Publications
2024
Yuyang Tu, Yusuke Inagaki, Kazuaki Ohara, Kentaro Yamaguchi, and Wataru Setaka Ring-closing metathesis of dialkenylcycloalkanes for the synthesis of fused bicycloalkanes and tricycloalkanes Org. Biomol. Chem., 22, 6950–6954 (2024). DOI:10.1039/d4ob01143k

Wataru Setaka Topological Structural Chemistry of Fused Bicycloalkanes Allowing Homeomorphic Conversions Eur. J. Org. Chem., 27, e202400206 (2024). (Review, Open Access) DOI:10.1002/ejoc.202400206

Yuyang Tu, Yusuke Inagaki, and Wataru Setaka Template Synthesis of Disilacycloalkanes Utilizing the Reactivity of a Siloxane Bond J. Org. Chem., 89, 6222–6229 (2024). DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.4c00226

2023
W. Setaka, Y. Ikeda, Y. Inagaki, K. Ohara, and K. Yamaguchi Synthesis of Dimethyldisilabicycloalkanes: Cage-Size Effects on the Relative Stabilities between In,Out and Twist-Out,Out Forms Org. Lett., 25, 7283-7286 (2023). (selected as a Front Cover) DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02382

S. Hosono, Y. Inagaki, and W. Setaka Synthesis and structure of stannane-based molecular bevel gears having substituents on a tin linker Org. Biomol. Chem., 21, 4781-4787 (2023). DOI:10.1039/D3OB00666B

R. Yoshizawa, Y. Inagaki, H. Momma, E. Kwon, K. Ohara, K. Yamaguchi, and W. Setaka Synthesis and fluorescence properties of 9,9-dimethylfluorene-diyl bridged molecular gyrotops: Effects of slight fluorophore motion on fluorescence efficiency in solid state New. J. Chem., 47, 5946-5952 (2023). DOI:10.1039/D2NJ05873A

2022
T. Kurimoto, Y. Inagaki, K. Ohara, K. Yamaguchi, and W. Setaka Synthesis and Rotational Dynamics of Diazamacrocycles Having Bridged 1,4-Naphthylene as Framed Molecular Rotors Org. Biomol. Chem., 20, 8465-8470 (2022). DOI:10.1039/D2OB01613C

K. Komatsubara, Y. Inagaki, and W. Setaka, Synthesis and Characterization of Silyl[n]acediynes (linearly-fused benzodehydro[12]annulenes): Utilizing Bulkiness of Silyl Groups to Improve Selectivity J. Org. Chem., 87, 12783-12790 (2022). DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.2c01398

H. Inami , Y. Inagaki, and W. Setaka, Design of Rotational Potential in Phenyltriptycene Molecular Rotor by Exploiting CH/π-Interaction between Tripticil Hydrogen and Phenyl Org. Biomol. Chem., 20, 7092-7098 (2022). DOI:10.1039/D2OB01179D

W. Setaka, K. Kajiyama, and Y. Inagaki, Structures and Oxidation Properties of Phenylene-Bridged Diazacycloalkanes: Ring Size Effects on Structures and Properties J. Org. Chem., 87, 10869-10875 (2022). DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.2c01174

2021
Y. Ikeda, Y. Inagaki, and W. Setaka, Simultaneous Synthesis and Characterization of in/out-Isomers of Disilabicyclo[14.14.14]alkanes Chem. Commun., 57, 7838-7841 (2021). DOI:10.1039/D1CC02933A

K. Nobuhara, Y. Inagaki, and W. Setaka, Steric effects on the intramolecular charge transfer fluorescence of benzo[b]thiophene-1,1-dioxide bridged macrocages Org. Biomol. Chem., 19, 6328-6333 (2021). DOI:10.1039/D1OB01050F

D. Hasyashi, Y. Inagaki, and W. Setaka, Crystalline Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-dioxide-diyl bridged Molecular Gyrotops as Fluorescent Dielectric Materials J. Mater. Chem. C, 9, 8220-2225 (2021). DOI:10.1039/D1TC00808K

Y. Tu, Y. Inagaki, E. Kwon, and W. Setaka, Template Synthesis for Disilamacrocycles via Ring-Closing Metathesis Chem. Lett., 50, 1397-1399 (2021). DOI:10.1246/cl.210234

T. Tsuchiya, Y. Inagaki, K. Yamaguchi, and W. Setaka, Structure and Dynamics of Crystalline Molecular Gyrotops with a Difluorophenylene Rotor J. Org. Chem., 86, 2423-2430 (2021). DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.0c02571

W. Setaka, K. Yamaguchi, and M. Kira, Solid-State 2H NMR Study for Deuterated Phenylene Dynamics in a Crystalline Gyroscope-Like Molecule Chemistry, 3, 39-44 (2021). (A Special Issue in Honor of Professor Josef Michl) DOI:doi.org/10.3390/chemistry3010004
