Name

棚瀬　陸王

E-mail

rikuou-tanase[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Research Interest

Nanocarbon click chemistry, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and polycyclic aromatic frameworks (PAFs)

Comment

Currently training hard for my Ph.D. My goal is to develop the skills and expertise worthy of the Itami Lab.

Hobby

Soft tennis: 3 years in junior high school

Handball: 3 years in high school

Softball: Since joining the Itami Lab

Badminton: I still need to get the racket I got from Nakagome-san restrung…

Weight training: Currently trying to lose weight

Motorcycles: Licensed to ride motorcycles up to 400 cc. I would like to get a license for larger motorcycles someday.

Driving: I want my own car.

Things I want to work on: Improving my English and writing lots of papers

Things I want to try: Swimming, playing the guitar, modeling, investing, and bodyweight training

Recent Presentation

1. ⚪︎Rikuo Tanase, Sajan Pradhan, Jean Bouffard, Kazuma Amaike, Kenichiro Itami, “[3+2]cycloadditions for multifaced applications of molecular nanocarbons”, The 104th CSJ annual meeting 2024, E1122-3am-07, Nihon University, Chiba 2024/3/20

2. ⚪︎Rikuo Tanase, Daisuke Shimizu, Javier Besteiro Seaz, Sajan Pradhan, Jean Bouffard, Kazuma Amaike, Kenichiro Itami “Development of a [3+2]cycloaddition reaction between 1,3-diaza-2-azoniaaleene cations and molecular nanocarbons”, The 58th Summer School of Organic Reaction 2024, P41, Ayaha Lakeside Hotel, Shiga, 2024/6/19

3. ⚪︎Rikuo Tanase, Besteiro Javier, Sajan Pradhan, Jean Bouffard, Kazuma Amaike, Kenichiro Itami,“Derivatization of molecular nanocarbons by two-step cycloaddition reaction”,The 105th CSJ annual meeting 2025, [F]2201-am-2, Kansai University, Osaka 2025/3/27

4. ○Rikuou Tanase, Javier Besteiro Seaz, Sajan Pradhan, Jean Bouffard, Kazuma Amaike, Kenichiro Itami, “Derivatization of Molecular Nanocarbons by Two-Step Cycloaddition Reaction,” The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies 2025 (Pacifichem 2025), 333, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, 2025/12/19

Publication

1. C–H Amination of Unactivated Arenes and Heteroarenes Through a Dearomative (3+2) Cycloaddition
   Sajan Pradhan, Fahimeh Mohammadi, Rikuou Tanase, Kazuma Amaike, Kenichiro Itami,* Jean Bouffard*
   J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 27731–27742. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c06390
2. Cycloaddition-Based Retrosynthetic Logic for the Diversification and Molecular Editing of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
   Sajan Pradhan, Rikuou Tanase, Kazuma Amaike, Taichi Koike, Hiroshi Masai, Kenichiro Itami
   Chem. Rev. 2026, 126, ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6c00372 
   

Education and Experience

March 2024 B.Sc. in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Nagoya University
(Prof. Kenichiro Itami)

August 2025 – March 2026 RIKEN Student Researcher (RSR)

March 2026 M.Sc., Division of Material and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University (Prof. Akiko Yagi)

April 2026 – Present Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (Assoc. Prof. Hiroshi Masai)

April 2026 –  JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)