Aiko Fukazawa

Antiaromaticity versus Electron Affinity: Quantitative Insights into Metal–Ligand Interactions in Ni–Pentalene Complexes Transition metal complexation has long served as a strategy for stabilizing antiaromatic hydrocarbons. However, the underlying factors that govern their coordination behavior are not yet fully underst...

Excited to share our latest work on antiaromatic hydrocarbons, now up on ChemRxiv👩‍🔬
What happens when a physical organic chemist takes a closer look at transition metal complexes...?
We'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback!
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16.07.2025 06:03 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Seventy-year search for simpler route to valuable reactive intermediate ends Ortho-quinodimethane made under mild conditions from common reagents

For 70 years, researchers have struggled to find an efficient way to produce ortho-quinodimethane. A new method uses a palladium-catalysed multi-component reaction to make this reactive intermediate from readily available chemicals.

12.07.2025 15:02 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Check out our latest paper that presents a great example of how something we've qualitatively understood as "gaining aromaticity" turns out to be not quite the case when you actually dig into the details. Enjoy it along with some fun artwork of sushi plates🍣 #chemsky #pisky

06.07.2025 05:32 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

CURO-Pi6 bsky.app/profile/team... #PiSky

28.04.2025 17:01 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Spent an amazing week completely immersed in great chemistry with old friends and new ones in Mérida for Aromaticity 2025. Now, time to head back to mid-winter Japan on the other side of the world❄️

31.01.2025 20:45 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It’s really unusual that maple trees still have leaves in late December…🍁 I love the scenery though!

20.12.2024 03:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Love it! ❤️
Congratulations, Mike and the team! I was truly impressed by Bella’s presentation at ISNA-20!

17.12.2024 01:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hello, world. Finally, I’m in 🦋- Let’s see how this goes.

24.11.2024 02:05 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0