TAKEHIRO HIRAO
Last Updated :2025/06/25
- Affiliations, Positions
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
- Web Site
- E-mail
- thirao
hiroshima-u.ac.jp
- Other Contact Details
- 1–3–1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, Japan
TEL : (+81)82-424-7138 FAX : (+81)
- Self-introduction
- My research currently focuses on the development of non-covalently linked supramolecular polymeric ensembles.
Basic Information
Major Professional Backgrounds
- 2013/04, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS research fellow (DC1)
- 2016/04, University of Texas at Austin, postdoctoral fellow
- 2018/04, 2020/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Science, Assistant Professor
- 2020/04/01, 2024/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor
- 2024/04/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
Educational Backgrounds
- Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Science , Chemistry Ph.D., Japan, 2013/04, 2016/03
- Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Science , Japan, 2011/04, 2013/03
Academic Degrees
- Hiroshima University
- Hiroshima University
Research Fields
- Chemistry;Basic chemistry;Organic chemistry
Research Keywords
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Noncovalent polymer
- Organic Chemistry
Affiliated Academic Societies
- The chemical society of Japan
- The society of polymer science, Japan
- The society of synthetic organic chemistry, Japan
Educational Activity
Course in Charge
- 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special Study for Graduation
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Special Study for Graduation
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Exercises in Organic Chemistry
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Chemical Experiments I
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Chemical Experiments II
- 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Basic Chemistry B
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Introduction to Organic Chemistry
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Exercises in Chemistry A
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Exercises in Chemistry B
- 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Master's Thesis in Chemistry
- 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Year, Doctoral Thesis in Chemistry
Research Activities
Academic Papers
- Mechano-responsive color changes of a Pt(II) complex possessing triethylene glycol towards pressure sensors, RSC Adv., 15, 21401-21407, 2025
- Single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation based on ionophore-like transport, Chem. Lett., upae252, 2025
- Chiral Induction of a Tetrakis(porphyrin) in Various Chiral Solvents, Chem. –Eur. J., 30, e202403569, 2024
- Controlled Helical Organization in Supramolecular Polymers of
Pseudo-Macrocyclic Tetrakisporphyrins, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 63, e202416770, 2024
- ★, Latent porosity of planar tris(phenylisoxazolyl)benzene, Nature Commun., 15, 8314, 2024
- Synthesis of Supramolecular Polymers, Handbook of Functional Polymers, Chapter 40: Supramolecule, Y. Chujo Ed., 2024
- Spectrally Selectuve Leakage of Light from Self-Assembled Supramolecular Nanofiber Waveguides Induced by Surface Plasmon Polaritons, J. Phys. Chem. C, 128, 4295-4302, 2024
- Supramolecular polymerization behavior of a ditopic self-folding biscavitand, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 97, uoad016, 2024
- Nanoarchitectonics of supramolecular porphyrins based on a bis(porphyrin) cleft molecule, JOURNAL OF PORPHYRINS AND PHTHALOCYANINES, 27(07N10), 966-979, 202310
- Supramolecular chiral sensing by supramolecular helical polymers, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 59(17), 2421-2424, 20230223
- Macromolecular architectures constructed by biscalix[5]arene-[60]fullerene host-guest interactions, POLYMER JOURNAL, 55(2), 95-104, 202302
- Development of Supramolecular Polymers with Unique Chain Structures, Supramolecular Nanotechnology: Advanced Design of Self-Assembled Functional Materials, ISBN-10: 3527349480, 2023
- Lanthanide and Actinide Ion Complexes Containing Organic Ligands Investigated by Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy, Inorg. Chem., 62, 474-496, 2023
- Improved synthesis of tetrakis(porphyrin) molecular cleft via palladium-mediated cross-coupling between a bis(porphyrin) boronic ester and bis(iodophenyl)butadiyne, J. Porphyr. Phthalocyanines, 2022
- Nonporous Adaptive Crystals for Separations, Kagaku, 77(8), 64-65, 2022
- Self-assembly of neutral platinum complexes controlled by thermal inputs, Chem. Commun., 58, 8356-8359, 2022
- Supramolecular Ensembles Formed via Calix[5]arene-Fullerene Host-Guest Interactions, Chem. Asian J., 17, e202200344, 2022
- Chiral Supramolecular Polymer Formed via Host-Guest Complexation of an Octaphosphonate Biscavitand and a Chiral Diammonium Guest, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 95, 621-627, 2022
- Non-Racemically Twisted Supramolecular Fullerene Polymers, KOBUNSHI, 71(1), 6-6, 2022
- ★, Self-Sorting Behavior in Supramolecular Fullerene Polymerization
Directed by Host-Guest Complexation between Calix[5]arene and
C60, Chem. Commun., 57, 11831-11834, 2021
- Solvent-Directed Formation of Helically Twisted Stacking Constructs via Self-Assembly of Tris(phenylisoxazolyl)benzene Dimers, Org. Biomol. Chem., 19, 7165-7171, 2021
- Gas-Phase UV Spectroscopy of Chemical Intermediates Produced in Solution: Oxidation Reactions of Phenylhydrazines by DDQ, J. Phys. Chem. A, 125, 6697-6702, 2021
- Self-Complementary Structure of Bisporphyrin Dimer, Chem. Lett., 50, 1844-1847, 2021
- Negative Cooperativity in Guest Binding of a Ditopic Self-Folding
Biscavitand, Org. Lett., 23, 6217-6221, 2021
- SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY OF FULLERENES, Handbook of Fullerene Science and Technology, in Press, 2021
- ★, Polymerization of a biscalix[5]arene derivative, RSC Adv., 11, 17587-17594, 2021
- Self-assembly of neutral platinum complexes possessing chiral hydrophilic TEG chains, Org. Bio. Chem., 19, 5303-5311, 2021
- Self-Assembling Behavior and Chiroptical Properties of Carbazole-Cored Phenyl Isoxazolyl Benzenes, J. Org. Chem., 86(8), 5499-5505, 2021
- ★, Helically Organized Fullerene Array in a Supramolecular Polymer Main Chain, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143, 4339-4345, 2021
- Stereoselectivity in Dehydrative Cyclic Trimerization of Substituted 4-Alkylaminobenzoic Acids, New J. Chem., 45, 1187-1193, 2021
- A Light Harvesting/Charge Separation Model with Energy Gradient Made of Assemblies of meta-pyridyl Zinc Porphyrins, Chem. Eur. J., 27, 4053-4063, 2021
- Supramolecular fluorescent sensors: An historical overview and update, Coord. Chem. Rev., 15(427), Article number 213560, 2021
- Self-Healing Supramolecular Materials Constructed by Copolymerization via Molecular Recognition of Cavitand-based Coordination Capsules, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 59, 16690-16697, 2020
- A dual redox-responsive supramolecular polymer driven by molecular recognition between bisporphyrin and trinitrofluorenone, Chemical Communications, 56, 7553-7556, 2020
- Helicity of a polyacetylene directed by molecular recognition of biscalixarene and fullerene, Chemical Communications, 56, 6672-6675, 2020
- Columnar Organization of Carbo[5]helicene Directed by Peripheral Steric Perturbation, Organic Letter, 22, 5294-5298, 2020
- ★, Supramolecular Approach to Polymer-Shape Transformation via Calixarene–Fullerene Complexation, Macromolecules, 53(9), 3563-3570, 2020
- Supramolecular Polymerization and Functions of Isoxazole Ring Monomers, Chem. Lett., 49, 574-584, 2020
- AIE-active micelles formed by self-assembly of an amphiphilic platinum complex possessing isoxazole moieties, Chem. Commun., 56, 1137-1140, 2020
- Helical assembly of a dithienogermole exhibiting switchable circularly polarized luminescence, Chemical Communications, 55, 10607-10610, 2019
- Ring–Chain Competition in Supramolecular Polymerization Directed by Molecular Recognition of the Bisporphyrin Cleft, Macromolecules, 52(16), 6160-6168, 2019
- Supramolecular Properties of a Monocarboxylic Acid-Functionalized Texas-Sized Molecular Box, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 6823-6831, 2018
- ★, Control over multiple molecular states with directional changes driven by molecular recognition, Nat. Commun., 823, 2018
- ★, Sequence-controlled supramolecular terpolymerization directed by specific molecular recognitions, Nat. Commun., 634, 2017
- Slow Intermolecular Complexation–Decomplexation Exchanges of Cyclodextrins in Fullerene and Its Derivative Complexes, ChemistrySelect, 11322-11327, 2017
- Synthesis of Optically Active Conjugated Polymers Containing Platinum in the Main Chain: Control of the Higher-Order Structures by Substituents and Solvents, J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 2452-2461, 2015
- Synthesis and Properties of Novel Optically Active Platinum-containing Poly(phenyleneethynylene)s, Chem. Lett., 937-939, 2016
- Supramoelcular Porphyrin Copolymer Assembled through Host-Guest Interactions and Metal-Ligand Coordination, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 14830-14834, 2015
- Liposome collapse resulting from an allosteric interaction between 2,6-dimethyl-b-cyclodextrins and lipids, RSC Adv., 77746-77754, 2015
- ★, Supramolecular Fullerene Polymers and Networks Directed by Molecular Recognition between Calix[5]arene and C60, Chem. –Eur. J., 16136-16146, 2014
- Self-Assembly of Oligo(phenylisoxazolyl)benzenes Induced by Multiple Dipole-Dipole Interactions, Chem. Lett., 414-416, 2013
- Synthesis of Optically Active Poly(m-phenyleneethynylene-aryleneethynylene)s Bearing Hydroxy Groups and Examination of the Higher Order Structures, Macromolecules, 8161-8170, 2013
- Circular Dichroism and Circularly Polarized Luminescence Triggered by Self-Assembly of Tris(phenylisoxazolyl)benzene Possessing Perylenebisimide, Chem. Commun., 6025-6027, 2012
- Supramolecular Polymerization Triggered by Molecular Recognitioin between Bisporphyrin and Trinitrofluorenone, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 1473-1476, 2012
Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation
- N/A, Ayako Ema, Koki Hamada, Chikara Azuma, Yuma Nakamura, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2025/06/08, Without Invitation, Japanese
- N/A, Yuma Nakamura, Shin-ichi Kihara, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2025/06/07, Without Invitation, Japanese
- Selective Molecular Adsorption and Separation Using Latent Porosity in Crystalline Compound of Tris (phenylisoxazolyl) benzene, Yudai Ono, Takehiro Hirao, Naomi Kawata, Takeharu Haino, The 19th International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry in conjunction with 9th NanoLSI Symposium (ISMSC 2025), 2025/05/29, Without Invitation, English
- N/A, Yuma Nakamura, Shin-ichi Kihara, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2025/03/28, Without Invitation, Japanese
- N/A, Sumireko Sasaki, Naoka Fujii, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2025/03/27, Without Invitation, Japanese
- N/A, Yudai Ono, Takehiro Hirao, Naomi Kawata, Takeharu Haino, 2025/03/27, Without Invitation, Japanese
- Mechano-responsive behaviors of platinum complexes
possessing phenyl(isoxazolyl) groups, Takehiro Hirao, Masaya Yoshida, Takeharu Haino, CSJ Annual Meeting, 2025/03/27, Without Invitation, English, Osaka
- N/A, Ayako Ema, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2025/03/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
- Development of Photo-Degradable Supramolecular Graft Polymer Gels Formed by Molecular Recognition of Cavitand-Based Self-Assembled Capsule and Guest-Attached Polyester, Yuma Nakamura, Natsumi Nitta, Shin-ichi Kihara, Takehiro Hirao, and Takeharu Haino, The 21st Nano Bio Info Chemistry Symposium, 2024/12/05, Without Invitation, English
- N/A, Yuma Nakamura, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2024/11/12, Without Invitation, Japanese
- N/A, Ryota Kameda, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2024/11/12, Without Invitation, Japanese
- N/A, Naoyuki Hisano, Soichiro Koya, Naoka Fujii, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2024/09/25, With Invitation, Japanese
- N/A, Yudai Ono, Takehiro Hirao, Naomi Kawata, Takeharu Haino, 2024/09/25, With Invitation, Japanese
- N/A, 2024/09/11, Without Invitation, Japanese
- Chiroptical response in supramolecular assemblies of isoxazole-equipped platinum(II) complex, Masaya Yoshida, Takehiro Hirao, Kyota Yasuda, Takuma Matsumoto, Shin-ichi Tate, Martin Vacha, Takeharu Haino, Chirality 2024, 2024/08/26, Without Invitation, Japanese
- Latent Porosity of a Tris(methoxyphenylisoxazolyl)benzene, Takehiro Hirao, Yudai Ono, Naomi Kawata, and Takeharu Haino, 2024/06/07, Without Invitation, English
- N/A, Yudai Ono, Nozomu Suzuki, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2024/06/01, Without Invitation, Japanese
- N/A, Yuki Seno, Yudai Ono, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2024/06/01, Without Invitation, Japanese
- Guest encapsulation behaviors of a tris(phenylisoxazolyl)benzene derivative, 2024/06/01, Without Invitation, Japanese, Kyoto
- Vortex flow induced chiroptical response of self-assembled
supramolecular objects of isoxazole-equipped platinum(II)
complex, Masaya Yoshida, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2024/03/21, Without Invitation, English
- Latent Porosity and Selective Molecular Adsorption in a Molecular Crystal of
Tris(phenylisoxazolyl)benzene, Yudai Ono, Takehiro Hirao, Takeharu Haino, 2024/03/18, Without Invitation, Japanese
- Synthesis and chiroptical properties of supramolecular porphyrin polymers, Takehiro Hirao, Sei Kishino, Takeharu Haino, 72nd Symposium on Macromolecules, 2023/09/27, With Invitation, Japanese, kagawa
- Development of supramolecular fullerene assemblies via host-guest interactions, Takehiro Hirao, 2023/09/05, With Invitation, Japanese
- Pathway complexity in the self-assembly process of platinum
complexes possessing TEG chains, Takehiro Hirao, Masaya Yoshida, Takeharu Haino, The 103rd CSJ Annual Meeting, 2023/03/24, Without Invitation, English, Chiba
- Takehiro, Hirao, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST), Invited Lecture, 2022/12/22, With Invitation, English
- Takehiro, Hirao, Naoka Fujii, Yoshiki Iwabe, Takeharu Haino, 2022/12/16, Without Invitation, Japanese
- Takehiro, Hirao, 2022 International Conference on Modern Challenges in Polymer Science and Technology (2022 MCPST), 2022/01/18, With Invitation, English, Taiwan (online)
- Takehiro, Hirao, 2021/11/04, With Invitation, Japanese
- Development of supramolecular fullerene constructs via host-guest interaction between calix[5]arene and fullerene, Takehiro Hirao, 2023/11, With Invitation, Japanese
Awards
- 2022/05/31, the Matsuura Award, 広島化学同窓会
External Funds
Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds
- KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B))(daihyo), 2025, 2029
- KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A))(Buntan), 2025, 2029
- KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists), 2022, 2025
- KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)) (collaborator), 2021, 2025
- 2021, 2024
- KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists), 2020, 2022
- KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up), 2018, 2020
- KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows), 2013, 2016