FUKUSHIMA GROUP - Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology.

FA₄Pb₂I_7.5(SCN)_0.5: n = 3 Member of Perovskite Homologous Series FA_n+1Pb_n–1I_3n–1.5(SCN)_0.5 with Columnar Defects
T. Ohmi, J. R. Neilson, W. Taniguchi, T. Fukui, T. Nagase, Y. Haruta, M. I. Saidaminov, T. Fukushima, M. Azuma, T. Yamamoto
ACS Materials Lett. 2024, 6, 1913–1919 (DOI:10.1021/acsmaterialslett.3c01514).

2D Hexagonal Assembly of a Dipolar Rotor with a Close Interval of 0.8 nm Using a Triptycene-Based Supramolecular Scaffold
T. Ogawa, F. Ishiwari, F. Hajjaj, Y. Shoji, T. Kajitani, K. Yazawa, T. Fukushima
ChemRxiv 2024 (DOI:10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-ws952).

Phosphonic acid anchored tripodal molecular films on indium tin oxide
C. Zhang, S. Das, N. Sakurai, T. Imaizumi, S. Sanjayan, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, M. Zharnikov
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2024, in press (DOI:10.1039/D4CP00892H).

Direct formation of single crystalline molecular clusters with disulfide bonding from thiol-containing triptycene derivatives
T. Fukui, R. Saitou, F. Tomi, S. Kubo, A. Shishido, T. Fukushima
Chem. Lett. 2024, 53, upae052 (DOI:10.1093/chemle/upae052).

Supramolecular-scaffold-directed two-dimensional assembly of pentacene into a configuration to facilitate singlet fission
M. Fukumitsu, T. Fukui, Y. Shoji, T. Kajitani, R. Kahn, N. V. Tkachenko, H. Sakai, T. Hasobe, T. Fukushima
ChemRxiv 2024 (DOI:10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-x9rjg-v2).

Ferroelectricity of alkylamide-substituted triptycene derivatives
R. Mizoue, T. Takeda, S. Dekura, M. Kato, T. Fukui, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, S. Yamane, Y. Suzuki, J. Kawamata, T. Akutagawa
J. Mater. Chem. C 2024, 12, 5578–5586 (DOI:10.1039/d3tc04752k).

Triammonium Molecular Tripods as Organic Building Blocks for Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells
T. Fukui, K. Hofuku, A. Kosaka, N. Minoi, R. Nishikubo, F. Ishiwari, H. Sato, A. Saeki, T. Fukushima
Small Struct. 2024, 2300411 (DOI:10.1002/sstr.202300411).

Triple Isomerism in 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks
X. Wang, Y.i Wada, T. Shimada, A. Kosaka, K. Adachi, D. Hashizume, K. Yazawa, H. Uekusa, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, M. Kawano, Y. Murakami
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, in press (DOI:10.1021/jacs.3c13863).

2023

Orignal Papers

Appearance of Different Conductance States in Monomolecular Films of Ferrocene-Decorated Triptycene-Based Tripods
Y. Liu, S. Sanjayan, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, M. Zharnikov
J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127, 24458–24466 (DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c06634).

Synthesis and Characterization of Side-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers Containing Cyano-Terminated Phenyl Benzoate Moieties
K. Takahashi, D. Taniguchi, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, S. Kubo, A. Shishido
Molecules 2023, 28, 7849 (DOI:10.3390/molecules28237849).

Skeletal rearrangement of a boron-containing annulenic molecule into a macrocycle bridged by an electronically stabilized boron cation
Y. Murata, C. Özen, S. Maeda, T. Fukushima, Y. Shoji
Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 13635-13638 (DOI:10.1039/D3CC04830F).

Insights into Thermal Transport through Molecular π-Stacking
R. Takehara, N. Kubo, M. Ryu, S. Kitani, S. Imajo, Y. Shoji, H. Kawaji, J. Morikawa, T. Fukushima
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 22115–22121 (DOI:10.1021/jacs.3c07921).

Precise Orientational Control of Electroactive Units Using a Tripodal Triptycene Scaffold to Direct Noncovalent Pairing at the Single Molecular Level
C. J. Martin, T. Fukui, R. Takehara, S. Fujii, T. Fukushima
Precis. Chem. 2023, 1, 388–394 (DOI:10.1021/prechem.3c00070).

Electron-Induced Modification of Triptycene Self-Assembled Monolayers in Context of Lithography and Nanofabrication
Z. Zhao, T. Fukushima, M. Zharnikov
J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127, 15582–15590 (DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c03083).

Chalcogen-Peierls Transition: Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Transition from a Two-Dimensional to a One-Dimensional Network of Chalcogen Bonds at Low Temperature
S. Kawaguchi, T. Shimajiri, T. Akutagawa, T. Fukushima, Y. Ishigaki, T. Suzuki
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2023, 96, 631–635 (DOI:10.1246/bcsj.20230091).

Effective Design for Long-Range Polymer Ordering Using Triptycene-Containing Side Chains
J. Yu, A. Itagaki, Y. Chen, T. Fukui, F. Ishiwari, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima
Macromolecules 2023, 56, 4556–4565 (DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00795).

Collective bending motion of a two-dimensionally correlated bowl-stacked columnar liquid crystalline assembly under a shear force
Y. Shoji, R. Komiyama, M. Kobayashi, A. Kosaka, T. Kajitani, R. Haruki, R. Kumai, S. Adachi, T. Tada, N. Karasawa, H. Nakamura, H. Sakurai, T. Fukushima
Sci. Adv. 2023, 9, eadg8202 (DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adg820).

Crystal Engineering, Electron Conduction, Molecular Recognition and Reactivity by　Chalcogen Bonds in Tetracyanoquinodimethanes Fused with [1,2,5]Chalcogenadiazoles
T. Shimajiri, H.-P. J. De Rouville, V. Heitz, T. Akutagawa, T. Fukushima, Y. Ishigaki, T. Suzuki
Synlett 2023, 34, A–M (DOI:10.1055/a-2072-2951).

Triptycene-Based Self-Assembled Monolayer as a Template for Successive Click Reactions
S. Das, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, M. Zharnikov
J. Phys. Chem. C. 2023, 127, 5178–5185 (DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c00443).

Synthesis and Properties of B₄N₄-Heteropentalenes Fused with Polycyclic Hydrocarbons
J. Kashida, Y. Shoji, H. Taka, T. Fukushima
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202203561 (DOI:10.1002/chem.202203561).

Surface Passivation of Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells by a Bifacial Donor–π–Donor Molecule
N. Minoi, F. Ishiwari, K. Murotani, R. Nishikubo, T. Fukushima, A. Saeki
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 6708–6715 (DOI:10.1021/acsami.2c18446).

Overcoming the entropy of polymer chains by making a plane with terminal groups: a thermoplastic PDMS with a long-range 1D structural order
Y. Chen, F. Ishiwari, T. Fukui, T. Kajitani, H. Liu, X. Liang, K. Nakajima, M. Tokita, T. Fukushima
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 2431–2440 (DOI:10.1039/D2SC05491D).

Triptycene-Based Tripodal Self-Assembled Monolayer on Indium Tin Oxide
S. Das, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, M. Zharnikov
J. Phys. Chem. C. 2023, 127, 2088–2097 (DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c08390).

3,11-Diaminodibenzo[a,j]phenazine: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications to Tröger's Base-Forming Ladder Polymerization
S. Izumi, K. Inoue, Y. Nitta, T. Enjou, T. Ami, K. Oka, N. Tohnai, S. Minakata, T. Fukushima, F. Ishiwari, Y. Takeda
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202202702 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202702).

Single-Molecule Observation of Redox Reactions Enabled by Rigid and Isolated Tripodal Molecules
Y. Kobayashi, Y. Yokota, R. A. Wong, M. Hong, J. Takeya, S. Osawa, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Harimoto, K. Sugimoto, Y. Ishigaki, T. Suzuki, T. Fukushima, Y. Kim
J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127, 746–758 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c07362).

2022

Orignal Papers

Single-Molecule Observation of Redox Reactions Enabled by Rigid and Isolated Tripodal Molecules
Y. Kobayashi, Y. Yokota, R. A. Wong, M. Hong, J. Takeya, S. Osawa, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Harimoto, K. Sugimoto, Y. Ishigaki, T. Suzuki, T. Fukushima, Y. Kim
J. Phys. Chem. C 2022, in press (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c07362).

Synthesis, physical properties, and OFET characteristics of a propeller-shaped molecule with a dithiarubicene blade
K. Tsukamoto, K. Takagi, S. Jinnai, Y. Ie, M. Hara, T. Fukushima
Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. 2022, 7, 1639–1649 (DOI:10.1039/d2me00168c).

Design of discotic liquid crystal enabling complete switching between and memory of two alignment states over a large area
Y. Shoji, M. Kobayashi, A. Kosaka, R. Haruki, R. Kumai, S. Adachi, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 9891–9901 (DOI:10.1039/D2SC03677K).

Ultrafast Singlet Fission and Efficient Carrier Transport in a Lamellar Assembly of Bis[(trialkoxyphenyl)ethynyl]pentacene
H. Sakai, K. Yoshino, Y. Shoji, T. Kajitani, J. Pu, T. Fukushima, T. Takenobu, N. V. Tkachenko, T. Hasobe
J. Phys. Chem. C 2022, 126, 9396–9406 (DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c00864).

Dielectric Response of 1,1-Difluorosumanene Causedbyanin-Planemotion
M. Li, J. Y. Wu,K. Sambe,Y. Yakiyama, T. Akutagawa, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, K. Matsuda H. Sakurai
Mater. Chem. Front. 2022, in press, (DOI: 10.1039/D2QM00134A).

Chalcogen Bond versus Halogen Bond: Changing Contributions in Determining the Crystal Packing of Dihalobenzochalcogenadiazoles
Y. Ishigaki, K. Shimomura, K. Asai, T. Shimajiri, T. Akutagawa, T. Fukushima, T. Suzuki
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2022, 95, 522–531 (DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20220008).

A carbon-functionality-appended diborylacetylene available for a component of organic synthesis and OLEDs
T. Tsukada, Y. Shoji, K. Takenouchi, H. Taka, T. Fukushima
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 4973–4976 (DOI: 10.1039/D2CC01159J).

Capturing the Trajectory of Metal-Ion-Cluster Formation: Stepwise Accumulation of Zn(II) Ions in a Robust Coordination Space Formed by a Rigid Tridentate Carboxylate Ligand
M. Kato, T. Fukui, H. Sato, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima
Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 3649–3654 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03758).

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Photoactuating Artificial Muscles of Motor Amphiphiles as an Extracellular Matrix Mimetic Scaffold for Mesenchymal Stem Cells
S. Chen, L. Yang, F. King-Chi Leung, T. Kajitani, M. C. A. Stuart, T. Fukushima, P. v. Rijn, B. L. Feringa
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 3543–3553 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12318).

Probing the Analogy between Living Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly and Living Covalent Polymerizations: Length-Independent Growth Behavior for 1D Block Copolymer Nanofibers
S. Lei, J. Tian, T. Fukui, M. A. Winnik, I. Manners
Macromolecules 2022, 55, 359–369 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02241).

Understanding the evolution of the Raman spectra of molecularly p-doped poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl): signatures of polarons and bipolarons
A. E. Mansour, A. Valencia, D. Lungwitz, B. Wegner, N. Tanaka, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, A. Opitz, C. Cocchi, N. Koch
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 3109–3118 (DOI: 10.1039/D1CP04985B).

Tetraaryldiborane(4) Can Emit Dual Fluorescence Responding to the Structural Change around the B–B Bond
Y. Shoji, N. Tanaka, Y. Ikabata, H. Sakai, T. Hasobe, N. Koch, H. Nakai, T. Fukushima
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202113549 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113549).

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2021

Orignal Papers

Introduction of Triptycene with a Particular Substitution Pattern into Polymer Chains Can Dramatically Improve the Structural and Rheological Properties
F. Ishiwari, G. Okabe, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima
ACS Macro Lett. 2021, 10, 1529–1534 (DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00660).

Visualization of Thermal Transport Properties of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111) by Contact and Noncontact Scanning Thermal Microscopy
S. Fujii, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, T. Nishino
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 18777–18783 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09757).

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Structure-Preserving Solid-State Thermal Huisgen Cycloaddition Polymerization of a Self-Assembled Triptycene-Based AB₃-Type Monomer
F. Ishiwari, S. Kawahara, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima
Chem. Lett. 2021, 50, 2006–2010 (DOI: 10.1246/cl.210476).

A single-molecule conductance study on the rotational isomers of a hexaarylbenzene derivative carrying dipolar rotating units
T. Miyazaki, Y. Shoji, S. Fujii, T. Fukushima
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 2021, 60, 108002 (DOI: 10.35848/1347-4065/ac26a9).

An Air- and Water-Stable B₄N₄-Heteropentalene Serving as a Host Material for a Phosphorescent OLED
J. Kashida, Y. Shoji, Y. Ikabata, H. Taka, H. Sakai, T. Hasobe, H. Nakai, T. Fukushima
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 23812–23818 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110050).

Cyano-Substituted Triptycene-Based Monolayers on Au(111): Tripodal Adsorption, Dipole Engineering, and Charge Transfer
S. Das, A. Asyuda, Y. Shoji, A. Kosaka, T. Fukushima, M. Zharnikov
J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 18968–18978 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c05618).

Efficient energy transport in an organic semiconductor mediated by transient exciton delocalization
A. J. Sneyd⁺, T. Fukui⁺, D. Paleček, S. Prodhan, I. Wagner, Y. Zhang, J. Sung, S. M. Collins, T. J. A. Slater, Z. Andaji-Garmaroudi, L. R. MacFarlane, J. D. Garcia-Hernandez, L. Wang, G. R. Whittell, J. M. Hodgkiss, K. Chen, D. Beljonne, I. Manners, R. H. Friend, A. Rao
⁺These authors contributed equally
Sci. Adv. 2021, 7, eabh4232 (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abh4232).

Mobility enhancement of DNTT and BTBT derivative organic thin-film transistors by triptycene molecule modification
M. Sugiyama, S. Jancke, T. Uemura, M. Kondo, Y. Inoue, N. Namba, T. Araki, T. Fukushima, T. Sekitani
Organic Electronics 2021, 96, 106219 (DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2021.106219).

Towards scalable, low dispersity, and dimensionally tunable 2D platelets using living crystallization-driven self-assembly
C. E. Ellis, T. Fukui, C. Cordoba, A. Blackburn, I. Manners
Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 3650–3660 (DOI: 10.1039/D1PY00571E).

Porous Honeycomb Self-Assembled Monolayers: Tripodal Adsorption and Hidden Chirality of Carboxylate Anchored Triptycenes on Ag
S. Das, G. Nascimbeni, R. Ortiz de la Morena, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, M. Buck, E. Zojer, and M. Zharnikov
ACS Nano 2021, 15, 11168–11179 (DOI:10.1021/acsnano.1c03626).

Fate of soliton matter upon symmetry-breaking ferroelectric order

R. Takehara

Phys. Rev. B

2021

103

DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.103.134112

An Element-Substituted Cyclobutadiene Exhibiting High-Energy Blue Phosphorescence
Y. Shoji, Y. Ikabata, I. Ryzhii, R. Ayub, O. El Bakouri, T. Sato, Q. Wang, T. Miura, B. S. B. Karunathilaka, Y. Tsuchiya, C. Adachi, H. Ottosson, H. Nakai, T. Ikoma, T. Fukushima
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 21817–21823 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106490).

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Manipulation of Dual Fluorescence Behavior in Aggregation-induced Emission Enhancement of a Tetraphenylethene-appended Polymer by Optical Tweezers
S.-F. Wang, B.-W. Chen, A. Itagaki, F. Ishiwari, T. Fukushima, H. Masuhara, T. Sugiyama
J. Mater. Chem. C 2021, 9, 7545–7554 (DOI: 10.1039/D1TC01631H).

Thermal and Gas Adsorption Properties of Tröger's base/Diazacyclooctane Hybrid Ladder Polymers
K. Inoue, R. Selyanchyn, S. Fujikawa, F. Ishiwari, T. Fukushima
ChemNanoMat 2021, 7, 824–830 (DOI: 10.1002/cnma.202100151).

Dendritic Micelles with Controlled Branching and Sensor Applications

T. Fukui

J. Am. Chem. Soc.

2021

143

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00770

Observation of Borane–Olefin Proximity Interaction Governing the Structure and Reactivity of Boron‐Containing Macrocycles

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

2021

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103512)

Perchlorinated Triptycene Tribenzoquinone

Chem. Lett.

2021

DOI:10.1246/cl.210219

End-functionalization of dithiarubicene: Modulation of optoelectronic properties by metal-catalyzed coupling reactions and device application

J. Mater. Chem. C

2021

DOI:10.1039/D1TC01169C

Two‐step Conformational Control of a Dibenzo Diazacyclooctane Derivative by Stepwise Protonation

Asian J. Org. Chem.

2021

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DOI:10.1002/ajoc.202100154

Chalcogen Bond versus Weak Hydrogen Bond: Changing Contributions in Determining the Crystal Packing of [1,2,5]-Chalcogenadiazole-Fused Tetracyanonaphthoquinodimethanes

Org. Mater.

2021

DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725046

Changing the structural and physical properties of 3-arm star poly(δ-valerolactone)s by a branch-point design

Chem. Commun.

2021

57,

DOI: 10.1039/D1CC01092A

Thermal transport properties of an oriented thin film of a paraffinic tripodal triptycene

Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.

2021

DOI: 10.35848/1347-4065/abe340

Highly Sensitive Humidity Sensor Based on Aggregation-induced Emission Luminogen-Appended Hygroscopic Polymer Microresonator

Mater. Chem. Front.

2021

DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00722F

2020

Orignal Papers

Room-Temperature Pentacene Fluids: Oligoethylene Glycol Substituent-Controlled Morphologies and Singlet Fission

J. Phys. Chem. B

2020

124, 52

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c09754

9,9'-Bi(Xanthene)-Type Hexaphenylethane Derivatives as Advanced Organic Electrochromic Systems
T. Suzuki, Y. Ishigaki, M. Takata, J. Nishida, T. Fukushima
Heterocycles 2020, in press, (DOI: 10.3987/REV-20-938).

Seeded Self-Assembly of Charge-Terminated Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Amphiphiles Based on the Energy Landscape
T. Fukui, J. D. Garcia-Hernandez, L. R. MacFarlane, S. Lei, G. R. Whittell, I. Manners
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 15038–15048 (DOI:10.1021/jacs.0c06185).

Design of a molecular memory element with an alternating circular array of dipolar rotors and rotation suppressors
T. Miyazaki, Y. Shoji, F. Ishiwari, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima
Chem. Sci. 2020, in press (DOI: 10.1039/D0SC02836C).

An Organic Borate Salt with Superior p-Doping Capability for Organic Semiconductors
B. Wegner, D. Lungwitz, A. E. Mansour, C. E. Tait, N. Tanaka, T. Zhai, S. Duhm, M. Forster, J. Behrends, Y. Shoji, A. Opitz, U. Scherf, E. J. W. List-Kratochvil, T. Fukushima, N. Koch
Adv. Sci. 2020, 2001322 (DOI: 10.1002/advs.202001322).

Cavitand-Based Pd-Pyridyl Coordination Capsules: Guest-Induced Homo- or Heterocapsule Selection and Applications of Homocapsules to the Protection of a Photosensitive Guest and Chiral Capsule Formation
M. Nakamura, Y. Tsukamoto, T. Ueta, Y. Sei, T. Fukushima, K. Yoza, K. Kobayashi
Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 2218–2230 ((DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000603).*VIP Paper

Anisotropic Poisson's Effect and Deformation‐induced Fluorescence Change of Elastic 9,10‐Dibromoanthrathene Single Crystals
S. Hayashi, F. Ishiwari, T. Fukushima, S.Mikage, Y. Imamura, M. Tashiro, M. Katouda
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2–9 ((DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006474).

Selective Synthesis of Diazacyclooctane -Containing Flexible Ladder Polymers with Symmetrically or Unsymmetrically Substituted Side Chains
K. Inoue, F. Ishiwari, T. Fukushima
Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 3690–3694 (DOI 10.1039/D0PY00603C).

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Aggregation-Induced Emission Enhancement Controlled by Optical Manipulation
S-F. Wang,J.-R. Lin, F. Ishiwari, T. Fukushima, H. Masuhara, and T. Sugiyama
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 7063–7068 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201916240).

Switching of the Conformational Flexibility of a Diazacyclooctane-Containing Ladder Polymer by Coordination and Elimination of a Lewis Acid
F. Ishiwari, M. Ofuchi, K. Inoue, Y. Sei, T. Fukushima
Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 236–240 ( DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01104H).
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2019

Original Papers

Self-Assembly Growth of an Upright Molecular Precursor with a Rigid Framework
S. Chaunchaiyakul, C. Zhang, H. Imada, E. Kazuma, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, Y. Kim
J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 51, 31272–31278 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b09948).

Electric-Field-Controllable Conductance Switching of an Overcrowded Ethylene Self-Assembled Monolayer
S. Fujii, M. Koike, T. Nishino, Y. Shoji, T. Suzuki, T. Fukushima, M. Kiguchi
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 46, 18544–18550 ( DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09233).

Ultralow-Noise Organic Transistors Based on Polymeric Gate Dielectrics with Self-Assembled Modifiers
M. Kondo, T. Uemura, F. Ishiwari, T. Kajitani, Y. Shoji, M. Morita, N. Namba, Y. Inoue, Y. Noda, T. Araki, T. Fukushima, T. Sekitani
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 41561–41569 (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13056).

Sumanene Hexaester: An Electron-Deficient Buckybowl
H. Toda, Y. Uetake, Y. Yakiyama, H. Nakazawa, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, H. Sakurai
Synthesis 2019, 51, 4576–4581 (DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690206).

Dual‐Controlled Macroscopic Motions in A Supramolecular Hierarchical Assembly of Motor Amphiphiles
F. K.-C. Leung, M. C. A. Stuart, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, B. L. Feringa
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 10985–10989 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905445).

Highly-ordered Triptycene Modifier Layer Based on Blade Coating for Ultraflexible Organic Transistors
M. Kondo, T. Kajitani, T.Uemura, Y. Noda, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Araki, S. Yoshimoto, T. Fukushima, T. Sekitani
Sci. Rep. 2019, 9, 9200 (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45559-4 ).

Molecular Wires with Controllable π-Delocalization Incorporating Redox-Triggered π-Conjugated Switching Units
W. Nojo, H. Tamaoki, Y. Ishigaki, R. Katoono, K. Fujiwara, T. Fukushima, T. Suzuki
Chem. Plus. Chem. 2019, 84 , 634–642 (DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800341

Triptycene Tripods for the Formation of Highly Uniform and Densely Packed Self-Assembled Monolayers with Controlled Molecular Orientation
F. Ishiwari, G. Nascimbeni, E. Sauter, H. Tago, Y. Shoji, S. Fujii, M. Kiguchi, T. Tada, M. Zharnikov, E. Zojer, T. Fukushima
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 5995–6005 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b00950).

First-Principles Study of the Adsorption Behavior of Triptycene Molecular Tripods on Au(111): Site-Selectivity and Unambiguous Molecular Orientation
T. Tada, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima
J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 4401–4406 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b00869).

Control of Molecular Orientation in Single-Molecule Junction with Tripodal Triptycene Anchoring Unit: Toward Simple and Facile Single-Molecule Diode
S. Fujii, F. Ishiwari, Y. Komoto, L. Su ,Y. Yuto , Y. Yamagata, A. Kosaka, A. Aiba, T. Nishino, T. Fukushima, M. Kiguchi
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 2019, 58, 035003 (DOI: 10.7567/1347-4065/ab0436).

Synthesis and Reactivity of Cyclic Borane‐Amidine Conjugated Molecules Formed by Direct 1,2‐Carboboration of Carbodiimides with 9‐Borafluorenes
J. Kashida, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima
Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14 1879–1885 (DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900047).

A Versatile Scaffold for Facile Synthesis of Fluorescent Cyano- Substituted Stilbenes
S. Hayashi, M. Sakamoto b, F. Ishiwari b, T. Fukushima b, S. Yamamoto a, T. Koizumi
Tetrahedron 2019, 75, 1079–1084 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2019.01.012).

Chiral Crystal-Lke Droplets Displaying Unidirectional Rotational Sliding
T. Kajitani, K. Motokawa, A. Kosaka, Y. Shoji, R. Haruki, D. Hashizume, T. Hikima, M. Takata, K. Yazawa, K. Morishima, M. Shibayama, T. Fukushima
Nature Mater. 2019, 18, 266–272 (DOI: 10.1038/s41563-018-0270-7).

Chemistry World

A Theoretical Study on the Mechanism of the Oxidative Deborylation/C–C Coupling Reaction of Borepin Derivatives
C. Ozen, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, S. Maeda
J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 1941–1950 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02917).

Heat-Triggered Crystallization of Liquid Crystalline Macrocycles Allowing for Conductance Switching through Hysteretic Thermal Phase Transitions
T. Muraoka, T. Shima, T. Kajitani, N. Hoshino, E. Morvan, A. Grélard, E. J. Dufourc, T. Fukushima, T. Akutagawa, K. Nabeya, K. Kinbara
Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14, 141 –148 (DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801372).

2018

Editorial Preface

Pi conjugated system bricolage (figuration) toward functional organic molecular systems
T. Fukushima
Mater. Chem. Front. 2018, 2, 1594–1594 (DOI: 10.1039/c8qm90039f)

Reviews

Supramolecular Scaffolds Enabling the Controlled Assembly of Functional Molecular Units
F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima
Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 2028–2041 (DOI: 10.1039/C7SC04340F). OPEN ACCESS

Original Papers

Supramolecular Packing and Macroscopic Alignment Controls Actuation Speed in Macroscopic Strings of Molecular Motor Amphiphiles
F. K.-C. Leung, T. van den Enk, T. Kajitani, J. Chen, M. C. A. Stuart, J. Kuipers, T. Fukushima, B. L. Feringa
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 17724–17733 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10778).

Rewriting the phase diagram of a diamagnetic liquid crystal by a magnetic field
F. Hajjaj, T. Kajitani, H. Ohsumi, Y. Tanaka, K. Kato, M. Takata, H. Kitazawa, T.-h. Arima, T. Aida, T. Fukushima (F.H. and T.K. contributed equally)
Nature Commun. 2018, 9, 4431(DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06976-7).

Light-Regulated Crystal Growth of π-Conjugated Luminophores in an Azobenzene Matrix
T. Kobayashi, Y. Kitamoto, Y. Hirai, T. Kajitani, T. Seki, S. Yagai
Comms. Chem. 2018, 1, 58 (DOI: 10.1038/s42004-018-0061-8).

Terminal Functionalization with a Triptycene Motif that Dramatically Changes the Structural and Physical Properties of an Amorphous Polymer
F. Ishiwari, G. Okabe, H. Ogiwara, T. Kajitani, M. Tokita, M. Takata, T. Fukushima
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018,13497–13502 (DOI:10.1021/jacs.8b09242).

Sensing the chirality of various organic solvents by helically arranged π-blades
Y. Shimizu, Y. Shoji, D. Hashizume, Y. Nagata, T. Fukushima
Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 12314, (DOI: 10.1039/C8CC06277C).

Selected as "Back Cover"

Molecular Wires with Controllable pi‐Delocalization Incorporating Redox‐triggered Switching Units of pi‐Conjugation
W. Nojo, H. Tamaoki, Y. Ishigaki, R. Katoono, K. Fujiwara, T. Fukushima, T. Suzuki
ChemPlusChem 2018, 83, 1–10 (DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800341).

Mechanistic Study on Highly Efficient Direct 1,2‐Carboboration of Alkynes with 9‐Borafluorenes
Y. Shoji, N. Shigeno, K. Takenouchi, M. Sugimoto, T. Fukushima
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 13223–13230 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801818).

Topology Effect of AIEgen-Appended Poly(acrylic acid) with Biocompatible Segments on Ca²⁺-Sensing and Protein-Adsorption-Resistance Properties
F. Ishiwari, M. Sakamoto, S. Matsumura, T. Fukushima
ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7, 711–715 (DOI:10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00291).

Narrower HOMO-LUMO Gap Attained by Conformational Switching through Peripheral Polyarylation in 1,4,5,8-Tetraaza-9,10-Anthraquinodimethanes
T. Suzuki, Y. Ishigaki, K. Sugawara, Y. Umezawa, R. Katoono, A. Shimoyama, Y. Manabe, K. Fukase, T. Fukushima
Tetrahedron 2018,74, 2239–2244 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.03.041).

Impact of Helical Organization on the Photovoltaic Properties of Oligothiophene Supramolecular Polymers
H. Ouchi, T. Kizaki, M. Yamato, X. Lin, N. Hoshi, F. Silly, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, K. Nakayama, S. Yagai
Chem. Sci. 2018, 9 , 3638–3643 (DOI: 10.1039/C7SC05093C).

Thermal and Optical Properties of Multiblock Macrocycles with Hysteretic Polymorphic Transition
K. Nabeya, T. Muraoka, N. Hoshino, M. Aizawa, T. Kajitani, T. Akutagawa, A. Shishido, T. Fukushima, K. Kinbara
Mater. Chem. Front. 2018, 2, 969–974 (DOI: 10.1039/c7qm00621g).

Highly Efficient Transformation of Linear Poly(Phenylene Ethynylene)s into Zigzag-Shaped π-Conjugated Microporous Polymers through Boron-Mediated Alkyne Benzannulation
Y. Shoji, M. Hwang, H. Sugiyama, F. Ishiwari, K. Takenouchi, R. Osuga, J. N. Kondo, S. Fujikawa, T. Fukushima
Mater. Chem. Front. 2018, 2, 807–814 (DOI: 10.1039/C7QM00582B).

A Few-Layer Molecular Film on Polymer Substrates to Enhance the Performance of Organic Devices
T. Yokota, T. Kajitani, R. Shidachi, T. Tokuhara, M. Kaltenbrunner, Y. Shoji, F. Ishiwari, T. Sekitani, T. Fukushima, T. Someya
Nature Nanotech. 2018, 13, 139–144 (DOI: 10.1038/s41565-017-0018-6).

Artificial Muscle-Like Function from Hierarchical Supramolecular Assembly of Photoresponsive Molecular Motors
J. Chen, F. K.-C. Leung, M. C. A. Stuart, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, E. van der Giessen, B. L. Feringa
Nature Chem. 2018, 10, 132–138 (DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2887).

Highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News (2017. 12. 5)
"Molecular Motors Made into Muscles"

Water-Induced Self-Assembly of an Amphiphilic Perylene Bisimide Dyad into Vesicles, Fibers, Coils, and Rings
M. Ogasawara, X. Lin, H. Kurata, H. Ouchi, M. Yamauchi, T. Ohba, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, M. Numata, R. Nogami, B. Adhikari, S. Yagai
Mater. Chem. Front. 2018, 2, 171–179 (DOI: 10.1039/C7QM00494J).

Chemical Hole Doping into Large-Area Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers using Boron-Based Oxidant

Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.

2018

DOI: 10.7567/JJAP.57.02CB15

Single-Molecule Junction of an Overcrowded Ethylene with Binary Conductance States

Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.

2018

DOI: 10.7567/JJAP.57.03EG05

2017

Original Papers

Hexathioalkyl Sumanenes: An Electron-Donating Buckybowl as a Building Block for Supramolecular Materials

Chem. Sci.

2017

DOI: 10.1039/C7SC03860G

Induction of Single-Handed Helicity of Polyacetylenes Using Mechanically Chiral Rotaxanes as Chiral Sources
F. Ishiwari, K. Nakazono, Y. Koyama, T. Takata
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 14858–14862 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201707926).

Quantum Chemical Studies on Electron-Accepting Overcrowded Ethylene with a Polarizable Skeleton
T. Tada, T. Fukushima, M. Hada, Y. Majima
J. Phys. Chem. A 2017, 121, 7797–7806 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b09172).

Mesoscopic Structural Aspects of Ca²⁺-Triggered Polymer Chain Folding of a Tetraphenylethene-Appended Poly(Acrylic Acid) in Relation to Its Aggregation-Induced Emission Behavior

Macromolecules

2017

DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00883

Temperature Dependence of Magnetophotoconductance in One-Dimensional Molecular Assembly of Hexabenzocoronene
Y. Wakikawa, T. Ikoma, Y. Yamamoto, T. Fukushima, K. Akiyama
ACS Omega 2017, 2, 3260–3266 (DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00474).

Rigid-to-Flexible Conformational Transformation: An Efficient Route to Ring-Opening of a Troger's Base-Containing Ladder Polymer
F. Ishiwari, N. Takeuchi, T. Sato, H. Yamazaki, R. Osuga, J. N. Kondo, T. Fukushima
ACS Macro Lett. 2017, 6, 775–780 (DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00385).Highlighted in Synfacts (selected as Synfacts of the mounth and top cover).
•"Mission Accomplished: Synthesis of ‘Flexible’ Ladder Polymers"
T. M. Swager, K. Yoshinaga,
Synfacts 2017, 13, 1027 (DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1591240).

2,3,5,6,8,9-Hexabromosumanene: Synthesis and Its Application to Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling

Chem. Lett.

2017

46,

DOI: 10.1246/cl.170566

Oxidative Desulfurization of Electron-Donating 5,5,7,7-Tetraaryl-5,7- dihydrodibenzo[c,e]thiepins and the Related Heterocycles: Generation of Dicationic Dyes upon Two-Electron Oxidation.

Heterocycles

2017

DOI: 10.3987/com-16-s(s)50

Stereoselective Encapsulation for a Triarylmethylium o,o-Dimer by Natural γ-Cyclodextrin: Origin of Chiral Recognition for the Axially Chiral Dicationic Guest.

Heterocycles

2017

DOI: 10.3987/COM-17-13674

Synthesis and Catalytic Applications of a Triptycene-Based Monophosphine Ligand for Palladium-Mediated Organic Transformations

ACS Omega

2017

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00200

Formation of an Isolable Divinylborinium Ion through Twofold 1,2-Carboboration between a Diarylborinium Ion and Diphenylacetylene
N. Tanaka, Y. Shoji, D. Hashizume, M. Sugimoto, T. Fukushima
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5312–5316 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701730). (Selected as Back Cover)

Supramolecular Polymerization of Supermacrocycles: Effect of Molecular Conformations on Kinetics and Morphology
M. Yamauchi, B. Adhikari, D. D. Prabhu, X. Lin, T. Karatsu, T. Ohba, N. Shimizu, H. Takagi, R. Haruki, S. Adachi, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, S. Yagai
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 5270–5280 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605873).

High-fidelity self-assembly pathways for hydrogen-bonding molecular semiconductors
X. Lin, M. Suzuki, M. Gushiken, M. Yamauchi, T. Karatsu, T. Kizaki, Y. Tani, K. Nakayama, M. Suzuki, H. Yamada, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, Y. Kikkawa, S. Yagai
Sci. Rep. 2017, 7, 43098 (DOI: 10.1038/srep43098).

Unveiling a new aspect of simple arylboronic esters: long-lived room-temperature phosphorescence from heavy-atom-free molecules
Y. Shoji, Y. Ikabata, Q. Wang, D. Nemoto, A. Sakamoto, N. Tanaka, J. Seino, H. Nakai, T. Fukushima
J. Am. Chem. Soc.2017, 139, 2728-2733 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b11984).

Highly air- and moisture-stable hole-doped carbon nanotube films achieved by a boron-based oxidant
K. Funahashi, N. Tanaka, Y. Shoji, N. Imazu, K. Nakayama, K. Kanahashi, H. Shirae, S. Noda, H. Ohta,T. Fukushima, and T. Takenobu
Appl. Phys. Express 2017, 10, 035101 (DOI: 10.7567/APEX.10.035101).

2016

Original Papers

A Design Principle of Polymers Processable into 2D Homeotropic Order
Z. Chen, Y.-T. Chan, D. Miyajima, T. Kajitani, A. Kosaka, T. Fukushima, J. M. Lobez, T. Aida
Nature Commun. 2016, 7, 13640 (DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13640).

A Ternary Blend of a Polymer, Fullerene, and Insulating Self-Assembling Triptycene Molecules for Organic Photovolatics
M. Kumano, M. Ide, N. Seiki, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, A. Saeki
J. Mater. Chem. A 2016, 4, 18490–18498 (DOI: 10.1039/C6TA07705F).

An Anion-Conductive Microporous Membrane Composed of a Rigid Ladder Polymer with a Spirobiindane Backbone
F. Ishiwari, T. Sato, H. Yamazaki, J. N. Kondo, S. Miyanishi, T. Yamaguchi, T. Fukushima
J. Mater. Chem. A 2016, 4, 17655–17659 (DOI: 10.1039/C6TA07576B).

Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Cyclic 2,7-Anthrylene Ethynylene 1,3-Phenylene Ethynylene Trimer with a Planar Conformation
Y. Takaki, R. Ozawa, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, M. Mitsui, K. Kobayashi Yuta Takaki, Ryota Ozawa, Dr. Takashi Kajitani, Prof. Takanori Fukushima, Prof. Masaaki Mitsui, Prof. Kenji Kobayashi
Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 16760–16764 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201603627).

Boron-mediated sequential alkyne insertion and C–C coupling reactions affording extended π-conjugated molecules
Y. Shoji, N. Tanaka, S. Muranaka, N. Shigeno, H. Sugiyama, K. Takenouchi, F. Hajjaj and T. Fukushima
Nature Commun. 2016, 7, 12704 (DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12704)OPEN ACCESS, Press release.

Synthesis and structural characteristics of discrete organoboron and organoaluminum hydrides incorporating bulky Eind groups
T. Murosaki, S. Kaneda, R. Maruhashi, K. Sadamori, Y. Shoji, K. Tamao, D. Hashizume, N. Hayakawa, T. Matsuo
Organometallics 2016, 35, 3397–3405 (10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00633).

Supramolecular Scaffold for Tailoring the Two-Dimensional Assembly of Functional Molecular Units into Organic Thin Films
F. K.-C. Leung, F. Ishiwari, T. Kajitani, Y. Shoji, T. Hikima, M. Takata, A. Saeki, S. Seki, Y. M. A. Yamada, T. Fukushima
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11727–11733 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05513).

Supramolecular Assemblies of Ferrocene-Hinged Naphthalenediimides: Multiple Conformational Changes in Film States
A. Takai, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, K. Kishikawa, T. Yasuda, M. Takeuchi
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, ASAP, (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05824).

Discrete Self-Assembly and Functionality of Guest Molecules in an Organic Framework
S. Ando, T. Fukushima, T. Yamaguchi
Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 5847–5854 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b02230).

Scanning tunnelling microscopy analysis of octameric o-phenylenes on Au(111)
S. Marqués-González, S. Fujii, T. Nishino, Y. Shoji, F. Ishiwari, T. Fukushima, M. Kiguchi
RSC Advances 2016, 6, 55970–55975 (DOI: 10.1039/C6RA07173B).

Hydrogen-bonded oligothiophene rosettes with a benzodithiophene terminal unit: self-assembly and application to bulk heterojunction solar cells
H. Ouchi, X. Lin, T. Kizaki, D. D. Prabhu, F. Silly, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, K. Nakayama, S. Yagai
Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 7874–7877 (DOI: 10.1039/C6CC03430F).

Convenient Route to Monocarba-closo-dodecaborate Anions
N. Tanaka, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima
Organometallics 2016, 35, 2022–2025 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00309).

Chlorine-based inductively coupled plasma etching of GaAs wafer using tripodal paraffinic triptycene as an etching resist mask
A. Matsutani, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Kajitani, T. Uehara, M. Nakagawa, T. Fukushima
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 2016, 55, 06GL01-1 to 06GL01-3 (DOI:10.7567/JJAP.55.06GL01).

Ultraflexible organic amplifier with biocompatible gel electrodes
T. Sekitani, T. Yokota, K. Kuribara, M. Kaltenbrunner, T. Fukushima, Y. Inoue, M. Sekino, T. Isoyama, Y. Abe, H. Onodera T. Someya
Nature Commun. 2016, 7, 11425 (DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11425).

Bioinspired design of a polymer gel sensor for the realization of extracellular Ca²⁺ imaging
F. Ishiwari, H. Hasebe, S. Matsumura, F. Hajjaj, N. Horii-Hayashi, M. Nishi, T. Someya, T. Fukushima
Sci. Rep. 2016, 6, 24275 (DOI: 10.1038/srep24275).

Seamless growth of a supramolecular carpet
J.-H. Kim, J.-C. Ribierre, Y. S. Yang, C. Adachi, M. Kawai, J. Jung, T. Fukushima, Y. Kim
Nature Commun. 2016, 7, 10653 (DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10653).

Redox-Mediated Reversible σ-Bond Formation/Cleavage.
T. Suzuki, H. Tamaoki, J. Nishida, H. Higuchi, T. Iwai, Y. Ishigaki, K. Hanada, R. Katoono, H. Kawai, K. Fujiwara, T. Fukushima
Organic Redox Systems, 2016, 13-37 (DOI: 10.1002/9781118858981.ch2)

2015

Original Papers

¹¹B Solid-State NMR Interaction Tensors of Linear Two-Coordinate Boron: The Dimesitylborinium Cation.
A. E. Alain, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, D. L. Bryce
Inorg. Chem. 2015,54, 11889–11896 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02161).

Raising the metal–insulator transition temperature of VO2 thin films by surface adsorption of organic polar molecules
H. Shioya, Y. Shoji, N. Seiki, M. Nakano, T. Fukushima, Y. Iwasa
Appl. Phys. Express 2015, 8, 121101 (DOI:10.7567/APEX.8.121101).
Selected as "Spotlights Article"

Helix sense-selective supramolecular polymerization seeded by a one-handed helical polymeric assembly
W. Zhang, W. Jin, T. Fukushima, T. Mori, T. Aida
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 13792–13795 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b09878).

Ultrahigh-throughput exfoliation of graphite into pristine ‘single-layer’ graphene using microwaves and molecularly engineered ionic liquids
M. Matsumoto, Y. Saito, C. Park, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, T. Aida
Nature Chem. 2015, 7, 730–736 (DOI:10.1038/nchem.2315).

The molecular and electronic structures of a thioaroyl cation formed by borinium ion-mediated C=S double bond cleavage of CS₂
Y. Shoji, N. Tanaka, D. Hashizume, T. Fukushima
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 13342–13345 (DOI: 10.1039/C5CC05645D).
Selected as "Outside Front Cover"

Selective Synthesis of Single and Multi-Walled Supramolecular Nanotubes by Using Solvophobic/Solvophilic Controls: Stepwise Radial Growth via “Coil-on-Tube” Intermediates
S. Prasanthkumar, W. Zhang, W. Jin, T. Fukushima, T. Aida
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. ;2015, 54, 11168–11172 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201505806). (Selected as a VIP paper)

Rational synthesis of organic thin films with exceptional long-range structural integrity
N. Seiki, Y. Shoji, T. Kajitani, F. Ishiwari, A. Kosaka, T. Hikima, M. Takata, T. Someya, T. Fukushima
Science 2015, 348, 1122-1126 (DOI: 10.1126/science.aab1391).

Photoalignment of an azobenzene-based chromonic liquid crystal dispersed in triacetyl cellulose: single-layer alignment films with an exceptionally high order parameter
M. Matsumori, A. Takahashi, Y. Tomioka, T. Hikima, M. Takata, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 11074–11078 (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02577).

An electron-accepting molecular unit exhibiting an orientational preference favorable for organic photovoltaic applications
K. Akaike, S. Ando, H. Enozawa, A. Kosaka, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima
Thin Solid Films 2015, 583, 34–39 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2015.03.002).

Synthesis and properties of semi-crystalline anion exchange membrane with well-defined ion channel structure
S. Miyanishi, T. Fukushima, T. Yamaguchi
Macromolecules 2015, 48, 2576–2584 (DOI: 10.1021/ma502448g).

Translation of the assembling trajectory by preorganization: A study of the magnetic properties of 1D polymeric unpaired electrons immobilised on a discrete nanoscopic scaffold
V. K. Praveen, Y. Yamamoto, T. Fukushima, Y. Tsunobuchi, K. Nakabayashi, S. Ohkoshi, K. Kato, M. Takata, T. Aida
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 1206–1209 (DOI: 10.1039/C4CC08942A).

Three-Way Output Molecular Response System based on Tetrakis(3,4-dialkoxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro [5]helicenes: Perturbation of Properties by Long Alkyl Chains
Y. Ishigaki, S. Yoshida, H. Kawai, R. Katoono, K. Fujiwara, T. Fukushima, T. Suzuki
Heterocycles. 2015, 90, 126–135 (DOI:10.3987/COM-14-S(K)31).

Crystal structure of 1,13,14-triazadibenz[a,j]anthracene 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane monosolvate
T. Koizumi, T. Hariu, Y. Sei
Acta Crystallogr. E, 2015, E71, 681–683 (DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015009263).

2014

Original Papers

Electrochromic and unique chiroptical properties of helically deformed tetraarylquinodimethanes generated from less hindered dicationic precursors upon reduction
T. Suzuki, Y. Sakano, T. Iwai, S. Iwashita, Y. Miura, R. Katoono, H. Kawai, K. Fujiwara, Y. Tsuji, T. Fukushima
Pure Appl. Chem. 2014, 86, 507–516 (DOI: 10.1515/pac-2013-1003).

An Isolable Diborane(4) Compound with Terminal B–H Bonds: Structural Characteristics and Electronic Properties
Y. Shoji, S. Kaneda, H. Fueno, K. Tanaka, K. Tamao, D. Hashizume, T. Matsuo
Chem. Lett. 2014, 43, 1587–1589 (DOI: 10.1246/cl.140507). Editor's Choice

A two-coordinate boron cation featuring C–B⁺–C bonding
Y. Shoji, N. Tanaka, K. Mikami, M. Uchiyama, T. Fukushima
Nature Chem. 2014, 6, 498–503 (DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1948).
Highlighted in News & Views: C. Reus< , M. Wagner "Boron served straight up"

Chemical & Engineering News

Electrochiroptical Response in Aqueous Media: 9,10-Dihydrophenanthrene-9,10-diyl Dications with Michlar's Hydrol Blue Chromophores Attached with Oligoethylene Glycol Units
T. Suzuki, K. Hanada, R. Katoono, Y. Ishigaki, S. Higasa, H. Higuchi, H. Kikuchi, K. Fujiwara, H. Yamada, T. Fukushima
Chem. Lett. 2014, 43, 982–984 (DOI: 10.1246/cl.140163).

Oxidative Protonolysis of the Expanded Central C-C Bond in a Di(spiroacridan)-type Hexaphenylethane Derivative Accompanied by UV-vis, FL, and CD Spectral Changes
T. Suzuki, Y. Kuroda, K. Wada, Y. Sakano, R. Katoono, K. Fujiwara, F. Kakiuchi, T. Fukushima
Chem. Lett. 2014, 43, 887–889. (DOI: 10.1246/cl.140192).

Expandability of Ultralong C–C Bonds: Largely Different C1–C2 Bond Lengths Determined by Low-temperature X-ray Structural Analyses on Pseudopolymorphs of 1,1-Bis(4-fluorophenyl)-2,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)pyracene
T. Suzuki, Y. Uchimura, F. Nagasawa, T. Takeda, H. Kawai, R. Katoono, K. Fujiwara, K. Murakoshi, T. Fukushima, A. Nagaki, J. Yoshida
Chem. Lett. 2014, 43, 86–88 (DOI: 10.1246/cl.130872).

Synthesis and dynamic behavior of an Anthyridine-ligated ruthenium complex
S. Hirakawa, T. Koizumi 53, 10788-10790 (2014).
Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 10788–10790 (DOI: 10.1021/ic5011743).

Preparation and chemical properties of π-conjugated poly(1,10-phenanthroline-3,8-diyl)s with crown ether subunits
H. Fukumoto, Y. Kase, T. Koizumi, T. Yamamoto
Reac. Funct. Polym. 2014, 82, 9-16. (DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2014.05.002).

[Ru(bpy)₂(bqdiBr₂)](PF₆)₂ bearing a 3,6-dibromo-1,2-benzoquinone diimine ligand (bqdiBr₂ = Br-C₆H₂(NH)₂-Br): Synthesis and its cross coupling reactions with organostannanes and organoboronic acids
T. Koizumi, H. Hayashi, S. Shiozaki, T. Yamamoto
Inorg. Chim. Acta 2014, 421,427–432 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2014.06.032).

Preparation of new polysulfones with -O-(CH₂)₃-SO₃H side chains
T. Kojima, T. Koizumi, Y. Sei, S. Shiozaki, M. Abe, M. Oota, K. Kishi, K. Naoi, T.Yamamoto
Eur. Polym. J 2014, 55, 179–185 (DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.03.023).

2013

Original Papers

o-Phenylene Octamers as Surface Modifiers for Homeotropic Columnar Ordering of Discotic Liquid Crystals
T. Kajitani, Y. Suna, A. Kosaka, T. Osawa, S. Fujikawa, M. Takata, T. Fukushima, T. Aida

J. Am. Chem. Soc.

2013

135

DOI: 10.1021/ja4087853

Tetrathiafulvalene Hybridized with Indacenetetraone as a Visible-Light-Harvesting Electron Acceptor Applicable to Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics
K. Akaike, H. Enozawa, T. Kajitani, M. Koizumi, A. Kosaka, D. Hashizume, Y. Koizumi, A. Saeki, S. Seki, and T. Fukushima

Chem. Lett.

2013

DOI: 10.1246/cl.130702

Effect of Acceptor Lamination on Photocarrier Dynamics in Hole Transporting Hexabenzocoronene Nanotubular Self-Assembly
Y. Wakikata, T. Ikoma, Y. Yamamoto, T. Fukushima, T. Aida, K. Akiyama

J. Phys. Chem. C,

2013

117

DOI: 10.1021/jp402640k

Preparation, Properties, and X-ray Structures of Bis(10-methyl-9-methyleneacridan)-type Electron Donors with a Thiophene/bithiophene/terthiophene Skeleton: Redox Switching of Thiophene-thienoquinoid Structure Accompanied by UV-Vis-NIR Electrochromic Response
T. Suzuki, Y. Hoshiyama, K. Wada, Y. Ishigaki, Y. Miura, H. Kawai, R. Katoono, K. Fujiwara,T. Fukushima

Chem. Lett.

2013

DOI: 10.1246/cl.130401

Oxidative conversion of tetraaryldihydrodibenzothiepins into elemental sulfur and stable cationic dyes accompanied by dual UV-Vis and CD spectral changes
T. Suzuki, T. Kuroda, H. Tamaoki, S. Higasa, R. Katoono, K. Fujiwara, T. Fukushima, H. YamadaChem. Lett. 2013, 42, 706–708 (DOI: 10.1246/cl.130275).

Redox switching of conjugation length using 9,9,10,10-tetraaryl-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene as an ON/OFF unit: Preparation, X-ray structure, and redox properties of perfluorobiphenyl derivative and its SNAr reactions to pi-extended analogues
T. Suzuki, H. Tamaoki, R. Katoono, K. Fujiwara, J. Ichikawa, T. Fukushima

Chem. Lett.

2013

DOI: 10.1246/cl.130190

Dynamic or Nondynamic? Helical Trajectory in Hexabenzocoronene Nanotubes Biased by a Detachable Chiral Auxiliary
W. Zhang, W. Jin, T. Fukushima, N. Ishii, T. Aida
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 114–117 (DOI: 10.1021/ja311738m).

Amphiphilic Design of a Discotic Liquid-Crystalline Molecule for Dipole Manipulation: Hierarchical Columnar Assemblies with a 2D Superlattice Structure
M.-C. Yeh, Y.-L. Su, M.-C. Tzeng, C. W. Ong, T. Kajitani, H. Enozawa, M. Takata, Y. Koizumi, A. Saeki, S. Seki, T. Fukushima

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

2013

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201207708

7,7,8,8-Tetraaryl-o-quinodimethane Stabilized by Dibenzo Annulation: A Helical π-Electron System That Exhibits Electrochromic and Unique Chiroptical Properties
T. Suzuki, Y. Sakano, T. Iwai, S. Iwashita, Y. Miura, R. Katoono, H. Kawai, K. Fujiwara, Y. Tsuji, T. Fukushima

Chem. Eur. J.

2013

DOI>: 10.1002/chem.201203092

Preparation of π-conjugated polymers consisting of 1-aminopyrrole and 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole units
S. Koie, G. Tanaka, H. Fukumoto, T. Koizumi, T. Yamamoto
Reactive & Functional Polymers, 2013, 73, 1180–1187 (DOI: org/10.1016).

1,4-Diiodobenzene with -COO-TEMPO (TEMPO = 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl-4-yl) substituents at 2,5-positions: synthesis and use as a monomer for new π-conjugated polymers having nitroxyl radicals in side chains
T. Iijima, M. Abe, T. Koizumi, A. Fukaya, K. Usami, K. Kami, T. Yamamoto
Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2013, 24, 927-933 (DOI: 10.1002/pat.3166).

Ligand Modification of Cyclometalated Ruthenium Complexes in the Aerobic Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Imidazolines
S. Aiki,Y. Kijima, J. Kuwabara, A. Taketoshi, T. Koizumi, S. Akine, T. Kanbara
ACS Catalysis, 2013, 3, 812–816 (DOI: 10.1021/cs300811w).

2012

Original Papers

Discotic Ionic Liquid Crystals of Triphenylene as Dispersants for Orienting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
J. J. Lee, A. Yamaguchi, M. A. Alam, Y. Yamamoto, T. Fukushima, K. Kato, M. Takata, N. Fujita, T. Aida

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

2012

DOI:10.1002/anie.201203284

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

Wide-Range 2D Lattice Correlation Unveiled for Columnarly Assembled Triphenylene Hexacarboxylic Esters
T. Osawa, T. Kajitani, D. Hashizume, H. Ohsumi, S. Sasaki, M. Takata, Y. Koizumi, A. Saeki, S. Seki, T. Fukushima, T. Aida

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

2012

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201203077

Remarkable Effect of Terminal Groups and Solvents on Helical Folding of o-Phenylene Oligomers
S. Ando, E. Ohta, A. Kosaka, D. Hashizume, H. Koshino, T. Fukushima, T. Aida

J. Am. Chem. Soc.

2012

134

DOI：10.1021/ja303117z

Interface Dependence of Charge Formation Dynamics in Hexabezocoronene-C₆₀
Y. Moritomo, Y. Yonezawa, M. Ito, H. Kamioka, Y. Yamamoto, T. Fukushima, T. Aida

Appl. Phys. Express

2012

DOI: 10.1143/APEX.5.062401

Aerobic Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Benzyl Alcohols to Benzaldehydes by Using a Cyclometalated Ruthenium Catalyst
A. Taketoshi, X. N. Beh, J. Kuwabara, T. Koizumi, T. Kanbara
Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 3573–3576 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.05.001).

Copolymers of pyrrole with N-alkynylpyrroles
T. Yamamoto, Y. Yamagata, R. Yamashita, M. Abla, H. Fukumoto, T. Koizumi
Synth. Met. 2012, 162, 2406–2413 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2011.03.031).

Preparation of poly(2-pyridone-3,5-diyl)s with -(CH₂)₄-SO₃M (M = H or Na) side chains
T. Yamamoto,T. Takei, N. Kumagai, Y. Harada, T. Ohki, Y. Kudoh, T. Kojima, T. Koizumi, K. Shiramizu, M. Abe, M. Oota
Polymer 2012, 53, 5995–5999. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2012.09.032).

Preparation of dibromopyridines having -(CH₂)_m-SO₃Na groups as monomers for new polypyridines
T. Takei, T. Ohki, Y. Harada, N. Kumagai, H. Fukumoto, T. Koizumi, A. Maeda, T. Kojima, Y. Sei, K. Shiramizu, M. Abe, M. Oota, T. Yamamoto
Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 5907–5910. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.08.086).

2011

Original Papers

A 4 V Operation, Flexible Braille Display Using Organic Transistors, Carbon Nanotube Actuators, and Organic Static Random-Access Memory
K. Fukuda, T. Sekitani, U. Zschieschang, H. Klauk, K. Kuribara, T. Yokota, T. Sugino, K. Asaka, M. Ikeda, H. Kuwabara, T. Yamamoto, K. Takimiya, T. Fukushima, T. Aida, M. Takamiya, T. Sakurai, T. Someya

Adv. Funct. Mater.

2011

DOI:10.1002/adfm.201101050

Supramolecular Linear Heterojunction Composed of Graphite-Like Semiconducting Nanotubular Segments
W. Zhang, W. Jin, T. Fukushima, A. Saeki, S. Seki, T. Aida

Science

2011

334

DOI：10.1126/science.1210369

Photoconductivity of Self-Assembled Hexabenzocoronene Nanotube: Insight into the Charge Carrier Mobilities on Local and Long-Range Scales
A. Saeki, Y. Yamamoto, Y. Koizumi, T. Fukushima, T. Aida, S. Seki

J. Phys. Chem. Lett.

2011

DOI: 10.1021/jz201223e

Redox-Responsive Molecular Helices with Highly Condensed π-Clouds
E. Ohta, H. Sato, S. Ando, A. Kosaka, T. Fukushima, D. Hashizume, M. Yamasaki, K. Hasegawa, A. Muraoka, H. Ushiyama, K. Yamashita, T. Aida
Nature Chem. 2011, 3, 68–73 (DOI:10.1038/nchem.900).

Deprotonation/protonation of Coordinated Secondary Thioamide Units of Pincer Ruthenium Complexes: Modulation of Voltammetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of the Pincer Complexes.
T. Teratani, T. Koizumi, T. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka, T. Kanbara
Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 8879-8886 ( DOI: 10.1039/C0DT01283A).

Changes in Redox Potential of a Nickel-pincer Complex Bearing Reactive Secondary Thioamide Units: Changes Caused by Deprotonation/protonation Reactions on Addition of NEt₃ and DBU.
T. Teratani, T. Koizumi, T. Yamamoto, T. Kanbara
Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2011, 14, 836-838 ( DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2011.03.001).

Synthesis and Chemical Properties of π-Conjugated Poly(9,10-dialkyl-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene-2,7-diyl) and a Related Polymer
R. Tokimitsu, T. Koizumi, T. Yamamoto
Chem. Lett. 2011, 40, 282–284 ( DOI: 10.1246/cl.2011.282)

Synthesis of Inclusion Compounds of Br-Th-Py-Br and (RO)₂B-Th-Py-Br (Th = Thiophene-2,5-diyl; Py = Pyridine- 2,5-diyl) with γ-Cyclodextrin
T. Koizumi, R. Kuwahara, I. Yamaguchi, T. Yamamoto
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2011, 84, 266–268. (DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20100247)

The Catalytic Activity of a Cyclometalated Ruthenium(III) Complex for Aerobic Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Benzylamines
S. Aiki, A. Taketoshi, J. Kuwabara, T. Koizumi, T. Kanbara
J. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696, 1301–1304. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2010.10.063).

Cyclometalated Platinum(II) Complexes Bearing o-Phenylenediamine Derivatives: Synthesis and Electrochemical Behavior
T. Koizumi, K. Fukuju
J. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696, 1232–1235. (DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2010.12.003).

Synthesis, Chemical Properties, and Electrochemical Behavior of a Pt(II) Complex Bearing a Benzenediamide-derived Ligand
T. Koizumi, T. Teratani, T. Yamamoto
Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2011, 14, 292–295.( DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2010.11.018).

π-Conjugated Polymers Consisting of 9,10-Dihydrophenanthrene Units
T. Yamamoto, R. Tokimitsu, T. Asao, T. Iijima; H. Fukumoto, T. Koizumi, T. Fukuda, H. Ushijima
Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2011, 212, 2406&nbdash;2416. (DOI: 10.1002/macp.201100310).

Preparation of Head-to-tail π-Conjugated Poly(thiophene-pyridine) and Poly(pyrimidine) by Organometallic Polycondensation
H. Fukumoto, Y. Fujiwara, T. Yamamoto
Chem. Lett. 2011, 40, 992&nbdash;994. (DOI: 10.1246/cl.2011.992).

Bithiophene-Bithiazole Alternating Copolymers with Thiophene Side Chains: Synthesis by Orgaonmetallic Polycondensation and Chemical Properties of the Copolymers
T. Yamamoto, S. Otsuka, H. Fukumoto, Y. Sakai, S. Aramaki, T. Fukuda, A. Emoto, H. Ushijima
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2011, 49, 1508&nbdash;1512 (DOI: 10.1002/pola.24557).

2010

Original Papers

Large-Area Three-Dimensional Molecular Ordering of a Polymer Brush by One-Step Processing
N. Hosono, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, K. Ito, S. Sasaki, M. Takata, T. Aida
Science 2010, 330, 808–811 (DOI: 10.1126/science.1195302).

Use of Side-Chain Incompatibility for Tailoring Long-Range p/n Heterojunctions: Photoconductive Nanofibers Formed by Self-Assembly of an Amphiphilic Donor-Acceptor Dyad Consisting of Oligothiophene and Perylenediimide
W.-S. Li, A. Saeki, Y. Yamamoto, T. Fukushima, S. Seki, N. Ishii, K. Kato, M. Takata, T. Aida
Chem. Asian J. 2010, 5, 1566–1572 (DOI: 10.1002/asia.201000111).

Form Factor of an N-Layered Helical Tape and Its Application to Nanotube Formation of Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene-Based Molecules
C. V. Teixeira, H. Amenitsch, T. Fukushima, J. P. Hill, W. Jin, T. Aida, M. Hotokka, M. Linden
J. Appl. Cryst. 2010, 43, 850–857 (DOI: 10.1107/S0021889810015736).

Hexabenzocoronene Graphitic Nanotube Appended with Dithienylethene Pendants: Photochromism for the Modulation of Photoconductivity
Y. He, Y. Yamamoto, W. Jin, T. Fukushima, A. Saeki, S. Seki, N. Ishii, T. Aida
Adv. Mater. 2010, 22, 829–832 (DOI: 10.1002/adma.200902601).

Magnetic Field Effect on the Photocarriers in Self-Assembled Hexabenzocoronene Nanotubes
Y. Wakikawa, T. Ikoma, Y. Yamamoto, T. Fukushima, T. Aida
Synth. Met. 2010, 160, 275–279 (DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2009.08.052).