{"id":15424,"date":"2024-04-01T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wias\/?p=15424"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:10:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:10:45","slug":"%e7%a7%8b%e5%b1%b1-%e5%be%b9-2-6-2-5-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wias\/other-en\/2024\/04\/01\/15424\/","title":{"rendered":"OTA, Eisuke"},"content":{"rendered":"
Name<\/h5>\n

OTA, Eisuke<\/p>\n

Degree<\/h5>\n

Ph.D. in Science<\/p>\n

HP (URL)<\/h5>\n

http:\/\/www.jyamaguchi-lab.com\/en\/member\/eisukeota<\/a><\/p>\n

Status<\/h5>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Research Topic<\/h5>\n

Visible Light Driven Transformations for Natural Resources<\/p>\n

Natural resources often contain chemical structures found in medicinal and agrochemical agents. The technology to “cut and paste” these structures, which are difficult to construct through chemical synthesis, would contribute to shortening the synthetic process of medicinal and agrochemical agents. However, transformations targeting natural resources require highly chemoselective cleavage of stable bonds in the presence of diverse functional groups, making these types of transformations elusive. In this study, we aim to develop innovative photocatalytic reactions to transform natural resources using visible light. Achieving challenging bond cleavage reactions would not only advance synthetic organic chemistry but also contribute to the field of drug discovery by creating highly biologically active molecules.<\/p>\n

Monthly Spotlight<\/h5>\n

[Monthly Spotlight] is focusing on a researcher to introduce his\/her research.
\nCleaving strong bonds using the power of light<\/a><\/p>\n

Education and Academic Employment<\/h5>\n

Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
2016.3<\/td>\nPh.D., RIKEN\/Keio University, Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012.3<\/td>\nM.Sc., Keio University, Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010.3<\/td>\nB.Sc., Keio University, Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Academic Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2024.3-present<\/td>\nAssociate Professor, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020.4-2024.3<\/td>\nAssistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018.10-2020.3<\/td>\nAssistant Professor, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017.4-2018.9<\/td>\nJSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad, Princeton University, U.S.A.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016.4-2017.3<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN, Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014.4-2016.3<\/td>\nJSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012.4-2014.3<\/td>\nRIKEN Junior Research Associate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Fields of Research Interests<\/h5>\n

Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Organic Photochemistry<\/p>\n

Academic Publications<\/h5>\n
    \n
  • Saito, A. N.; Ota, E.; Nakamichi, N.; Yamaguchi, J. \u201cDevelopment of Plant Circadian Clock Modulators\u201d, J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. <\/em>2023<\/strong>, 81<\/em>, 718-730.<\/li>\n
  • Ota, E.; Takeda, D.; Oonuma, K.; Kato, M.; Matoba, H.; Yoritate, M.; Sodeoka, M.; Hirai, G. \u201cSynthesis and Biological Activity of Ganglioside GM3 Analogues with a (S<\/em>)-CHF-Sialoside Linkage and an Alkyne Tag\u201d Glycoconj. J<\/em>. 2023<\/strong>, 40<\/em>, 333\u2013341.<\/li>\n
  • Okita, T.; Aida, K.; Tanaka, K.; Ota, E.*; Yamaguchi, J.* \u201cChlorine Atom Transfer of Unactivated Alkyl Chlorides Enabled by Zirconocene and Photoredox Catalysis\u201d Precis. Chem<\/em>. 2023<\/strong>, 1<\/em>, 112\u2013118.<\/li>\n
  • Nakamichi, N.; Yamaguchi, J.; Sato, A.; Fujimoto, K. J.; Ota, E. \u201cChemical biology to dissect molecular mechanisms underlying plant circadian clocks\u201d New Phytologist, <\/em>2022<\/strong>, 235<\/em>, 1336\u20131343.<\/li>\n
  • Aida, K.; Hirao, M.; Funabashi, A.; Sugimura, N.; Ota, E.*; Yamaguchi, J.* \u201cCatalytic Reductive Ring Opening of Epoxides Enabled by Zirconocene and Photoredox Catalysis\u201d Chem <\/em>2022<\/strong>. 8, <\/em>1762\u20131774.<\/li>\n
  • Hirai, G.; Kato, M.; Koshino, H.; Nishizawa, E.; Oonuma, K.; Ota, E.; Watanabe, T.; Hashizume, D.; Tamura, Y.; Okada, M.; Miyagi, T.; Sodeoka, M. \u201cGanglioside GM3 Analogues Containing Monofluoromethylene-Linked Sialoside: Synthesis, Stereochemical Effects, Conformational Behavior, and Biological Activities\u201d JACS Au <\/em>2021<\/strong>, 1<\/em>, 137\u2013146.<\/li>\n
  • Ota, E.; Wang, H.; Frye, N. L.; Knowles, R. R. \u201cA Redox Strategy for Light-Driven, Out-of-Equilibrium Isomerizations and Application to Catalytic C-C Bond Cleavage Reactions,\u201d The Journal of American Chemical Society<\/em>, 2019<\/strong>, 141<\/em>, 1457\u20131462.<\/li>\n
  • Ota, E.; Usui, K.; Oonuma, K.; Koshino, H.; Nishiyama, S.; Hirai, G.; Sodeoka, M. \u201cThienyl-Substituted \u03b1-Ketoamide: A Less Hydrophobic Reactive Group for Photo-Affinity Labeling,\u201d ACS Chemical Biology<\/em>, 2018<\/strong>, 13<\/em>, 876-880.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Other Interests<\/h5>\n

    Running, singing, badminton, walking in the back street<\/p>\n

    Affiliated Academic Organizations<\/h5>\n

    The Chemical Society of Japan
    \nThe Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
    \nThe Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research
    \nThe Kinka Chemical Society, Japan
    \nThe Japanese Photochemistry Association
    \nAmerican Chemical Society<\/p>\n

    Awards<\/h5>\n

    2024<\/strong> CSJ Young Scholar Lecture, The 104th CSJ Annual Meeting
    \n2023<\/strong> Oral Speaker Award, IUPAC The 23rd International Conference on Organic Synthesis (23-ICOS)
    \n2023<\/strong> WASEDA e-Teaching Award (Good Practice Award), Waseda University
    \n2021<\/strong> Konica Minolta Award, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan
    \n2020<\/strong> Satomi Award, The Satomi Scholarship Foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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