1996 B. S. (Chemistry), Faculty of Science, Kyoto University 1998 M. Sc. (Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University 1999-2000 Visiting Student at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA (Professor Josef Michl) 2001 D. Eng. (Chemistry), Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University 2001 Young Research Fellow (PD), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 2001 Postdoctoral fellow, Uppsala University, Sweden 2002 Assistant Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University 2006 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo Awards: 2004 Inoue Award of Incentive Research, 2004 The 9th Society of Silicon Chemistry Japan Award for Young Chemists 2004 The 9th ICR Award for Young Scientists, Kyoto University 2006 BCSJ Award (The Best Article of the Month, the Chemical Society of Japan)

Synthetic Organic Chemistry/Organometallic Chemistry/Main Group Chemistry/Physical Organic Chemistry

Development of Novel Synthetic Processes and Functional Molecules

(1) Electron transfer through rigid organic molecular wires enhanced by electronic and electron-vibration coupling, Sukegawa, J.; Schubert, C.; Zhu, X.; Tsuji, H.; Guldi, D. M.; Nakamura, E. Nat. Chem., in press. New Dyes for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Featuring a Carbon-bridged Phenylenevinylene Linker, Zhu, X.; Tsuji, H.; Yella, A.; Chauvin, A.-S.; Grätzel, M.; Nakamura, E. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 582–584. Carbon-Bridged Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s: Stable pi-Systems with High Responsiveness to Doping and Excitation, Zhu, X.; Tsuji, H.; Navarrete, J. T. L.; Casado, J.; Nakamura, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 19254–19259. Naphtho[2,1-b:6,5-b']difuran: a Versatile Motif Available for Solution-processed Single-crystal Organic Field-effect Transistors with High Hole Mobility, Mitsui, C.; Soeda, J.; Miwa, K.; Tsuji, H.; Takeya, J.; Nakamura, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5448-5451. Air- and Heat-stable Planar Tri-p-quinodimethane with Distinct Biradical Characteristics, Zhu, X.; Tsuji, H.; Nakabayashi, K.; Ohkoshi, S.-i., Nakamura, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 16342-16345. Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Alkenes by Stereo- and Regioselective Stannyllithiation of Diarylacetylenes, Tsuji, H.; Ueda, Y.; Ilies, L.; Nakamura E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11854-11855. Modular Synthesis of 1H-Indenes, Dihydro-s-Indacene, and Diindenoindacene- a Carbon-bridged p-Phenylenevinylene Congener, Zhu, X.; Mitsui, C.; Tsuji, H.; Nakamura, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 13596-13597. Bis(carbazolyl)benzodifuran: A High-mobility Ambipolar Material for Homojunction Organic Light-emitting Diode Devices, Tsuji, H.; Mitsui, C.; Sato, Y.; Nakamura, E. Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 3776-3779. Manganese-Catalyzed Benzene Synthesis by [2 + 2 + 2] Coupling of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compound and Terminal Acetylene, Tsuji, H.; Yamagata, K.-i.; Fujimoto, T.; Nakamura, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 7792-7793.

Synthesis and Properties of 2,3,6,7-Tetraarylbenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']difurans as Hole-Transporting Material, Tsuji, H.; Mitsui, C.; Ilies, L.; Sato, Y.; Nakamura, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 11902-11903.