Ryuju Suzuki

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Safety concerns in the food industry have increased the demand for natural food colorants. However, the application ranges of natural blue colorants are insufficient because they are scarce in nature, and the currently available natural blue dyes are limited to water-soluble products. In this study, we investigated a fat-soluble azulene derivative isolated from the mushroom Lactarius indigo as a potential candidate for a natural blue colorant.

Silyl–pyridine–amine pincer-ligated iridium complexes for catalytic silane deuteration via room temperature C–D bond activation of benzene-d6 Takashi Komuro,a Tomohiro Osawa,a Ryuju Suzuki,a Daiki Mochizuki,a Hironori Higashia  and Hiromi Tobita*a Abstract Iridium–hydrido complexes bearing a hemilabile silyl–pyridine–amine pincer ligand were synthesised.