Cation–π Interaction

Shinji Yamada received his Ph.D. degree from Hokkaido University in 1986 and was a JSPS research fellow from 1985 to 1987. From 1987 to 1990, he worked for the KAO Corporation, then in 1990 he joined the faculty of the Department of Chemistry at Kanagawa University as an assistant professor. In 1993 and 1994 he worked with Professor Charles J. Sih’s group at the University of Wisconsin (USA) as a research fellow. In 1995 he became an associate professor in the Faculty of Science at Ochanomizu University and was promoted to professor in 2003. Dr. Yamada has published more than 100 articles including many in Chemical Reviews and has contributed to three books. His current research interests are applications of a cation–π interaction to various organic reactions and systems in both solution and solid-state.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Nature of Cation-pi Interaction.- 3. Structure of Cation-pi Complexes.- 4. Synthetic Application to Various Organic Reactions.- 5. Supramolecular and Biomimetic Catalysis in Organic Reactions.- 6. The role of cation-pi interactions in Biology.- 7. Application to Materials Sciences.- 8. Conclusions.