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About This Center

History

1978.04The Department of Chemistry’s four measurement rooms were officially designated as the Analytical Center for Chemical Equipment. And the following instruments were introduced:
・nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers (HA-110, A-60D, T-60)
・mass spectrometer (M-52)
・elemental analyzers (MT-2, MN2, MN2A)
・single crystal X-ray diffractometer (AFC-3)
1978.09Professor Hideki Sakurai was appointed as the director.
1979.03A 200 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (XL-200) and a 90 MHz nuclear
magnetic resonance spectrometer (EM-390) were introduced.
1979.12A CHN elemental analyzer (MT-3) was introduced.
1985.07A new building was constructed.
1986.10A 400 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (GX-400) and a single crystal X-ray
diffractometer (RASA-AFC5R) were introduced.
1988.03A 600 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (AM-600) and a double-focusing
mass spectrometer (HX-110) were introduced.
1990.03An automatic titrator (VIT-90) was introduced.
1990.04Professor Yoshinori Yamamoto was appointed as the new director of the center, and the
center established steering and technical committees.
1990.09An inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer (ICPS-1000Ⅲ) was introduced.
1991.10A CHN elemental analyzer (MT-5) was introduced.
A double-focusing mass spectrometer (M-2500S) was added to the center’s equipment.
1994.03A 500 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (α-500) was introduced.
1996.04Professor Tsutomu Miyashi was appointed as the director.
1998.03A single crystal X-ray diffractometer (Mercury CCD) was introduced.
1998.04The center became part of the Graduate School of Science.
1999.03Another CHN elemental analyzer (MT-6) was introduced.
2000.05Professor Mitsuo Kira was appointed as the director.
2002.10A fourier-transform mass spectrometer (APEXⅢ) was introduced, along with a single crystal X-ray diffractometer (Saturn CCD). Two 600 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers
(ECA-600 and AVANCE-600) were introduced.
2003.05Professor Yoshinori Yamamoto was appointed as the director.
2004.03A halogen and sulfur analyzer(HNS-15/HSU-20) was introduces.
2004.04The center became one section of the Research and Analytical Center for Giant Molecules.
2005.08A CHN elemental analyzer (JM-10 Ⅰ) was introduced.
2006.04Professor Masahiro Hirama was appointed as the director.
2008.08An inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer (ICPS-7510) was introduced.
2008.12CHN elemental analyzer (JM-10 Ⅱ) was introduced.
2011.04Professor Masahiro Terada was appointed as the director.
2011.12A fourier-transform mass spectrometer (solariX 9.4T) was introduced.
2012.03A 700 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (AVANCEⅢ 700), a single crystal X-ray diffractometer (VariMax with RAPID), a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (JMS-T100GCV), a CHN elemental analyzer (JM-11), and a halogen and sulfur analyzer (YHS-11) were introduced.
2012.05A 700 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (JNM-ECA 700), and a single crystal
X-ray diffractometer (SMART Ultra) were introduced.
2017.07Professor Takeaki Iwamoto was appointed as the director.
2022.11A halogen and sulfur analyzer (YHS-11), a 700 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (AVANCE NEO 700), and a single crystal X-ray diffractometer (D8 VENTURE) were introduced.
2023.03A fourier-transform mass spectrometer (solariX XR 12T) was introduced.
2023.08A 800MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (JNM-ECZL800G) and a 700MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (JNM-ECZL700G) was introduced.
2023.09A single crystal X-ray diffractometer (XtaLAB Synergy) wer introduced.
2023.10A inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer (ICPE-9800) was introduced.

Events

  • Explanation meeting (once a year)
  • Opening to the public (once or twice a year)