Makoto Fujita (chemist)

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Makoto Fujita (* 1957 ) is a Japanese chemist and engineer at the University of Tokyo . He is considered a pioneer in supramolecular chemistry .

Structure of {[Pd (en)] 6 L 4 } 12+ (en = ethylenediamine , L = tripyridine ligand CH 3 CO 2 C (C 5 H 4 N) 3 ).

Fujita obtained a bachelor's degree from Chiba University in 1980 and a master's degree in engineering there in 1982 . In 1987 he received a Ph.D. from Tamejiro Hiyama at the Tōkyō Kōgyō Daigaku (Tokyo Institute of Technology). , He carried out the associated research work at the Sagami Chemical Research Center . In 1988 Fujita received a first professorship (assistant professor) for engineering at the University of Chiba . In 1994 he became an associate professor , and in 1997 he moved to the Institute for Molecular Science . From 1999 to 2002 he was a professor of engineering at Nagoya University before moving to Tokyo University in 2002 .

Fujita is primarily concerned with weak chemical bonds that play a role in the spontaneous arrangement of biological structures. He succeeded in establishing a system of molecular self-assembly with which very large molecular complexes can be formed, especially those with a cavity. In addition, Fujita developed a Metal Organic Framework (MOF) in the pores of which certain molecules are arranged so regularly that they are accessible for X-ray structure analysis , even if they cannot be brought into crystal form themselves.

In 2018 Fujita received the Wolf Prize for Chemistry for his scientific achievements (together with Omar Yaghi ). In 2019 he will hold the Paul Karrer Lecture .

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  1. ↑ Makoto Fujita, Shu-Yan Yu, Takahiro Kusukawa, Hidenori Funaki, Katsuyuki Ogura, Kentaro Yamaguchi: Self-Assembly of Nanometer-Sized Macrotricyclic Complexes from Ten Small Component Molecules . In: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. . 48, 1998, pp. 3418-3438. doi : 10.1002 / (SICI) 1521-3773 (19980817) 37:15 <2082 :: AID-ANIE2082> 3.0.CO; 2-0 .
  2. ^ Mark Peplow: A Conversation with Makoto Fujita . In: ACS Central Science . tape 2 , no. 5 , May 25, 2016, p. 268 , doi : 10.1021 / acscentsci.6b00136 .
  3. ^ Makoto Fujita Winner of Wolf Prize in Chemistry - 2018. In: wolffund.org.il. Accessed February 14, 2018 (English).
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SURNAME Fujita, Makoto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES ふ じ た ま こ と
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese chemist and engineer
DATE OF BIRTH 1957