Academic Staff and Fellows

NAKAI Hidetaka: Professor; Department/Energy and Materials　 Graduate school/Molecular and Material Engineering

With the aim of contributing to next-generation energy-related technologies, we are designing and synthesizing various "molecules" from the viewpoint of organic materials chemistry to develop "energy conversion materials" that exhibit outstanding performance and new functions.

Research Area	Organic chemistry, Organometallics, Coordination chemistry
Research Interests	・"Crystal Materials" that respond to stimuli ・"Luminescent Materials" that respond to stimuli ・"Molecular Catalysts" that make good use of hydrogen
Selected Publications	(1) Crystalline-state photochromism of a newly synthesized rhodium dithionite complex with inflexible cyclo-pentyl groups, Kajiwara, Y.; Nakai, H. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jan. 2022, 95(1), 169 (Selected Paper). (2) Luminescent Tb(III) and Sm(III) complexes with a 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-based tris-aryloxide ligand for high-performance oxygen sensors, Nakai, H.; Kuyama, M.; Seo, J.; Goto, T.; Matsumoto, T.; Ogo, S. Dalton Trans. 2017, 46(28), 9126. (3) Insights from hydrogenase model studies on C–C bond forming reactions, Ogo, S.; Yatabe, T.; Nakai H. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2022, 470, 214697 (Special Issue: Current Coordination Chemistry in Japan).
Research and Achievements	05_nakai_hidetaka.pdf
Education (Undergraduate Course)	KINDAI UNIVERSITY

Organic Materials Laboratory

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