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Hisashi Okawa

Hisashi Okawa

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62
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16666
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8715
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597

Overview

Hisashi Okawa is a researcher affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan. Their academic work predominantly addresses various aspects of chemistry and materials science, focusing in particular on inorganic chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, and spectroscopy.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a strong engagement with the study of metal-organic frameworks and related materials. Notable papers include:

  • Remarkably enhanced proton conduction of {NBu2(CH2COOH)2}[MnCr(ox)3] by multiplication of carboxyl carrier in the cation, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Superprotonic conduction of {NBu4-n(enOH)n}[MnCr(ox)3] (Bu = n-butyl; enOH = 2-hydroxyethyl; n = 1-3) in successive multiplication of hydroxyl proton-carrier in the cation, 2024, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Key co-authors who have frequently collaborated with Okawa include:

  • Yukihiro Yoshida
  • Hiroshi Kitagawa
  • Kazuya Otsubo

Their work has appeared mainly in the following publication venues:

  • Chemical Communications
  • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Their research contributes to several main topics, particularly in the areas of:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Organic and Molecular Conductors Research
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications

Within the broader fields of study, Okawa's output can be categorized as:

  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Subfields frequently addressed include:

  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Spectroscopy

Best Publications

  • Design of metal-complex magnets. Syntheses and magnetic properties of mixed-metal assemblies {NBu4[MCr(ox)3]}x (NBu4+ = tetra(n-butyl)ammonium ion; ox2- = oxalate ion; M = Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+)

    Hiroko Tamaki;Zhuang J. Zhong;Naohide Matsumoto;Sigeo Kida

  • Synthesis and magnetism of multi-dimensional cyanide-bridged bimetallic assemblies

    Masaaki Ohba;Hisashi Ōkawa

  • Complexes derived from the reaction of manganese(III) Schiff base complexes and hexacyanoferrate(III): Syntheses, multidimensional network structures, and magnetic properties

    Hitoshi Miyasaka;Naohide Matsumoto;Hisashi Okawa;Nazzareno Re

  • Heterodinuclear metal complexes of phenol-based compartmental macrocycles

    Hisashi Ōkawa;Hideki Furutachi;David E. Fenton

  • Oxalate-bridged bimetallic complexes {NH(prol)3}[MCr(ox)3] (M = Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II); NH(prol)3(+) = tri(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium) exhibiting coexistent ferromagnetism and proton conduction.

    Hisashi Okawa;Akihito Shigematsu;Masaaki Sadakiyo;Takuya Miyagawa

  • Promotion of Low-Humidity Proton Conduction by Controlling Hydrophilicity in Layered Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Masaaki Sadakiyo;Hisashi Okawa;Hisashi Okawa;Akihito Shigematsu;Masaaki Ohba

  • A Three-Dimensional Ferrimagnet with a High Magnetic Transition Temperature (TC) of 53 K Based on a Chiral Molecule

    Katsuya Inoue;Hiroyuki Imai;Prasanna S. Ghalsasi;Koichi Kikuchi

  • A New Bimetallic Ferromagnet, [Ni(en)2]3[Fe(CN)6]2.cntdot.2H2O, with a Rare Rope-Ladder Chain Structure

    Masaaki Ohba;Naomi Maruono;Hisashi Okawa;Toshiaki Enoki

  • Bimetallic Magnetic Material [Ni(diamine)2]2[Fe(CN)6]X with Two-Dimensional Network Extended by Fe(III)-CN-Ni(II) Linkages

    Masaaki Ohba;Hisashi Okawa;Nobuo Fukita;Yuzo Hashimoto

  • Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Chiral Two‐Dimensional Ferrimagnet with TC of 38 K

    Katsuya Inoue;Koichi Kikuchi;Masaaki Ohba;Hisashi Okawa

  • Binuclear Metal Complexes. III. Preparation and Properties of Mononuclear and Binuclear Copper(II) and Nickel(II) Complexes of New Macrocycles and Their Related Ligands

    Hisashi Okawa;Sigeo Kida

  • [Mn(en)]3[Cr(CN)6]2⋅4 H2O: A Three-Dimensional Dimetallic Ferrimagnet (Tc=69 K) with a Defective Cubane Unit

    Masaaki Ohba;Naoki Usuki;Nobuo Fukita;Hisashi Ōkawa

  • Heterodinuclear CuIIPbII and CuIIMII (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) complexes of macrocycles with dissimilar 4- and 5-coordination sites : synthesis, structures, and properties

    Hisashi Okawa;Jun Nishio;Masaaki Ohba;Makoto Tadokoro

  • Proton-Conductive Magnetic Metal–Organic Frameworks, {NR3(CH2COOH)}[MaIIMbIII(ox)3]: Effect of Carboxyl Residue upon Proton Conduction

    Hisashi Okawa;Hisashi Okawa;Masaaki Sadakiyo;Teppei Yamada;Mitsuhiko Maesato

  • Series of Trinuclear NiIILnIIINiII Complexes Derived from 2,6-Di(acetoacetyl)pyridine: Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetism

    Takuya Shiga;Nobuhiro Ito;Akiko Hidaka;Hisashi Okawa

  • Stepwise synthesis and magnetic control of trimetallic magnets [Co2Ln(L)2(H2O)4][Cr(CN)6].nH2O (Ln = La, Gd; H2L = 2,6-Di(acetoacetyl)pyridine) with 3-D pillared-layer structure.

    Takuya Shiga;Hisashi Okawa;Susumu Kitagawa;Masaaki Ohba

  • Oxalate-bridged dinuclear Cr(III)-M(II) (M = Cu, Ni, Co, Fe, Mn) complexes: Synthesis, structure, and magnetism

    Masaaki Ohba;Hiroko Tamaki;Naohide Matsumoto;Hisashi Okawa

  • Structure and Magnetic Properties of One-Dimensional PPh4[Ni(pn)2][M(CN)6]·H2O (M = Fe, Cr, Co) Bimetallic Assemblies

    Masaaki Ohba;Naoki Usuki;Nobuo Fukita;Hisashi Ökawa

  • Dinuclear Nickel(II) Complexes of Phenol-Based "End-Off" Compartmental Ligands and Their Urea Adducts Relevant to the Urease Active Site

    Takeichiro Koga;Hideki Furutachi;Takako Nakamura;Nobuo Fukita

  • Ferrimagnetic Mixed-Metal Assemblies {NBu4[MFe(ox)3]}x

    Hisashi Okawa;Naohide Matsumoto;Hiroko Tamaki;Mas Aakiohba

  • cis-μ-1,2-Peroxo Diiron Complex: Structure and Reversible Oxygenation

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Sigeo Kida
Sigeo Kida Kyushu University
Masaaki Ohba
Masaaki Ohba Kyushu University
Naohide Matsumoto
Naohide Matsumoto Kumamoto University
David E. Fenton
David E. Fenton University of Sheffield
Yoshihiko Sadaoka
Yoshihiko Sadaoka Ehime University
Hitoshi Miyasaka
Hitoshi Miyasaka Tohoku University
Hiroki Oshio
Hiroki Oshio Dalian University of Technology
Harry Adams
Harry Adams University of Sheffield
Tsutomu Katsuki
Tsutomu Katsuki Kyushu University
Katsuya Inoue
Katsuya Inoue Hiroshima University

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