Curriculum Vitae
Yasujiro Murata, Ph.D
Professor
Instituted for Chemical Research
Kyoto University
Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
TEL:
+81-774-38-3177
FAX:
+81-774-38-3178
e-mail:
yasujiro@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Education
1993
B.Eng., Department of Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
1995
M.Eng., Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of
Engineering, Kyoto University
1998
Ph.D., Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering,
Kyoto University
Positions Held
1998
Post Doctroal Fellow, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
1999
Assistant Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
2006
Associate Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
2009
Full Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
Memberships
The Chemical Society of Japan
The Fullerene and Nanotube Research Society
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
The American Chemical Society
Major Research Interests
1. Synthesis of novel open-cage and endohedral fullerenes
2. Synthesis of functional π-electron systems
3. Development of organic photovoltaic devaices
Selected Publications
1. Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Novel Open-Cage Fullerenes Having Heteroatom(s) on the
Rim of the Orifice
Murata, Y.; Murata, M.; Komatsu, K.
Chem. Eur. J. 2003. 9, 1600-1609.
2. 100% Encapsulation of a Hydrogen Molecule into an Open-Cage Fullerene Derivative and
Gas-Phase Generation of H2@C60
Murata, Y.; Murata, M.; Komatsu, K.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 7152-7153.
3. Generation of Fullerenyl Cation (EtO)2P+(OH)CH2-C60+ from RC60-H and from RC60-C60R (R =
CH2P(O)(OEt)2)
Murata, Y.; Cheng, F.; Kitagawa, T.; Komatsu, K.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 8874-8875.
4. Encapsulation of Molecular Hydrogen in Fullerene C60 by Organic Synthesis
Komatsu, K.; Murata, M.; Murata, Y.
Science 2005, 307, 238-240.
5. Synthesis and Properties of Endohedral C60 Encapsulating Molecular Hydrogen
Murata, M.; Murata, Y.; Komatsu, K.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 8024-8033.
6. Internal Magnetic Fields of Dianions of Fullerene C60 and Its Cage-Opened Derivatives Studied by
Encapsulated H2 as an NMR Probe
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 2039-2041.
Murata, M.; Ochi, Y.; Tanabe, F.; Komatsu, K.; Murata, Y.
7. Encapsulation and Dynamic Behavior of Two H2 Molecules in an Open-Cage C70
Murata, Y.; Maeda, S.; Murata, M.; Komatsu, K.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 6702 - 6703.
8. Synthesis and Reaction of Fullerene C70 Encapsulating Two Molecules of H2
Murata, M.; Maeda, S.; Morinaka, Y.; Murata, Y.; Komatsu, K.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 15800-15801.
9. Rational Synthesis, Enrichment, and 13C NMR Spectra of Endohedral C60 and C70
Encapsulating a Helium Atom
Morinaka, Y.; Tanabe, F.; Murata, M.; Murata, Y.; Komatsu, K.
Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 4532-4534.