Misawa-Suzuki Tomoyo

(三澤智世)

Profile Information

Affiliation: Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Sophia University

Degree: 博士（理学）(Mar, 2018, 上智大学)

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2848-5412
researchmap Member ID: 7000023345

External link: http://www.mls.sophia.ac.jp/~coordchem/

2011-2014 Sophia University / Graduate school of Sopohia University
'Syntheses of dinuclear ruthenium complexes and studies on their electronic structures, redox behaviors, and reactivities'

2014-2015 National Instuitute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
'Studies on standarization of measurement methods for thermal properties of solid materials'

2015-2018 Graduate school of Sophia University
'Syntheses of oxido-bridged dinuclear ruthenium complexes and studies on their properties and reactivities for molecular conversion reactions'

2018-present Sophia University Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Assistant Professor
'Syntheses of multi-nuclear transition metal complexes and development of molecular conversion reactions'

For undergraduate school students: Coordination Chemistry, Basic Chemistry, ChemistryI Lab., Seminar
For graduate school students: Advanced course of Inorganic Chemistry (Inorganic reaction chemistry)

Research Interests

Research Areas

Committee Memberships

2024 - Present

Working group of the summer studies session, Young Coordination Chemists' Association of Japan
Apr, 2020 - Present

Organizing comitee member（Kanto branch）, Young Coordination Chemists' Association of Japan
Apr, 2025 - Mar, 2026

Administrative Office, Young Coordination Chemists' Association of Japan
Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2025

Office member, Young Coordination Chemists' Association of Japan
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2024

Supervisor, Young Coordination Chemists' Association of Japan

Awards

Mar, 2017

CSJ Student Presemtation Award, Chemical society of Japan
Dec, 2013

Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar, Representative of Japanese students, Japan Prize

Tomoyo Suzuki

Papers

Dinitrogen-bridged Diruthenium Complexes Bearing 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate in the Mixed-valence State

Kazunari Uehara, Nayoung Kim, Aya Benzaki, Midori Otsuka, Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Hirotaka Nagao

Dalton Transactions, accepted, Oct, 2025 Peer-reviewed
Diruthenium(IV,IV) complexes with {Ru2(μ-O)2} diamond core bridged by acetato or hydrogenphosphato ligands

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Ryuta Tanabe, Yuyuko Nagoshi, Nanako Asai, Yusuke Kataoka, Hirotaka Nagao

Inorganic Chemistry, 64(30) 15609-15619, Jul, 2025 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Ru(IV)–Ru(IV), Ru(III)–Ru(IV), and Ru(III)–Ru(III) complexes having a sulfato bridging ligand on the doubly oxido-/hydroxio-bridged core, and their crystallographic and electronic structures

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Yusuke Kataoka, Sota Mafune, Teresa Niwa, Hirotaka Nagao

Dalton Transactions, 54 2937-2949, Feb, 2025 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Co(III)-Co(II)-Co(III) Edge-Sharing Trinuclear Complexes Having the Doubly Methoxido-Bridged Core Bridged by Acetato Ligand

Ryosei Ito, Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Hirotaka Nagao

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 169 113060, Sep, 2024 Peer-reviewedCorresponding author
Pyrazine Coordinated Dinuclear and Mononuclear Ruthenium Complexes Formed via the Conversion of the Triply Chlorido-Bridged Diruthenium(II) Complex

Kaito Nakayama, Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Hirotaka Nagao

Inorganic Chemistry, 63(24) 11209-11218, May, 2024 Peer-reviewedCorresponding author
Syntheses of Ruthenium Complexes Bearing Unsymmetric Tridentate Ethyl(2-pyridylmethyl)aminoacetate

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Iori Okuda, Kasumi Takeda, Hirotaka Nagao

Inorganica Chimica Acta, 570(24) 122168, May, 2024 Peer-reviewedLead author
Water oxidation utilizing a ruthenium complex featuring a phenolic moiety inspired by the oxygen-evolving centre (OEC) of photosystem II

Yugo Kumagai, Risa Takabe, Takashi Nakazono, Mitsuo Shoji, Hiroshi Isobe, Kizashi Yamaguchi, Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Hirotaka Nagao, Tohru Wada

Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 8 905-913, Jan, 2024 Peer-reviewedInvited
Ru(IV)-Ru(IV) Complexes Having the Doubly Oxido-Bridged Core with a Bridging Carbonato or Hydrogencarbonato Ligand

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Hirotaka Nagao

Dalton Transactinos, 52 2863-2871, Feb, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Recognition of D-Glucose in Water with Excellent Sensitivity, Selectivity, and Chiral Selectivity Using γ-Cyclodextrin and Fluorescent Boronic Acid Inclusion Complex Having Pseudo-Diboronic Acid Moiety

Yota Suzuki, Yuji Mizuta, Ayame Mikagi, Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Yuji Tsuchido, Tomoaki Sugaya, Takeshi Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Ema, Takashi Hayashita

ACS Sensors, 8(8) 218-227, Dec, 2022 Peer-reviewed
Geometry and Electronic Structures of Cobalt(II) and Iron(III) Complexes Bearing Bis(2-pyridylmethyl)ether or Alkylbis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Ryoto Ikeda, Ryoya Komatsu, Ryo Toriba, Ryo Miyamoto, Hirotaka Nagao

Polyhedron, 218(15) 115735-115743, Feb, 2022 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
N-C Bond Formation Between Two Anilines Coordinated to a Ruthenium Center in a Cis-form Affording a 3,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,2-diimine Moiety

Nozomi Tomioka, Shinkoh Nanbu, Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Hirotaka Nagao

RSC Advances, 11 36644-36650, Nov, 2021 Peer-reviewed
N-N Bond Cleavage upon Reduction and Protonation of Phenylazophenylate Coordinated to Ruthenium Complex

Nozomi Tomioka, Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Hirotaka Nagao

Polyhedron, 202(1) 115193-115193, Jul, 2021 Peer-reviewed
Synthesis of Carbonato- and Doubly Oxido-Bridged Diruthenium(III,IV) Complex and Reactions with Cations

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Sota Mafune, Hirotaka, Nagao

Inorganic Chemistry, 60(13) 9996-10005, Jun, 2021 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Preparation and antioxidant study of silver nanoparticles of Microsorum pteropus methanol extract

Nanga C. Chick, Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Yumiko Suzuki, Toyonobu Usuki

Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 30(22) 127526-127529, Aug 31, 2020 Peer-reviewed
Interactions of ruthenium(III) complexes bearing bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)aminate with cations at the carbonyl group

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Mami Etch, Hirotaka Nagao

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 93 1412-1418, Jun 15, 2020 Peer-reviewedLead author
Framework Conversion of Oxido-Bridged Dinuclear Ruthenium Complexes

Misawa-Suzuki, Tomoyo, Watanabe, Takashi, Okamura, Mariko, Nanbu, Shinkoh, Nagao, Hirotaka

Inorganic Chemistry, 59(1) 612-622, Dec 20, 2019 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Halogeno Ligand-Substitution Reactions of Ruthenium Complexes Bearing Ethylbis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine to Synthesize New Complexes

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Nozomi Tomioka, Yutaro Osawa, Hirotaka Nagao

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2019(37) 4040-4047, Sep 19, 2019 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Triply Bridged Dinuclear Ruthenium Complexes Bearing Alkylbis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine in the Mixed-Valence State of Ru(II)-Ru(III)

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Kazuhiro Matsuya, Takashi Watanabe, Hirotaka Nagao

Dalton Transactions, 47 16182-16189, Oct 22, 2018 Peer-reviewedLead author
Nitrosylruthenium Complexes as Polymerization Catalysts for Acrylonitrile in DMF

Hirotaka Nagao, Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki, Nozomi Tomioka, Haruna Ohno, Masahiro Rikukawa

Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 13 3014-3017, Oct 18, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Formation of Doubly Nitrosyl-Bridged Diruthenium Complex Bearing Tridentate Ethylbis(2-pyridylethyl)amine via Conversion of Nitrate

Tomoyo Suzuki, Shohei Hemmi, Yuka Kazama, Dai Oyama, Hirotaka Nagao

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 90(9) 1067-1072, Sep, 2017 Peer-reviewedLead author
Dinuclear Ruthenium(III)-Ruthenium(IV) Complexes, Having a Doubly Oxido-Bridged and Acetato- or Nitrato-Capped Framework

Tomoyo Suzuki, Yutaka Suzuki, Tatsuya Kawamoto, Ryo Miyamoto, Shinkoh Nanbu, Hirotaka Nagao

Inorganic Chemistry, 55(14) 6830-6832, Jul, 2016 Peer-reviewedLead author
Synthesis and Structures of Mixed-Valence Oxido-Bridged Diruthenium Complexes Bearing Ethylbis(2-pyridylmethyl) amine

Tomoyo Suzuki, Kazuhiro Matsuya, Tatsuya Kawamoto, Hirotaka Nagao

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, (4) 722-727, Feb, 2014 Peer-reviewedLead author

Misc.

Studies on the Active Species of Soluble Methane Monooxygenase

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki

Chemistry, Aug, 2022 InvitedLead authorCorresponding author
Structures and Functions of Oxido-Bridged Diruthenium Complexes

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki

Bull. Jpn. Soc. Coord. Chem., (78) 40-43, Nov, 2021 InvitedLead authorCorresponding author
Studies on Oxido-Bridged Dinuclear Complexes

Tomoyo MISAWA-SUZUKI

CanApple Newsletter, (184), May, 2021 InvitedLead authorCorresponding author

Books and Other Publications

Textbook of Chemistry Lab. I

(Role: Joint author, Chapter 3)

Dept. of Materials and Life Sciences, Fac. of Sci. and Tech., Sophia University, 2020

Presentations

121

Reactions of iron complexes with chlorido ligands bearing bis(2-pyridylmethyl)ether

Gaku Nukariya, Tomoyo Misawa, Hirotaka Nagao

The 75th JSCC, Sep 17, 2025
Structures and properties of ruthenium complexes bearing a macrocyclic ligand consisted with two bisiminopyrrole moieties

Karin Yasue, Tomoyo Misawa, Hirotaka Nagao

The 75th JSCC, Sep 17, 2025
Reactions of nitrido-bridged dinuclear acetonitrileruthenium complex beraing 2,2'-bipyridine and 2-pyridinedicarboxylate

Kotaro Ikeda, Tomoyo Misawa, Hirotaka Nagao

The 75th JSCC, Sep 17, 2025
Reactions of aniline coordinated to ruthenium complexes bearing pyridyl ligands

Shota Nakamura, Tomoyo Misawa, Hirotaka Nagao

The 75th JSCC, Sep 17, 2025
Syntheses of iron complexes bearing bis(6-methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)ether

Shu Igarashi, Tomoyo Misawa, Hirotaka Nagao

The 75th JSCC, Sep 15, 2025

Teaching Experience

Apr, 2025 - Present

Special Topics in Chemistry (in part) (Grad. School of Sophia Univ.)
Apr, 2024 - Present

Instrumental Analysis (partial) (Sophia University)
Nov, 2023 - Present

Topics of Green Science 2 (partial) (Sophia University)
Nov, 2023 - Present

Instrumental Analysis (partial) (Sophia University)
Sep, 2018 - Present

Intensive Lecture on Inorganic Reactions (Graduate School of Sophia University)

Professional Memberships

Research Projects

Synthesis of oxido-bridged diruthenium(III) complex as a structural model for the reaction centers of iron-containing methane monooxygenase

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, JSPS, Feb, 2025 - Mar, 2028

Tomoyo MISAWA
C-H Oxidation Reactions of Organic Substrates with Dinuclear Ru(IV)-Ru(IV) Complexes

Research Grants in the Natural Sciences, The Mitsubishi Foundation, Apr, 2026 - Mar, 2027

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki
Development of Artificial Nitrogen Conversion Cycle through Conversion of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds Induced on Ruthenium Complexes Induced by Redox Reactions

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2022 - Mar, 2025

Hirotaka Nagao, Tomoyo Misawa
Isolation of Oxido-Bridged Diruthenium(IV) Coomplexes as Model Compounds of Reaction Intermediate in Nature

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists, JSPS, Apr, 2022 - Mar, 2025

Tomoyo Misawa-Suzuki
Preparation of Oxido-Bridged Diruthenium(IV,IV) Complexes and Oxidation of Organic Substrates

Proposal-type, Joint Usage/Research Center for Catalysis, Jun, 2024 - Oct, 2024

T. Misawa-Suzuki, Y. Shimoyama

Social Activities

Lab. Tour upon Open Campus "Let us look at the colors and shapes of metal compounds"

Logistic support, Performer

Sophia Univ., Aug 3, 2025
Open Lab. upon Open Campus "Let us compare the colors of metal compounds"

Logistic support, Performer

Sophia Univ., Aug 2, 2024 - Aug 3, 2024
Special experimental class for high school girls interested in sciences and engineerings

Lecturer, Planner

Fac. of Sci. and Tech., Sophia Univ., Dec 10, 2023

Attachment
A mock lecture in open campus "Metal complexes that support natural and biological reactions"

Lecturer, Logistic support

Sophia Univ., mock lecture in open campus, Aug 2, 2023

Other

(Teaching achievements)Instruction for doing research (to graduate students)

Apr, 2023 - Present
(Teaching achievements)Instruction for doing research (to undergraduate students)

Apr, 2018 - Present
(Teaching achievements)Research assistant in the Fac. of Sci. and Tech.

Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2018
chief X-ray inspection inspector engineer
(Licenses)Hazardous Materials Engineer's Licenses (Class A)

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