methods Toward Systematic Understanding of Design of Organic Reactions." Merck-Banyu Lectureship Award.