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Publication List

Publications included in the thesis:

[1] Ryotaro Niizeki,Kosuke Higashida,Emna Mejri, Masaya Sawamura, Yohei Shimizu.

Synthesis of C,N,N-Cyclometalated Gold(III) Complexes with Anionic Amide Ligands. Synlett

2021. doi: 10.1055/a-1673-9236.

[2] Emna Mejri, Kosuke Higashida, Yuta Kondo, Anna Nawachi, Hiroyuki Morimoto, Takashi

Ohshima,Masaya Sawamura, and Yohei Shimizu.Visible-Light-Induced Aminochlorination of

Alkenes. Org.Lett 2023 (as soon as published). doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01645.

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Acknowledgement

The research described in this thesis was carried out under the supervision of Prof. Dr.

Masaya Sawamura at the Department of Chemistry (Faculty of Science), Hokkaido

University from Nov. 2020 to Sept. 2023.

E. Mejri thanks Prof. Dr. Masaya Sawamura for kind supervision and meaningful

discussions, which revealed the insight of the reaction nature and significantly improved the

quality of research.

E. Mejri thanks Associate Professor Dr. Yohei Shimizu for advice, discussions, and

supervision during the graduate school research. The part of computational studies in this

thesis was carried out in collaboration with Assistant Professor Dr. Kosuke Higashida.

E. Mejri thanks him for his contributions and collaboration. E. Mejri appreciates Assistant

Professor Yusuke Masuda, Assistant Professor Dr. Fernando Arteaga Arteaga and Associate

Professor Dr. Dennis Chung-Yang Huang for meaningful discussions and assistance.

E. Mejri is grateful to examiners of her doctoral thesis. The insightful suggestions from

Prof. Dr. Hajime Ito, Prof. Dr. Aiichiro Nagaki were meaningful for improving the quality of

this thesis.

E. Mejri extends her heartfelt appreciation to the MEXT Doctoral program for their generous

scholarship support, which has been instrumental in her academic pursuits.

She would also like to express deep gratitude to her beloved family, Mr. Belhay Mejri, Ms. Nejia

Barhoumi, and her brother Hazem Mejri, for their unwavering support from her childhood through

her graduate school studies. Their warmth and encouragement have been indispensable in enabling

her to pursue her education far from home.

E. Mejri would like to thank Ms. Hamidah Hashim, Ms. Takumi Kimura, Mr. Masato Inoue,

and Mr. Marwen Ben Hriz for their kind support and assistance throughout her entire graduate

school journey. Their guidance has greatly contributed to her academic growth and achievements.

Additionally, she acknowledges the other alumni, friends, and current members of the

Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory, including Dr. Z. You, Dr. Y. Ueda, Ms. I. Qureshi, Ms. P.

Saha, Ms. Y. Kawamura, Mr. S. Sakai, Mr. X. Liu, Mr. Y. Heike, for their invaluable contributions

through discussions and collaborative efforts. Their collective involvement has enriched her

research experience and fostered a collaborative environment.

Emna MEJRI

CSE, Hokkaido University

Sept. 2023

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