What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
- Polymer
His scientific interests lie mostly in Polymer chemistry, Polymerization, Polymer, Cationic polymerization and Living cationic polymerization.
Toshinobu Higashimura has researched Polymer chemistry in several fields, including Vinyl ether, Solution polymerization, Monomer, Molar mass distribution and Organic chemistry.
His research integrates issues of Trimethylsilyl, Photochemistry and Catalysis, Phenylacetylene in his study of Polymerization.
His studies deal with areas such as Oligomer, Acetylene, Hydrolysis, Toluene and Thermal stability as well as Polymer.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Living free-radical polymerization, Functional group, End-group, Living polymerization and Styrene.
His work carried out in the field of Living cationic polymerization brings together such families of science as Bifunctional, Amphiphile, Star polymer and Vinyl polymer.
His most cited work include:
- Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate with the Carbon Tetrachloride/Dichlorotris- (triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II)/Methylaluminum Bis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenoxide) Initiating System: Possibility of Living Radical Polymerization (2323 citations)
- Poly[1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne]: a new high polymer synthesized with transition-metal catalysts and characterized by extremely high gas permeability (369 citations)
- Living polymerization of isobutyl vinyl ether with hydrogen iodide/iodine initiating system (295 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Toshinobu Higashimura spends much of his time researching Polymer chemistry, Polymerization, Cationic polymerization, Polymer and Monomer.
His Polymer chemistry research integrates issues from Copolymer, Living cationic polymerization, Vinyl ether and Organic chemistry, Catalysis.
His Polymerization research includes elements of Photochemistry and Phenylacetylene.
He works mostly in the field of Cationic polymerization, limiting it down to topics relating to Styrene and, in certain cases, Perchlorate, as a part of the same area of interest.
His Polymer research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Oxygen permeability, Acetylene, Toluene, Alkyl and Thermal stability.
His research investigates the connection between Monomer and topics such as Ether that intersect with problems in Propenyl.
He most often published in these fields:
- Polymer chemistry (75.30%)
- Polymerization (51.81%)
- Cationic polymerization (48.80%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1989-2007)?
- Polymer chemistry (75.30%)
- Polymerization (51.81%)
- Polymer (30.52%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Polymer chemistry, Polymerization, Polymer, Living cationic polymerization and Cationic polymerization.
His Polymer chemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Copolymer, Solution polymerization, Monomer, Vinyl ether and Living polymerization.
His research integrates issues of Acetylene and Catalysis, Phenylacetylene in his study of Polymerization.
Toshinobu Higashimura combines subjects such as Oxygen permeability, Toluene, Thermal stability and Alkyl with his study of Polymer.
His Living cationic polymerization research includes themes of Star polymer, Amphiphile, Hydrogen iodide, Zinc iodide and Styrene.
His Cationic polymerization research incorporates themes from Ring-opening polymerization, Oligomer, Halide, Enol and Silylation.
Between 1989 and 2007, his most popular works were:
- Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate with the Carbon Tetrachloride/Dichlorotris- (triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II)/Methylaluminum Bis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenoxide) Initiating System: Possibility of Living Radical Polymerization (2323 citations)
- Star-shaped polymers by living cationic polymerization. 1. Synthesis of star-shaped polymers of alkyl and vinyl ethers (109 citations)
- Tractable silicon-containing poly(diphenylacetylenes): their synthesis and high gas permeability (108 citations)
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