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Yasuhiro MORISAKI,
Lecturer
Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Contact Information
Address: Katasura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510
E-mail:ymo“at”chujo.synchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp (but replace "at" with "@")
Personal Homepage:http://chujo.synchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/
Fields of Interest
Synthetic polymer chemistry, Synthetic organic chemistry, Organometallic chemistry
Professional Experience
1997-2000 Research Fellow, JSPS DC1, Kyoto University
2000-2000 Post doctoral Fellow, Osaka National Research Institute
2000-2007 Assistant Professor, Kyoto University
2004-2005 Post doctoral Fellow, University of Alberta
2008- Lecturer, Kyoto University
Education
Ph. D., Kyoto University, 2000
Membership of Academic Societies
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, The Chemical Society of Japan, The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan., The Society of Physical Organic Chemistry, Japan, American Chemical Society
Awards & Honors
  1. Award for the Outstanding Paper published in the Polymer Journal (2004)
  2. Young Scientist Award, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2006)
  3. The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists (2008)
  4. Taisho Pharmaceutical Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (2009)
Research Project
Synthesis of P-Stereogenic Polymers: Leading to Optically Active Fusion Materials
Selected Publications
  1. Morisaki, Y., Kato, R., Chujo, Y.
    “Synthesis of Enantiopure P-Stereogenic Diphosphacrowns using P-Stereogenic Secondary Phosphines”,
    J. Org. Chem., 78, 2769-2774 (2013).

  2. Morisaki, Y., Hifumi, R., Lin, L., Inoshita, K., Chujo, Y.
    “Through-Space Conjugated Polymers Consisting of Planar Chiral Pseudo-Ortho-Linked [2.2]Paracyclophane”,
    Polym. Chem., 3, 2727-2730 (2012).

  3. Morisaki, Y., Tominaga, M., Chujo, Y.
    “Synthesis and Properties of Thiophene-Fused Benzocarborane”,
    Chem. Eur. J., 18, 11251-11257 (2012).

  4. Morisaki, Y., Ueno, S., Saeki, A., Asano, A., Seki, S., Chujo, Y.
    “π-Electron-System-Layered Polymer: Through-Space Conjugation and Properties as a Single Molecular Wire”,
    Chem. Eur. J., 18, 4216-4224 (2012).

  5. Morisaki, Y., Imoto, H., Hirano, K., Hayashi, Y., Chujo, Y.
    “Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure P-Stereogenic Diphosphacrowns and Their Palladium Complexes”,
    J. Org. Chem., 76, 1795-1803 (2011).

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