Publication List

Original Papers

(84) Low-Frequency Spectra of Hydrated Ionic Liquids with Kosmotropic and Chaotropic Anions.

Maharoof Koyakkat, Tateki Ishida, Kyoko Fujita, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2024, in press. 

(83) Wettability and Surface Tension of Imidazolium, Ammonium, and Phosphonium Bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide Ionic Liquids: Comparison Between Pentyl, Ethoxyethyl, and Ethylthioethyl Groups. 

Masatoshi Ando, Maharoof Koyakkat, Tadashi Ueda, Taketoshi Minato, Hideaki Shirota.

Langmuir 2023, 39 (34),  12090-12098.

(82) Structural Origins of Viscosity in Imidazolium and Pyrrolidinium Ionic Liquids Coupled with the NTf2– Anion.

Raphael Ogbodo, Waruni V. Karunaratne, Gobin Raj Acharya, Matthew S. Emerson, Mehreen Mughal, Ho Martin Yuen, Nicole Zmich, Shameir Nembhard, Furong Wang, Hideaki Shirota, Sharon I. Lall-Ramnarine, Edward W. Castner Jr., James F. Wishart, Andrew J. Nieuwkoop, Claudio J. Margulis. 

J. Phys. Chem. B 2023, 127 (28), 6342–6353. 

(81) Deep Eutectic Solvents Based on Ammonium Iodide and Iodine Possessing High Electrical Conductivity.  

Maharoof Koyakkat, Katsuhiko Moriyama, Satoshi Asakura, Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Mol. Liq. 2023, 384, 122250/1–4.

Toshio Yamaguchi Festschrift.

(80) Exploring the Microscopic Aspects of 1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate Mixtures with Formamide, N-Methylformamide, and N,N-Dimethylformamide by Multiple Spectroscopic Techniques and Computations. 

Masatoshi Ando, Atsuya Tashiro, Masahiro Kawano, Yue Peng, Toshiyuki Takamuku, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2023, 127 (17), 3870–3887. 

(79) Facile Preparation of Deep Eutectic Solvents Having High Electrical Conductivities . 

Hideaki Shirota, Maharoof Koyakkat, Mengjun Cao, Masako Shimizu, Satoshi Asakura, Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Katsuhiko Moriyama.

J. Mol. Liq. 2023, 372, 121176/1-4. 

 Toshio Yamaguchi Festschrift.

(78) Physical Properties and Low-Frequency Polarizability Anisotropy and Dipole Responses of Phosphonium Bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide Ionic Liquids with Pentyl, Ethoxyethyl, or 2-(Ethylthio)ethyl Group . 

Masatoshi Ando, Kaoru Ohta, Tateki Ishida, Ryohei Koido, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2023, 127 (2), 542-556. 

 Hiro-o Hamaguchi Festschrift.

(77) Low-Frequency Spectra of Reline and Its Mixtures with Water: A Comparative Study Based on Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations. 

Hideaki Shirota, Juriti Rajbangshi, Maharoof Koyakkat, Atanu Baksi, Mengjun Cao, Ranjit Biswas.

J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 2023, 437, 114504/1-8. 

 Anunay Samanta Festschrift.

(76) Intermolecular Dynamics of Positively and Negatively Charged Aromatics and Their Isoelectronic Neutral Analogs in Aqueous Solutions.

Masako Shimizu, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2022, 126 (23), 4309-4323.

(75) Intermolecular Dynamics and Structure in Aqueous Lidocaine Hydrochloride Solutions. 

Hideaki Shirota, Keiichi Yanase, Taiki Ogura, Takaaki Sato.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2022, 126 (8), 1787–1798. 

(74) Anion Effects on the Mixing States of 1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate and Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide with Methanol, Acetonitrile, and Dimethyl Sulfoxide on the Meso- and Microscopic Scales. 

 Toshiyuki Takamuku, Atsuya Tashiro, Masashi Kawano, Masatoshi Ando, Akira Ogawa, Koichiro Sadakane, Hiroki Iwase, Hideaki Shirota. 

J. Phys. Chem. B 2021, 125 (51), 13896-13907. 

(73) Low-Frequency Spectra of 1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate Mixtures with Poly(Ethylene Glycol) by Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopy .

 Masatoshi Ando, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2021, 125 (43), 12006-12019. 

Kankan Bhattacharyya Festschrift. 

(71) Ultrafast Dynamics in Nonaromatic Cation Based Ionic Liquids: A Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopic Study.

Hideaki Shirota, Masatoshi Ando, Shohei Kakinuma, Kotaro Takahashi.

Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2020, 93 (12), 1520-1539. 

Classified as Selected Paper.

(70) Low-Frequency Vibrational Motions of Polystyrene in Carbon Tetrachloride: Comparison with Model Monomer and Dependence on Concentration and Molecular Weight. 

 Hideaki Shirota, Katsuhiko Moriyama.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2020,  124 (10), 2006-2016. 

(67) Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Study of Temperature-Dependent Intermolecular Dynamics in Molten Bis(Trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide Salts: Effects of Cation Species.

Shohei Kakinuma, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2018, 122 (22), 6033–6047. 

(66) Effects of Aromaticity in Cations and Their Functional Groups on the Temperature Dependence of Low-Frequency Spectrum.

Shohei Kakinuma, Sharon Ramati, James F. Wishart, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Chem. Phys. 2018, 148 (19), 193805/1–10.  

Special Issue on Chemical Physics of Ionic Liquids. 

(65) Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Study of Temperature-Dependent Intermolecular Dynamics in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids: Effects of Anion Species and Cation Alkyl Groups.

Shohei Kakinuma, Tateki Ishida, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2017, 121 (1), 250–264. 

(64) Structure of Ionic Liquids with Cationic Silicon-Substitutions.

Boning Wu, Hideaki Shirota, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine, Edward W. Castner, Jr.

J. Chem. Phys. 2016, 145 (11), 114501/1–14. 

(63) Ultrafast Dynamics in Aromatic Cation Based Ionic Liquids: A Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopic Study.

Hideaki Shirota, Shohei Kakinuma, Kotaro Takahashi, Akito Tago, Hocheon Jeong, Tomotsumi Fujisawa.

Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2016, 89 (9), 1106–1128.  

(62) Effects of Tetrafluoroborate and Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide Anions on the Microscopic Structures of 1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium-based Ionic Liquids and Benzene Mixtures: A Multiple Approach by ATR-IR, NMR and Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopy.

Hideaki Shirota, Shohei Kakinuma, Yu Itoyama, Tatsuya Umecky, Toshiyuki Takamuku.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2016, 120 (3), 513–526. 

(61) Temperature Dependence of Low-Frequency Spectra of Molten Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide of Imidazolium Cations Studied by Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopy.

Hideaki Shirota, Shohei Kakinuma.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2015, 119 (30), 9835–9846. 

(60) Effects of Aromaticity in Cations and their Functional Groups on the Low-Frequency Spectra and Physical Properties of Ionic Liquids.

Hideaki Shirota, Hironori Matsuzaki, Sharon Ramati, James F. Wishart.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2015, 119 (29), 9173–9187. 

Branka Ladanyi Festschrift. 

(59) Glass Transition Dynamics and Conductivity Scaling in Ionic Deep Eutectic Solvents: The Case of (Acetamide + Lithium Nitrate/Sodium Thiocynate) Melts.

Satya Tripathy, Zaneta Wojnarowska, Justyna Knapik, Hideaki Shirota, Ranjit Biswas, Marian Paluch.

J. Chem. Phys. 2015, 142 (18), 184504/1–10. 

(58) Dynamic Kerr Effect Study on Six-Membered-Ring Molecular Liquids: Benzene, 1,3-Cyclohexadiene, 1,4-Cyclohexadiene, Cyclohexene, and Cyclohexane.

Shohei Kakinuma, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2015, 119 (13), 4713–4724. 

(57) Low-Frequency Collective Dynamics in Deep Eutectic Solvents of Acetamide and Electrolytes: A Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopic Study.

Ranjit Biswas, Anuradha Das, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Chem. Phys. 2014, 141 (13), 134506/1–11. 

(56) Solvent Dependence of 7-Azaindole Dimerization.

Hideaki Shirota, Takao Fukuda, Tatsuya Kato.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2013, 117 (50), 16196–16205. 

(55) Intermolecular/Interionic Vibrations of 1-Methyl-3-n-octylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate Ionic Liquid and Benzene Mixtures.

Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2013, 117 (26), 7985–7995. 

(54) Differences in Ion Interactions for Isoelectronic Ionic Liquid Homologs.

Heather Y. Lee, Hideaki Shirota, Edward W. Castner, Jr.

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2013, 4 (9), 1477–1483. 

(53) Dicationic versus Monocationic Ionic Liquids: Distinctive Ionic Dynamics and Dynamical Heterogeneity.

Tateki Ishida, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2013, 117 (4), 1136–1150. 

(52) How does the Ionic Liquid Organizational Landscape Change when Nonpolar Cationic Alkyl Groups are replaced by Polar Isoelectronic Diethers?

Hemant K. Kashyap, Cherry S. Santos, Ryan P. Daly, Jeevapani J. Hettige, N. Sanjeeva Murthy, Hideaki Shirota, Edward W. Castner, Jr., Claudio J. Margulis.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2013, 117 (4), 1130–1135. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(51) Intermolecular/Interionic Vibrations of 1-Methyl-3-n-octylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate Ionic Liquid and H2O Mixtures.

Hideaki Shirota, Ranjit Biswas.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2012, 116 (46), 13765–13773. 

(50) High-Pressure Crystallization of 1-Methyl-3-trimethylsilylmethylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate Ionic Liquid.

Lukasz Hawelek, Hideaki Shirota, Joachim Kusz, Katarzyna Grzybowska, Michal Mierzwa, Marian Paluch, Andrzej Burian, Jerzy Ziolo.

Chem. Phys. Lett. 2012, 546, 150–152. 

(49) Comparing Intermediate Range Order for Alkyl- vs. Ether-Substituted Cations in Ionic Liquids.

Alessandro Triolo, Olga Russina, Ruggero Caminiti, Hideaki Shirota, Heather Y. Lee, Cherry S. Santos, N. Sanjeeva Murthy, and Edward W. Castner, Jr.

Chem. Commun. 2012, 48 (41), 4959–4961.

Web Themed Issue on Ionic Liquids. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(48) Shear Relaxation of Ammonium- and Phosphonium-Based Ionic Liquids with Oxyethylene Chain.

Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Ken-ichi Mikawa, Shinobu Koda, Hiroki Fukazawa, Hideaki Shirota.

Chem. Phys. Lett. 2012, 521, 69–73. 

(47) Intermolecular Vibrations and Diffusive Orientational Dynamics of Cs Condensed Ring Aromatic Molecular Liquids.

Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. A 2011, 115 (50), 14262–14275. 

(46) Glass Transition Dynamics of Room Temperature Ionic Liquid: 1-Methyl-3-trimethylsilylmethylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate.

Georgina Jarosz, Michal Mierzwa, Jerzy Ziolo, Marian Paluch, Hideaki Shirota, Kia L. Ngai.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2011, 115 (44), 12709–12716. 

(45) Low-frequency Modes of the Benzoic Acid Dimer in Chloroform Observed by the Optical Kerr Effect.

Sayuri Yamaguchi, Kamila Mazur, Ismael A. Heisler, Hideaki Shirota, Keisuke Tominaga, Stephen R. Meech.

J. Chem. Phys. 2011, 135 (13), 134504/1–9. 

(44) Microscopic Aspects in Dicationic Ionic Liquids through the Low-Frequency Spectra by Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopy.

Hideaki Shirota, Tateki Ishida.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2011, 115 (37), 10860–10870. 

(43) Intermolecular Vibrational Spectra of C3v CXY3 Molecular Liquids, CHCl3, CHBr3, CFBr3, and CBrCl3.

Hideaki Shirota, Tatsuya Kato.

J. Phys. Chem. A 2011, 115 (32), 8797–8807. 

(42) Intermolecular Vibrational Modes and Orientational Dynamics of Cooperative Hydrogen-Bonding Dimer of 7-Azaindole in Solution.

Tatsuya Kato, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Chem. Phys. 2011, 134 (16), 164504/1–9. 

(41) Ultrafast Dynamics in 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids: A Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopic Study.

Hiroki Fukazawa, Tateki Ishida, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2011, 115 (16), 4621–4631. 

(40) Comparison between Dicationic and Monocationic Ionic Liquids: Liquid Density, Thermal Properties, Surface Tension, and Shear Viscosity.

Hideaki Shirota, Toshihiko Mandai, Hiroki Fukazawa, Tatsuya Kato.

J. Chem. Eng. Data 2011, 56 (5), 2453–2459. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(39) Heavy Atom Substitution Effects in Non-Aromatic Ionic Liquids: Ultrafast Dynamics and Physical Properties.

Hideaki Shirota, Hiroki Fukazawa, Tomotsumi Fujisawa, James F. Wishart.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2010, 114 (29), 9400–9412. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(38) Microscopic Study of Ionic Liquid-H2O Systems: Alkyl-Group Dependence of 1-Alkyl-3-Methylimidazolium Cation.

Takashi Masaki, Keiko Nishikawa, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2010, 114 (19), 6323–6331. 

(37) Comparison of Interionic/Intermolecular Vibrational Dynamics between Ionic Liquids and Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions.

Tomotsumi Fujisawa, Keiko Nishikawa, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Chem. Phys. 2009, 131 (24), 244519/1–14. 

(36) Ultrafast Dynamics in Aprotic Molecular Liquids: A Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopic Study.

Hideaki Shirota, Tomotsumi Fujisawa, Hiroki Fukazawa, Keiko Nishikawa.

Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2009, 82 (11), 1347–1366. 

(35) Atom Substitution Effects of [XF6]- in Ionic Liquids. 2. Theoretical Study.

Tateki Ishida, Keiko Nishikawa, Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2009, 113 (29), 9840–9851. 

(34) Atom Substitution Effects of [XF6]- in Ionic Liquids. 1. Experimental Study.

Hideaki Shirota, Keiko Nishikawa, Tateki Ishida.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2009, 113 (29), 9831–9839. 

(33) Hydrogen-Bonding Dynamics in Aqueous Solutions of Amides and Acids: Monomer, Dimer, Trimer, and Polymer.

Hideaki Shirota, Hiroshi Ushiyama.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2008, 112 (43), 13542–13551. 

(32) A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of the Dynamics of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids with –CH2Si(CH3)3 vs. –CH2C(CH3)3 Substituents.

Song H. Chung, Richard Lopato, Steven G. Greenbaum, Hideaki Shirota, Edward W. Castner, Jr., James F. Wishart.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111 (18), 4885–4893.

Special Issue on Physical Chemistry of Ionic Liquids. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(31) Intermolecular Interactions and Dynamics of Room Temperature Ionic Liquids That Have Silyl- and Siloxy-Substituted Imidazolium Cations.

Hideaki Shirota, James F. Wishart, Edward W. Castner, Jr.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111 (18), 4819–4829.

Special Issue on Physical Chemistry of Ionic Liquids. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(30) Ultrafast Structural Rearrangements in the MLCT Excited State for Copper(I) bis-Phenanthrolines in Solution.

George B. Shaw, Christian D. Grant, Hideaki Shirota, Edward W. Castner, Jr., Gerald J. Meyer, Lin X. Chen.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129 (7), 2147–2160. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(29) Molecular Dynamics and Interactions of Aqueous and Dichloromethane Solutions of Polyvinylpyrrolidone.

Hideaki Shirota, Edward W. Castner, Jr.

J. Chem. Phys. 2006, 125 (3), 034904/1–14. 

(28) Why Are Viscosities Lower for Ionic Liquids with –CH2Si(CH3)3 vs. –CH2C(CH3)3 Substitutions on the Imidazolium Cations?

Hideaki Shirota, Edward W. Castner, Jr.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109 (46), 21576–21585. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(27) Physical Properties and Intermolecular Dynamics of an Ionic Liquid Compared with Its Isoelectronic Neutral Binary Solution.

Hideaki Shirota, Edward W. Castner, Jr.

J. Phys. Chem. A 2005, 109 (42), 9388–9392. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(26) Ultrafast Dynamics of Pyrrolidinium Cation Ionic Liquids.

Hideaki Shirota, Alison M. Funston, James F. Wishart, Edward W. Castner, Jr.

J. Chem. Phys. 2005, 122 (18), 184512/1–12. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(25) Ultrafast Dynamics of Liquid Poly(ethylene glycol)s and Crown Ethers Studied by Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopy.

Hideaki Shirota.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109 (15), 7053–7062. 

(24) Solvation Dynamics in Aqueous Anionic and Cationic Micelle Solutions: Sodium Alkyl Sulfate and Alkyltrimethylammonium Bromide.

Yushi Tamoto, Hiroshi Segawa, Hideaki Shirota.

Langmuir 2005, 21 (9), 3757–3764. 

(23) Ultrafast Molecular Dynamics of Liquid Aromatic Molecules and the Mixtures with CCl4.

Hideaki Shirota.

J. Chem. Phys. 2005, 122 (4), 044514/1–12. 

(22) Deuterium Substitution Study on Solvation Dynamics of Liquid Poly(ethylene glycol)s.

Hideaki Shirota, Hiroshi Segawa.

Chem. Phys. 2004, 306 (1-3), 43–50. 

(21) Dynamic Fluorescence Probing of the Microenvironment of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Micelle Solutions: Surfactant Concentration Dependence and Solvent Isotope Effect.

Hideaki Shirota, Yushi Tamoto, Hiroshi Segawa.

J. Phys. Chem. A 2004, 108 (16), 3244–3252. 

(20) Solvation Dynamics of Formamide and N,N-Dimethylformamide in Aerosol OT Reverse Micelles.

Hideaki Shirota, Hiroshi Segawa.

Langmuir 2004, 20 (2), 329–335. 

(19) Time-Resolved Fluorescence Study on Liquid Oligo(ethylene oxide)s: Coumarin 153 in Poly(ethylene glycol)s and Crown Ethers.

Hideaki Shirota, Hiroshi Segawa.

J. Phys. Chem. A 2003, 107 (19), 3719–3727. 

(18) Dynamic Fluorescence Probing of the Local Environments within Amphiphilic Starlike Macromolecules.

Lotti Frauchiger, Hideaki Shirota, Kathryn E. Uhrich, Edward W. Castner, Jr.

J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106 (30), 7463–7468. 

(17) Aqueous Dimethyl Sulfoxide Solutions: Inter- and Intra-Molecular Dynamics.

Piotr P. Wiewior, Hideaki Shirota, Edward W. Castner, Jr.

J. Chem. Phys. 2002, 116 (11), 4643–4654. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(16) Ultrafast Dynamics in Aqueous Polyacrylamide Solutions.

Hideaki Shirota, Edward W. Castner, Jr.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123 (51), 12877–12885. 

(15) Deuterium Isotope Effect on the Phase Separation of Zipper-Type Hydrogen-Bonding Inter-Polymer Complexes in Solutions.

Noriko Endo, Hideaki Shirota, Kazuyuki Horie.

Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2001, 22 (8), 593–597.

With Cover Picture.     

(14) Deuterium Isotope Effects on Swelling-Shrinking States of Polymer Gels in Aqueous Solutions: Fluorescence Study.

Hideaki Shirota, Kazuya Ohkawa, Nozomi Kuwabara, Noriko Endo, Kazuyuki Horie.

Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2000, 201 (16), 2210–2219.

Oskar F. Olaj Festschrift.

(13) Solvation in Highly Nonideal Solutions: A Study of Aqueous 1-Propanol using the Coumarin 153 Probe.

Hideaki Shirota, Edward W. Castner, Jr.

J. Chem. Phys. 2000, 112 (5), 2367–2376. 

(12) Deuterium Isotope Effect on Volume Phase Transition of Polymer Gel: Temperature Dependence.

Hideaki Shirota, Nozomi Kuwabara, Kazuya Ohkawa, Kazuyuki Horie.

J. Phys. Chem. B 1999, 103 (47), 10400–10408. 

(11) Ultrafast Intermolecular Electron Transfer from Orthomethoxyaniline to Excited Coumarin Dyes.

Haridas Pal, Hideaki Shirota, Keisuke Tominaga, Keitaro Yoshihara.

J. Chem. Phys. 1999, 110 (23), 11454–11465. 

(10) Ultrafast Photoinduced Solute-Solvent Electron Transfer: Configuration Dependence.

Igor V. Rubtsov, Hideaki Shirota, Keitaro Yoshihara.

J. Phys. Chem. A 1999, 103 (12), 1801–1808. 

(9) Deuterium Isotope Effect on Swelling Process in Aqueous Polymer Gels.

Hideaki Shirota, Kazuyuki Horie.

Chem. Phys. 1999, 242 (1), 115–121. 

(8) Solvation Dynamics in Nonaqueous Reverse Micelles.

Hideaki Shirota, Kazuyuki Horie.

J. Phys. Chem. B 1999, 103 (9), 1437–1443. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(7) Volume Phase Transition of Polymer Gel in Water and Heavy Water.

Hideaki Shirota, Noriko Endo, Kazuyuki Horie.

Chem. Phys. 1998, 238 (3), 487–494. 

(6) Ultrafast Intermolecular Electron Transfer in Coumarin-Hydrazine System.

Hideaki Shirota, Haridas Pal, Keisuke Tominaga, Keitaro Yoshihara.

Chem. Phys. 1998, 236 (1-3), 355–364. 

(5) Substituent Effect and Deuterium Isotope Effect of Ultrafast Intermolecular Electron Transfer: Coumarin in Electron-Donating Solvent.

Hideaki Shirota, Haridas Pal, Keisuke Tominaga, Keitaro Yoshihara.

J. Phys. Chem. A 1998, 102 (18), 3089–3102. 

Cited Over 100 Times

(4) Deuterium Isotope Effect on Ultrafast Polarisability Anisotropy Relaxation in Methanol.

Hideaki Shirota, Keitaro Yoshihara, Neil A. Smith, Shujie Lin, Stephen R. Meech.

Chem. Phys. Lett. 1997, 281 (1-3), 27–34. 

(3) Ultrafast Dynamics of Liquid Anilines Studied by the Optical Kerr Effect.

Neil A. Smith, Shujie Lin, Stephen R. Meech, Hideaki Shirota, Keitaro Yoshihara.

J. Phys. Chem. A 1997, 101 (50), 9578–9586. 

(2) Deuterium Isotope Effect on the Solvation Dynamics of Methanol: CH3OH, CH3OD, CD3OH, and CD3OD.

Hideaki Shirota, Haridas Pal, Keisuke Tominaga, Keitaro Yoshihara.

J. Phys. Chem. 1996, 100 (35), 14575–14577. 

(1) Photoinduced Electron Transfer Process Probed by Persistent Spectral Hole Burning Spectroscopy. The Effect of the Acceptor on Non-Photochemical Hole Burning.

Hideaki Shirota, Shinjiro Machida, Takashi Yamashita, Kazuyuki Horie.

Chem. Phys. Lett. 1995, 243 (3,4), 297–301. 

Review Articles

(3) Comparison of Low-Frequency Spectra between Aromatic and Nonaromatic Cation Based Ionic Liquids Using Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopy.

Hideaki Shirota.

ChemPhysChem, 2012, 13 (7), 1638–1648.

Special Issue on Ionic Liquids.

Classified as VIP (Very Important Paper). 

(2) Intermolecular Dynamics, Interactions and Solvation in Ionic Liquids.

Edward W. Castner, Jr., James F. Wishart, Hideaki Shirota.

Acc. Chem. Res. 2007, 40 (11), 1217–1227.

Special Issue on Ionic Liquids. 

Cited Over 100 times.

(1) Deuterium Substitution and Fluorescence Studies on Polymer Hydrogels and Complexes.

Hideaki Shirota, Kazuyuki Horie.

Macromol. Symp. 2004, 207 (1), 79–93. 

Book Chapters

(3) Intermolecular Vibrations in Aprotic Molecular Liquids and Ionic Liquids.

Hideaki Shirota.

Molecular Basics of Liquids and Liquid-Based Materials, Katsura NIshiyama, et al. Eds. (Springer: Singapore) 2021,  195-229 (Chapter 7).

(2) Temperature-Dependent Features in Low-Frequency Spectra of Ionic Liquids.

Hideaki Shirota, Shohei Kakinuma.

Theoretical and Computational Approaches to Predicting Ionic Liquid Properties, Aswathy Joseph and Suresh Mathew, Eds. (Elsevier: Amsterdam) 2020, 159-187 (Chapter 9).

(1) Atom Substitution Effects in Ionic Liquids: A Microscopic View by Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopy.

Hideaki Shirota, Hiroki Fukazawa.

Ionic Liquids: Theory, Properties, New Approaches, Alexander Kokorin, Ed. (InTech: Rijeka, Croatia) 2011, 201–224 (Chapter 9).