RYO TANAKA

Last Updated :2024/10/02

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
Web Site
https://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/rytanaka/
E-mail
rytanakahiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
A researcher on the synthetic polymer chemistry, especially focusing on the effect of counteranion in the coordination polymerization catalysts.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2010/04, 2012/03, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellow (DC2, PD)
  • 2011/05, 2012/05, Humboldt-Universtaet zu Berlin, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2012/06/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Engineering, Assistant Professor
  • 2021/04/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
  • 2022/10/01, JST PRESTO Project, PRESTO Researcher

Educational Backgrounds

  • The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering, Japan, 2002/04, 2006/03
  • The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering, 2006/04, 2011/03

Academic Degrees

  • Ph. D., The University of Tokyo

Educational Activity

  • [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Engineering : Cluster 3(Applied Chemistry, Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering) : Program of Applied Chemistry
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Applied Chemistry Program
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Smart Innovation Program
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Applied Chemistry Program
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Smart Innovation Program

Research Fields

  • Chemistry;Applied chemistry;Polymer chemistry

Research Keywords

  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Precision Polymerization

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Academic Year, Special Study on Applied Chemistry
  2. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Basic Experiments in Chemistry
  3. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Advanced Organic Chemistry IV
  4. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Year, Graduation Thesis
  5. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  6. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  7. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  8. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  9. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  10. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  11. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  12. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  13. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Special Study on Applied Chemistry
  14. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Special Study on Applied Chemistry
  15. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Advanced Coordination Chemistry

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Selective synthesis of alpha-vinyl-omega-vinylidene-oligoisoprene as a macromonomer via ethenolysis of polyisoprene, POLYMER JOURNAL, 56(4), 335-342, 20240111
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  2. Copolymerization of Ethylene with Functionalized 1,1-Disubstituted Olefins Using a Fluorenylamido-Ligated Titanium Catalyst, POLYMERS, 16(2), 236, 202401
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  3. Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones Catalyzed by Silicon-Based Lewis Acid, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE, 2023, 4391372, 20230517
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  4. Control of coordination polymerization behavior by counter-anionic effects, PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE, 142, 101690, 202307
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  5. Aggregation-induced emission of a bis(imino)acenaphthene zinc complex with tetraphenylethene units, DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 52(16), 5047-5055, 20230208
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  6. Direct Observation of the Effect of a High-Molecular-Weight Component on the Deformation Behavior of Polyethylene Solids Using the Rheo-Raman Spectroscopic Technique, MACROMOLECULES, 56(8), 3073-3082, 20230425
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  7. Synthesis, Properties, and Biodegradability of Novel Sequence-Controlled Copolyesters Composed of Glycolic Acid, Dicarboxylic Acids, and C-3 or C-4 Diols, POLYMERS, 15(5), 20230224
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  8. Impact of Methylaluminoxane Oxidation on Ethylene Polymerization Using Ni Catalysts, ORGANOMETALLICS, 41(21), 3024-3031, 20221022
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  9. Impact of methylaluminoxane oxidation on the ethylene polymerization using Ni catalysts, Organometallics, 41, 3024-3031, 20221022
  10. Synthesis of Chain-End Functional Polydienes Using Diene Comonomer Bearing Boronic Acid Masked with Diaminonaphthalene, MOLECULES, 27(24), 20221217
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI

  11. Star polymers with norbornene/1-octene gradient copolymer arms synthesized by an ansa-fluorenylamidodimethyltitanium-[Ph3C][B(C6F5)(4)] catalyst system

    , POLYMER, 249, 124844, 20220517
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  12. Selective alcoholysis of lactide catalyzed by bulky Lewis pairs of tris (pentafluorophenyl)borane and phosphines, MOLECULAR CATALYSIS, 519, 112121, 202202
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  13. Cyclic Olefin Copolymer Bearing Pendant Fluorenyl Groups with High Refractive Index and Low Chromatic Dispersion, MACROMOLECULES, 55(1), 125-132, 20220111
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  14. Polymerization of Styrene Derivatives Using Anilinonaphthoquinone-Ligated Nickel Complexes and Thermal/Rheological Properties of the Produced Polymers, MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 223, 2100402, 202201
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  15. Synthesis and Properties of Star Polymers with Norbornene/alpha-olefin Gradient Copolymer Arms Using ansa-Fluorenylamidodimethyltitanium-[Ph3C][B(C6F5)4] Catalyst System, next generation polyolefins, 14, 11-15, 20211220
  16. Synthesis, Properties, and Biodegradability of Thermoplastic Elastomers Made from 2-Methyl-1,3-propanediol, Glutaric Acid and Lactide, LIFE-BASEL, 11(1), 202101
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  17. Synthesis and properties of block copolymers composed of norbornene/higher alpha-olefin gradient segments using ansa-fluorenylamidodimethyltitanium-[Ph3C][B(C6F5)(4)] catalyst system, POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 12(2), 20210114
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  18. ★, Neutral, Noncoordinating, and Hydrocarbon-Soluble Protic Cocatalyst for Olefin Polymerization, ACS CATALYSIS, 11(2), 865-870, 20210115
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  19. Incorporation of Boronic Acid Functionality into Isotactic Polypropylene and Its Application as a Cross-Linking Point, MACROMOLECULES, 54(3), 1267-1272, 20210209
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  20. Improving the strength of polyethylene solids by simple controlling of the molecular weight distribution, POLYMER, 218, 20210318
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  21. Synthesis of thermoplastic elastomers with high biodegradability in seawater, POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY, 184, 109467, 20201219
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  22. Rheological properties of linear and short-chain branched polyethylene with nearly monodispersed molecular weight distribution, RHEOLOGICA ACTA, 60(9), 511-519, 202109
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  23. Removal of mononuclear alkylaluminum species in aluminoxane using a crosslinked polymer bearing bulky phenoxy groups, POLYMER JOURNAL, 53(11), 1187-1193, 202111
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  24. Copolymerization of norbornene and conjugated dienes using anilinonaphthoquinone-ligated nickel complexes, POLYMER, 187, 122094, 20200120
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  25. Crystal structure of di-mu-trihydro(pentafluorophenyl)borato-tetrakis(tetrahydrofuran)disodium, ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION E-CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS, 76(2), 145-147, 20200107
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  26. Coordination-Insertion Copolymerization of Norbornene and p-Substituted Styrenes Using Anilinonaphthoquinone-Ligated Nickel Complexes, MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 221(5), 1900494, 20200305
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  27. Synthesis, properties and biodegradation of periodic copolyesters composed of hydroxy acids, ethylene glycol, and terephthalic acid, POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY, 174, 20200401
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  28. Effect of Ancillary Ligands as a Part of Counteranion in Neodymium-Catalyzed Isoprene Polymerization, ORGANOMETALLICS, 39(10), 1855-1860, 20200526
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  29. Synthesis and Properties of Gradient Copolymers Composed of Norbornene and Higher alpha-Olefins Using an ansa-Fluorenylamidodimethyltitanium-[Ph3C][B(C6F5)(4)] Catalyst System, MACROMOLECULES, 53(11), 4323-4329, 20200609
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  30. ★, Precise control of coordination polymerization via the modification of methylaluminoxane (MAO), POLYMER JOURNAL, 52(7), 661-670, 20200701
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  31. Synthesis, Properties, and Biodegradation of Sequential Poly(Ester Amide)s Containing gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 21(10), 20200523
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  32. Synthesis of norbornene/divinylbenzene copolymers catalyzed by anilinonaphthoquinone-ligated nickel complexes and their applications for the synthesis of graft polymers, JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE, 58(11), 1564-1570, 20200601
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  33. Norbornadiene homopolymerization and norbornene/norbornadiene/1-octene terpolymerization by ansa-fluorenylamidotitanium-based catalysts, POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 11(42), 6803-6810, 20201114
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  34. Synthesis and properties of biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers using 2-Methyl-1,3-propanediol, succinic acid and lactide, POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY, 181, 109353, 202011
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  35. Optically Transparent Functional Polyolefin Elastomer with Excellent Mechanical and Thermal Properties, ACS MACRO LETTERS, 8(3), 299-303, 2019
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  36. Cis-1,4 Specific Polymerization of 1,3-Butadiene Using PNP-pincer Ligated Iron(II) Complexes, CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 48(6), 525-528, 2019
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  37. ★, Preparation of Methylaluminoxane from CO2 and Me3Al, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 2019(18), 2392-2395, 20190515
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  38. Stereospecific polymerization of conjugated dienes using neodymium alkylborohydride complexes, DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 48(21), 7267-7273, 2019
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  39. Copolymerization of Norbornene and Styrene with Anilinonaphthoquinone-Ligated Nickel Complexes, POLYMERS, 11(7), 1100, 20190628
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  40. Effect of the number of arms on the mechanical properties of a star-shaped cyclic olefin copolymer, POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 10(41), 5578-5583, 20191107
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  41. Copolymerization of Ethylene and Fluoroalkylnorbornene Using Highly Active ansa-(Fluorenyl)(amido)titanium-Based Catalysts, MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 220(19), 1900306, 20191004
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  42. Chain-walking polymerization of 3-heptene with phenyl substituted alpha-diimine nickel catalysts, POLYMER, 181, 121801, 20191024
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  43. Chain-Walking Polymerization of Linear Internal Octenes Catalyzed by alpha-Diimine Nickel Complexes, ORGANOMETALLICS, 37(9), 1358-1367, 20181214
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  44. Reversible star assembly of polyolefins using interconversion between boroxine and boronic acid, POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 9(27), 3774-3779, 2018
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  45. Efficient control of ethylene-norbornene copolymerization behavior of a fluorenylamido-ligated titanium complex: substituent effects of the amido ligand and copolymer properties, POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 9(35), 4492-4497, 2018
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  46. Efficient ethylene copolymerization with polar monomers using palladium anilinonaphthoquinone catalysts, POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 9(45), 5476-5482, 2018
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  47. Effect of Added Phenols and Silanol on the Cocatalyst Activity of Methylaluminoxane, KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU, 75(6), 551-556, 2018
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  48. Synthesis of highly thermostable norbornene-isoprene-1-octene terpolymer with titanium catalyst, JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 55(13), 2136-2140, 2017
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  49. ★, An Alternative Method for the Preparation of Trialkylaluminum-Depleted Modified Methylaluminoxane (dMMAO), Macromolecules, 50(15), 5989-5993, 2017
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  50. Living polymerization of higher 2-alkene with alpha-diimine nickel catalysts: Synthesis and characterization of high molecular weight poly(2-alkene)s, POLYMER, 127, 88-100, 2017
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  51. Synthesis of Stereodiblock Polybutadiene Using Cp*Nd(BH4)(2)(thf)(2) as a Catalyst, CATALYSTS, 7(10), 284-291, 2017
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  52. Highly Robust Nickel Catalysts Containing Anilinonaphthoquinone Ligand for Copolymerization of Ethylene and Polar Monomers, MACROMOLECULES, 50(23), 9216-9221, 2017
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  53. Selective synthesis of highly soluble cyclic olefin copolymers with pendant vinyl groups using 1,5-hexadiene as a comonomer, POLYMER, 136, 109-113, 2017
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  54. The preparation of boron-containing aluminoxanes and their application as cocatalysts in the polymerization of olefins, POLYMER JOURNAL, 48, 67, 2015
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  55. Structure-stereospecificity relationships of propylene polymerization using substituted ansa-silylene(fluorenyl)(amido) titanium complexes, JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 804, 95, 2015
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  56. ★, Synthesis of stereodiblock polyisoprene consisting of cis-1,4 and trans-1,4 sequences by using a neodymium catalyst: change of the stereospecificity triggered by an aluminum compound, POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 7, 1239, 2016
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  57. Facile Synthesis of Novel Polyethylene-Based A-B-C Block Copolymers Containing Poly(methyl methacrylate) Using a Living Polymerization System, MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, 37, 227, 2015
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  58. Synthesis of Highly Branched Polyolefins Using Phenyl Substituted alpha-Diimine Ni(II) Catalysts, POLYMERS, 8, 160, 2016
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  59. Precision Chain-Walking Polymerization of trans-4-Octene Catalyzed by -Diimine Nickel(II) Catalysts Bearing ortho-sec-Phenethyl Groups, MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, 37(16), 1375-1381, 2016
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  60. Theoretical investigation of the mechanism of syndiospecific propylene polymerization using ansa-dimethylsilylene(fluorenyl)(amido)titanium complexes, JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 823, 112-115, 2016
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  61. Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of L-Lactide and epsilon-Caprolactone Catalyzed by Aluminum-Based Lewis Pairs or Lewis Acid Alone, JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 55(2), 297-303, 2016
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  62. Synthesis of Biodegradable Thermoplastic Elastomers from epsilon-Caprolactone and Lactide, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 53, 489, 2014
  63. Ethylene-Propylene Copolymerization Behavior of ansa-Dimethylsilylene(fluorenyl)(amido)dimethyltitanium Complex: Application to Ethylene-Propylene-Diene or Ethylene-Propylene-Norbornene Terpolymers, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 53, 685, 2014
  64. Synthesis and application of alpha-diimine Ni(II) and Pd(II) complexes with bulky steric groups to polymerization of ethylene and methyl methacrylate, J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 398, 231, 2014
  65. Pseudo-living copolymerization of norbornene and omega-alkenylborane - Synthesis of monodisperse functionalized cycloolefin copolymer, Polymer, 56, 218, 2014
  66. Synthesis of Aliphatic Polyesters via Ring-Opening Polymerization of Macrocyclic Oligoesters, Macromol. Symp., 350, 7, 2015
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  67. Synthesis of Polystyrene-Grafted Cycloolefin Copolymer, Polymer, 70, 252, 2015
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  68. Stereospecific Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Norbornene Catalyzed by Ruthenium and Osmium Complexes with Chelating Hetero-Donor Ligands, KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU, 72, 460, 2015
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  69. Room-temperature Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction with alpha-diimine Pd(II) catalysts, APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, 29, 771, 2015
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  70. Synthesis and Properties of Polylactide-based Poly(ester-urethane)s with Ionic Groups, J. Jpn. Inst. Energy, 93, 921, 2014
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  71. New nickel(II) diimine complexes bearing phenyl and sec-phenethyl groups: synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behaviour, Appl. Organomet. Chem., 28, 477, 2014
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  72. Synthesis of a Multiblock Copolymer of cis-1,4Polybutadiene and Poly( 3-buten-1-ol), Macromol. Chem. Phys., 215, 888, 2014
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  73. Precise Synthesis of Cycloolefin Copolymer Using ansa-Silylene(fluorenyl)(amido)dimethyltitanium Complex as a Catalyst, J. Syn. Org. Chem. Jpn., 72(2), 118, 2014
  74. Synthesis and Thermal, Mechanical, and Optical Properties of A-B-A or A-B Block Copolymers Containing Poly(norbornene-co-1-octene), J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 52, 267, 2014
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  75. Synthesis and Properties of Poly(epsilon-carprolactone)-based Poly(ester-urethane)s Having Quaternary Ammonium Groups, J. Jpn. Inst. Energy, 93, 916, 2014
  76. Copolymerization of Norbornene with omega-Alkenylaluminum as a Precursor Comonomer for Introduction of Carbonyl Moieties, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 51, 5085, 2013
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  77. Synthesis of high-molecular weight block copolymers of norbornene and propylene with methyl methacrylate initiated by a fluorenylamido titanium complex, Polym. Chem., 4, 3974, 2013
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  78. Synthesis and Properties of Cationic Ionomers from Poly(ester-urethane)s Based on Polylactide, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 51, 4423, 2013
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  79. Synthesis and Characterization of Polyesters by Polycondensation of Itaconic Acid and Isosorbide, KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU, 70, 559, 2013
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  80. Copolymerization of Ethylene with Isobutylene and Limonene Catalyzed by Titanium Complexes with Various ansa-(Fluorenyl)(alkylamido) Ligand, Engineering Journal, 17, 7, 2013
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  81. Bis(phenoxy-azo)titanium(IV) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Activity in Styrene Polymerization, Organometallics, 31, 4216, 2012
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  82. Mechanistic Studies on the Reversible Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide Catalyzed by an Ir-PNP Complex, Organometallics, 30, 6742, 2011
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  83. Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide Using Ir(III)-Pincer Complexes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 14168, 2009
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  84. Synthesis of alpha-Heteroarylpropanoic Acid via Asymmetric Hydroformylation Catalyzed by Rh(I)-(R,S)-BINAPHOS and the Subsequent Oxidation, J. Org. Chem., 72, 8671, 2007
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  85. Asymmetric Hydroformylation of Vinylfurans Catalyzed by {(11bS)-4-{[(1R)-2'-Phosphino[1,1'-binaphthalen]-2-yl]oxy}dinaphtho[2,1-d:1',2'-f]-[1,3,2]dioxaphosphepin}rhodium(I) [RhI{(R,S)-binaphos}] Derivatives, Helv. Chim. Acta, 89, 1681, 2006
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI

Publications such as books

  1. 2012, Comprehensive Chirality, Vol 5: Synthetic Methods IV - Asymmetric Oxidation Reduction, C-N, 5.14 Reduction: Hydroformylation C-H and C-C, Elsevier, 2012, Joint work, Ryo Tanaka, Kyoko Nozaki, 334-342
  2. 2014, Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials, Coordination Polymerization (Styrene and Polar Vinyl Monomers), Springer, 2014, Joint work, Ryo Tanaka, Takeshi Shiono, 474-480

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Application of boronic acid-functionalized polyolefins synthesized by direct copolymerization, Ryo Tanaka, Asian Polyolefin Workshop 2023 (APO2023), 2023/12/12, With Invitation, English
  2. Precise polymerization using borataanthracenide as a counteranion, Ryo Tanaka, 72nd Symposium on Macromolecules, SPSJ, 2023/09/26, With Invitation, English
  3. Installation of boronic acid functionalities into polyolefins for mechanical property enhancement and reversible crosslinking, Ryo Tanaka, Yusuke Bando, Shin-ichi Kihara, Yuushou Nakayama, Takeshi Shiono, The 13th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC2023), 2023/07/21, Without Invitation, English, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Sapporo, Japan
  4. Synthesis of ethylene-propylene rubber crosslinked by dynamic covalent bonds, Ryo Tanaka, International Congress on Pure & Applied Chemistry 2022 (ICPAC 2022, 2022/11/25, With Invitation, English
  5. A novel boron-based counteranion applicable to olefin polymerization catalyst system, Ryo Tanaka, Asian Polyolefin Workshop 2021 (APO2021), 2021/12/21, Without Invitation, English
  6. A Neutral and Protic Borane Compound as a Precursor of Noncoordinating Counteranion, Tomoya Nakashima, Yuushou Nakayama, Takeshi Shiono, Ryo Tanaka, ACS Publications Symposium: The Power of Chemical Transformations, 2021/05/20, Without Invitation, English
  7. Chemistry of Methylaluminoxane - Efficient preparation method and composition control, Ryo Tanaka, The 8th Asian Polyolefin Workshop (APO2019), 2019/12/05, Without Invitation, English, Higashi-hiroshima, Japan
  8. Synthesis and their physical properties of star-shaped cyclic olefin copolymer, Ryo Tanaka, The 12th International Polymer Conference (IPC2018), 2018/12/06, Without Invitation, English, Hiroshima, Japan
  9. An alternative preparation method for trialkylaluminum-depleted modified methylaluminoxane, Ryo Tanaka, Asian Polyolefin Workshop 2017, 2017/10/25, With Invitation, English, Tianjin, China
  10. Control of stereospecificiy of conjugated diene polymerization using neodymiumbased catalyst: from atactic polymer to stereoblock polymer, Ryo Tanaka, International Symposium on Pure & Applied Chemistry 2017 (ISPAC 2017), 2017/06/10, With Invitation, English, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  11. Effect of counteranion in the polymerization of conjugated dienes using cationic neodymium catalyst, Ryo Tanaka Yuto Shinto Yuushou Nakayama Takeshi Shiono, The 11th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC2016), 2016/12/16, Without Invitation, English, Fukuoka, Japan
  12. Synthesis of stereoblock polydienes using Nd-based catalyst, Ryo Tanaka, The International Rubber Conference 2016 (IRC2016), 2016/10/28, Without Invitation, English, Kitakyushu, Japan
  13. Synthesis of Stereoblock Polyisoprene with Neodymium catalyst, Ryo Tanaka, The International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (ISHC XX), 2016/07/15, Without Invitation, English, Kyoto, Japan
  14. Effect of the protic source on the preparation of aluminoxane and its activation behavior of olefin polymerization catalysts, Ryo Tanaka, World Polyolefin Congress (WPOC 2015), 2015/11/24, With Invitation, English, Tokyo, Japan
  15. Preparation of boron-containing aluminoxane as a cocatalyst of olefin polymerization, Ryo Tanaka, IUPAC 11th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME2015), 2015/10/21, Without Invitation, English, Yokohama, Japan
  16. Change of the stereoselectivity by the addition of Mg/Al compound in neodymium-mediated isoprene polymerization: synthesis of stereoblock polyisoprene, The XXVI International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (ICOMC2014), 2014/07/17, Without Invitation, English, Sapporo, Japan

Awards

  1. 2009/11, Student Presentation Prize in 59th JSCC Symposium
  2. 2012/06, Reaxys PhD Prize 2012 Finalist
  3. 2013/12, Mitsui Chemical Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
  4. 2015/04, CSJ Presentation Award
  5. 2016/12, IPC2016 RSC Polymer Chemistry Award
  6. 2018/04, UBE Industries Research Grant Award
  7. 2019/05, Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. Mazda Foundation, 2023
  2. Iketani Science and Technology Foundation, 2023
  3. Strategic Basic Research Programs(PRESTO), 2022/10/01, 2025/03/31
  4. Intensive Support Program for Young Promising Researchers (NEDO), 2022
  5. The Kyoto Technoscience Center, 2021
  6. Eno foundation, 2021
  7. Mitsui Chemical Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, 2013
  8. KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 2014, 2016
  9. Chemical Evalution and Research Institute, Japan, 2014
  10. YMC co. ltd., 2015
  11. The Hattori Hokokai Foundation, 2015
  12. Yoshida Foundation for Science and Technology, 2015
  13. Electric Technology Research Foundation of Chugoku, 2017
  14. Furukawa Foundation, 2017
  15. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists), 2018, 2020
  16. Ube Industries Foundation, 2018
  17. Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku Kogyo Research Grant, 2018, 2020
  18. Tonen General Sekiyu Foundation, 2020
  19. The Iwatani Naoji Foundation, 2020

Social Activities

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. Asian Polyolefin Workshop 2023, Domestic Members, 2023/12

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2023, New Journal of Chemistry, Others, 1
  2. 2023, Polymer Journal, Others, 1
  3. 2023, Polymer, Others, 3
  4. 2023, Molecular Catalysis, Others, 2
  5. 2023, ACS Catalysis, Others, 1