Pre-IMEBoron Symposium
Boron Meets π:
Toward Transformative Functional Materials
Nagoya University, September 5, 2026.
Supported by IRCCS, Nagoya University, and the Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Area (A),
“π-Molecular Complexity”.
You are cordially invited to participate in the Pre-IMEBoron Symposium:
“Boron Meets π: Toward Transformative Functional Materials,” which will be held on
September 5, 2026 at Nagoya University, Japan. This symposium will take place as a
pre-event of the 18th International Meeting on Boron Chemistry (IMEBoron-18) and is
organized with the support of the Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Area (A),
“π-Molecular Complexity.”
In this one-day symposium, we aim to share and discuss recent advances in molecular
functions that have emerged from the sophisticated integration of boron chemistry and
π-electron materials chemistry. This event will also provide an excellent opportunity
for young researchers in the Nagoya area to engage directly with leading scientists in
the field.
We look forward to welcoming and meeting you in Nagoya.
Invited Speakers
The following speakers have kindly agreed to deliver invited talks at the one-day symposium:
Guillaume Berionni
University of Namur
Belgium
Robert Gilliard Jr.
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
USA
Holger Helten
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Germany
Akihito Konishi
Osaka University
Japan
Yusuke Ishigaki
Hokkaido University
Japan
Agnieszka Nowak-Król
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Germany
Hiroshi Shinokubo
Nagoya University
Japan
Yosuke Tani
Nagoya University
Japan
Matthias Wagner
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Germany
Akiko Yagi
Nagoya University
Japan
Program
Under construction
Overseas Invited Speakers
Prof. Guillaume Berionni
Axial Chirality at Carbon–Boron Single Bonds in Planarized Triarylboranes and Borenium Ions
Prof. Robert Gilliard Jr.
Molecular Design and Synthesis of Boron-Doped Heterocycles
Prof. Holger Helten
Boron-Doping of Porphyrins and Expanded Rylene Dyes: Combining Lewis Acidity with Redox-Switchable Aromaticity
Prof. Agnieszka Nowak-Król
Boron-Containing Helical Photoswitches: How Ring Permutation Modulates Photoswitching Behavior
Prof. Matthias Wagner
B- and Al-doped Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Reduction Chemistry and Rearrangement Reactions
Invited Speakers from “π-Molecular Complexity”
Assoc. Prof. Yusuke Ishigaki
Unusual Carbon–Carbon Bonds in Redox-Active and Strained π-Conjugated Systems
Assist. Prof. Akihito Konishi
Beyond Azulene: Recent Progress in Non-alternant Hydrocarbons
Prof. Hiroshi Shinokubo
Norcorrole: Exploring the Chemistry of Antiaromatic Porphyrins
Assoc. Prof. Yousuke Tani
Fast Organic Room-Temperature Phosphorescence: from Solution to Molecular Liquid
Prof. Akiko Yagi
Annulation of sp3 Carbon Scaffolds to π-Molecules
Poster Presentations
Those who wish to give poster presentations are requested to register their “Poster tilte, Presenter name and Affiliation” using the register form below. There is no abstract submission.
Registration
There is no registration fee. Please enter the required information at below and register each participant individually.
Access and Contact
Venue & Access
Noyori Materials Science Laboratory, Nagoya University
The symposium will be held at Noyori Materials Science Laboratory, Higashiyama Campus, Nagoya University.
For detailed access information, please visit the official access page .
Chair
Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Professor
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM),
Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS),
and Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science,
Nagoya University
Furo, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, JAPAN
Phone: +81-52-789-2291
Fax: +81-52-789-5947
Email:
yamaguchi.shigehiro.r9@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Co-chair
Hiroshi Shinokubo
Professor
Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS),
Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Akiko Yagi
Professor
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM),
Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS),
and Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
