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Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University
Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University
Molecular Chemistry and Engineering Course / Chemical Reaction Development Laboratory
Mita Group
We are working on developing a novel method for synthesizing high-value compounds by activating small molecules.
To this end, we effectively utilize visible light, electrochemical techniques, or transition metal catalysts,
while incorporating computational chemistry into reaction development.
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Welcome to the Mita Group!
Our group is studying new synthetic methods for generating value-added compounds from inexpensive, abundant molecules, focusing particularly on the development of radical or carbene reactions using visible light, electrochemical techniques, or transition metal catalysts. To accelerate the development of these new chemical reactions, our study leverages computational tools, specifically quantum chemical calculations with automated reaction path search algorithms, in collaboration with the Satoshi Maeda group at Hokkaido University.
Publications
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Reactive Orbital Energy Theory Analysis of Woodward-Hoffmann Rule Violations in Electrocyclic Reactions
Tsuneda, T.*; Tsuruta, M.; Mita, T.; Taketsugu, T. ChemRxiv 2026.
DOI : 10.26434/chemrxiv.15002588/v1
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Why the Woodward-Hoffmann Rules Work: A Reactive Orbital Energy Theory Analysis of Pericyclic Reactions
Tsuruta, M.; Mita, T.; Taketusgu, T.; Tsuneda, T.* ChemRxiv 2026.
DOI : 10.26434/chemrxiv.15002587/v1
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Intramolecular Hydride Transfer Racemization Coupled with Enzymatic Kinetic Resolution Enables Asymmetric Syntheses of Caged Compounds
Cooper, S. J.*; Jiang, P.; Byadi, S.; Jin, M.; Sidorov, P.; Mita, T.; Hayashi, H.* ChemRxiv 2026.
DOI : 10.26434/chemrxiv.15002342/v1
Contact
Tsuyoshi Mita
E-mail： tmitaicredd.hokudai.ac.jp