What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Organic chemistry
- Polymer
- Catalysis
His primary scientific interests are in Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Anionic addition polymerization, Living anionic polymerization and Copolymer.
His Polymer chemistry research incorporates themes from Methyl methacrylate, Methacrylate, Polymerization, End-group and Polystyrene.
His Polymer research integrates issues from Crystallography, Dendrimer and Polymer science.
His research integrates issues of Functional group, Benzyl bromide, Living polymerization and Molar mass distribution in his study of Anionic addition polymerization.
Akira Hirao interconnects Star polymer and Graft polymer in the investigation of issues within Living anionic polymerization.
His work carried out in the field of Copolymer brings together such families of science as Side chain, Small-angle X-ray scattering, Chemical modification and Self-assembly.
His most cited work include:
- Precise syntheses of chain-multi-functionalized polymers, star-branched polymers, star-linear block polymers, densely branched polymers, and dendritic branched polymers based on iterative approach using functionalized 1,1-diphenylethylene derivatives (236 citations)
- Asymmetric synthesis using chirally modified borohydrides. Part 3. Enantioselective reduction of ketones and oxime ethers with reagents prepared from borane and chiral amino alcohols (141 citations)
- Asymmetric reduction of aromatic ketones with chiral alkoxy-amineborane complexes (140 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Akira Hirao spends much of his time researching Polymer chemistry, Polymer, Anionic addition polymerization, Living anionic polymerization and Copolymer.
His studies in Polymer chemistry integrate themes in fields like Polymerization, Polystyrene, Living polymerization, Styrene and Monomer.
His work on Methyl methacrylate as part of general Polymer study is frequently linked to Chain, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.
His research in Anionic addition polymerization intersects with topics in Benzyl bromide, Solution polymerization, Ring-opening polymerization and End-group.
His Living anionic polymerization study deals with Ionic polymerization intersecting with Cationic polymerization.
His Copolymer research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Trimethylsilyl, Side chain, Chemical modification and Lamellar structure.
He most often published in these fields:
- Polymer chemistry (95.96%)
- Polymer (63.07%)
- Anionic addition polymerization (55.26%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?
- Polymer chemistry (95.96%)
- Living anionic polymerization (60.92%)
- Polymer (63.07%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Polymer chemistry, Living anionic polymerization, Polymer, Copolymer and Anionic addition polymerization.
The various areas that Akira Hirao examines in his Polymer chemistry study include Polymerization, Star polymer, Polystyrene, Divinylbenzene and Living polymerization.
His Living anionic polymerization research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Trimethylsilyl, Polymer science, Styrene and Graft polymer.
His work in the fields of Polymer, such as Methacrylate, Methyl methacrylate and Monomer, intersects with other areas such as Chain.
His Copolymer study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Small-angle X-ray scattering, Proton NMR and Click chemistry.
His work deals with themes such as Reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization and Ionic polymerization, which intersect with Anionic addition polymerization.
Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Advances in Living Anionic Polymerization: From Functional Monomers, Polymerization Systems, to Macromolecular Architectures (122 citations)
- Nonvolatile memory based on pentacene organic field-effect transistors with polystyrenepara-substituted oligofluorene pendent moieties as polymer electrets (64 citations)
- Successive Synthesis of Miktoarm Star Polymers Having up to Seven Arms by a New Iterative Methodology Based on Living Anionic Polymerization Using a Trifunctional Lithium Reagent (46 citations)
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