Takahiko KOJIMA

Inorganic Chemistry (Bioinspired Redox Chemistry)

Professor  D. Eng.1991, The University of Tokyo

 TEL & FAX +81-29-853-4323 

Development and elucidation of functionality of metal complexes based on their redox properties; Construction of multi-component supramolecular assemblies based on non-planar porphyrins and development of their functionality.

"Photochemical and Thermal Isomerization of a Ruthenium(II)-Alloxazine Complex Involving an Unusual Coordination Mode" S. Miyazaki, T. Kojima, S. Fukuzumi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 1556-1557.
"Ruthenium-Catalyzed Selective and Efficient Oxygenation of Hydrocarbons with Water as an Oxygen Source" Y. Hirai, T. Kojima, Y. Mizutani, Y. Shiota, K. Yoshizawa, S. Fukuzumi, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 5772-5776.
"A Discrete Supramolecular Conglomerate Composed of Two Saddle-Distorted Zinc(II)-Phthalocyanine Complexes and a Doubly Protonated Porphyrin with Saddle Distortion Undergoing Efficient Photoinduced Electron Transfer" T. Kojima, T. Honda, K. Ohkubo, M. Shiro, T. Kusukawa, T. Fukuda, N. Kobayashi, and S. Fukuzumi, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6712-6716.