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Munetaka Akita is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. Their research spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a particular focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The scientist's work encompasses a broad range of topics, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods

Munetaka Akita has contributed to multiple publications, some of which have been cited numerous times. Notable recent papers include:

  • Recognition and Stabilization of Unsaturated Fatty Acids by a Polyaromatic Receptor, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Transition Metal-Free Supramolecular Photoredox Catalysis in Water: A Phenoxazine Photocatalyst Encapsulated in V-Shaped Aromatic Amphiphiles, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Progress in Photocatalysis for Organic Chemistry, 2023, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Fluoroalkanesulfinate Salts as Dual Fluoroalkyl and SO2 Sources: Atom-Economical Fluoroalkyl-Sulfonylation of Alkenes and Alkynes by Photoredox Catalysis, 2020, Organic Letters
  • Anisotropic Contraction of a Polyaromatic Capsule and Its Cavity-Induced Compression Effect, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The scientist frequently publishes in several key venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Chemical Science
  • Angewandte Chemie

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Munetaka Akita are:

  • Yuya Tanaka
  • Takashi Koike
  • Shintaro Fujii
  • Tomofumi Tada
  • Michito Yoshizawa

Best Publications

  • Three‐component Oxytrifluoromethylation of Alkenes: Highly Efficient and Regioselective Difunctionalization of CC Bonds Mediated by Photoredox Catalysts

    Yusuke Yasu;Takashi Koike;Munetaka Akita

  • Fine Design of Photoredox Systems for Catalytic Fluoromethylation of Carbon–Carbon Multiple Bonds

    Takashi Koike;Munetaka Akita

  • Visible-light radical reaction designed by Ru- and Ir-based photoredox catalysis

    Takashi Koike;Munetaka Akita

  • Intermolecular aminotrifluoromethylation of alkenes by visible-light-driven photoredox catalysis.

    Yusuke Yasu;Takashi Koike;Munetaka Akita

  • An M2L4 Molecular Capsule with an Anthracene Shell: Encapsulation of Large Guests up to 1 nm

    Norifumi Kishi;Zhiou Li;Kenji Yoza;Munetaka Akita

  • Combining Photoredox‐Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation and Oxidation with DMSO: Facile Synthesis of α‐Trifluoromethylated Ketones from Aromatic Alkenes

    Ren Tomita;Yusuke Yasu;Takashi Koike;Munetaka Akita

  • New Horizons of Photocatalytic Fluoromethylative Difunctionalization of Alkenes

    Takashi Koike;Munetaka Akita

  • Oxidative cleavage of silicon-carbon bonds in organosilicon fluorides to alcohols

    K. Tamao;T. Kakui;M. Akita;T. Iwahara

  • Safe storage of radical initiators within a polyaromatic nanocapsule

    Masahiro Yamashina;Yoshihisa Sei;Munetaka Akita;Michito Yoshizawa

  • Visible Light‐Induced Selective Generation of Radicals from Organoborates by Photoredox Catalysis

    Yusuke Yasu;Takashi Koike;Munetaka Akita

  • Trifluoromethylation by Visible-Light-Driven Photoredox Catalysis

    Takashi Koike;Munetaka Akita

  • Visible-light promoted bimetallic catalysis

    Akiko Inagaki;Akiko Inagaki;Munetaka Akita

  • Preparation of Highly Fluorescent Host–Guest Complexes with Tunable Color upon Encapsulation

    Masahiro Yamashina;Matthew M Sartin;Yoshihisa Sei;Munetaka Akita

  • Visible-light-induced synthesis of a variety of trifluoromethylated alkenes from potassium vinyltrifluoroborates by photoredox catalysis

    Yusuke Yasu;Takashi Koike;Munetaka Akita

  • Synthesis and Structure Determination of Rh−diene Complexes with the Hydridotris(3,5-diisopropylpyrazolyl)borate Ligand, TpiPrRh(diene) (diene = cod, nbd): Dependence of the ν(B−H) Values on the Hapticity of the TpiPr Ligand (κ2 vs κ3)1

    Munetaka Akita;Keisuke Ohta;Yoshiaki Takahashi;Shiro Hikichi

  • Highly Regio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of CF3-Substituted Lactones via Photoredox-Catalyzed Carbolactonization of Alkenoic Acids

    Yusuke Yasu;Yusuke Arai;Ren Tomita;Takashi Koike

  • Facile catch and release of fullerenes using a photoresponsive molecular tube.

    Norifumi Kishi;Munetaka Akita;Motoshi Kamiya;Shigehiko Hayashi

  • Engineering Double to Quintuple Stacks of a Polarized Aromatic in Confined Cavities

    Yoshihiro Yamauchi;Michito Yoshizawa;Munetaka Akita;Makoto Fujita

  • Photoinduced Oxyamination of Enamines and Aldehydes with TEMPO Catalyzed by [Ru(bpy)3]2+

    Takashi Koike;Munetaka Akita

  • Selective Host–Guest Interactions of a Transformable Coordination Capsule/Tube with Fullerenes

    Norifumi Kishi;Munetaka Akita;Michito Yoshizawa

  • Photo-activation of Pd-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling using a Ru/bipyridine complex as energy transfer agent

    Masahisa Osawa;Hidetada Nagai;Munetaka Akita

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshihiko Moro-oka
Yoshihiko Moro-oka Tokyo Institute of Technology
Takashi Koike
Takashi Koike Nippon Institute of Technology
Michito Yoshizawa
Michito Yoshizawa Tokyo Institute of Technology
Makoto Kumada
Makoto Kumada Kyoto University
Kohei Tamao
Kohei Tamao Kyoto University
Hajime Yasuda
Hajime Yasuda Hiroshima University
Manabu Kiguchi
Manabu Kiguchi Tokyo Institute of Technology
Makoto Fujita
Makoto Fujita University of Tokyo
Jun-ichi Yoshida
Jun-ichi Yoshida Kyoto University
Takeshi Shiono
Takeshi Shiono Hiroshima University

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