Publications

 

Original Papers

2024

• “Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence of Dibenzophenazine-Cored Phenazaborines in Solid State: Anion Modulation of Photophysics”
  Lingagouder, J.; Aota, N.; Nakagawa, R.; Luszczymska, B.; Minakata, S.; de Sousa, L. E.; de Silva, P.*; Data, P.*; Takeda, Y.*
  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2024, ASAP.
  [DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c05319]
  *Invited as the part of the Special Issue “TADF-Active Systems: Mechanism, Applications, and Future Directions”.
  

• “Anion-Responsive Colorimetric and Fluorometric Red-Shift in Triarylborane Derivatives: Dual Role of Phenazaborine as Lewis Acid and Electron Donor”
  Aota, N.; Nakagawa, R.; de Sousa, L. E.; Tohnai, N.; Minakata, S.; de Silva, P.*; Takeda, Y.*
  Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63 (24), e202405158/1–10.
  [DOI:10.1002/anie.202405158]
  *an open-access article
  *Selected as a HOT Paper.
  *Press Release (Osaka University, April 11, 2024)
  *Highlighted in ResOU, Optronics, EurekAlert!, Phys Org, Asian Research News, Science Daily.
  

• “Water-Dispersible Donor–Acceptor–Donor p-Conjugated Bolaamphiphiles Enabling Humidity-Responding Luminescence Color Chang”
  Enjou, T.; Goto, S.; Liu, Q.; Ishiwari, F.; Saeki, A.; Uematsu, T.; Ikemoto, Y.; Watanabe, S.; Matsuba, G.; Ishibashi, K.; Watanabe, G.; Minakata, S.; Sagara, Y.; Takeda, Y.*
  Chemical Communications 2024, 60 (27), 3653–3656.
  [DOI:10.1039/D3CC05749F]
  *an open-access article
  *Invited as the part of the Themed Collection “CC 60th Anniversary Authors Collection“.
  *Selected as the Outside Back Cover of the issue (March 28, 2024).

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2023

• “On-Surface Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Nanographene with a [18]Annulene Pore on Ag(111)”
  Sun, K.; Li, D.; Kaihara, T.; Minakata, S.; Takeda, Y.*; Kawai, S.*
  Communications Chemistry 2023, 6, 228/1–7.
  [DOI:10.1038/s42004-023-01023-z]

• “Sumanene-Functionalised Bis(terpyridine)-Ruthenium(II) Complexes Showing Photoinduced Structural Change and Cation Sensing”
  Han, J.; Yakiyama, Y.*; Takeda, Y.; Sakurai, H.
  Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2023, 10 (1), 211–217.
  [DOI: 10.1039/D2QI01801B]

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2022

• “Perfluorocycloparaphenylenes: Fully Fluorinated Carbon Nanorings by Ni-Mediated One-Pot Synthesis“
  Shodo, H.; Kuwayama, M.; Shimasaki, M.; Nishihara, T.; Takeda, Y.; Kuwahara, T.; Yagi, A.; Segawa, Y.*; Itami, K.* 
  Nature Communications 2022, 13, 3713/1–6.
  [DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31530-x]
  (Preprint version) ChemRxiv
  [DOI: 10.33774/chemrxiv-2021-7kd63]

• “Dibenzophenazine Based TADF Emitters as Dual Electrochromic and Electroluminescence Materials“
  Crocomo, P.; Okazaki, M.; Hosono, T.; Minakata, S.; Takeda, Y.*; Data, P.*
  Chemistry—A European Journal 2022, 28 (43), e202200826/1–8.
  [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200826]

• “Comparative Study of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Properties of Donor–Acceptor and Donor–Acceptor–Donor Architectures Based on Phenoxazine and Dibenzo[a,j]phenazine“
  Izumi, S.; Govindharaj, P.; Drewniak, A.; Crocomo, P. Z.; Minakata, S.; de Sousa, L. E.; de Silva, P.*; Data, P.*; Takeda, Y.* 
  Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 2022, 18, 459–468.
  [DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.18.48] 
  ＊an open-access article
  ＊Invited as a part of a Themed Collection “Organic TADF materials design”.

• “Dual-Photofunctional Organogermanium Compound Based on Donor–Acceptor–Donor Architecture“
  Nyga, A.; Kaihara, T.; Hosono, T.; Sipala, M.; Stachelek, P.; Tohnai, N.; Minakata, S.; de Sousa, L. E.; de Silva, P.*; Data, P.*; Takeda, Y.* 
  Chemical Communications 2022, 58 (39), 5889–5892.
  [DOI: 10.1039/D2CC01568D] 
  *an open-access article
  *Invited as the part of the Themed Collection “2022 Pioneering Investigators”.
  *Selected as a Pioneering Investigator 2022.
  

• “Regioisomeric Effect on the Excited-State Fate Leading to Room-Temperature Phosphorescence or Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence in a Dibenzophenazine-Cored Donor–Acceptor–Donor System” 
  Hosono, T.; Decarli, N. O.; Crocomo, P. Z.; Goya, T.; de Sousa, L. E.; Tohani, N.; Minakata, S.; de Silva, P.*; Data, P.*; Takeda, Y.*
  Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2022, 10 (12), 4905–4913.
  [DOI: 10.1039/D1TC05730H]
  (Preprint version) ChemRxiv 
  [DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-6672t]
  ＊Invited as a part of a Themed Collection “Materials for thermally activated delayed fluorescence and/or triplet fusion upconversion”.

• “A New Entry to Purely Organic Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters Based on Pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazine–Dihydrophenazasilines Donor–Acceptor Dyad“
  Goya, T.; Crocomo, P. Z.; Hosono, T.; Minakata, S.; de Sousa, L. E.; de Silva, P.*; Data, P.*; Takeda, Y.*
  Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 2022, 11 (3), e202100780/1–8.
  [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100780]
  *an open-access article
  *Invited as a part of a Special Collection “10th Anniversary Collection”.

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2021

• “Syntheses and Room Temperature Phosphorescence Properties of Dibenzobenzodithiophenes and Dibenzothiophenes“
  Tsuboi, M.; Nakamura, S.; Nandi, S.; de Silva, P.*; Takeda, Y.*; Miura, M.*
  Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 2021, 94 (10), 2498–2504.
  [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210225]

• “Revealing Internal Heavy Chalcogen Atom Effect on the Photophysics of Dibenzo[a,j]phenazine-Cored Donor–Acceptor–Donor Triad” 
  Goto, S.; Nitta, Y.; Decarli, N.; de Sousa, L. E.; Stachelek, P.; Tohnai, N.; Minakata, S.; de Silva, P.*; Data, P.*; Takeda, Y.*
  Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2021, 9 (39), 13942–13953.
  [DOI: 10.1039/D1TC02635F] 
  (Preprint version) ChemRxiv 
  [DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.14401301.v1]
  *Selected as the part of the Themed Collection “2021 Journal of Materials Chemistry C Most Popular Articles“.

• “The Impact of C₂-Insertion into Carbazole Donor on Physicochemical Properties of Dibenzo[a,j]phenazine-Cored Donor–Acceptor–Donor Triads“
  Crocomo, P. Z.; Kaihara, T.; Kawaguchi, S.; Stachelek, P.; Minakata, S.; de Silva, P.*; Data, P.*; Takeda, Y.*
  Chemistry—A European Journal 2021, 27 (53), 13390–13398.
  [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101654]
  *an open-access article
  *Selected as a HOT Paper.

• “Near Fermi Superatom State Stabilized by Surface State Resonances in a Multiporous Molecular Network”
  Kawai, S.*; Kher-Elden, M. A.; Sadeghi, A.; El-Fattah, Z. M. A.; Sun, K.; Izumi, S.; Minakata, S.; Takeda, Y.*; Lobo-Checa, J.*
  Nano Letters 2021, 21 (15), 6456–6462.
  [DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01200]
  *Selected as an Inside Cover of the issue (August 11, 2021).

• “Palladium‐Catalyzed Regioselective and Stereospecific Ring‐Opening Suzuki–Miyaura Arylative Cross‐Coupling of 2‐Arylazetidines with Arylboronic Acids“
  Takeda, Y.*; Toyoda K.; Sameera, W. M. C.*; Tohnai, N.; Minakata, S.*
  Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 2021, 363 (11), 2796–2805.
  [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100195]
  *Selected as a Hot Topics: C–C Coupling by ChemCatChem.

• “Peripherally Donor-Installed 7,8-Diaza[5]helicenes as A Platform for Helical Luminophores”
  Ikari, Y.; Kaihara, T.; Goto, S.; Bovenkerk, M.; Grenz, D. C.; Esser, B.*; Ferreira, M.; Stachelek, P.; Data, P.*; Yoshida, T.; Ikai, T.; Tohnai, N.; Minakata, S.; Takeda, Y.*
  Synthesis 2021, 53 (9), 1584–1596. 
  [DOI: 10.1055/a-1343-5810]
  *Invited as a Feature Article.
  *Selected as the Front Cover of the issue (May 1, 2021).

• “Heavy-Atom-Free Room-Temperature Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Enabled by Excited States Engineering” 
  Higginbotham, H. F.; Okazaki, M.; de Silva, P.*; Minakata, S.; Takeda, Y.*; Data, P.*
  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13 (2), 2899–2907.
  [DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c17295]
  (Preprint version) ChemRxiv 
  [DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.12818837.v1]
  *Press Release (Osaka University, January 12, 2021)
  *Highlighted in ResOU, Optronics, fabcross for エンジニア, EurekAlert!, AlphaGalileo, Phys Org, Nanowerk, Bioengineer.org, SciFi Insight, Innovation News Network, Scienmag, Australian Online News.

• “The Photophysics of Dibenzo[a,j]phenazine”
  Thom, K. A.; Förster, T.; *Weingart, O.; Goto, S.; *Takeda, Y.; Minakata, S.; *Gilch, P.
  ChemPhotoChem 2021, 5 (4), 335–347.
  [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202000250]
  *an open-access article
  *Selected as the Front Cover of the issue (April 20, 2021).
  *Highlighted in Cover Profile (ChemPhotoChem 2021, 5, 297).

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2020

• “Revealing Topological Influence of Phenylenediamine Unit on Physicochemical Properties of Donor–Acceptor–Donor–Acceptor Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Macrocycles”
  Izumi, S.; Nyga, A.; *de Silva, P.; Tohnai, N.; *Minakata, S.; *Data, P.; *Takeda, Y.
  Chemistry—An Asian Journal 2020, 15 (23), 4098–4103.
  [DOI: 10.1002/asia.202001173]
  *Selected as Very Important Paper (VIP).

• “Electrochemical and Spectroelectrochemical Comparative Study of Macrocyclic Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Compounds: Molecular Charge Stability vs OLED EQE Roll‐Off”
  Nyga, A.; Izumi, S.; Higginbotham, H. F.; Stachelek, P.; Pluczyk, S.; *de Silva, P.; *Minakata, S.; *Takeda, Y.; *Data, P.
  Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 2020, 9 (12), 2153–2161.
  [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202000475]

• “Sigmoidally Hydrochromic Molecular Porous Crystal with Rotatable Dendrons”
  Yamagishi, H.; Nakajima, S.; Yoo, J.; Okazaki, M.; *Takeda, Y.; Minakata, S.; *Albrecht, K.; Yamamoto, K.; Badía-Domínguez, I.; Oliva, M. M.; Delgado, M. C. R.; Ikemoto, Y.; Sato, H.; Imoto, K.; Nakagawa, K.; Tokoro, H.; Ohkoshi, S.-i.; *Yamamoto, Y.
  Communications Chemistry 2020, 3, 118/1–8.
  [DOI: 10.1038/s42004-020-00364-3]
  *an open-access article
  *Press Release (Osaka University, August 19, 2020)
  *Highlighted in ResOU, Optronics, EurekAlert!, ScienceDaily, Phys Org.

• “Effect of Alkyl Groups in Pyrene Chromophore on Mechanical Response of Pyrene-Octafluoronaphthalene Co-Crystals”
  *Iwasaki, T.; Murakami, S.; Takeda, Y.; Tohnai, N.; *Kambe, N.
  Chemistry—An Asian Journal 2020, 15 (8), 1349–1354.
  [DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000138]

• “Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Donor–Acceptor–Donor–Acceptor π-Conjugated Macrocycle for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes”
  Izumi, S.; Higginbotham, H. F.; Nyga, A.; Stachelek, P.; Tohnai, N.; de Silva, P.; *Data, P.; *Takeda, Y.; *Minakata, S.
  Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020, 142 (3), 1482–1491.
  [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11578]
  *an open-access article
  *Press Release (Osaka University, January 8, 2020)
  *Ranked in one of the most cited publications from 2020–2021
  *Highlighted in ResOU, Optronics, fabcross for エンジニア, EurekAlert!, AlphaGalileo, Phys.Org., Nanowerk, EE Times Japan, SienceDaily, Bioengineer.org, BITS&CHIPS, BrightSurt.com, SciFi Insight!
  

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2019

• “Molecular Packing and Solid-State Photophysical Properties of 1,3,6,8-Tetraalkylpyrenes”
  *Iwasaki, T.; Murakami, S.; Takeda, Y.; Fukuhara, G.; Tohnai, N.; Yakiyama, Y.; Sakurai, H.; *Kambe, N.
  Chemistry—A European Journal 2019, 25 (65), 14817–14825.
  [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903224]
  *Selected as the Cover Feature of the issue (October 8, 2019).

• “Hydrostatic Pressure-Controlled Ratiometric Luminescence Responses of a Dibenzo[a,j]phenazine-Cored Mechanoluminophore”
  ChemPhotoChem 2019, 3 (12), 1203–1211.
  [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201900190]
  *Selected as the Front Cover of the issue (December 12, 2019).

• “Catalyst-Controlled Regiodivergent Ring-Opening C(sp3)–Si Bond-Forming Reactions of 2-Arylaziridines with Silylborane Enabled by Synergistic Palladium/Copper Dual Catalysis”
  *Takeda, Y.; Shibuta, K.; Aoki, S.; Tohnai, N.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemical Science 2019, 10 (37), 8642–8647.
  [DOI: 10.1039/C9SC02507C]
  *an open-access article

• “Asymmetric Synthesis of β2-Aryl Amino Acids through Pd-Catalyzed Enantiospecific and Regioselective Ring-Opening Suzuki-Miyaura Arylation of Aziridine-2-carboxylates”
  *Takeda, Y.; Matsuno, T.; Sharma, A. K.; *Sameera, W. M. C.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemistry—A European Journal 2019, 25 (43), 10226–10231.
  [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902009]
  *Highlighted in Synfacts.

• “Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence vs. Room Temperature Phosphorescence by Conformation Control of Organic Single Molecules”
  *Data, P.; Okazaki, M.; Minakata, S.; *Takeda, Y.
  Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2019, 7 (22), 6616–6621.
  [DOI: 10.1039/C9TC00909D]
  *Featured in the Collection on “2019 Journal of Materials Chemistry C Most Popular Articles“.

• “Computational Study on the Mechanism and Origin of the Regioselectivity and Stereospecificity in Pd/SIPr-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Cross-Coupling of 2-Arylaziridines with Arylboronic Acids”
  Sharma, A. K.; *Sameera, W. M. C.; Takeda, Y.; Minakata, S.
  ACS Catalysis 2019, 9 (5), 4582–4592.
  [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01191]

• “Ni(II) 10-Phosphacorrole: A Porphyrin Analogue Containing Phosphorus at the Meso Position”
  Omori, H.; Hiroto, S.; Takeda, Y.; Fliegl, H.; Minakata, S.; *Shinokubo, H.
  Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, 141 (12), 4800–4805.
  [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13169]

• “The Impact of Replacement of Nitrogen with Phosphorus Atom in the Pyromellitic Diimides on Their Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties”
  *Pluczyk, S.; *Higginbotham, H.; Data, P.; *Takeda, Y.; Minakata, S.
  Electrochimica Acta 2019, 295, 801–809.
  [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.10.156]

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2018

• “Syntheses of Diverse Donor-Substituted Bisbenzofuro[2,3-b:3’,2’-e]pyridines (BBZFPys) via Pd Catalysis, and Their Photophysical Properties”
  Itai, Y.; Nishii, Y.; Stachelek, P.; *Data, P.; *Takeda, Y.; Minakata, S.; *Miura, M.
  The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2018, 83 (17), 10289–10302.
  [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01451]

• “Conformationally-Flexible and Moderately Electron-Donating Units-Installed D–A–D Triad Enabling Multicolor-Changing Mechanochromic Luminescence, TADF and Room-Temperature Phosphorescence”
  *Takeda, Y.; Kaihara, T.; Okazaki, M.; Higginbotham, H.; *Data, P.; Tohnai, N.; Minakata, S.
  Chemical Communications 2018, 54 (50), 6847–6850.
  [DOI: 10.1039/C8CC02365D]
  *an open-access article
  *Invited as the part of the Themed Collection on “2018 Emerging Investigators“. 
  *Selected as a 2018 Emerging Investigators.

• “FRET-Mediated Near Infrared Whispering Galley Modes: Studies on the Relevance of Intracavity Energy Transfer with Q-Factor”
  Oki, O.; Kushida, S.; Mikosch, A.; Hatanaka, K.; Takeda, Y.; Minakata, S.; Kuwabara, J.; Kanbara, T. Dao, T. D.; Ishii, S.; Nagao, T.; Kuehne, A.; Deschler, F.; Friend, R.; *Yamamoto, Y.
  Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2018, 2 (2), 270–274.
  [DOI: 10.1039/C7QM00498B]

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2017

• “An Optical and Electrical Study of Full Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent White Organic Light-emitting Diodes”
  *de Sa Pereira, D.; dos Santos, P. L.; Ward, J.; Data, P.; Okazaki, M.; Takeda, Y.; Minakata, S.; Bryce, M.; Monkman, A. P.
  Scientific Reports 2017, 7, 6234/1–8.
  [DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06568-3]

• “Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Phenothiazine-Dibenzo[a,j]phenazine-Phenothiazine Triads Exhibiting Tricolor-changing Mechanochromic Luminescence”
  Okazaki, M.; *Takeda, Y.; *Data, P.; Pander, P.; Higginbotham, H.; Monkman, A. P.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemical Science 2017, 8 (4), 2677–2686.
  [DOI: 10.1039/C6SC04863C]
  *an open-access article
  *Press Release (Osaka University, January 13, 2017)
  *Highlighted in ResOU, Chem-Station, AlphaGalileo, EurekAlert!,  Phys.Org., SienceDaily, Optronics, UPI, Asian Scientist, American Laboratory, 子供の科学.
  *Ranked in Most downloaded articles of 2017: Inorganic and Physical Chemistry.
  *Selected as the top 5% authors, highly cited in the Royal Society of Chemistry journals in 2019.

• “Oxidative Self-Annulation of 2,5-Diaryl-3,4-diaminothiophene via C–C and C–S Bond Cleavage of the Thiophene Ring: A New Synthesis of An Amino-Substituted Triarylthieno[3,4-b]pyrazines and Their Photophysical Properties”
  *Takeda, Y.; Ueta, S.; *Minakata, S.
  Heterocycles 2017, 95 (1), 137–144.
  [DOI: 10.3987/COM-16-S(S)11]

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2016

• “Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective and Stereo-Invertive Ring-Opening Borylation of 2-Arylaziridines with Bis(pinacolato)diboron: Experimental and Computational Studies”
  *Takeda, Y.; Kuroda, A.; Sameera, W. M. C.; *Morokuma, K.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemical Science 2016, 7 (9), 6141–6152.
  [DOI: 10.1039/C6SC01120A]
  *an open-access article
  *Highlighted in Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan.

• “Thieno[3,4-c]phosphole-4,6-dione: A Versatile Building Block for Phosphorus-Containing Functional π-Conjugated Systems”
  *Takeda, Y.; Hatanaka, K.; Nishida, T.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemistry—A European Journal 2016, 22 (30), 10360–10364.
  [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602392]
  *Highlighted in Atlas of Science.

• “Dibenzo[a,j]phenazine-Cored Donor-Acceptor-Donor (D-A-D) Compounds as Green-to-Red/NIR Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Organic Light Emitters”
  *Data, P.; Pander, P.: Okazaki, M.; *Takeda, Y.; Minakata, S.; Monkman, A. P.
  Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2016, 55 (19), 5739–5744.
  [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201600113]
  *Press Release (Osaka University, April 7, 2016)
  *Highlighted in ResOU, 科学新聞, AlphaGalileo, EurekAlert!,  ScienceDaily, Materials Today, Phys.Org., Optronics.

• “Ring-Contractive and -Closing Skeletal Rearrangement of 1,1’-Binaphthalene-2,2’-diamines (BINAMs) Induced by an Iodine-Containing Oxidant: Synthesis of Spiro[benzo[e]indole-1,1’-inden]-2-amines and Application to an AIEE-Active BF₂ Complex”
  Okazaki, M.; Takahashi, K.; *Takeda, Y.; *Minakata, S.
  Heterocycles 2016, 93 (2), 770–782.
  [DOI: 10.3987/COM-15-S(T)33]

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2015

• “A Facile Synthesis of Functionalized 7,8-Diaza[5]helicenes through an Oxidative Ring-Closure of 1,1’-Binaphthalene-2,2’-diamines (BINAMs)”
  *Takeda, Y.; Okazaki, M.; Maruoka, Y.; *Minakata, S.
  Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 2015, 11, 9–15.
  [DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.11.2]
  *an open-access article

• “2-Halogenoimidazolium Salt Catalyzed Aza-Diels–Alder Reaction through Halogen-Bond Formation”
  *Takeda, Y.; Hisakuni, D.; Lin, C.-H.; *Minakata, S.
  Organic Letters 2015, 17 (2), 318–321.
  [DOI: 10.1021/ol503426f]

• “Revisiting Phosphorus Analogues of Phthalimides and Naphthalimides: Syntheses and Comparative Studies”
  *Takeda, Y.; Nishida, T.; Hatanaka, K.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemistry—A European Journal 2015, 21 (4), 1666–1672.
  [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405494]

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2014

• “Oxidative Skeletal Rearrangement of 1,1’-Binaphthalene-2,2’-diamines (BINAMs) via C–C Bond Cleavage and Nitrogen Migration: A Versatile Synthesis of U-Shaped Azaacenes”
  *Takeda, Y.; Okazaki, M.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemical Communications 2014, 50 (71), 10291–10294.
  [DOI: 10.1039/C4CC04911J]
  *an open-access article
  *Highlighted in Synfacts.

• “2,6-Diphospha-s-indacene-1,3,5,7(2H,6H)-tetraone: A Phosphorus Analogue of Aromatic Diimides with the Minimal Core Exhibiting High Electron-Accepting Ability”
  *Takeda, Y.; Nishida, T.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemistry—A European Journal 2014, 20 (33), 10266–10270.
  [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403735]

• “Pd/NHC-Catalyzed Enantiospecific and Regioselective Suzuki-Miyaura Arylation of 2-Arylaziridines: Synthesis of Enantioenriched 2-Arylphenethylamine Derivatives”
  *Takeda, Y.; Ikeda, Y.; Kuroda, A.; Tanaka, S.; *Minakata, S.
  Journal of the American Chemical Society 2014, 136 (24), 8544–8547.
  [DOI: 10.1021/ja5039616]
  *Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev. as “Some Items of Interest to Process R&D Chemists and Engineers“.

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2013

• “Oxidative Dimerization of (Hetero)aromatic Amines Utilizing t-BuOI Leading to (Hetero)aromatic Azo Compounds: Scope and Mechanistic Studies”
  Okumura, S.; Lin, C.-H.; *Takeda, Y.; *Minakata, S.
  The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2013, 78 (23), 12090–12105.
  [DOI: 10.1021/jo402120w]

• “PCy3-Catalyzed Ring-Expansion of Aziridinofullerenes with CO2 and Aryl Isocyanates: Evidence for a Two-Consecutive Nucleophilic Substitution Pathway on the Fullerene Cage”
  Takeda, Y.; Kawai, H.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemistry—A European Journal 2013, 19 (23), 13479–13483.
  [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301617]

• “Hypervalent Iodine(III)-Induced Oxidative [4+2] Annulation of o-Phenylenediamines and Electron-Deficient Alkynes: Direct Synthesis of Quinoxalines from Alkyne Substrates under Metal-Free Conditions”
  Okumura, S.; *Takeda, Y.; Kiyokawa, K.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemical Communications 2013, 49 (81), 9266–9268.
  [DOI: 10.1039/C3CC45469J]
  *an open-access article
  *Highlighted in Synfacts.

• “A Practical Synthesis of Azobenzenes through Oxidative Dimerization of Aromatic Amines Using tert-Butyl Hypoiodite”
  Takeda, Y.; Okumura, S.; *Minakata, S.
  Synthesis 2013, 45 (8), 1029–1033.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1318388]
  *Invited as a “Practical Synthetic Procedures (PSP) articles”.

• “Straightforward and Versatile Synthesis of Fullerooxazoles from C60 and Carboxamides through Radicalic Reaction under Mild Conditions”
  Takeda, Y.; Enokijima, S.; Nagamachi, T.; Nakayama, K.; *Minakata, S.
  Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 2013, 2 (1), 91–97.
  [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201200114]
  *Highlighted in ChemistryViews and ワイリー・サイエンスカフェ.
  *Selected as the “Cover Picture” of the issue (Jan 10, 2013).
  *Ranked as the most-accessed article for February, March, April, and May 2013 in a row.

• “An Inclusion Complex of C60 with Organosilylated γ-Cyclodextrin: Drastic Enhancement of Apparent Solubility of C60 in Nonpolar and Weakly Polar Organic Solvents”
  Takeda, Y.; Nagamachi, T.; Nishikori, K.; *Minakata, S.
  Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 2013, 2 (1), 69–73.
  [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201200160]
  *Highlighted in ChemistryViews, ワイリー・サイエンスカフェ, and Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
  * Ranked as one of the most-accessed articles (6th) for February 2013.

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2012

• “Transition-Metal-Free Benzylic C–H Bond Intermolecular Amination Utilizing Chloramine-T and I2”
  Takeda, Y.; Hayakawa, J.; Yano, K.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemistry Letters 2012, 41 (12), 1672–1674.
  [DOI: 10.1246/cl.2012.1672]

• “Nucleophilic Ring-Opening of N-o-Nosylaziridines with N-Chloro-N-sodiocarbamate: Facile Preparation of Differentially Protected Vicinal Diamines”
  Takeda, Y.; Murakami, Y.; Ikeda, Y.; *Minakata, S.
  Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012, 1 (3), 226–230.
  [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201200070]

• “Cyclizative Atmospheric CO2 Fixation by Unsaturated Amines with t-BuOI Leading to Cyclic Carbamates”
  Takeda, Y.; Okumura, S.; Tone, S.; Sasaki, I.; *Minakata, S.
  Organic Letters 2012, 14 (18), 4874–4877.
  [DOI: 10.1021/ol302201q]
  *Highlighted in Noteworthy Chemistry.

• “Selective Functionalization of Fullerenes with N,N-Dihalosulfonamides as an N1 Unit: Versatile Syntheses of Aza[60]fulleroids and Aziridino[60]fullerenes and Their Application to Photovoltaic Cells”
  Nagamachi, T.; Takeda, Y.; Nakayama, K.; *Minakata, S.
  Chemistry—A European Journal 2012, 18 (38), 12035–12045.
  [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201680]

• “An Air-Stable Low-Bandgap n-Type Organic Polymer Semiconductor Exhibiting Selective Solubility in Perfluorinated Solvents”
  Takeda, Y.; Andrew, T. L.; Lobez, J. M.; Mork, A. J.; *Swager, T. M.
  Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51 (36), 9042–9046.
  [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201204066]

• “Oxidative Dimerization of Aromatic Amines Using t-BuOI: Entry to Unsymmetric Aromatic Azo Compounds”
  akeda, Y.; Okumura, S.; *Minakata, S.
  Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51 (31), 7804–7808.
  [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201202786]
  *Selected as a Hot Paper.
  *Highlighted in ワイリー・サイエンスカフェ, Noteworthy Chemistry, and Synfacts.

• “1,4-Bis(diarylamino)-2,5-bis(4-cyanophenylethenyl)benzenes: Fluorophores Exhibiting Efficient Red and Near-Infrared Emissions in Solid State”
  *Shimizu, M.; Kaki, R.; Takeda, Y.; Hiyama, T.; Nagai, N.; Yamagishi, H.; Furutani, H.
  Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51 (17), 4095–4099.
  [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201108943]

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2011–2005

• “Mechanistic Study on the Palladium-Catalyzed Stereoselective Cross-Coupling Reaction of 1,1-Dibromo-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-tosyloxypropene”
  *Shimizu, M.; Takeda, Y.; Hiyama, T.
  Bulletin of the Chemical Society Japan 2011, 12 (84), 1339–1341.
  [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20110240]
  *Selected as BCSJ Selected Papers.

• “Twisting Strategy Applied to N,N-Diorganoquinacridones Leads to Organic Chromophores Exhibiting Efficient Solid-State Fluorescence”
  *Shimizu, M.; Asai, Y.; Takeda, Y.; Yamatani, A.; Hiyama, T.
  Tetrahedron Letters 2011, 52 (32), 4084–4089.
  [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.05.087]

• “Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Dimethoxybis(3,3,3-trifluoropropen-1-yl)benzenes: Compact Chromophores Exhibiting Violet Fluorescence in the Solid State”
  *Shimizu, M.; Takeda, Y.; Higashi, M.; Hiyama, T.
  Chemistry—An Asian Journal 2011, 6 (9), 2536–2544.
  [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201100176]

• “Diastereoselective Aziridination of Chiral Electron-Deficient Olefins with N-Chloro-N-sodio-carbamates Catalyzed by Chiral Quaternary Ammonium Salts”
  Murakami, Y.; Takeda, Y.; *Minakata, S.
  The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2011, 76 (15), 6277–6285.
  [DOI: 10.1021/jo2010632]

• “Generation of Nitrile Oxides from Oximes Using t-BuOI and Their Cycloaddition”
  *Minakata, S.; Okumura, S.; Nagamachi, T.; Takeda, Y.
  Organic Letters 2011, 13 (11), 2966–2969.
  [DOI: 10.1021/ol2010616]
  *Selected as one of the top 20 most read articles in June 2011.

• “New Preparation and Synthetic Reactions of 3,3,3-Trifluoropropynyllithium, -Borate and -Stannane: Facile Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated Allenes, Arylacetylenes and Enynes”
  *Shimizu, M.; Higashi, M.; Takeda, Y.; Murai, M.; Jiang, G.; Asai, Y.; Nakao, Y.; Shirakawa, E.; Hiyama, T.
  Future Medicinal Chemistry 2009, 1 (5), 921–945.
  [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.09.69]

• “1,4-Bis(alkenyl)-2,5-dipiperidinobenzenes: Minimal Fluorophores Exhibiting Highly Efficient Emission in the Solid State”
  *Shimizu, M.; Takeda, Y.; Higashi, M.; Hiyama, T.
  Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009, 48 (20), 3653–3656.
  [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200900963]
  *Highlighted in Noteworthy Chemistry, Synfacts, and Biotechnol. J.

• “Preparation, Structure, and Diels–Alder Reaction of Phenyl(trifluoromethanesulfonate)(3,3,3-trifluoropropynyl)-λ3-iodane”
  *Shimizu, M.; Takeda, Y.; Hiyama, T.
  Chemistry Letters 2008, 37 (12), 1304–1305.
  [DOI: 10.1246/cl.2008.1304]

• “Stereoselective Preparation and Cope Rearrangement of 2-CF3-Cis-2,3-bis(alkenyl)oxiranes: A Facile Route to 2-CF3-Substituted Oxacycles”
  *Shimizu, M.; Fujimoto, T.; Liu, X.; Takeda, Y.; *Hiyama, T.
  Heterocycles 2008, 76 (1), 329–351.
  [DOI: 10.3987/COM-08-S(N)13]

• “Straightforward Synthesis of CF3-Substituted Triarylethenes by Stereoselective Threefold Cross-Coupling Reactions”
  Takeda, Y.; *Shimizu, M.; Hiyama, T.
  Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2007, 46 (45), 8659–8661.
  [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200703759]

• “Novel Generation of 3,3,3-Trifluoropropynyllithium and Transformation of the Carbonyl Adducts to Trifluoromethyl-Substituted Allenes”
  *Shimizu, M.; Higashi, M.; Takeda, Y.; Jiang, G.; Murai, M.; Hiyama, T.
  Synlett 2007, 2007 (7), 1163–1165.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-977422]

• “Facile Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl-substituted Enynes: Remarkable Reactivity and Stereoselectivity of Tributyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropynyl)stannane in Carbostannylation of Alkynes”
  *Shimizu, M.; Jiang, G.; Murai, M.; Takeda, Y.; Nakao, Y.; Hiyama, T., Shirakawa, E.
  Chemistry Letters 2005, 34 (12), 1700–1701.
  [DOI: 10.1246/cl.2005.1700]

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Accounts & Reviews

• “Modulating the Photophysical Properties of Twisted Donor–Acceptor–Donor π-Conjugated Molecules: Effect of Heteroatoms, Molecular Conformation, and Molecular Topology” (Account Article)
  *Takeda, Y.
  Accounts of Chemical Research 2024, 57 (15), 2219–2232.
  [DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00353]
  *an open-access article

• “Recent Advances in Highly-Efficient Near Infrared OLED Emitters”（Review Article）
  *dos Santos, P. L.: *Stachelek, P.; *Takeda, Y.; *Pander, P.
  Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2024, 8 (7), 1731–1766.
  [DOI: 10.1039/D3QM01067H]
  *an open-access article

• “Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective and Stereospecific Ring-Opening Cross-Coupling of Aziridines: Experimental and Computational Studies” (Account Article)
  *Takeda, Y.; *Sameera, W. M. C.; *Minakata, S.
  Accounts of Chemical Research 2020, 53 (8), 1686–1702.
  *an open-access article
  [DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00395]

• “Alchemy of Donor–Acceptor–Donor Multi-Photofunctional Organic Materials: From Construction of Electron-Deficient Azaaromatics to Exploration of Functions” (Feature Article)
  *Takeda, Y.; *Data, P.; Minakata, S.
  Chemical Communications 2020, 56 (63), 8884–8894.
  [DOI: 10.1039/D0CC03322G]
  *an open-access article
  *Selected as Outside Front Cover of the issue (Aug. 14, 2020).

• “Aromatic-Fused Diketophosphanyl-Cored Organic Functional Materials: Phosphorus Mimics of Imides or Beyond?” (Review)
  *Takeda, Y.; Minakata, S.
  Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2019, 17 (34), 7807–7821.
  [DOI: 10.1039/C9OB01328H]
  *Selected as Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry HOT article collection.

• “Recent Advancement and the Future of Organic Emitters: TADF- and RTP-Active Multifunctional Organic Materials” (Minireview)
  *Data, P.; *Takeda, Y.
  Chemistry—An Asian Journal 2019, 14 (10), 1613–1636.
  [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801791]
  *an open-access article
  *Invited as a part of Special Issue “π-Conjugated Compounds for Molecular Materials“.

• “芳香族アミン類の新奇酸化的変換反応の開発を基盤とする機能性アザπ共役分子の創出”（総合論文）
  *武田洋平
  有機合成化学協会誌 2016, 74 (10), 955–964.
  [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.74.955]

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Books

• “環状TADF有機分子の合成と光物性・OLED物性評価“
  武田洋平
  有機半導体の開発と最新動向（安達　千波矢監修），シーエムシー出版，2024，第12章，pp 124–136.
• “Transition Metal-Catalyzed C–C and C–B Bond Formation Reactions: Lessons from Computational Studies” 
  Sameera, W. M. C.; Takeda, Y.; Ohki, Y.
  Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, Vol. 78; Perez, P. Ed.; Academic Press: 2022; Chapter 3.
• “アルケンの不斉アジリジン化”, “アルケンの不斉ジアミノ化“
  武田洋平, 南方聖司
  有機合成のための新触媒反応101（檜山爲次郎・野崎京子・中尾佳亮・中野幸司編集）, 東京化学同人, 2021, pp12–14.
• “Cyclic O,N-Acetals”
  Minakata, S.; Takeda, Y.
  Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates 2019/2; Murai, T. Ed.; Georg Thieme Verlag KG: Stuttgart, 2019; 30.1.2.3, pp 63–70.
  
• “イミノフラーレンの選択的合成反応“
  武田洋平，南方聖司
  フラーレン誘導体・内包技術の最前線（松尾　豊監修），シーエムシー出版，2014，第2章4節，pp 60–69.
• “N1 Unit Transfer Reaction to C–C Double Bonds”
  Minakata, S.; Takeda, Y.; Kiyokawa, K.
  Methods and Applications of Cycloaddition Reactions in Organic Syntheses, Nishiwaki, N. Ed.; Wiley-VCH: 2013; Chapter 2, pp 67–88.
• “Heterocyclic Reagents Containing Nitrogen-Halogen Bond: Recent Applications”
  Minakata, S.; Takeda, Y.; Hayakawa, J.
  Halogenated Heterocycles: Synthesis, Application and Environment, Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry Series, Vol. 27; Iskra, J. Ed.; Springer: Berlin, 2012; Chapter 5, pp 139–183.

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Patents

• Swager, T. M.; Lim, J.; Takeda, Y.
  Compositions, Methods, and Systems Comprising Fluorous-soluble Polymers.
  U.S. Patent 9,156,938 B2, October 13, 2015.
• 武田洋平、南方聖司、ヘザー　エフ　コール、プシュミシュワフ　アール　ダータ
  「有機EL材料および有機ELデバイス」
  特願2018-164702（出願日　2018年9月3日）
• 武田洋平、南方聖司、ヘザー　フェイ　コール、プシュミシュワフ　リザード　ダータ
  「有機EL材料および有機ELデバイス」
  国際特許出願PCT/JP2019/034092（出願日　2019年8月30日）

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Contribution Articles and Others

• “Organic Batteries: General Discussion“（Discussions）
  1. Aitchison, C. M.; Albrecht, K.; Awaga, K.; Cameron, J.; Data, P.; Fukazawa, A.; Glöcklhofer, F.; Ie, Y.; Luscombe, C. K.; Marcilla, R.; Nakatsuka, N.; Nishide, H.; Schroeder, B. C.; Singh, M.; Skabara, P.; Takeda, Y.; Tani, Y.; Uematsu, T.; Xie, G.; Yadav, D.; Yakiyama, Y.
  Faraday Discussions 2024, 250, 145–161.
  [DOI: 10.1039/D4FD90007C]
• “Organic Neuromorphics and Bioelectronics: General Discussion“（Discussions）
  Aitchison, C. M.; Albrecht, K.; Awaga, K.; Cameron, J.; Data, P.; Glöcklhofer, F.; Guo, X.; Heeney, M.; Hudson, Z. M.; Ie, Y.; Luscombe, C. K.; Matsuo, T.; Nakanishi, T.; Nakatsuka, N.; Niside, H.; Sasaki, Y.; Schroeder, B. C.; Singh, M.; Skabara, P.; Takeda, Y.; Tani, Y.; Torsi, L.; Tsuchiya, Y.; Uematsu, T.; Yadav, D.; Yanai, N.
  Faraday Discussions 2024, 250, 83–95.
  [DOI: 10.1039/D4FD90006E]
• “Excitonic Organic Materials for Photochemical and Optoelectronic Applications: General Discussion“（Discussions）
  Aitchison, C. M.; Albrecht, K.; Awaga, K.; Bergmann, K.; Calbo, J.; Cameron, J.; Clark, J.; Collins, M.; Data, P.; dos Santos, P.; Fujigaya, T.; Fujino, T.; Fukazawa, A.; Glöcklhofer, F.; Guo, X.; Heeney, M.; Hudson, Z. M.; Ie, Y.; Ishii, W.; Luscombe, C. K.; Marcilla, R.; Matsuo, T.; Miyazaki, S.; Nakagawa, S.; Nakanishi, T.; Nakatsuka, N.; Nishide, H.; Sasaki, Y.; Schroeder, B. C.; Singh, M.; Skabara, P.; Takeda, Y.; Tanaka, Y.; Tani, Y.; Tsuchiya, Y.; Tsutsui, Y.; Uematsu, T.; Xie, G.; Yanai, N. 
  Faraday Discussions 2024, 250, 298–334.
  [DOI: 10.1039/D4FD90008A]
• “分子の形と元素の性質で実現する多機能性発光材料”（ディビジョン・トピックス）
  武田洋平
  化学と工業 2022, 75 (11), 824. 
  link to the article 
• “新奇な有機合成反応開発を起点とする熱活性化遅延蛍光材料の創製と多機能化”（技術解説）
  武田洋平
  生産と技術 2022, 74 (2), 59–64.
  link to the article
• “有機合成反応開発を基軸とした熱活性化遅延蛍光材料の創製”（工学研究科発）
  武田洋平, 南方聖司
  大阪大学工業会誌 TECHNO NET 2020, No. 590 (10月号), 7–10.
  link to the article
• “含窒素芳香環の新構築法を起点とする発光分子の創製〜合成化学・元素化学・構造化学が織りなす材料科学〜”（飛翔する若手研究者）
  武田洋平
  化学と工業 2020, 73 (7), 578–579.
• “PROFILE: Early Excellence in Physical Organic Chemistry”（著者紹介記事）
  Takeda, Y.
  Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry 2016, 29 (3), 116–117.
  [DOI: 10.1002/poc.3528]
• “有機機能性材料を指向した新規リン含有π共役分子の創製”
  武田洋平
  生産と技術, 2016, 68 (1), 27–30.
  link to the article
• “ハロゲン結合，結晶工学からの脱却〜有機合成的展開を求めて”
  武田洋平, 南方聖司
  化学 2013, 68 (8), 68–69.
• “MIT 化学科Swager研究室での研究生活”
  武田洋平
  Organometallic News 2013, 38–39.
•  “マルコフニコフ則を覆す?!〜逐次的触媒反応によるアルケンの位置選択的水和反応〜”
  武田洋平
  化学 2012, 67 (1), 65.
• “Cheap Precursor for Arynes”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Synfacts 2011, No. 2, 154.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259251]
• “Perfluorobenzene Captures Fullerene”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Synfacts 2011, No. 2, 48.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259252]
• “A New Method for Hypersilyl Aromatic Compounds”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Synfacts 2011, No. 1, 34.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259153]
• “A Versatile Synthetic Method for Silaindenes”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Synfacts 2011, No. 1, 31.
  {DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259152]
• “A New Functionalization Method of SWCNTs through Cycloaddition”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Synfacts 2010, No. 12, 1361.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258936]
• “Highly Selective Synthesis of Dibenzo[a,c]cyclooctatetraenes”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Syntfacts 2010, No. 12, 1360.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258937]
• “Swollen-up Molecules by Fragmentation”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Synfacts 2010, No. 11, 1246.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258734]
• “Interplay of Heteroatoms”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Synfacts 2010, No. 11, 1241.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258735]
• “Renaissance of Diels-Alder Reaction of Borylalkenes”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Synfacts 2010, No. 10, 1140.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258629]
• “Break Symmetry, and Get Benefits”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Synfacts 2010, No. 10, 1137.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258640]
• “Low Band Gap Polymers Having Multi-Fused Heterocycles”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Synfacts 2010, No. 9, 1010.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1257923]
• “Electrical Stimuli Induced Reversible Self-Assembly”
  Swager, T. M.; Takeda, Y.
  Synfacts 2010, No. 9, 1009.
  [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1257917]