MANABU ABE

Last Updated :2024/10/09

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Professor
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mabehiroshima-u.ac.jp
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1-3-1,Kagamiyama,Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
TEL : (+81)82-424-7432 FAX : (+81)82-424-7432
Self-introduction
Development of chemical reactions using light energy, which exists abundantly in nature. Development of drugs that deliver biologically active substances such as anticancer drugs by light irradiation. Elucidation of chemical reaction mechanisms based on direct observation of unstable chemical species intervening in chemical reactions.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2024/04/01, Kyoto University, Visiting Professor
  • 2021, 2021, Kwansei University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Visiting Professor
  • 2021, Tokyo Insitute of Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor
  • 2021, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Visiting Professor
  • 2020, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Professor
  • 2018, 2018, Osaka Prefecture University, Faculty of Engineering, Visiting Professor
  • 2018, 2018, Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering Science, Visiting Professor
  • 2015, 2015, Osaka City University, Faculty of Science, Visiting Professor
  • 2012, 2012, Kyushu University, Faculty of Science, Visiting Professor
  • 2008, 2008, Gunma UNiversity, Faculty of Engineering, Visintg Professor
  • 2008, 2008, Mie University, Faculty of Engineering, Visiting Professor
  • 2007, 2020/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Science, Professor
  • 2006, 2007, Osaka University, Associate Professor
  • 2003, 2003, Gifu University, Faculty of Engineering, Visiting Professor
  • 2000, 2006, Osaka University, Lecturer
  • 1995, 2000, Osaka University, Assistant Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Kyoto Institute of Technology, Graduate School, Division of Engineering and Design Science, Deaprtment of Materials Chemistry, Japan, 1992/04, 1995/03
  • Kyoto Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Department of Engineering Chemistry, Japan, 1986/04, 1990/03

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, Kyoto Institute of Technology
  • Master of Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology

Educational Activity

  • [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Science : Chemistry : Chemistry
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Chemistry Program
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Chemistry Program

Research Fields

  • Chemistry;Basic chemistry;Organic chemistry
  • Chemistry;Applied chemistry;Synthetic chemistry
  • Chemistry;Applied chemistry;Functional solid state chemistry
  • Complex systems;Biomolecular science;Chemical biology

Research Keywords

  • Quantum Chemical Calculations
  • Orbital Theory
  • Reaction Mechanism
  • Organic Photochemistry

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • The Chemical Society of Japan, 1990/10
  • The Society of Physical Organic Chemistry, Japan
  • The Japanese Photochemistry Association, 1995/04
  • The Society of Silicon Chemistry, Japan, 2006/10
  • The Society of Electron Spin Science and Technology, 2006/10

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, Modern Chemistry
  2. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special Study for Graduation
  3. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Special Study for Graduation
  4. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Organic Reaction Chemistry
  5. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Organic Chemistry III
  6. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Exercises in Chemistry A
  7. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Exercises in Chemistry B
  8. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Master's Thesis in Chemistry
  9. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Academic Year, Doctoral Thesis in Chemistry

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Molecular engineering of coumarins for enhanced 2-photon absorption property, CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 53(7), 20240718
  2. Temporal-Focusing Multiphoton Excitation Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy Using Spontaneously Blinking Fluorophores, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 63(27), 20240701
  3. CO2 Capture and Electrochemical Reduction of Low-Concentration CO2 Using a Re(I)-Complex Catalyst in Ethanol, ACS CATALYSIS, 14(13), 10403-10411, 20240625
  4. Study on factors affecting quantum yield for the design of improved ortho-nitrobenzyl photoremovable protecting groups, BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 97(6), 20240628
  5. Sulfur atom effect on the photochemical release of benzylamine from caged amines, CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 53(6), 20240628
  6. α-Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 89(10), 7125-7137, 20240508
  7. Sequential C-F Bond Transformation of the Difluoromethylene Unit in Perfluoroalkyl Groups: A Combination of Fine-Tuned Phenothiazine Photoredox Catalyst and Lewis Acid, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 63(14), 20240402
  8. Optochemical control of slow-wave sleep in the nucleus accumbens of male mice by a photoactivatable allosteric modulator of adenosine A2A receptors, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 15(1), 20240430
  9. Generation and Characterization of a Tetraradical Embedded in a Curved Cyclic Paraphenylene Unit, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 29(42), 20230726
  10. Photoinduced α-Aminoalkylation of Sulfonylarenes with Alkylamines, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 29(68), 20231206
  11. Molecular and Crystal Structure, Spectroscopy, and Photochemistry of a Dispiro Compound Bearing the Tetraoxane Pharmacophore, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 29(48), 20230825
  12. Formation of Sterically Congested C-N Bonds by Electrochemical Reductive Coupling of Amines and α-Bromocarboxamides, CHEMELECTROCHEM, 11(5), 20240301
  13. Bidirectional Neuronal Actuation by Uncaging with Violet and Green Light, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 63(13), 20240322
  14. Development of a Two-Photon-Responsive Chromophore, 2-(p-Aminophenyl)-5,6-dimethoxy-1-(hydroxyinden-3-yl)methyl Derivative, as a Photoremovable Protecting Group, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 89(7), 4691-4701, 20240319
  15. Crucial Roles of Leaving Group and Open-Shell Cation in Photoreaction of (Coumarin-4-yl)methyl Derivatives, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 146(15), 10993-11001, 20240405
  16. The isotopic signature of UV during bacterial reduction, GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES LETTERS, 29, 45-50, 20240409
  17. Substituent Effects on the Electronic Ground State (Singlet versus Triplet) of Indenyl Cations: DFT and CASPT2 Studies, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 27(7), 20240219
  18. Substituted effects on bonding characteristics of cyclopentane-1,3-diyl diradicals monitored by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 37(2), 202402
  19. Photoexcitation of (diarylmethylene)amino benziodoxolones for alkylamination of styrene derivatives with carboxylic acids, CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 15(3), 1068-1076, 20240117
  20. Energetically More Stable Singlet Cyclopentane-1,3-diyl Diradical with π-Single Bonding Character than the Corresponding σ-Single Bonded Compound, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 145(49), 27089-27094, 20231115
  21. Photochemically Induced Hydrogen Atom Transfer and Intramolecular Radical Cyclization Reactions with Oxazolones, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 88(23), 16435-16455, 20231120
  22. Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of a Cyclic Stilbene Derivative with Simultaneous Two-photon Absorption Character, CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 52(11), 846-849, 202311
  23. Development of Photoremovable Protecting Groups Responsive to Near-Infrared Two-Photon Excitation and Their Application to Drug Delivery Research, BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 96(9), 899-906, 202309
  24. Contribution of the nuclear field shift to kinetic uranium isotope fractionation, GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES LETTERS, 27, 43-47, 20230920
  25. Light-Mediated Synthesis of 2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-1-pyrroline via Intramolecular Reductive Cyclization of a Triplet Alkylnitrene, ORGANIC LETTERS, 25(23), 4345-4349, 20230605
  26. Manipulation of an electron by photoirradiation in the electron-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction, SCIENCE ADVANCES, 9(22), 20230602
  27. One-Electron Injection-triggered Radical Reaction of Alkyl Benzoates Promoted by 1,4-Bis(diphenylamino)benzene Photocatalysis, CHEMCATCHEM, 15(3), 20230208
  28. Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer in Salicylidene-?- Hydroxy Carboxylate Derivatives: Direct Detection of the Triplet Excited State of the cis-Keto Tautomer, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 127(12), 2765-2778, 20230330
  29. Tris(4?-Nitrobiphenyl)amine-An Octupolar Chromophore with High Two-Photon Absorption Cross-Section and Its Application for Uncaging of Calcium Ions in the Near-Infrared Region, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 87(23), 15888-15898, 20221202
  30. DMPO Spin Trapping Study of the Photolysis of 2-(4-Nitrophenyl)-1H-indolyl-3-methyl Derivatives, CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 52(1), 10-12, 202301
  31. Pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines as multitasking organophotocatalysts in chemical synthesis, CHEM CATALYSIS, 2(10), 2726-2749, 20221020
  32. Photolysis of 3-Azido-3-phenyl-3H-isobenzofuran-1-one at Ambient and Cryogenic Temperatures(dagger), PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY, 97(6), 1397-1406, 202111
  33. Assemblies of 1,4-Bis(diarylamino)naphthalenes and Aromatic Amphiphiles: Highly Reducing Photoredox Catalysis in Water, SYNLETT, 33(12), 1184-1188, 20220721
  34. Photoreaction of 4-(Bromomethyl)-7-(diethylamino)coumarin:Generation of a Radical and Cation Triplet Diradical during the C-BrBond Cleavage br, ORGANIC LETTERS, 24(15), 2804-2808, 20220422
  35. Thermal Reaction Behavior of Triphenylimidazolyl Radical with a Bulky Substituent, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 87(10), 6877-6885, 20220520
  36. A stable silylborane with diminished boron Lewis acidity, DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 51(17), 6543-6546, 20220503
  37. Protonation-Enhanced Reactivity of Triplet State in Dearomative Photocycloaddition of Quinolines to Olefins, ORGANIC LETTERS, 23(16), 6257-6261, 20210820
  38. 2-(4-Nitrophenyl)-1H-indolyl-3-methyl Chromophore: A Versatile Photocage that Responds to Visible-light One-photon and Near-infrared-light Two-photon Excitations, CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 51(2), 153-156, 202202
  39. Impacts of Solvent and Alkyl Chain Length on the Lifetime of Singlet Cyclopentane-1,3-diyl Diradicaloids with pi-Single Bonding, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 87(3), 1858-1866, 20220204
  40. Long-lived localised singlet diradicaloids with carbon-carbon pi-single bonding (C-pi-C), CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 57(86), 11301-11309, 20211028
  41. Impact of Five-membered Heterocyclic Rings on Photophysical Properties Including Two-photon Absorption Character, CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 50(10), 1810-1813, 202110
  42. SOMO-HOMO Conversion in Triplet Cyclopentane-1,3-diyl Diradicals, ACS OMEGA, 6(35), 22773-22779, 20210907
  43. Direct Detection of Singlet Cyclopentane-1,3-diyl Diradicals By Infrared and Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy at Cryogenic Temperature and Their Photoreactivity, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 86(17), 12046-12053, 20210903
  44. Structural Investigation of Photochemical Intermediates in Solution by Cold UV Spectroscopy in the Gas Phase: Photosubstitution of Dicyanobenzenes by Allylsilanes, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 125(28), 6238-6245, 20210722
  45. New aspect of photophysics of 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane and its solvated complexes: intra- vs. inter-molecular charge-transfer, RSC ADVANCES, 11(36), 22381-22389, 20210703
  46. SOMO-HOMO Conversion in Triplet Carbenes, ORGANIC LETTERS, 23(13), 4955-4959, 20210702
  47. 1,3-Diradicals Embedded in Curved Paraphenylene Units: Singlet versus Triplet State and In-Plane Aromaticity, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 143(19), 7426-7439, 20210519
  48. Discovery of 4-alkoxy-2-aryl-6,7-dimethoxyquinolines as a new class of topoisomerase I inhibitors endowed with potent in vitro anticancer activity, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, 215, 20210405
  49. p-Nitroterphenyl units for near-infrared two-photon uncaging of calcium ions, JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY, 409, 20210315
  50. Simple generation of various alpha-monofluoroalkyl radicals by organic photoredox catalysis: modular synthesis of beta-monofluoroketones, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 57(21), 2609-2612, 20210314
  51. Light-triggered elimination of CO2 and absorption of O-2 (artificial breathing reaction) in photolysis of 2-(4-nitrophenyl)-1H-indole derivatives, PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 20(3), 421-434, 202103
  52. Chemistry of Tertiary Carbon Center in the Formation of Congested C-O Ether Bonds, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 60(8), 4329-4334, 20210219
  53. Impact of the macrocyclic structure and dynamic solvent effect on the reactivity of a localised singlet diradicaloid with pi-single bonding character, CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 12(2), 613-625, 20210114
  54. Dynamic solvent effects in radical-radical coupling reactions: an almost bottleable localised singlet diradical, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 22(48), 20201228
  55. Conformation of K+(Crown Ether) Complexes Revealed by Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 124(48), 9980-9990, 20201203
  56. Structural Transformation of the 2-(p-Aminophenyl)-1-hydroxyinden-3-ylmethyl Chromophore as a Photoremovable Protecting Group, CHEMPHOTOCHEM, 4(12), 5392-5398, 202012
  57. Photoinduced alpha-Cleavage of 2-Azido-2-phenyl-1,3-indandione at Cryogenic Temperatures, ORGANIC LETTERS, 22(20), 7885-7890, 20201016
  58. Heavy-Atom Tunneling Processes during Denitrogenation of 2,3-Diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene and Ring Closure of Cyclopentane-1,3-diyl Diradical. Stereoselectivity in Tunneling and Matrix Effect, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 85(14), 8881-8892, 20200717
  59. Photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition reaction of carbonyl compounds with Danishefsky diene, ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY, 18(26), 4962-4970, 20200714
  60. Reactivity and Product Analysis of a Pair of Cumyloxyl and tert-Butoxyl Radicals Generated in Photolysis of tert-Butyl Cumyl Peroxide, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 85(13), 8627-8638, 20200702
  61. Photoinduced Reactivity in a Dispiro-1,2,4-trioxolane: Adamantane Ring Expansion and First Direct Observation of the Long-Lived Triplet Diradical Intermediates, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 124(21), 4202-4210, 20200528
  62. Duality of Reactivity of a Biradicaloid Compound with an o-Quinodimethane Scaffold, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 142(11), 5408-5418, 20200318
  63. Efficient Generation and Synthetic Applications of Alkyl-Substituted Siloxycarbenes: Suppression of Norrish-Type Fragmentations of Alkanoylsilanes by Triplet Energy Transfer, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 26(6), 1249-1253, 20200127
  64. Direct Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling with Naphthalene-1,8-diaminato (dan)-Substituted Organoborons, ACS CATALYSIS, 10(1), 346-351, 20200103
  65. Insights into the photochemistry of 5-aminotetrazole derivatives with applications in coordination chemistry. Effect of the saccharyl moiety on the photostability, PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY, 92(1), 49-62, 202001
  66. Bulky Substituent Effect on Reactivity of Localized Singlet Cyclopentane-1,3-diyls with pi-Single Bonding (C-pi-C) Character, CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL, 14(23), 4223-4228, 20191202
  67. Photodecomposition of Thienylsulfonyl Azides: Generation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Triplet Thienylsulfonyl Nitrenes and 3-Thienylnitrene, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 123(43), 9311-9320, 20191031
  68. Transforming Triplet Vinylnitrene into Triplet Alkylnitrene at Cryogenic Temperatures, ORGANIC LETTERS, 21(18), 7194-7198, 20190920
  69. The Effect of Viscosity on the Diffusion and Termination Reaction of Organic Radical Pairs, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 25(42), 9846-9850, 20190725
  70. Formation and Reactivity of Triplet Vinylnitrenes as a Function of Ring Size, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 84(14), 9215-9225, 20190719
  71. Keto-Difluoromethylation of Aromatic Alkenes by Photoredox Catalysis: Step-Economical Synthesis of alpha-CF2H-Substituted Ketones in Flow, ACS CATALYSIS, 9(7), 6555-6563, 201907
  72. Separation of Spectroscopically Uniform Nanographenes, CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL, 14(10), 1786-1791, 20190515
  73. Generation of "Sumanenylidene": A Ground-State Triplet Carbene on a Curved -Conjugated Periphery, CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL, 14(10), 1844-1848, 20190515
  74. Generation of Extremely Long-lived Localized Singlet Diradicals: New Insights into Bond-homolysis Process and Discovery of Novel Bonding System (C-pi-C), JOURNAL OF SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY JAPAN, 77(5), 503-511, 201905
  75. Photochemical generation of the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) radical from caged nitroxides by near-infrared two-photon irradiation and its cytocidal effect on lung cancer cells, BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 15, 863-873, 20190410
  76. 1,2-Diazacyclopentane-3,5-diyl Diradicals: Electronic Structure and Reactivity, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 141(9), 3920-3933, 20190306
  77. Curve Effect on Singlet Diradical Contribution in Kekule-type Diradicals: A Sensitive Probe for Quinoidal Structure in Curved -Conjugated Molecules, MOLECULES, 24(1), 20190101
  78. Chloro- and Dichloro-methylsulfonyl Nitrenes: Spectroscopic Characterization, Photoisomerization, and Thermal Decomposition, MOLECULES, 23(12), 201812
  79. Methoxyphosphinidene and Isomeric Methylphosphinidene Oxide, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 140(42), 13604-13608, 20181024
  80. Extremely Long Lived Localized Singlet Diradicals in a Macrocyclic Structure: A Case Study on the Stretch Effect, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 24(55), 14808-14815, 20181001
  81. Triplet States of Tetrazoles, Nitrenes, and Carbenes from Matrix Photolysis of Tetrazoles, and Phenylcyanamide as a Source of Phenylnitrene, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 122(37), 7276-7283, 20180920
  82. Anthranilamide (aam)-substituted diboron: palladium-catalyzed selective B(aam) transfer, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 54(67), 9290-9293, 20180828
  83. Sulfamoyl nitrenes: singlet or triplet ground state?, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 54(48), 6136-6139, 20180618
  84. Selective Probing of Potassium Ion in Solution by Intramolecular Excimer Fluorescence of Dibenzo-Crown Ethers, CHEMPHYSCHEM, 19(11), 1331-1335, 20180605
  85. Unusually Long-Wavelength Emissions of Cyclopropanes: New Insight into C-C Bond Homolysis, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 24(30), 7595-7600, 20180528
  86. Direct Observation of an Imidoylnitrene: Photochemical Formation of PhC(=NMe)-N and Me-N from 1-Methyl-5-phenyltetrazole, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 57(12), 3212-3216, 20180312
  87. Experimental Observation of Thermally Excited Triplet States of Heavier Group 15 Element Centered Diradical Dianions, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 24(13), 3156-3160, 20180302
  88. Photochemically Induced Intramolecular Radical Cyclization Reactions with Imines, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 83(4), 1867-1875, 20180216
  89. Magnetically Bistable Nitrenes: Matrix Isolation of Furoylnitrenes in Both Singlet and Triplet States and Triplet 3-Furylnitrene, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 140(1), 10-13, 20180110
  90. Photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition reaction of enone derivatives with 2-siloxy-1H-pyrrole derivatives, ARKIVOC, 192-204, 2018
  91. Fast Heavy-Atom Tunneling in Trifluoroacetyl Nitrene, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 56(49), 15672-15676, 20171204
  92. Artocarmins G-M, Prenylated 4-Chromenones from the Stems of Artocarpus rigida and Their Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activities, JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS, 80(12), 3173-3179, 201712
  93. Contrasting Photolytic and Thermal Decomposition of Phenyl Azidoformate: The Curtius Rearrangement Versus Intramolecular C-H Amination, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 121(45), 8604-8613, 20171116
  94. Is pi-Single Bonding (C-pi-C) Possible? A Challenge in Organic Chemistry, CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 46(11), 1586-1592, 201711
  95. Two ring opened oxetane taxoids containing a C-20 benzoyloxy group from the roots of Taxus wallichiana Zucc., TETRAHEDRON LETTERS, 58(40), 3897-3900, 20171004
  96. Laser flash photolysis of nanocrystalline alpha-azidop-methoxy-p-acetophenone, ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY, 15(35), 7380-7386, 20170921
  97. N-Methylcarbamoyl azide: spectroscopy, X-ray structure and decomposition via methylcarbamoyl nitrene, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS, 4(9), 1839-1848, 20170901
  98. Computational study on 1,3-disilacyclobutane-1,3-diylidene disilylenes: A synthetic strategy for cis-bent disilenes, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 30(9), 201709
  99. B(MIDA)-Containing Diborons, ACS OMEGA, 2(9), 5911-5916, 201709
  100. Design and Synthesis of Two-Photon Responsive Chromophores for Near-Infrared Light-Induced Uncaging Reactions, SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART, 49(15), 3337-3346, 201708
  101. Mechanistic study of stereoselectivity in azoalkane denitrogenations, PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY, 89(6), 759-764, 201706
  102. Design and Synthesis of a Caged Carboxylic Acid with a Donor-pi-Donor Coumarin Structure: One-photon and Two-photon Uncaging Reactions Using Visible and Near-Infrared Lights, ORGANIC LETTERS, 19(10), 2622-2625, 20170519
  103. Direct observation of methoxycarbonylnitrene, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 53(35), 4783-4786, 20170501
  104. Suplatast tosilate protects the lung against hyperoxic lung injury by scavenging hydroxyl radicals, FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, 106, 1-9, 201705
  105. Photolysis of 3,5-diphenylisoxazole in argon matrices, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 30(4), 201704
  106. Paterno-Buchi photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition of aromatic carbonyl compounds with 2-siloxy-1H-pyrrole derivatives(dagger), JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 30(4), 201704
  107. Direct Detection of a Chemical Equilibrium between a Localized Singlet Diradical and Its sigma-Bonded Species by Time-Resolved UV/Vis and IR Spectroscopy, ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 56(11), 2984-2988, 20170306
  108. Control of the Termination Mechanism in Radical Polymerization by Viscosity: Selective Disproportionation in Viscous Media, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 23(6), 1299-1305, 201701
  109. Light-harvesting organogel based on tris(phenylisoxazolyl)benzene, SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY, 29(6), 471-476, 2017
  110. The structure of electronically excited ,-unsaturated lactones, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 29(12), 718-724, 201612
  111. Using Molecular Architecture to Control the Reactivity of a Triplet Vinylnitrene, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 138(45), 14905-14914, 20161116
  112. Design, Synthesis, and Reaction of pi-Extended Coumarin-based New Caged Compounds with Two-photon Absorption Character in the Near-IR Region, CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 45(10), 1186-1188, 20161005
  113. Design and Synthesis of a 4-Nitrobromobenzene Derivative Bearing an Ethylene Glycol Tetraacetic Acid Unit for a New Generation of Caged Calcium Compounds with Two-Photon Absorption Properties in the Near-IR Region and Their Application in Vivo, ACS OMEGA, 1(2), 193-201, 201608
  114. Impact of Diradical Spin State (Singlet vs Triplet) and Structure (Puckered vs Planar) on the Photodenitrogenation Stereoselectivity of 2,3-Diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, 120(29), 7217-7226, 20160728
  115. Computational Study of Cyclobutane-1,3-diylidene Dicarbenes: Ground-State Spin Multiplicity and New Strategy toward the Synthesis of Bicyclo[1.1.0]but-1(3)-enes, BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 89(7), 770-778, 20160715
  116. Biphenalenylidene: Isolation and Characterization of the Reactive Intermediate on the Decomposition Pathway of Phenalenyl Radical, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 138(7), 2399-2410, 20160224
  117. A Puckered Singlet Cyclopentane-1,3-diyl: Detection of the Third Isomer in Homolysis, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 22(7), 2299-2306, 20160212
  118. Design and synthesis of a new chromophore, 2-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran, for two-photon uncaging using near-IR light, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 52(2), 331-334, 2016
  119. Intra- and Intermolecular Reactivity of Triplet Sumanenetrione, BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 88(11), 1612-1617, 20151115
  120. Multiple crystal forms of N,N '-diacetylchitobiose deacetylase from Pyrococcus furiosus, ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION F-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS, 71, 657-662, 201506
  121. Direct Detection of a Triplet Vinylnitrene, 1,4-Naphthoquinone-2-ylnitrene, in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 137(12), 4207-4214, 20150401
  122. Electron-spin resonance (ESR) characterization of quintet spin-state bis-nitroxide-bearing cyclopentane-1,3-diyl diradicals, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 28(2), 116-120, 201502
  123. Photolysis of acetophenone derivatives with alpha-cyclopropyl substituents, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 28(2), 137-146, 201502
  124. Oxidation of an allene compound bearing 1,8-dichloroacridene moieties and photolysis of the halogenated allene compound for the generation of triplet carbenes, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 28(2), 79-87, 201502
  125. Organocatalyzed Asymmetric Aldol Reactions of Ketones and beta,gamma-Unsaturated alpha-Ketoesters and Phenylglyoxal Hydrates, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 80(2), 806-815, 20150116
  126. Formation of Isomerized E,Z-Configured 1,3-Dienes in Construction of Macrocyclic Trienes by Diene-Ene RCM, BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 88(1), 146-148, 20150115
  127. 1,8-Disubstituted Xanthylidene-Based Remote Carbenes: Photolytic Generation and Isolation of Low-Coordinate Palladium(II) Complex, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 534-541, 201501
  128. Simultaneous Observation of Triplet and Singlet Cyclopentane-1,3-diyl Diradicals in the Intersystem Crossing Process, AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 68(11), 1700-1706, 2015
  129. Formation of Isomerized E,Z-Configured 1,3-Dienes in Construction of Macrocyclic Trienes by Diene-Ene RCM, BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 88(1), 146-148, 2015
  130. Oxidation of an allene compound bearing 1,8-dichloroacridene moieties and photolysis of the halogenated allene compound for the generation of triplet carbenes, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 28(2), 79-87, 2015
  131. Formation of Isomerized E,Z-Configured 1,3-Dienes in Construction of Macrocyclic Trienes by Diene-Ene RCM, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 88(1), 146-148, 2015
  132. Direct detection of a triplet vinylnitrene, 1,4-naphthoquinone-2-ylnitrene, in solution and cryogenic matrices., Direct detection of a triplet vinylnitrene, 1,4-naphthoquinone-2-ylnitrene, in solution and cryogenic matrices., 137(12), 2015
  133. Theoretical Study on Diradical Characters and Nonlinear Optical Properties of 1,3-Diradical Compounds, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 118(45), 10837-10848, 20141113
  134. Caged Glutamates with pi-Extended 1,2-Dihydronaphthalene Chromophore: Design, Synthesis, Two-Photon Absorption Property, and Photochemical Reactivity, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 79(17), 7822-7830, 20140905
  135. Mode Switching of a Self-Propelled Camphor Disk Sensitive to the Photoisomerization of a Molecular Layer on Water, LANGMUIR, 30(25), 7353-7357, 20140701
  136. Time-Resolved IR Spectroscopy of 1,3-Dicyanophenylcyclopentane-1,3-diyl Diradicals: CN Stretching Wavenumber as a Vibrational Signature of Radical Character, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, 118(14), 3991-3997, 20140410
  137. Scope and Limitation for FeSO4-Mediated Direct Arylation of Heteroarenes with Arylboronic Acids and Its Synthetic Applications, BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 87(2), 301-313, 20140215
  138. Time-resolved IR spectroscopy of 1,3-dicyanophenylcyclopentane-1,3-diyl diradicals: CN stretching wavenumber as a vibrational signature of radical character., Time-resolved IR spectroscopy of 1,3-dicyanophenylcyclopentane-1,3-diyl diradicals: CN stretching wavenumber as a vibrational signature of radical character., 118(14), 2014
  139. Mode switching of a self-propelled camphor disk sensitive to the photoisomerization of a molecular layer on water., Mode switching of a self-propelled camphor disk sensitive to the photoisomerization of a molecular layer on water., 30(25), 2014
  140. Diradicals, CHEMICAL REVIEWS, 113(9), 7011-7088, 201309
  141. Kinetic Stabilization and Reactivity of Single-Bonded Species: Effect of the Alkoxy Group on the Lifetime of Singlet 2,2-Dialkoxy-1,3-diphenyloctahydropentalene-1,3-diyls, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 19(31), 10395-10404, 20130729
  142. Substituent effect on the energy barrier for sigma-bond formation from pi-single-bonded species, singlet 2,2-dialkoxycyclopentane-1,3-diyls, BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 9, 925-933, 20130514
  143. Substituent Effect on Reactivity of Triplet Excited State of 2,3-Diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes, DBH Derivatives: alpha C-N Bond Cleavage versus beta C-C Bond Cleavage, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 78(5), 1940-1948, 20130301
  144. A novel non-metathetic behavior of Grubbs catalyst: Ruthenium-mediated intramolecular [3+2] cycloaddition of bis-1,3-dienes, JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 723, 171-175, 20130101
  145. On the decarboxylation of 2-methyl-1-tetralone-2-carboxylic acid - oxidation of the enol intermediate by triplet oxygen, NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 37(8), 2245-2249, 2013
  146. Substituent effect on reactivity of triplet excited state of 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes, DBH derivatives: α C-N bond cleavage versus β C-C bond cleavage., Substituent effect on reactivity of triplet excited state of 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes, DBH derivatives: α C-N bond cleavage versus β C-C bond cleavage., 78(5), 2013
  147. Substituent effect on the energy barrier for σ-bond formation from π-single-bonded species, singlet 2,2-dialkoxycyclopentane-1,3-diyls., Substituent effect on the energy barrier for σ-bond formation from π-single-bonded species, singlet 2,2-dialkoxycyclopentane-1,3-diyls., 9, 2013
  148. Kinetic stabilization and reactivity of π single-bonded species: effect of the alkoxy group on the lifetime of singlet 2,2-dialkoxy-1,3-diphenyloctahydropentalene-1,3-diyls., Kinetic stabilization and reactivity of π single-bonded species: effect of the alkoxy group on the lifetime of singlet 2,2-dialkoxy-1,3-diphenyloctahydropentalene-1,3-diyls., 19(31), 2013
  149. Diradicals., Diradicals., 113(9), 2013
  150. Stretch Effects Induced by Molecular Strain on Weakening sigma-Bonds: Molecular Design of Long-Lived Diradicals (Biradicals), JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 77(17), 7612-7619, 20120907
  151. Direct observation of denitrogenation process of 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene (DBH) derivatives, using a visible 5-fs pulse laser, CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS, 527, 79-83, 20120227
  152. The chemistry of localized singlet 1,3-diradicals (biradicals): from putative intermediates to persistent species and unusual molecules with a pi-single bonded character, CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS, 41(10), 3808-3820, 2012
  153. The chemistry of localized singlet 1,3-diradicals (biradicals): from putative intermediates to persistent species and unusual molecules with a π-single bonded character., The chemistry of localized singlet 1,3-diradicals (biradicals): from putative intermediates to persistent species and unusual molecules with a π-single bonded character., 41(10), 2012
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  155. Stereochemical deuterium-labeling study on the denitrogenation of 7,7-diethoxy-2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 24, 894-901, 20111001
  156. Stereochemical deuterium-labeling study on the denitrogenation of 7,7-diethoxy-2, 3-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 24(10), 894-901, 201110
  157. Concentration and Temperature Dependency of Regio- and Stereoselectivity in a Photochemical [2+2] Cycloaddition Reaction (the Paterno Buchi Reaction): Origin of the Hydroxy-Group Directivity, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 133(8), 2592-2604, 20110302
  158. Formation of macrocyclic lactones in the Paterno-Buchi dimerization reaction, BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 7, 265-269, 20110228
  159. The cooperative effect of a hydroxyl and carboxyl group on the catalytic ability of novel beta-homoproline derivatives on direct asymmetric aldol reactions, TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY, 22(2), 226-237, 20110131
  160. Formation of macrocyclic lactones in the Paternò-Büchi dimerization reaction., Formation of macrocyclic lactones in the Paternò-Büchi dimerization reaction., 7, 2011
  161. COMPUTATIONAL STUDY ON THE CYCLOPROPANATION REACTION OF YLIDES GENERATED FROM alpha-PYRIDINIUMACETATES, HETEROCYCLES, 81(11), 2479-2495, 20101101
  162. Novel cyclic beta-aminophosphonate derivatives as efficient organocatalysts for the asymmetric Michael addition reactions of ketones to nitrostyrenes, TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY, 21(15), 1861-1868, 20100804
  163. Computational study of the cooperative effects of nitrogen and silicon atoms on the singlet-triplet energy spacing in 1,3-diradicals and the reactivity of their singlet states, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 23(4), 300-307, 201004
  164. Generation and Intermolecular Trapping of 1,2-Diaza-4-silacyclopentane-3,5-diyls in the Denitrogenation of 2,3,5,6-Tetraaza-7-silabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene: An Experimental and Computational Study, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 75(6), 1956-1960, 20100319
  165. Stereoselective Triplet-Sensitised Radical Reactions of Furanone Derivatives, CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 16(11), 3341-3354, 2010
  166. Notable Substituent Effects on the Rate Constant of Thermal Denitrogenation of Cyclic Azoalkanes: Strong Evidence for a Stepwise Denitrogenation Mechanism, AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 63(12), 1615-1618, 2010
  167. Generation and intermolecular trapping of 1,2-diaza-4-silacyclopentane-3,5-diyls in the denitrogenation of 2,3,5,6-tetraaza-7-silabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene: an experimental and computational study., Generation and intermolecular trapping of 1,2-diaza-4-silacyclopentane-3,5-diyls in the denitrogenation of 2,3,5,6-tetraaza-7-silabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene: an experimental and computational study., 75(6), 2010
  168. Stereoselective Wittig Reactions Using Pentacoordinated Phosphous Reagents, Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, 2009(0), 267-267, 2009
  169. Substituent Effect at C2 position on the reactivity of singlet 1,3-diradicals, Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, 2009(0), 277-277, 2009
  170. Recent progress regarding regio-, site-, and stereoselective formation of oxetanes in Paterno-Buchi reactions., Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society (Taipei, Taiwan), 55(3), 479-486, 20080901
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  174. ★, Oxidation of archaeal peroxiredoxin involves a hypervalent sulfur intermediate., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105(17), 6238-6242, 20080429
  175. ★, Notable effect of an electron-withdrawing group at C3 on the selective formation of alkylidenecyclobutanes in the thermal denitrogenation of 4-spirocyclopropane-1-pyrazolines. Nonstatistical dynamics effects in the denitrogenation reactions, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 129(43), 12981-12988, 20071031
  176. Notable Effect of an Electron-Withdrawing Group at C3 on the Selective Formation of Alkylidenecyclobutanes in the Thermal Denitrogenation of 4-Spirocyclopropane-1-Pyrazolines., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129(43), 12981-12988, 20071001
  177. Exo-selective formation of bicyclic oxetanes in the photocycloaddition reaction of carbonyl compounds with vinylene carbonate: The important role of intermediary triplet diradicals in the stereoselectivity, Arkivoc, 58-65, 20070901
  178. First Direct Detection of 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-diphenylcyclopropanone., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 72(8), 2777-2784, 20070401
  179. New development of reactive intermediate chemistry: a case study of singlet biradicals, Yuki Gosei Kagaku Kyokaishi, 65(1), 16-22, 20070101
  180. ★, An extremely long-lived singlet 4,4-dimethoxy-3,5-diphenylpyrazolidine-3,5-diyl derivative: a notable nitrogen-atom effect on intra- and intermolecular reactivity., Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 45(46), 7828-7831, 20061001
  181. Experimental Probe for Hyperconjugative Resonance Contribution in Stabilizing the Singlet State of 2,2-Dialkoxy-1,3-diyls: Regioselective 1,2-Oxygen Migration., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(24), 8008-8014, 20060601
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  183. Notable temperature effect on the stereoselectivity in the photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition reaction (Paterno-Buechi reaction) of 2,3-dihydrofuran-3-ol derivatives with benzophenone., Tetrahedron Letters, 47(15), 2527-2530, 20060301
  184. Alternative protocol for oxidation in water: an effective epoxidation system promoted by the combination of Oxone and an amphiphilic ketone., Tetrahedron Letters, 46(2), 213-216, 20050108
  185. Novel Substituent Effects on the Mechanism of the Thermal Denitrogenation of 2,3-Diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene Derivatives, Stepwise versus Concerted., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(1), 10-11, 20050101
  186. Selectivity Control in Electron Spin Inversion Processes: Regio- and Stereochemistry of Paterno-Buechi Photocycloadditions as a Powerful Tool for Mapping Intersystem Crossing Processes., Accounts of Chemical Research, 37(12), 919-928, 20041201
  187. Theoretical Calculations of the Effects of 2-Heavier Group 14 Element and Substituents on the Singlet-Triplet Energy Gap in Cyclopentane-1,3-diyls and Computational Prediction of the Reactivity of Singlet 2-Silacyclopentane-1,3-diyls., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 69(21), 7250-7255, 20040501
  188. 2-Silyl Group Effect on the Reactivity of Cyclopentane-1,3-diyls. Intramolecular Ring-Closure versus Silyl Migration., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 69(17), 5622-5626, 20040401
  189. Mechanism of Stereo- and Regioselectivity in the Paterno-Buechi Reaction of Furan Derivatives with Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds: Importance of the Conformational Distribution in the Intermediary Triplet 1,4-Diradicals., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126(9), 2838-2846, 20040301
  190. Effects of Spiroconjugation on the Calculated Singlet-Triplet Energy Gap in 2,2-Dialkoxycyclopentane-1,3-diyls and on the Experimental Electronic Absorption Spectra of Singlet 1,3-Diphenyl Derivatives. Assignment of the Lowest-Energy ElectronicTransition of Singlet Cyclopentane-1,3-diyls., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126(2), 574-582, 20040101
  191. DFT Calculations on the Effects of Para Substituents on the Energy Differences between Singlet and Triplet States of 2,2-Difluoro-1,3-diphenylcyclopentane-1,3-diyls., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125(42), 12823-12828, 20031001
  192. Synthesis of Antimalarial Yingzhaosu A Analogues by the Peroxidation of Dienes with Co(II)/O2/Et3SiH., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 68(19), 7361-7367, 20030501
  193. DFT Prediction of Ground-State Spin Multiplicity of Cyclobutane-1,3-diyls: Notable Effects of Two Sets of Through-Bond Interactions., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 68(4), 1618-1621, 20030201
  194. Mechanism of an Alcohol-Trapping Reaction in the Direct and Benzophenone-Sensitized Photodenitrogenation of a Spiroepoxy-Substituted Azoalkane: Solvent Effects and Stereochemical Deuterium Labeling., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 68(5), 1796-1803, 20030201
  195. Reaction of 7,7-diphenyl-6-oxabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-1-ene with ROH; controlling factors on the regioselectivity in the nucleophilic addition reaction., Tetrahedron, 58(35), 7043-7047, 20020901
  196. On the Electronic Character of Localized Singlet 2,2-Dimethoxycyclopentane-1,3-diyl Diradicals: Substituent Effects on the Lifetime., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(23), 6540-6541, 20020601
  197. Multifunctional anti-angiogenic activity of the cyclic peroxide ANO-2 with antitumor activity., International Journal of Cancer, 100(2), 220-227, 20020201
  198. Ozonolyses of 1-alkyl-substituted 1-tert-butylethylenes and highly methylated methylenecycloalkanes. The influence of the substituent steric bulk on the direction of cleavage of the primary ozonides., Tetrahedron, 58(5), 891-896, 20020201
  199. Paterno-Buchi [2+2] photocycloaddition reactions of silyl ketene acetals: Controlling factors on the regio- and stereoselectivity in the oxetane formations., Yuki Gosei Kagaku Kyokaishi, 59(9), 855-865, 20010901
  200. Regioselective formation of 3-selanyl-3-siloxyoxetanes in the Paterno-Buchi reaction of silyl O,Se-ketene acetals (O,Se-SKA)., Synthesis, 1243-1247, 20010801
  201. Regioselective Oxygenations of S-Trans Dienes, Silyl Dienol Ethers (SDEs), by Triphenyl Phosphite Ozonide (TPPO) and Its Mechanistic Study., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 66(10), 3548-3553, 20010301
  202. New development of localized 1,3-biradicals. Oxygen atom effects on most stable spin multiplicity and reactivity., Kagaku to Kogyo, 54(2), 164-167, 20010201
  203. Stereochemical Deuterium Labeling as Mechanistic Probe for Differentiating the Singlet- and Triplet-Diradical Spin States in the Rearrangement of the 2-Spiroepoxy-1,3-cyclopentanediyl to Oxetanes., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 122(27), 6508-6509, 20000701
  204. Paterno-Buechi Photocyclization of 2-Siloxyfurans and Carbonyl Compounds. Notable Substituent and Carbonyl (Aldehyde vs Ketone and Singlet- vs Triplet-Excited State) Effects on the Regioselectivity (Double-Bond Selection) in the Formation of Bicyclic exo-Oxetanes., Journal of Organic Chemistry, 65(11), 3426-3431, 20000401
  205. Notable Sulfur Atom Effects on the Regio- and Stereoselective Formation of Oxetanes in Paterno-Buechi Photocycloaddition of Aromatic Aldehydes with Silyl O,S-Ketene Acetals., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 122(17), 4005-4010, 20000401
  206. Lewis acid promoted ring-opening reactions of 2-methoxy-2-siloxyoxetane in the presence of allylsilane: notable lewis acid effect on the ring-opening regioselectivity of the oxetane., Main Group Metal Chemistry, 23(11), 651-654, 20000301
  207. Intramolecular and Intermolecular Reactivity of Localized Singlet Diradicals: The Exceedingly Long-Lived 2,2-Diethoxy-1,3-diphenylcyclopentane-1,3-diyl., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 122(9), 2019-2026, 20000301
  208. Memory of chirality in photochemical reactions., Kokagaku, 31(1), 28-29, 20000101
  209. 18O-Tracer Studies of Fe(II)-Induced Decomposition of 1,2,4-Trioxolanes (Ozonides) Derived from Cyclopentenes and Indenes. Inner-Sphere Electron Transfer Reduction of the Peroxide Linkage., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 121(28), 6556-6562, 19991001
  210. Photooxygenation (Electron transfer) of silyl enol ethers derived from 1-indanone: silyl group and medium effects on the competitive formation of 3-siloxy-1,2-dioxetane and ? -peroxy ketone., Main Group Metal Chemistry, 22(9), 539-543, 19990901
  211. Photooxygenation (1O2) of silyl enol ethers derived from indan-1-ones: competitive formation of tricyclic 3-siloxy-1,2-dioxetane and ? -silylperoxy ketone., Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 2507-2512, 19990801
  212. Donor-Acceptor Binary Photocatalysis System Illustrated by the Intramolecular Cyclization of a Cyclopropanone Acetal Tethered to Cyclohexen-2-one., Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 72(3), 511-517, 19990301
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  214. A stereoselective, tandem [2+2] photocycloaddition-hydrolysis route to aldol-type adducts., Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 3261-3266, 19980901
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  216. Regioselective formation of 2-alkoxyoxetanes in the photoreaction of aromatic carbonyl compounds with ? ,? -dimethyl ketene silyl acetals: notable solvent and silyl group effects., Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 3253-3260, 19980901
  217. Electronic substituent effects on the EPR-spectral D parameter of trimethylenemethane (TMM) triplet diradicals compared with localized cyclopentane-1,3-diyls., Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2, 1063-1068, 19980501
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  220. Selectivity in the ring-expansion and ring-switching reactions of bicyclooxonium ions., Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 413-416, 19960501
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Publications such as books

  1. 2015, Chemical Science of π-Electron Systems, Localized Singlet 1,3-Diradicals, springer, 2015
  2. 2014, Methods and Applications of Cycloaddition Reactions in Organic Syntheses, [3+2] Cycloaddition of α,β-Unsaturated Metal-Carbene Complexes, wiley, 2014
  3. 2010, Handbook of Synthetic Photochemistry, (97) Formation of a 4-membered ring: Oxetanes, wiley, 2010

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Photochemical Release of 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) Radical from Caged Nitroxides by Near Infrared Two-photon Irradiation and Its Cytocidal effect on Lung Cancer Cells, Manabu Abe, Asian Photochemistry Conference 2018, 2018/12/17, With Invitation, English, Asian Photochemistry Association, Taipei
  2. Design and synthesis of NIR two-photon responsive chromophores, Manabu Abe, 14th Korea-Japan Symposium on Frontier Photoscience: Photochemistry, Solar Cells, and Photocatalysts, 2018/10/26, With Invitation, Japanese
  3. Is π SIngle Bonding Possible?, Manabu Abe, 24th IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, 2018/06/06, With Invitation, Japanese
  4. Design and synthesis of NIR two-photon responsive chromophores, Manabu Abe, International Symposium on Caged Compounds, 2018/03/09, With Invitation, Japanese
  5. Unusually Long-wavelength Emissions of Bicyclo[2.1.0]pentanes: New Insight unto C–C Bond Homolysis, Manabu Abe, Molecular Biradicals: Structure, Properties, and Reactivity, 2018/03/01, With Invitation, Japanese
  6. Design and Synthesis of New Chromophores for Two-Photon Uncaging Reaction using Near IR Light, Manabu Abe, International Conference on Chemical Science and Technology, 2018/02/24, With Invitation, English
  7. Design and Synthesis of New Chromophores for Two-Photon Uncaging Reaction using Near IR Light, Manabu Abe, Korea-Japan Frontier PhotoSceince (KJFP-2017), 2017/10/26, With Invitation, English
  8. Is π SIngle Bonding Possible?, Manabu Abe, Japan-Taiwan Bilateral Conference on Molecular Architecture, 2017/10/15, With Invitation, Japanese
  9. Nitrogen Atom Effect on Reactivity of 1,3-Diradicals, Manabu Abe, European Symposium on Organic Reactivity, 2017/09/05, With Invitation, English
  10. Is π SIngle Bonding Possible?, Manabu Abe, Herbert Mayr’s 70th Birthday, 2017/08/03, With Invitation, English
  11. Localized Diradicals on Macrocyclic Ring Systems, Manabu Abe, 8th Pacific Symposium on Radical Chemistry, 2017/07/18, With Invitation, English, Prof. Steven Bottle, QUT, Queensland University of Technology, Localized Diradicals on Macrocyclic Ring Systems
  12. Localized Diradicals in Macrocyclic Ring Systems, Manabu Abe, International Symposium on Reactive Intermediates and Unusual Molecules (ISRIUM), 2017/06/18, With Invitation, English, Das Thamattoor Department of Chemistry Colby College, Sorrento, Localized Diradicals in Macrocyclic Ring Systems
  13. A Challenge in Organic Chemistry: Is -Single Bonding Possible?, Manabu Abe, International Symposium of SFB 749 on "Dynamics and Intermediates of Molecular Transformations", 2017/04/02, With Invitation, English, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie, München, A Challenge in Organic Chemistry: Is -Single Bonding Possible?
  14. Design and Synthesis of New Chromophores for Two-Photon Uncaging Reaction using Near IR Light, Manabu Abe, WPI IIIS, 2016/11/26, With Invitation, English, WPI IIIS, Tsukuba, WPI IIIS, Tsukuba, Design and Synthesis of New Chromophores for Two-Photon Uncaging Reaction using Near IR Light
  15. Design and Synthesis of New Chromophores for Two-Photon Uncaging Reaction using Near IR Light, Manabu Abe, IBSC 2016, 2016/09/26, With Invitation, English, Design and Synthesis of New Chromophores for Two-Photon Uncaging Reaction using Near IR Light
  16. Chameleonic Character of 1,2-Diazacyclopentane-3,5-diyl Diradical, Manabu Abe, TSRC Radicals in the Rockies, 2016/08/01, With Invitation, English, Wolfram Sander, Telluride, USA, Chameleonic Character of 1,2-Diazacyclopentane-3,5-diyl Diradical
  17. Is pai-Single-bonding Possible?, Manabu Abe, The 23rd IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (ICPOC-23), 2016/07/03, With Invitation, English, Jason Harper, Sydney, Australia, Is pai-Single-bonding Possible?

Awards

  1. 2010, Australian Journal of Chemistry, Lectureship Award, Australian Journal of Chemistry
  2. 2007, The Zimmer Award, Cincinnati University
  3. 2007, Nozoe Memorial Award for Young Organic Chemist (2007), 基礎有機化学会, Generation of Long-lived Singlet Biradicals: Studies on the Structure and Reactivity
  4. 2007, Chemistry Research Promotion Center, Taiwan Lectureship Award, Chemistry Research Promotion Center, Taiwan
  5. 2005, Incentive Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (2005)., 有機合成化学協会, 反応性中間体の反応挙動精査に基づく合成反応の開発
  6. 2004, The Award for the Best Presentation on the 1st International Symposium in Chemistry at Gumma (2004), 群馬国際化学会議実行委員長・西村淳, Heteroatom Effects on the Reactivity of Cyclopentane-1,3-Diyls

Patented

  1. Patent, 6366269, 2018/07/13
  2. Patent, 6797410, 2020/11/20

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)), 2021, 2023
  2. Strategic Basic Research Programs(CREST), 2018/10/01, 2024/03/31
  3. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)), 2020, 2021
  4. Strategic Basic Research Programs(CREST), 2018/10/01, 2020/03/31
  5. Strategic Basic Research Programs(CREST), 2018/10/01, 2021/03/31
  6. Strategic Basic Research Programs(CREST), 2018/10/01, 2023/03/31
  7. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)), 2017, 2019
  8. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow), 2017, 2019
  9. KAKENHI, 2016, 2017
  10. KAKENHI, 2012, 2016
  11. KAKENHI, 2011, 2012
  12. Strategic Basic Research Programs(CREST), 2010/10/01, 2016/03/31
  13. KAKENHI, 2009, 2010
  14. KAKENHI, 2008, 2009
  15. KAKENHI, 2007, 2008
  16. KAKENHI, 2007, 2007
  17. KAKENHI, Development of Novel Molecular Transformation Reaction and Functionalization, Based on the Stabilization of Open-Shell Molecules, 2007, 2010
  18. 2006
  19. 2005
  20. KAKENHI, New Development of Biradical Chemistry : Construction of a Novel Structure, 2005, 2006
  21. 2003
  22. KAKENHI, 2000, 2001
  23. KAKENHI, 2000, 2000
  24. KAKENHI, 2000, 2001
  25. KAKENHI, 1999, 1999
  26. KAKENHI, 1999, 1999
  27. KAKENHI, 1999, 1999
  28. KAKENHI, 1998, 1999
  29. KAKENHI, 1998, 1998
  30. KAKENHI, 1998, 1998

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. Editorial Board, 2016/09/10, Advanced of Physical Organic Chemistry
  2. Organizing Committee Member, 2016/05/01, IUPAC S/C on Structual and Mechanistic Chemistry
  3. Associate Editor, 2012/09/01, Australian Jouranal of Chemistry

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. 2007/08
  2. International Symposium on Reactive Intermediates and Unusual Molecules, 2014/04, 2014/04
  3. 27th Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, 2016/09, 2016/09
  4. International Symposium on Reactive Intermediates and Unusual Molecules, 2015/12, 2015/12
  5. Pre-symposium on IUPAC Photochemistry, 2016/04, 2016/04
  6. 2015/07, 2015/07
  7. Pre-Symposium of Fujihara Seminar, 2016/04, 2016/04
  8. International Symposium on Stimuli-responsive Chemical Species for the Creation of Functional Molecules, organizing committee member, 2017/03, 2017/03
  9. International Symposium on Stimuli-responsive Chemical Species for Young Chemists, organizing committee, 2016/12, 2016/12
  10. International Symposium on Stimuli-responsive Chemical Species for Young Chemists, organizing committee, 2016/03, 2016/03
  11. International Symposium on Stimuli-responsive Chemical Species for Young Chemists, organizing committee, 2014/12, 2014/12