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Associate Professor (准教授)


Takashi Uemura　(植村 卓史)
#315
Tel : +81-75-383-2734
E-mail : uemura @ sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Date of birth: Sept. 29, 1974
Place of birth: Nara, Japan
Nationality: Japanese

 

Employment

  • Jul. 2010 - present
    Associate Professor : Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry,
    Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
  • Oct. 2006 - Mar. 2010
    JST-PRESTO Researcher : PRESTO program "Structure Control and Function"
    Supervisor: Prof. Yoshio Okamoto (Nagoya University)
  • Aug. 2002 - Jun. 2010
    Assistant Professor : Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry,
    Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
  • Apr. 2002 - Jul. 2002
    JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (PD) : Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering,
    Kyoto University, Japan
    Advisor: Prof. Yoshiki Chujo
  • Apr. 2001 - Mar. 2002
    JSPS Research Fellow (DC2) : Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering,
    Kyoto University, Japan
    Advisor: Prof. Yoshiki Chujo

Education

  • Mar. 2002
    PhD in Polymer Chemistry
    Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
    Advisor: Prof. Yoshiki Chujo
    Thesis: ELECTRON-DONATING MACROMOLECULES BASED ON THIO-CYCLIC UNITS
  • Mar. 1997
    BSc in Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
    Advisor: Prof. Yoshihiko Ito

Honors and Awards

  • The Chemical Society of Japan Award For Young Chemists; Mar. 2010
  • The 22th Selected Lectures by Young Chemists, the Chemical Society of Japan; Mar. 2008
  • Lectureship Award, The 86th Spring Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan; Apr. 2006

 

Original Papers

  1. Inclusion and Dielectric Properties of a Vinylidene Fluoride Oligomer in Coordination Nanochannels
    Nobuhiro Yanai, Takashi Uemura, Wataru Kosaka, Ryotaro Matsuda, Tetsuhiro Kodani, Meiten Koh, Takashi Kanemura, Susumu Kitagawa
    Dalton Trans. 2012, in press. (Invited article; Themed issue, Coordination Chemistry in the Solid State)
  2. Gas detection by structural variations of fluorescent guest molecules in a flexible porous coordination polymer
    Nobuhiro Yanai, Koji Kitayama, Yuh Hijikata, Hiroshi Sato, Ryotaro Matsuda, Yoshiki Kubota, Masaki Takata, Motohiro Mizuno, Takashi Uemura, Susumu Kitagawa
    Nature Mater. 2011, 10, 787-793. (Highlighted in Noteworthy Chemistry, ACS, 7, Nov., 2011)
  3. End-Functionalization of a Vinylidene Fluoride Oligomer in Coordination Nanochannels
    Nobuhiro Yanai, Takashi Uemura, Noriyuki Uchida, Silvia Bracco, Angiolina Comotti, Piero Sozzani, Tetsuhiro Kodani, Meiten Koh, Takashi Kanemura, Susumu Kitagawa
    J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 8021-8025.
  4. Incarceration of Nanosized Silica into Porous Coordination Polymers: Preparation, Characterization, and Adsorption Property
    Takashi Uemura, Yu Kadowaki, Cho Rong Kim, Tomohiro Fukushima, Daisuke Hiramatsu, Susumu Kitagawa
    Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 1736-1741.
  5. Inclusion and dynamics of a polymer-Li salt complex in coordination nanochannels
    Nobuhiro Yanai, Takashi Uemura, Satoshi Horike, Satoru Shimomura and Susumu Kitagawa
    Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 1722-1724.
  6. Effects of Unsaturated Metal Sites on Radical Vinyl Polymerization in Coordination Nanochannels
    Takashi Uemura, Noriyuki Uchida, Masakazu Higuchi, Susumu Kitagawa
    Macromolecules 2011, 44, 2693-2697.
  7. Unveiling thermal transitions of polymers in subnanometre pores
    Takashi Uemura, Nobuhiro Yanai, Satoshi Watanabe, Hideki Tanaka, Ryohei Numaguchi, Minoru T. Miyahara, Yusuke Ohta, Masataka Nagaoka, Susumu Kitagawa
    Nature Commun. 2010. 1. 83.
  8. Functionalization of Coordination Nanochannels for Controlling Tacticity in Radical Vinyl Polymerization
    Takashi Uemura, Yukari Ono, Yuh Hijikata, Susumu Kitagawa
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010,132. 4917-4924.
  9. Template Synthesis of Porous Polypyrrole in 3D Coordination Nanochannels
    Takashi Uemura, Yu Kadowaki, Nobuhiro Yanai, Susumu Kitagawa
    Chem. Mater. 2009, 21, 4096-4098.
  10. Fabrication of Two-Dimensional Polymer Arrays: Template Synthesis of Polypyrrole between Redox-Active Coordination Nanoslits
    Nobuhiro Yanai, Takashi Uemura, Masaaki Ohba, Yu Kadowaki, Mitsuhiko Maesato, Mikihito Takenaka, Shotaro Nishitsuji, Hirokazu Hasegawa, Susumu Kitagawa
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 9883-9886. (Hot Paper & Editors' Choice in Science).
  11. Sol-Gel Synthesis of Low-Dimensional Silica within Coordination Nanochannels
    Takashi Uemura, Daisuke Hiramatsu, Kaname Yoshida, Seiji Isoda, Susumu Kitagawa
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 9216-9217.
  12. Radical Copolymerizations of Vinyl Monomers in a Porous Coordination Polymer
    Takashi Uemura, Yukari Ono, Susumu Kitagawa
    Chem. Lett. 2008, 37, 616-617.
  13. Conformation and Molecular Dynamics of Single Polystyrene Chain Confined in Coordination Nanospace
    Takashi Uemura, Satoshi Horike, Kana Kitagawa, Motohiro Mizuno, Kazunaka Endo, Silvia Bracco, Angiolina Comotti, Piero Sozzani, Masataka Nagaoka, Susumu Kitagawa
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 6781-6788.
  14. Radical Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers in Porous Coordination Polymers: Nanochannel Size Effects on Reactivity, Molecular Weight, and Stereostructure
    Takashi Uemura, Yukari Ono, Kana Kitagawa, Susumu Kitagawa
    Macromolecules 2008, 41, 87-94.
  15. Topotactic Linear Radical Polymerization of Divinylbenzenes in Porous Coordination Polymers
    Takashi Uemura, Daisuke Hiramatsu, Yoshiki Kubota, Masaki Takata, Susumu Kitagawa
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 4987-4990.
  16. Layer-by-layer Films Based on Charge Transfer Interaction of p-Conjugated poly(dithiafulvene) and Incorporation of Gold Nanoparticles into The Films
    Xiaqin Wang, Kensuke Naka, Chaosheng Wang, Hideaki Itoh, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2007, 103, 1608-1615.
  17. Stepwise Guest Adsorption with Large Hysteresis in a Coordination Polymer {[Cu(bhnq)(THF)2](THF)}n Constructed from a Flexible Hingelike Ligand
    Koichi Yamada, Hirokazu Tanaka, Sadahiro Yagishita, Keiichi Adachi, Takashi Uemura, Susumu Kitagawa, Satoshi Kawata
    Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 4322-4324.
  18. Nanochannel-Promoted Polymerization of Substituted Acetylenes in Porous Coordination Polymers
    Takashi Uemura, Ryo Kitaura, Yusuke Ohta, Masataka Nagaoka, Susumu Kitagawa
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 4112-4116. (Selected as Hot Paper)
  19. Effect of Organic Polymer Additive on Crystallization of Porous Coordination Polymer
    Takashi Uemura, Yousuke Hoshino, Susumu Kitagawa, Kaname Yoshida, Seiji Isoda
    Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 992-995.
  20. Radical polymerisation of styrene in porous coordination polymers
    Takashi Uemura, Kana Kitagawa, Satoshi Horike, Takashi Kawamura, Susumu Kitagawa, Motohiro Mizuno, Kazunaka Endo
    Chem. Commun. 2005, 5968-5970. (Selected as Front Cover and Hot Paper)
  21. Amphiphilic Tetrathiafulvalene Derivative: Charge-Transfer Complexation Behavior in Solutions
    Kensuke Naka, Shinsuke Inagi, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2005, 78, 519-522.
  22. Size and Surface Effects of Prussian Blue Nanoparticles Protected by Organic Polymers
    Takashi Uemura, Masaaki Ohba, Susumu Kitagawa
    Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 7339-7345.
  23. A trans-Chelating Biphosphine Possessing Only Planar Chirality and Its Application to Catalytic Asymmetric Reactions
    Ryoichi Kuwano, Takashi Uemura, Makoto Saito, Yoshihiko Ito
    Tetrahedron Asymmetry 2004, 15, 2263-2271.
  24. Prussian Blue Nanoparticles Protected by Poly(vinylpyrrolidone)
    Takashi Uemura, Susumu Kitagawa
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 7814-7815.
  25. Synthesis and Properties of p-Conjugated Dithiafulvene Oligomers by Addition of a Monofunctionalized Compound
    Kensuke Naka, Adriana Gelover-Santiago, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2003, 41, 708-715.
  26. Preparation of Oriented Ultrathin Films via Self-Assembly Based on Charge Transfer Interaction between p-Conjugated Poly(dithiafulvene) and Acceptor Polymer
    Xiaqin Wan, Kensuke Naka, Hideaki Itoh, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Macromolecules 2003, 36, 533-535.
  27. Intramolecular Charge-Transfer Polymers between Dithiafulvene and Pyridinium Units: Conjugative Effect through Saturated Polymethylene Chain
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2002, 75, 2673-2679.
  28. Self-Complexation of a Poly-Conjugated Donor Molecule with a Cyclic Acceptor
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2002, 75, 2053-2057.
  29. Preparation, Optical Spectroscopy and Electrochemical Studies of Novel p-Conjugated Polymer-protected Stable PbS Colloidal Nanoparticles in a Non-aqueous Solution
    Yong Zhou, Hideaki Itoh, Takashi Uemura, Kensuke Naka, Yoshiki Chujo
    Langmuir 2002, 18, 5287-5292.
  30. p-Conjugated Polymers with Electroactive Thioketene Dimer Unit
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Adriana Gelover-Santiago, Yoshiki Chujo
    Macromolecules 2002, 35, 3806-3809.
  31. p-Conjugated Poly(dithiafulvene)s and Poly(diselenafulvene)s: Effects of Side Alkyl Chains on Optical, Electrochemical and Conducting Properties
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Macromolecules 2002, 35, 3539-3543.
  32. Synthesis of Novel Stable Nanometer-sized Metal (M = Pd, Au, Pt) Colloids Protected by a p-Conjugated Conducting Polymer
    Yong Zhou, Hideaki Itoh, Takashi Uemura, Kensuke Naka, Yoshiki Chujo
    Langmuir 2002, 18, 277-283.
  33. Alternating p-Conjugated Copolymer of Dithiafulvene with 2,2'-Bipyridyl Units
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2001, 39, 4083-4090.
  34. Synthesis and Properties of Oxygen, Methylene and Alkylene Bridged Poly(dithiafulvene)s
    Sujata Marathe, Takashi Uemura, Kensuke Naka, Yoshiki Chujo
    J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2001, 39, 3593-3603.
  35. Electron Accepting System of Si-Si Bond in Linear Framework by Combination with Strong Donor
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 6209-10.
  36. Synthesis and luminescent properties of bithiazole and dithiafulvene derivatives
    Jong-Wook Park, Ji-Hoon Lee, Sam-Il Ko, Tae Wan Kim, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Synth. Met. 2001, 121, 1689-90.
  37. Preparation of p-conjugated polymer-protected gold nanoparticles in stable colloidal form
    Yong Zhou, Hideaki Itoh, Takashi Uemura, Kensuke Naka, Yoshiki Chujo
    Chem. Commun. 2001, 613-14.
  38. Synthesis of a p-Conjugated Poly(thioketene dimer) and Its Electron-Donating Property
    Takashi Uemura, Kensuke Naka, Adriana Gelover-Santiago, Yoshiki Chujo
    Macromolecules 2001, 34, 346-48.
  39. A Polymer with Two Different Redox Centers in the p-Conjugated Main Chain: Alternate Combinations of Ferrocene and Dithiafulvene
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Macromolecules 2000, 33, 6965-69.
  40. Synthesis and Properties of p-Conjugated Poly(dithiafulvene)s by Cycloaddition Polymerization of Heteroaromatic Bisthioketenes
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Macromolecules 2000, 33, 4733-37.
  41. Linearly Extended p-Conjugated Dithiafulvene Polymer Formed Soluble Charge-Transfer Complex with 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Polym. J. 2000, 32, 435-39. (Selected as Polymer Journal Award)
  42. Synthesis of p-Conjugated Poly(dithiafulvene) by Cycloaddition Polymerization of Aldothioketene with Its Alkynethiol Tautomer. Polymerization, Optical Properties, and Electrochemical Analysis
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Macromolecules 1999, 32, 4641-46.
  43. Synthesis of Polymers Having 1,3-Cyclobutanedione Unit in the Main Chain by Cycloaddition Polymerization of Bisketene
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Polym. Bull. 1999, 42, 367-72.
  44. Synthesis of a Trans-Chelating Chiral Diphosphine Ligand with Only Planar Chirality and Its Application to Asymmetric Hydrosilylation of Ketones
    Ryoichi Kuwano, Takashi Uemura, Makoto Saito, Yoshihiko Ito
    Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 1327-30.
  45. Synthesis of p-Conjugated Poly(dithiafulvene) by Cycloaddition Polymerization of Aldothioketene with Its Alkynethiol Tautomer
    Kensuke Naka, Takashi Uemura, Yoshiki Chujo
    Macromolecules 1998, 31, 7570-71.

Review Articles

  1. Polymer Synthesis in Coordination Nanospaces
    Takashi Uemura
    Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2011, 84, 1169-1177 (Award Accounts).
  2. Polymer Friendly Metal-Organic Frameworks
    Takashi Uemura
    Supramolecular Soft Matter: Applications in Materials and Organic Electronics; John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2011, pp. 175-189.
  3. Controlled Polymerization by Incarceration of Monomers in Nanochannels
    Takashi Uemura, Susumu Kitagawa
    Top. Curr. Chem. 2010. 293, 155-173
  4. Polymerization Reactions in Porous Coordination Polymers
    Takashi Uemura, Nobuhiro Yanai, Susumu Kitagawa
    Chem. Soc. Rev. 2009, 38, 1228-1236.
  5. Polymerization in Coordination Nanospaces
    Takashi Uemura, Satoshi Horike, Susumu Kitagawa
    Chem. Asian J. 2006, 1, 36-44 (Selected as Front Cover in Inaugural issue)
  6. Nanocrystals of Coordination Polymers
    Takashi Uemura, Susumu Kitagawa
    Chem. Lett. 2005, 34, 132-137.
  7. Functional Macromolecules with Electro-Donating Dithiafulvene Unit
    Takashi Uemura, Kensuke Naka, Yoshiki Chujo
    Advances in Polymer Science, Springer, Heidelberg, 2004, 167, 81-106.