2024　

1. "Strain-induced carbon-carbon bond cleavage of bowl-shaped sumanenone"
   M. Nishimoto, Y. Uetake, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai*    
   Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 3982–3985.
   DOI: 10.1039/D4CC00008K 　　 

2. "Biased Bowl-Direction of Monofluorosumanene in the Solid State"
   Y. Yakiyama,* M. Li, D. Zhou, T. Abe, C. Sato, K. Sambe, T. Akutagawa, T. Matsumura, N. Matubayasi, H. Sakurai    
   J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 5224–5231.
   DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11311  (大阪大学プレスリリース) JACS Spotlight, Chemistry Views 記事 

3. "Mechanistic Study in Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis through Microchip Laser Ablation in Organic Solvents"
   B. S. Hettiarachchi, Y. Takaoka, Y. Uetake, Y. Yakiyama,* H. Y. Yoshikawa, M. Maruyama, H. Sakurai*   
   Metals 2024, 14, 155.
   DOI: 10.3390/met14020155   

4. "Uncovering gold nanoparticle synthesis using a microchip laser system through pulsed laser ablation in aqueous solution"
   B. S. Hettiarachchi, Y. Takaoka, Y. Uetake, Y. Yakiyama,* H. H. Lim, T. Taira, M. Maruyama, Y. Mori, H. Y. Yoshikawa, H. Sakurai*  
   Ind. Chem. Mater. 2024 , accepted.
   DOI: 10.1039/D3IM00090G 

 2023

1. "Sumanene-stacked supramolecular polymers. Dynamic, solvation-directed control"
   H. Mizuno, H. Nakazawa, M. Harada, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai, G. Fukuhara
   Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 9595–9598. (Back cover)
   DOI: 10.1039/D3CC02990E 

2. "Fluorosumanenes as building blocks for organic crystalline dielectrics"
   Y. Yakiyama,* M. Li, H. Sakurai
   Pure Appl. Chem. 2023, 95, 421–430.
   DOI: 10.1515/pac-2023-0211

3. "Derivatization of sumanenetrione through Lewis acid-mediated Suzuki–Miyaura coupling and an unprecedented ring opening"
   J. Han, Y. Uetake, Y. Yakiyama,* H. Sakurai*
   Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 4632–4635.
   DOI: 10.1039/D3CC00394A 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

4. "Acceleration Effect of Bowl‐shaped Structure in Aerobic Oxidation Reaction: Synthesis of Homosumanene ortho‐Quinone and Azaacene‐Fused Homosumanenes"
   M. Nishimoto, Y. Uetake, Y. Yakiyama, A. Saeki, J. Freudenberg, U. H. F. Bunz, H. Sakurai*
   Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202203461.
   DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203461 　　　　　　　

5. "Synthesis of fully substituted sumanenes at the aromatic periphery through hexabromomethylation"
   H. Nakazawa, Y. Uetake, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai*
   Asian J. Org. Chem. 2023, 12, e202200585.
   DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200585 　　　　　　　

6. "Pentagon-fused sumanenes on the aromatic peripheries en route to the bottom-up synthesis of fullerenes"
   H. Nakazawa, Y. Uetake, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai*
   Synlett 2023, 34, 374–378.
   DOI: 10.1055/a-1992-0487 　　　　　　　

7. "Thermodynamic differentiation of the two sides of azabuckybowl through complexation with square planar platinum(II)"
   M. Nishimoto, Y. Uetake, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai*
   Chem. Asian J. 2023, 18, e202201103.
   DOI: 10.1002/asia.202201103 　　

 2022　

1. "Sumanene-Functionalised Bis(terpyridine)-Ruthenium(II) Complexes Showing Photoinduced Structural Change and Cation Sensing"
   J. Han, Y. Yakiyama,* Y. Takeda, H. Sakurai*
   Inorg. Chem. Front. 2022, 10, 211–217.
   DOI: 10.1039/D2QI01801B 

2. "Molecular Shape-organized Stimuli-responsive Functional Crystalline Systems"
   Y. Yakiyama*
   J. Synth. Org. Chem. Jpn. 2022, 80, 1036–1043.
   DOI: 10.1059/yukigoseikyokaishi.80.1036  　　　　　　　

3. "Synthesis of Sumanene-fused Acenes"
   H. Nakazawa, A. Ohya, Y. Morimoto, Y. Uetake, N. Ikuma, K. Okada, M. Nakano, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai*
   Asian J. Org. Chem. 2022, 11, e202200471.
   DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200471 　　　　　　　

4. "Turning Dielectric Response by Co-crystallisation of Sumanene and Its Fluorinated Derivative"
   M. Li, X. Chen, Y. Yakiyama,* J. Wu, T. Akutagawa, H. Sakurai
   Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 8950–8953.
   DOI: 10.1039/D2CC02766F

5. "Dielectric Response of 1,1-Difluorosumanene Caused by an In-Plane Motion"
   M. Li, J.-Y. Wu, K. Sambe, Y. Yakiyama,* T. Akutagawa, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, K. Matsuda, H. Sakurai
   Mater. Chem. Front. 2022, 6, 1752–1758.  (Hot Paper, Front cover)
   DOI: 10.1039/D2QM00134A

6. "Synthesis of the C70 Fragment Buckybowl, Homosumanene and Heterahomosumanenes via Ring-Expansion Reactions from Sumanenone"
   M. Nishimoto, Y. Uetake, Y. Yakiyama, F. Ishiwari, A. Saeki, H. Sakurai*
   J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 2508–2519.
   DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02416

 2021

1. "Pyridine Ring Modification of Indane-1,3-dione Dimers for Control of their Crystal Structure"
   Y. Yakiyama,* T. Fujinaka, M. Nishimura, S. Ryotaro, H. Sakurai
   Asian J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10, 2690–2696.  (Front Cover)
   DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100275

 2020

1. "Control by one drop of solvent: selective preparation of guest release/trap-triggered interconvertible molecular crystals"
   Y. Yakiyama,* T. Fujinaka, M. Nishimura, R. Seki, H. Sakurai
   Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 9687–9690.
   DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03408h

2. "Synthesis of C70-fragment buckybowls bearing alkoxy substituents"
   Y. Yakiyama, S. Hishikawa, H. Sakurai
   Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 681–690.
   DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.16.66

3. "Synthesis and Dimerization Properties of Cup- and Bowl-shaped Cyclic Trilactams"
   S. Sartyoungkul, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai
   Asian J. Org. Chem. 2020, 9, 947–952.
   DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202000140

 2019

1. "Formation of a Large Confined Spherical Space with a Small Aperture Using Flexible Hexasubstituted Sumanene"
   Y. Yakiyama, T. Hasegawa, H. Sakurai
   J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 18099–18103. (Inner Cover, 大阪大学プレスリリース)
   DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b07902

2. "Sumanene Hexaester: An Electron Deficient Buckybowl"
   H. Toda, Y. Uetake, Y. Yakiyama, H. Nakazawa, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, H. Sakurai*
   Synthesis 2019, 51, 4576–4581.
   DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690206

3. "Molecular Packing and Solid‐state Photophysical Properties of 1,3,6,8-Tetraalkylpyrenes"
   T. Iwasaki, S. Murakami, Y. Takeda, G. Fukuhara, N. Tohnai, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai, N. Kambe
   Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 14817–14825.
   DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903224

4. "Liquid Phase Pulsed Laser Ablation on Pyrite"
   Y. Motohashi, Y. Yakiyama*, F. Mafuné, H. Okajima, A. Sakamoto, T. Shimizu, Y. Minami, N. Sarukura, H. Sakurai
   Chem. Lett. 2019, 48, 712–714.
   DOI: 10.1246/cl.190141

5. "Generation of “Sumanenylidene”: A Ground-State Triplet Carbene on a Curved π-Conjugated Periphery"
   Y. Yakiyama, Y. Wang, S. Hatano, M. Abe, H. Sakurai*
   Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14, 1844–1848.
   DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801802

 2018　

1. "Universality of Giant Seebeck Effect in Organic Small Molecules"
   H. Kojima, R. Abe, F. Fujiwara, M. Nakagawa, K. Takahashi, D. Kuzuhara, H. Yamada, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai, T. Yamamoto, M. Ikeda, M. Nakamura
   Mater. Chem. Front. 2018, 2, 1276–1283.
   DOI:10.1039/C7QM00596B

2. "Nucleophilic Substitution at the Internal Carbon of Sumanene Framework with Inversion of Configuration"
   N. Ngamsomprasert, Y. Yoshida, Y. Yakiyama, N. Ikuma, H. Sakurai
   Chem. Lett. 2018, 47, 878–880.
   DOI: 10.1246/cl.180270

3. "Internal-peripheral diosmylation of sumanene overcoming the dearomatization hurdle by the distortion of curved π-system"
   N. Ikuma, Y. Yoshida, Y. Yakiyama, N. Ngamsomprasert, H. Sakurai
   Chem. Lett. 2018, 47, 736–739.
   DOI: 10.1246/cl.180156

4. "Triazasumanene: an Isoelectronic Heteroanalogue of Sumanene"
   Q. Tan, P. Kaewmati, S. Higashibayashi, M. Kawano, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai
   Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2018, 91, 531–537.
   DOI:10.1246/bcsj.20170384

5. "Thermoelectric and Thermal Transport Properties in Sumanene Crystals"
   H. Kojima, M. Nakagawa, R. Abe, F. Fujiwara, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai, M. Nakamura
   Chem. Lett. 2018, 47, 524–527.
   DOI: 10.1246/cl.171210

6. "Tris(2-hydroxyphenyl)triazasumanene: Bowl-shaped excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) fluorophore coupled with aggregation-induced enhanced emission (AIEE)"
   P. Kaewmati, Y. Yakiyama, H. Ohtsu, M. Kawano, S. Haesuwannakij, S. Higashibayashi, H. Sakurai
   Mater. Chem. Front. 2018, 2, 514–519.
   DOI:10.1039/C7QM00530J

7. "An Organic Mixed-Valence Ligand for Multistate Redox-Active Coordination Networks"
   J. Y. Ha, J. Y. Koo, H. Ohtsu, Y. Yakiyama, K. Kim, D. Hashizume, M. Kawano
   Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 4717-4721.
   DOI: 10.1002/anie.201713035

 2017

1. "Synthesis of a C70 Fragment Buckybowl C28H14 from a C60 Fragment Sumanene"
   S. Hishikawa, Y. Okabe, R. Tsuruoka, S. Higashibayashi, H. Ohtsu, M. Kawano, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai
   Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 1556–1559.
   DOI:10.1246/cl.170612

2. "2,3,5,6,8,9-Hexabromosumanene: Synthesis and Its Application to Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling"
   H. Toda, Y. Yakiyama, Y. Shoji, F. Ishiwari, T. Fukushima, H. Sakurai
   Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 1368–1371.
   DOI:10.1246/cl.170566

3. "The Impact of the Polymer Chain Length on the Catalytic Activity of Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)-supported Gold Nanoclusters"
   S. Haesuwannakij. T. Kimura, Y. Furutani, K. Okumura, K. Kokubo, T. Sakata, H. Yasuda, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai
   Sci. Rep. 2017, 7, 9579.
   DOI:10.1039/C6FD00227G

4. "Partially Fluoride-Substituted Hydroxyapatite as a Suitable Support for the Gold-Catalyzed Homocoupling of Phenylboronic Acid: An Example of Interface Modification"
   S. Haesuwannakij. Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai
   ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 2998–3003.
   DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b03524

5. "Size-controlled Preparation of Gold Nanoclusters on Hydroxyapatite through Trans-deposition Method"
   S. Haesuwannakij, T. Poonsawat, E. Somsook, Y. Yakiyama, R. N. Dhital, H. Sakurai
   J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2017, 17, 4649–4657.
   DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2017.13777

6. "A Sumanene-Based Aryne, "Sumanyne"
   N. Ngamsomprasert, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai
   Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 446–448.
   DOI:10.1246/cl.161117

7. "Sumanene Derivatives Functionalized at the Internal Carbon"
   Ngamsomprasert, J.-S. Dang, S. Higashibayashi, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai
   Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 697–700.
   DOI: 10.1039/C6CC08970D

8. "Synthesis of Triaryltriazasumanenes"
   P. Kaewmati, Q. Tan, S. Higashibayashi, Y. Yakiyama, H. Sakurai
   Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 146–148.
   DOI: 10.1246/cl.160978

9. "Structural Investigation of Chemiresistive Sensing Mechanism in redox-Active Porous Coordination Network"
   J. Kim, J. Koo, Y. H. Lee, T. Kojima, Y. Yakiyama, H. Ohtsu, J. H. Oh, M. Kawano
   Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 8735-8738.
   DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01165

 2016　

1. "Selective Formation of Conductive Network by Radical-Induced Oxidation"
   J. Koo, Y. Yakiyama,* G. Lee, J. Lee, H. Choi, Y. Morita, M. Kawano*
   J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 1776-1779.
   DOI:10.1021/jacs.5b12355

2. "Crystallinity-dependence of ionic conductivity in the ion pairs of a multi-interactive anion"
   G. Lee, H. Ohtsu, J. Koo, Y. Yakiyama,* M. Park, D. Inoue, D. Hashizume, M. Kawano*
   Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 3962-3965.
   DOI: 10.1039/c5cc10136k

 2015

1. "Redox Active Diazaphenalenyl-Based Molecule and Neutral Radical Formation",
   J. Koo, Y. Yakiyama, J. Kim, Y. Morita, M. Kawano
   Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 1131-1133.
   DOI: 10.1246/cl.150410

2. "Crystal Engineering of Coordination Networks Using Multi-Interactive Ligands"
   Y. Yakiyama, T. Kojima, M. Kawano
   Advances in Organic Crystal Chemistry: Comprehensive Reviews 2015
   R. Tamura, M. Miyata, Eds., Springer, Tokyo, pp223-240.
   DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55555-1_12
   
   

3. "Acid/Base-Regulated Reversible Electron Transfer Disproportionation of N-N linked Bicarbazole and Biacridine Derivatives"
   P. Pandit, K. Yamamoto, T. Nakamura, K. Nishimura, Y. Kurashige, T. Yanai, G. Nakamura, S. Masaoka, K. Furukawa, Y. Yakiyama, M. Kawano, S. Higashibayashi
   Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 4160-4173.
   DOI: 10.1039/C5SC00946D

4. "Formation of a nanometer-thick water layer at high humidity on a dynamic crystalline material composed of multi-interactive molecules"
   Y. Yakiyama, G. Lee, S. Kim, Y. Matsushita, Y. Morita, M. Park, M. Kawano
   Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 6828-6831.
   DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01568e

 2014　

1. "The diversity of Zn(II) coordination networks composed of multi-interactive ligand TPHAP− via weak intermolecular interaction"
   T. Kojima, T. Yamada, Y. Yakiyama, E. Ishikawa, Y. Morita, M. Ebihara, M. Kawano
   CrystEngComm. 2014, 16, 6335-6344.
   DOI: 10.1039/c3ce42382d

 2013

1. "Syntheses, Redox Properties, Self-Assembled Structures, and Charge-Transfer Complexes of Imidazole- and Benzimidazole-Annelated Tetrathiafulvalene Derivatives"
   T. Murata, Y. Yamamoto, Y. Yakiyama, K. Nakasuji, Y. Morita
   Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2013, 86,927-939 (Selected Paper).
   DOI: :10.1246/bcsj.20130043

 2012

1. "Crystal surface mediated structure transformation of a kinetic framework composed of multi-interactive ligand TPHAP and Co(II)"
   Y. Yakiyama, A. Ueda, Y. Morita, M. Kawano
   Chem. Commun. 2012, 48,10651-10653.
   DOI: 10.1039/c2cc35078e

 Earlier than 2011

1. "Proton-transfer salts between an EDT-TTF derivative having imidazole-ring and anilic acids: multi-dimensional networks by acid-base hydrogen-bonds, π-stacks and chalcogen atom interactions"
   T. Murata, Y. Yakiyama, K. Nakasuji, Y. Morita
   CrystEngComm. 2011, 13,3689-3691.
   DOI: 10.1039/c1ce05326d

2. "Solution -Stable Triple-Helicates of Quaterimidazole: Three-Dimensional Crystal Structures and Optical Resolution by Chiral-Column HPLC"
   Y. Yakiyama, T. Murata, T. Ise, D. Shiomi, K. Sato, T. Takui, K. Nakasuji, Y. Morita
   Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 13,3438-3445.
   DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201100488

3. "Supramolecular Architectures and Hydrogen-Bond Directionalities of 4,4´-Biimidazole Metal Complexes Depending on Coordination Geometries"
   T. Murata, Y. Yakiyama, K. Nakasuji, Y. Morita
   Cryst. Growth Des. 2010, 10,4898-4905.
   DOI: 10.1021/cg100958r

4. "Triple-Stranded Metallo-Helicates Addressable as Lloyd's Electron Spin Qubits"
   Y. Morita, Y. Yakiyama, S. Nakazawa, T. Murata, T. Ise, D. Hashizume, D. Shiomi, K. Sato, M. Kitagawa, K. Nakasuji, T. Takui
   J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132,6944-6946.
   DOI: 10.1021/ja102030w

5. "Synthesis, crystal structure, and charge-transfer complexes of TTF derivatives having two imidazole hydrogen-bonding units"
   T. Murata, Y. Morita, Y. Yakiyama, K. Nakasuji
   Physica B: Condensed Matter. 2010, 405,S41-S44.
   DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2009.10.022

6. "Molecular electron-spin quantum computers and quantum information processing: Pulse-based electron magnetic resonance spin technology applied to matter spin-qubits"
   K. Sato, S. Nakazawa, R. Rahimi, T. Ise, S. Nishida, T. Yoshino, N. Mori, K. Toyota, D. Shiomi, Y. Yakiyama, Y. Morita, M. Kitagawa, K. Nakasuji, M. Nakahara, H. Hara, P. Carl, P. Ho¨fer, T. Takui
   J. Mater. Chem. 2009, 19,3739-3754.
   DOI: 10.1039/b819556k

7. "Hydrogen-Bond Architectures of Protonated 4,4´-Biimidazolium Derivatives and Oligo(imidazolium)s in Charge-Transfer Salts with Tetracyanoquinodimethane"
   T, Murata, Y. Morita, Y. Yakiyama, Y. Yamamoto, S. Yamada, Y. Nishimura, K. Nakasuji
   Cryst. Growth Des. 2008, 8,3058-3065.
   DOI: 10.1021/cg800202n

8. "Synthesis, crystal structures, and properties of new hydrogen-bonded electron donor: 1,6-Dithiapyrene−imidazole"
   Y. Morita, Y. Yakiyama, T. Murata, K. Nakasuji
   Solid State Sci. 2008, 10,1720-1723.
   DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2008.01.010

9. "A Novel TTF-based Electron-donor with Imidazole-annelation Having Hydrogen-bonding and Proton-transfer Abilities"
   Y. Morita, Y. Yamamoto, Y. Yakiyama, T. Murata, K. Nakasuji
   Chem. Lett. 2008, 37,24-25.
   DOI: 10.1246/cl.2008.24

10. "Zwitterionic π-radical involving EDT-TTF-imidazole and F4TCNQ: redox properties and self-assembled structure by hydrogen-bonds and multiple S・・・S interactions"
    T. Murata, Y. Morita, Y. Yakiyama, Y. Nishimura, T. Ise, D. Shiomi, K. Sato, T. Takui, K. Nakasuji
    Chem. Commun. 2007, 39,4009-4011.
    DOI: 10.1039/b707113b

11. "Hydrogen-Bond Interaction in Organic Conductors: Redox Activation, Molecular Recognition, Structural Regulation, and Proton Transfer in Donor-Acceptor Charge-Transfer Complexes of TTF-Imidazole"
    T. Murata, Y. Morita, Y. Yakiyama, K. Fukui, H. Yamochi, G. Saito, K. Nakasuji
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129,10837-10846.
    DOI: 10.1021/ja072607m

12. "TTF−Cytosine Dyad as an Electron-donor Molecule Having Proton-accepting Ability: Formation of Hemiprotonated Cytosine Dimer in I3− Salt"
    E. Miyazaki, Y. Morita, Y. Yakiyama, S. Maki, Y. Umemoto, M. Omoto, K. Nakasuji
    Chem. Lett. 2007, 36,1102-1103.
    DOI: 10.1246/cl.2007.1102

13. "ETHYLENEDITHIO-TTF-IMIDAZOLE: CONSTRUCTION OF PLURI-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK BY HYDROGEN-BONDING AND S…S INTERACTIONS"
    T. Murata, Y. Morita, Y. Nishimura, Y. Yakiyama, K. Nakasuji
    Multifunctional Conducting Molecular Materials
    G. Saito, F. Wudl, R. C. Haddon, K. Tanigaki, T. Enoki, H. E. Katz, Eds.
    Royal Society of Chemistry, London, U.K. pp135-138.

14. "Multidimensional Networks of π-Conjugated Oligomers: Crystal Structures of 4,4´:2´,2´´: 4´´,4´´´-Quaterimidazole in Hydrate, Protonated Salt, and Dinucleic Copper Complexes"
    T. Murata, Y. Morita, K. Fukui, Y. Yakiyama, K. Sato, D. Shiomi, T. Takui, K. Nakasuji
    Cryst. Growth Des. 2006, 6,1043-1047.
    DOI: 10.1021/cg0600602