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Taka-aki Okamura

Taka-aki Okamura

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Chemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
10759
World Ranking
8243
National Ranking
555

Overview

Taka-aki Okamura is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their research work is primarily concentrated within subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

Taka-aki Okamura has published frequently in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, Macromolecules, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Polymer Chemistry, and Macromolecular Rapid Communications.

Several recent publications illustrate the focus and breadth of their work:

  • Stability Enhancement of a π-Stacked Helical Structure Using Substituents of an Amino Acid Side Chain: Helix Formation via a Nucleation-Elongation Mechanism, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Construction of Helically Stacked π-Electron Systems in Poly(quinolylene-2,3-methylene) Stabilized by Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Synthesis of helically π-stacked poly(quinolylene-2,3-methylene)s with anthracene derivatives at the chain end: intramolecular energy transfer based on the π-stacked architecture, 2022, Polymer Chemistry
  • Synthesis of an optically active polymer containing a planar phthalimide backbone by asymmetric polymerization, 2020, Polymer Chemistry
  • Folding control of a non-natural glycopeptide using saccharide-coded structural information for polypeptides, 2020, Chemical Communications

The scientist has coauthored numerous works with frequent collaborators that include Kiyotaka Onitsuka, Yusuke Tomita, Naoya Kanbayashi, Yuki Umeda, and Koichiro Nishimoto.

Best Publications

  • Syntheses, structures, near-infrared and visible luminescence, and magnetic properties of lanthanide-organic frameworks with an imidazole-containing flexible ligand.

    Zheng-Hua Zhang;You Song;Taka-aki Okamura;Yasuchika Hasegawa

  • Syntheses, structures, and luminescent and magnetic properties of novel three-dimensional lanthanide complexes with 1,3,5-benzenetriacetate.

    Zheng-Hua Zhang;Taka-Aki Okamura;Yasuchika Hasegawa;Hiroyuki Kawaguchi

  • Self-assembly of frameworks with specific topologies: construction and anion exchange properties of M3L2 architectures by tripodal ligands and silver(I) salts.

    Wei-Yin Sun;Jian Fan;Taka-aki Okamura;Jin Xie

  • Syntheses, structures, and photoluminescence properties of metal(II) halide complexes with pyridine-containing flexible tripodal ligands.

    Gang Wu;Xiao-Feng Wang;Taka-Aki Okamura;Wei-Yin Sun

  • Novel metal-organic frameworks with specific topology from new tripodal ligands: 1,3,5-tris(1-imidazolyl)benzene and 1,3-bis(1-imidazolyl)-5-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene.

    Jian Fan;Wei-Yin Sun;Taka-Aki Okamura;Wen-Xia Tang

  • Syntheses, Structures, and Properties of Two-Dimensional Alkaline Earth Metal Complexes with Flexible Tripodal Tricarboxylate Ligands

    Hui-Fang Zhu;Zheng-Hua Zhang;Wei-Yin Sun;Taka-Aki Okamura

  • Novel one-dimensional tubelike and two-dimensional polycatenated metal-organic frameworks

    Jian Fan;Hui-Fang Zhu;Taka-Aki Okamura;Wei-Yin Sun

  • Interpenetrating and Self-Penetrating Zinc(II) Complexes with Rigid Tripodal Imidazole-Containing Ligand and Benzenedicarboxylate

    Zhi Su;Jian Fan;Taka-aki Okamura;Man-Sheng Chen

  • Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Photoluminescence of a Series of Zinc(II) Coordination Polymers with 1,4-Di(1H imidazol-4-yl)benzene and Varied Carboxylate Ligands

    Shui-Sheng Chen;Shui-Sheng Chen;Jian Fan;Taka-aki Okamura;Man-Sheng Chen

  • Syntheses, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of novel manganese(II) complexes with flexible tripodal ligand 1,3,5-tris(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene.

    Wei Zhao;You Song;Taka-aki Okamura;Jian Fan

  • Effect of N-Donor Ancillary Ligands on Supramolecular Architectures of a Series of Zinc(II) and Cadmium(II) Complexes with Flexible Tricarboxylate

    Guang-Xiang Liu;Yong-Qing Huang;Qian Chu;Taka-aki Okamura

  • Metal-organic architectures of silver(I), cadmium(II), and copper(II) with a flexible tricarboxylate ligand

    Hui-Fang Zhu;Jian Fan;Taka-aki Okamura;Zheng-Hua Zhang

  • Ligand-Directed and pH-Controlled Assembly of Chiral 3d−3d Heterometallic Metal−Organic Frameworks

    Zhi Su;Jian Fan;Taka-aki Okamura;Wei-Yin Sun

  • Discrete and infinite cage-like frameworks with inclusion of anionic and neutral species and with interpenetration phenomena.

    Jian Fan;Hui-Fang Zhu;Taka-aki Okamura;Wei-Yin Sun

  • Single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformations and selective adsorption of porous copper(II) frameworks

    Man-Sheng Chen;Man-Sheng Chen;Min Chen;Satoshi Takamizawa;Taka-aki Okamura

  • Syntheses and Structures of Zinc(II), Silver(I), Copper(II), and Cobalt(II) Complexes with Imidazole-Containing Ligand: 1-(1-Imidazolyl)-4-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene

    † Hui-Fang Zhu;Jian Fan;‡ Taka-aki Okamura;Wei-Yin Sun, ,† and

  • pH Dependent Structural Diversity of Metal Complexes with 5-(4H-1,2,4-Triazol-4-yl)benzene-1,3-dicarboxylic Acid

    Min Chen;Shui-Sheng Chen;Taka-aki Okamura;Zhi Su

  • Reversible single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation and highly selective adsorption property of three-dimensional cobalt(II) frameworks.

    Zhi Su;Min Chen;Taka-aki Okamura;Man-Sheng Chen

  • Zinc(II) and Cadmium(II) Complexes with 1,3,5-Benzenetricarboxylate and Imidazole-Containing Ligands: Structural Variation via Reaction Temperature and Solvent

    Li Luo;Kai Chen;Qing Liu;Yi Lu

  • Copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes can fix atmospheric carbon dioxide.

    Ling-Yan Kong;Zheng-Hua Zhang;Hui-Fang Zhu;Hiroyuki Kawaguchi

  • Cytochrome P-450 Model (Porphinato)(thiolato)iron(III) Complexes with Single and Double NH···S Hydrogen Bonds at the Thiolate Site

    Norikazu Ueyama;Nami Nishikawa;Yusuke Yamada;Taka-aki Okamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Norikazu Ueyama
Norikazu Ueyama Osaka University
Wei-Yin Sun
Wei-Yin Sun Nanjing University
Jian Fan
Jian Fan Soochow University
Akira Nakamura
Akira Nakamura Osaka University
Susumu Tsunasawa
Susumu Tsunasawa Osaka University
Yue Zhao
Yue Zhao Nanjing University
Yi Lu
Yi Lu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Seiki Kuramitsu
Seiki Kuramitsu Osaka University
Takafumi Ueno
Takafumi Ueno Tokyo Institute of Technology
Jin-Quan Yu
Jin-Quan Yu Scripps Research Institute

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