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  • 佐藤宗太の写真

    • 佐藤宗太　Sota SATO
    • Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo,
      Project Associate Professor

    Profile

    2000.3
    B.S. The University of Tokyo
    2002.3
    M.S. The University of Tokyo
    (2004.9-2004.11)
    Visiting Student, J. M. Stryker lab., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
    2005.3
    Ph.D. The University of Tokyo
    2005.4
    Research Associate, The University of Tokyo
    2007.4
    Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo
    2010.7
    Lecturer, The University of Tokyo
    2012.7-2017.3
    Visiting Scientist, RIKEN
    2013.6-2017.1
    Associate Professor, Tohoku University
    2013.10-2020.3
    Group Leader, ERATO Isobe Degenerate π-Integration Project
    2017.2-2020.3
    Project Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
    2020.2-present
    Editorial board member of the Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
    2020.4-present
    Project Professor, The University of Tokyo
    2004.6
    1st Symposium on Tokyo University COE (Chemistry and Materials) (Tokyo) Poster Award
    2009.6-2009.7
    Chemistry Innovation UT GCOE Lectureship, lectures in Canada
    2009.12
    Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
    2014.9.19
    the 2014 JSCC Research Encouragement Award
    2015.4.15
    the Young Scientists’ Prize, the Commendation for Science and
    Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

    List of Publications

    • "Synthesis of a Hemispherical Geodesic Phenine Framework via a Polygon Assembling Strategy"
      T. Mio, K. Ikemoto, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, published online.
      [10.1002/anie.201902893]
    • "Regulated Single‐Axis Rotations of a Carbonaceous Guest in a Van der Waals Complex with an Entropy Cost"
      T. Matsuno, Y. Nakai, Y. Maniwa, M. Someya, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 273-278.
      [10.1002/asia.201901638]
    • "Fluorescence Enhancement of Aromatic Macrocycles by Lowering Excited Singlet State Energies"
      K. Ikemoto, T. Tokuhira, A. Uetani, Y. Harabuchi, S. Sato, S. Maeda, and H. Isobe
      J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 150-157.
      [10.1021/acs.joc.9b02379]
    • "Retarded Solid-State Rotations of an Oval-shaped Guest in a Deformed Cylinder with CH-π Arrays"
      T. Matsuno, K. Fukunaga, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 12170-12174.
      [10.1002/anie.201907040]
    • "Narrowing Segments of Helical Carbon Nanotubes with Curved Aromatic Panels"
      K. Kogashi, T. Matsuno, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 7385-7389.
      [10.1002/anie.201902893]
    • "Periphery Design of Macrocyclic Materials for Organic Light-Emitting Devices with a Blue Phosphorescent Emitter"
      A. Yoshii, K. Ikemoto, T. Izumi, H. Taka, H. Kita, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 2759–2762.
      [10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00717]
    • "Synthesis, Structures and Assembly of Geodesic Phenine Frameworks with Isoreticular Networks of [n]Cyclo-para-phenylenes"
      Z. Sun, T. Mio, K. Ikemoto, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 3500–3507.
      [10.1021/acs.joc.9b00085]
    • "Finite Phenine Nanotubes with Periodic Vacancy Defects"
      Z. Sun, K. Ikemoto, T. M. Fukunaga, T. Koretsune, R. Arita, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Science 2019, 363, 151-155.
      [10.1126/science.aau5441]
    • "Unbiased Rotational Motions of an Ellipsoidal Guest in a Tight Yet Pliable Host"
      Z. Sun, T. Mio, T. Okada, T. Matsuno, S. Sato, H. Kono, and H. Isobe
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 2040-2044.
      [10.1002/anie.201812771]
    • "Concyclic CH-π Arrays for Single-Axis Rotations of a Bowl in a Tube"
      T. Matsuno, M. Fujita, K. Fukunaga, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Nature Commun. 2018, 9, 3779.
      [10.1038/s41467-018-06270-6]
      (Editors’ Highlights on Inorganic and Physical Chemistry)
      (Highlighted in Collection of Supramolecular Chemistry, Nature Commun.)
    • "Fluctuating Carbonaceous Networks with a Persistent Molecular Shape: A Saddle-Shaped Geodesic Framework of 1,3,5-Trisubstituted Benzene (Phenine)"
      K. Ikemoto, J. Lin, R. Kobayashi, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 8555-8559.
      [10.1002/anie.201803984]
    • "Ratchet-Free Solid-State Inertial Rotation of a Guest Ball in a Tight Tubular Host"
      Y. Matsuno,Y. Nakai, S. Sato, Y. Maniwa, and H. Isobe
      Nature Commun. 2018, 9, 1907.
      [10.1038/s41467-018-04325-2]
      (Highlighted in Collection of Supramolecular Chemistry, Nature Commun.)
    • "Magneto-Electroluminescence Effects in the Single-Layer Organic Light-Emitting Devices with Macrocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons"
      S.-T. Pham, K. Ikemoto, K. Z. Suzuki, T. Izumi, H. Taka, H. Kita, S. Sato, H. Isobe, and S. Mizukami
      APL Mater. 2018, 6, 026103.
      [10.1063/1.5021711]
      (Editor's Pick)
    • "Synthesis of 9,10-Diarylanthracenes via Mg(TMP)2·2LiCl-Mediated Benzyne Generation/[4+2] Cycloaddition and Deoxygenation of 9,10-Epoxyanthracene Intermediates"
      N. Miyamoto, Y. Nakazawa, T. Nakamura, K. Okano, S. Sato, Z. Sun, H. Isobe, and H. Tokuyama
      Synlett 2018, 29, 513-518.
      [10.1055/s-0036-1591510]
    • "Chiral Intertwined Spirals and Magnetic Transition Dipole Moments Dictated by Cylinder Helicity"
      S. Sato, A. Yoshii, S. Takahashi, S. Furumi, M. Takeuchi, and H. Isobe
      Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2017, 114, 13097-13101.
      [10.1073/pnas.1717524114]
    • "Enhanced yet Inverted Effects of π-Extension in Self-Assembly of Curved π-Systems with Helicity"
      T. Matsuno, K. Kogashi, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 6456-6459.
      [10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03534]
    • "Assembly, Thermodynamics and Structures of a Two-Wheeled Composite of a Dumbbell-Shaped Molecule and Cylindrical Molecules with Different Edges"
      T. Matsuno, S. Kamata, S. Sato, A. Yokoyama, P. Sarkar, and H. Isobe
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15020-15024.
      [10.1002/anie.201709442]
    • "Pentagon-Embedded Cycloarylene Molecules with Cylindrical Shapes"
      S. Hitosugi, S. Sato, T. Matsuno, T. Koretsune, R. Arita, and H. Isobe
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 9106-9110.
      [10.1002/anie.201704676]
    • "[n]Cyclo-3,6-Phenanthrenylenes: Synthesis, Structure and Fluorescence"
      Y. Tian, K. Ikemoto, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Chem. Asian J. 2017, 12, 2093-2097.
      [10.1002/asia.201700563]
    • "Entropy-Driven Ball-in-Bowl Assembly of Fullerene and Geodesic Phenylene Bowl"
      K. Ikemoto, R. Kobayashi, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2362-2365.
      [10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00899]
    • "Synthesis and Bowl-in-Bowl Assembly of a Geodesic Phenylene Bowl"
      K. Ikemoto, R. Kobayashi, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 6511-6514.
      [10.1002/anie.201702063]
      (VIP,
      Inside Back Cover)
    • "Room Temperature Magnetoresistance in an Organic Spin Valve with an Aromatic Hydrocarbon Macrocycle"
      K. Z. Suzuki, T. Izumi, X. Zhang, A. Sugihara, S.-T. Pham, H. Taka, S. Sato, H. Isobe, and S. Mizukami
      APL Mater. 2017, 5, 046101.
      [10.1063/1.4979548]
    • "An Isolable Potassium Salt of a Borasilene–Chloride Adduct"
      Y. Suzuki, S. Ishida, S. Sato, H. Isobe, and T. Iwamoto
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 4593-4597.
      [10.1002/anie.201612545]
    • "Efficient Blue Electroluminescence from a Single-Layer Organic Device Composed Solely of Hydrocarbons"
      T. Izumi, Y. Tian, K. Ikemoto, A. Yoshii, T. Koretsune, R. Arita, H. Kita, H. Taka, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Chem. Asian J. 2017, 12, 730-733.
      [10.1002/asia.201700198]
    • "Structural Modulation of Macrocyclic Materials for Charge Carrier Transport Layers in Organic Light-Emitting Devices"
      A. Yoshii, K. Ikemoto, T. Izumi, H. Kita, H. Taka, T. Koretsune, R. Arita, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 2017, 6, M3065-M3067.
      [10.1149/2.0111706jss]
    • "Crystal Structure of 7,15-Bis­(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,9-dimethylheptazethrene"
      S. Kamata, S. Sato, J. Wu, and H. Isobe
      Acta Cryst. E 2017, E73, 99-102.
      [10.1107/S2056989016020247]
    • "An Obtuse-Angled Corner Unit for Fluctuating Carbon Nanohoops"
      Z. Sun, N. Miyamoto, S. Sato, H. Tokuyama, and H. Isobe
      Chem. Asian J. 2017, 12, 271-275.
      [10.1002/asia.201601614]
    • "Total Synthesis of (-)-Histrionicotoxin through a Stereoselective Radical Translocation-Cyclization Reaction"
      M. Sato, H. Azuma, A. Daigaku, S. Sato, K. Takasu, K. Okano, and H. Tokuyama
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 1087-1091.
      [10.1002/anie.201609941]
    • "Self-Sorting of Two Hydrocarbon Receptors with One Carbonaceous Ligand"
      T. Matsuno, S. Sato, A. Yokoyama, S. Kamata, and H. Isobe
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15339-15343.
      [10.1002/anie.201609444]
    • "Stereoisomerism in Nanohoops with Heterogeneous Biaryl Linkages of E/Z- and R/S-Geometries"
      P. Sarkar, Z. Sun, T. Tokuhira, M. Kotani, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      ACS Cent. Sci. 2016, 2, 740-747.
      [10.1021/acscentsci.6b00240]
    • "Stereodivergent Synthesis and Configurational Assignment of the C1–C15 Segment of Amphirionin-5"
      M. Kanto, S. Sato, N. Tsuda, and M. Sasaki
      J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 9105-9121.
      [10.1021/acs.joc.6b01700]
    • "Stereoisomerism, Crystal Structures, and Dynamics of Belt-shaped Cyclonaphthylenes"
      Z. Sun, T. Suenaga, P. Sarkar, S. Sato, M. Kotani, and H. Isobe
      Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2016, 113, 8109-8114.
      [10.1073/pnas.1606530113]
    • "Carbon-rich Active Materials with Macrocyclic Nanochannels for High-Capacity Negative Electrodes in All-Solid-State Lithium Rechargeable Batteries"
      S. Sato, A. Unemoto, T. Ikeda, S. Orimo, and H. Isobe
      Small 2016, 12, 3381-3387.
      [10.1002/smll.201600916]
      (Back Cover)
    • "Synthesis and Structures of π-Extended [n]Cyclo-para-phenylenes (n = 12, 16, 20) Containing n/2 Nitrogen Atoms"
      K. Ikemoto, M. Fujita, P. C. Too, Y. L. Tnay, S. Sato, S. Chiba, and H. Isobe
      Chem. Lett. 2016, 45, 658-660.
      [10.1246/cl.160258]
      (Editor’s Choice)
    • "Introduction of Nitrogen Atoms in [n]Cyclo-meta-phenylenes via Cross Coupling Macrocyclization"
      J. Y. Xue, K. Ikemoto, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Chem. Lett. 2016, 45, 676-678.
      [10.1246/cl.160218]
    • "One-pot Synthesis of [n]Cyclo-1,3-pyrenylenes via Ni-mediated Macrocyclization"
      K. Ikemoto, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Chem. Lett. 2016, 45, 217-219.
      [10.1246/cl.151112]
    • "Modular Synthesis of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Macrocycles for Simplified, Single-Layer Organic Light-Emitting Devices"
      K. Ikemoto, A. Yoshii, T. Izumi, H. Taka, H. Kita, J. Y. Xue, R. Kobayashi, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 662-666.
      [10.1021/acs.joc.5b02620]
    • "Aromatic Hydrocarbon Macrocycles for Highly Efficient Organic Light-emitting Devices with Single-layer Architectures"
      J. Y. Xue, T. Izumi, A. Yoshii, K. Ikemoto, T. Koretsune, R. Akashi, R. Arita, H. Taka, H. Kita, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 896-904.
      [10.1039/C5SC03807C]
      (Inside Back Cover, Top 50 Chem. Sci. Articles of 2016)
    • "Synthesis and Dynamic Structures of a Hybrid Nanohoop Molecule Composed of Anthanthrenylene and Phenylene Panels"
      P. Sarkar, S. Sato, S. Kamata, T. Matsuno, and H. Isobe
      Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 1581-1583.
      [10.1246/cl.150801]
    • "Belt-shaped Cyclonaphthylenes"
      Z. Sun, P. Sarkar, T. Suenaga, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 12800-12804.
      [10.1002/anie.201506424]
    • "Modulation of Energy Conversion Processes in Carbonaceous Molecular Bearings"
      S. Hitosugi, K. Ohkubo, Y. Kawashima, T. Matsuno, S. Kamata, K. Nakamura, H. Kono, S. Sato, S. Fukuzumi, and H. Isobe
      Chem. Asian J. 2015, 10, 2404-2410.
      [10.1002/asia.201500673]
    • "Theoretical Studies on a Carbonaceous Molecular Bearing: Association Thermodynamics and Dual-mode Rolling Dynamics"
      H. Isobe, K. Nakamura, S. Hitosugi, S. Sato, H. Tokoyama, H. Yamakado, K. Ohno, and H. Kono
      Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 2746-2753.
      [10.1039/c5sc00335k]
      (Hot Article; Comment; Reply)
    • "Molecular Recognition in Curved π-Systems: Effects of π-Lengthening of Tubular Molecules on Structures and Thermodynamics"
      T. Matsuno, S. Sato, R. Iizuka, and H. Isobe
      Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 909-916.
      [10.1039/C4SC02812K]
    • "Cyclo-meta-phenylene Revisited: Nickel-mediated Synthesis, Molecular Structures and Device Applications"
      J. Y. Xue, K. Ikemoto, N. Takahashi, T. Izumi, H. Taka, H. Kita, S. Sato, and H. Isobe
      J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 9735-9739.
      [10.1021/jo501903n]
    • "Photoinduced Electron Transfer in a Dynamic Supramolecular System with Curved π-Structures"
      S. Hitosugi, K. Ohkubo, R. Iizuka, Y. Kawashima, K. Nakamura, S. Sato, H. Kono, S. Fukuzumi, and H. Isobe
      Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 3352-3355.
      [10.1021/ol501381x]
    • "Solid-state Structures of Peapod Bearings Composed of Finite Single-wall Carbon Nanotube and Fullerene Molecules"
      S. Sato, T. Yamasaki, and H. Isobe
      Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2014, 111, 8374-8379.
      [10.1073/pnas.1406518111]
    • "Geometric Measures of Finite Carbon Nanotube Molecules: A Proposal for Length Index and Filling Indexes"
      T. Matsuno, H. Naito, S. Hitosugi, S. Sato, M. Kotani, and H. Isobe
      Pure Appl. Chem. 2014, 86, 489-495.
      [10.1515/pac-2014-5006]

      See also the online measurement applet

    List of Publications at Fujita Lab.

    • "Two Polyhedral Frameworks of an M12L24 Spherical Complex Revealed by Replica-Exchange Molecular Dynamics Simulations"
      Y. Tachi, S. Sato, M. Yoneya, M. Fujita, and Y. Okamoto
      Chem. Phys. Lett. 2019, 714, 185-189.
      [10.1016/j.cplett.2018.10.059]
    • "Elucidating the Solvent Effect on the Switch of the Helicity of Poly(quinoxaline-2,3-diyl)s: A Conformational Analysis by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering"
      Y. Nagata, T. Nishikawa, M. Suginome, S. Sato, M. Sugiyama, L. Porcar, A. Martel, R. Inoue, and N. Sato
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 2722-2726.
      [10.1021/jacs.7b11626]
    • "Synthetic Approach to Biomolecular Science by Cyborg Supramolecular Chemistry"
      K. Kurihara, M. Matsuo, T. Yamaguchi, and S. Sato
      Biochim. Biophys. Acta - General Subjects 2017, 1862, 358-364.
      [10.1016/j.bbagen.2017.11.002]
    • "Self-Assembly of Giant Spherical Liquid-Crystalline Complexes and Formation of Nanostructured Dynamic Gels Exhibiting Self-Healing Properties"
      J. Uchida, M. Yoshio, S. Sato, H. Yokoyama, M. Fujita, and T. Kato
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 14085-14089.
      [10.1002/anie.201707740]
    • "Hyper-assembly of Self-assembled Glycoclusters Mediated by Specific Carbohydrate-carbohydrate Interactions"
      G. Yan, T. Yamaguchi, T. Suzuki, S. Yanaka, S. Sato, M. Fujita, and K. Kato
      Chem. Asian J. 2017, 12, 968-972.
      [10.1002/asia.201700202]
    • "Self-assembly of Tetravalent Goldberg Polyhedra from 144 Small Components"
      D. Fujita, Y. Ueda, S. Sato, N. Mizuno, T. Kumasaka, and M. Fujita
      Nature 2016, 540, 563-566.
      [10.1038/nature20771]
    • "Self-Assembly of M30L60 Icosidodecahedron"
      D. Fujita, Y. Ueda, S. Sato, H. Yokoyama, N. Mizuno, T. Kumasaka, and M. Fujita
      Chem 2016, 1, 91-101.
      [10.1016/j.chempr.2016.06.007]

      (Cover Picture)
    • "Synthesis and Oxidation Catalysis of a Ti-Substituted Phosphotungstate, and Identification of the Active Oxygen Species"
      E. Takahashi, K. Kamata, Y. Kikukawa, S. Sato, K. Suzuki, K. Yamaguchi, and N. Mizuno
      Catal. Sci. Technol. 2015, 5, 4778-4789.
      [10.1039/C5CY01031D]
    • "Bridging Adhesion of a Protein onto an Inorganic Surface Using Self-Assembled Dual Functionalized Spheres"
      S. Sato, M. Ikemi, T. Kikuchi, S. Matsumura, K. Shiba, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 12890-12896.
      [10.1021/jacs.5b06184]

      (Cover Picture,
      Spotlights)
    • "Finely Resolved Threshold for the Sharp M12L24/M24L48 Structural Switch in Multi-Component MnL2n Polyhedral Assemblies: X-ray, MS, NMR, and Ultracentrifugation Analyses"
      H. Yokoyama, Y. Ueda, D. Fujita, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Chem. Asian J. 2015, 10, 2292-2295.
      [10.1002/asia.201500519]
    • "DOSY NMR, X-ray Structural and Ion-Mobility Mass Spectrometric Studies on Electron-Deficient and Electron-Rich M6L4 Coordination Cages"
      P. Bonakdarzadeh, F. Topić, E. Kalenius, S. Bhowmik, S. Sato, M. Groessl, R. Knochenmuss, and K. Rissanen
      Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 6055-6061.
      [10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01082]
    • "Self-Assembled Spherical Complex Displaying a Gangliosidic Glycan Cluster Capable of Interacting with Amyloidogenic Proteins"
      S. Sato, Y. Yoshimasa, D. Fujita, M. Yagi-Utsumi, T. Yamaguchi, K. Kato, and M. Fujita
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 8435-8439.
      [10.1002/anie.201501981]
    • "Novel Titanium Complexes with a Reversible Structure Change on Solvent Adsorption and Desorption"
      M. Kobayashi, T. Okuhara, H. Kato, S. Sato, and M. Kakihana
      Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 1050-1052.
      [10.1246/cl.150393]
    • "Self-Assembled, π-Stacked Complex as a Finely-Tunable Magnetic Aligner for Biomolecular NMR Applications"
      S. Sato, R. Takeuchi, M. Yagi-Utsumi, T. Yamaguchi, Y. Yamaguchi, K. Kato, and M. Fujita
      Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 2540-2543.
      [10.1039/C4CC09354B]
    • "Geometrically Restricted Intermediates in the Self-Assembly of an M12L24 Cuboctahedral Complex"
      D. Fujita, H. Yokoyama, Y. Ueda, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 155-158.
      [10.1002/anie.201409216]
    • "An M12(L1)12(L2)12 Cantellated Tetrahedron: A Case Study for Mixed-Ligand Self-Assembly"
      Q.-F. Sun, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 13510-13513.
      [10.1002/anie.201408652]
    • "Emergent Ion-Gated Binding of Cationic Host–Guest Complexes within Cationic M12L24 Molecular Flasks"
      C. J. Bruns, D. Fujita, M. Hoshino, S. Sato, J. F. Stoddart, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 12027-12034.
      [10.1021/ja505296e]
    • "Stepwise DNA Condensation by a Histone-mimic Peptide-coated M12L24 Spherical Complex"
      T. Kikuchi, S. Sato, D. Fujita, and M. Fujita
      Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 3257-3260.
      [10.1039/C4SC00656A]
    • "Coordination-Directed Self-Assembly of M12L24 Nanocage: Effects of Kinetic Trapping on the Assembly Process"
      M. Yoneya, S. Tsuzuki, T. Yamaguchi, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      ACS Nano 2014, 8, 1290-1296.
      [10.1021/nn404595j]
    • "M12L24 Spheres with Endo and Exo Coordination Sites: Scaffolds for Non-Covalent Functionalization"
      K. Harris, Q.-F. Sun, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 12497-12499.
      [10.1021/ja4043609]
    • "Size-, Mass-, and Density-Controlled Preparation of TiO2 Nanoparticles in a Spherical Coordination Template"
      T. Ichijo, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 6786-6789.
      [10.1021/ja4019995]
    • "Noncovalent Tailoring of the Binding Pocket of Self-Assembled Cages by Remote Bulky Ancillary Groups"
      Y. Fang, T. Murase, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 613-615.
      [10.1021/ja311373f]
    • "Protein Encapsulation within Synthetic Molecular Hosts"
      D. Fujita, K. Suzuki, S. Sato, M. Yagi-Utsumi, Y. Yamaguchi, N. Mizuno, T. Kumasaka, M. Takata, M. Noda, S. Uchiyama, K. Kato, and M. Fujita
      Nature Commun. 2012, 3, 1093.
      [10.1038/ncomms2093]
      (Featured image)
    • "Simulation of Metal–Ligand Self-Assembly into Spherical Complex M6L8"
      M. Yoneya, T. Yamaguchi, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 14401-14407.
      [10.1021/ja303542r]
    • "Incarceration of (PdO)n and Pdn Clusters by Cage-Templated Synthesis of Hollow Silica Nanoparticles"
      K. Takao, K. Suzuki, T. Ichijo, S. Sato, H. Asakura, K. Teramura, K. Kato, T. Ohba, T. Morita, and M. Fujita
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5893-5896.
      [10.1002/anie.201201288]
    • "An M18L24 Stellated Cuboctahedron through Post-stellation of an M12L24 Core"
      Q.-F. Sun, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 330-333.
      [10.1038/nchem.1285]
    • "Self-Assembly of M24L48 Polyhedra Based on Empirical Prediction"
      J. Bunzen, J. Iwasa, P. Bonakdarzadeh, E. Numata, K. Rissanen, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 3161-3163.
      [10.1002/anie.201108731]
    • "Synthesis of a Bridging Ligand with a Non-Denatured Protein Pendant: Toward Protein Encapsulation in a Coordination Cage"
      D. Fujita, K. Suzuki, S. Sato, M. Yagi-Utsumi, E. Kurimoto, Y. Yamaguchi, K. Kato, and M. Fujita
      Chem. Lett. 2012, 41, 313-315.
      [10.1246/cl.2012.313]
    • "A Sphere-in-Sphere Complex by Orthogonal Self-Assembly"
      Q.-F. Sun, T. Murase, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10318-10321.
      [10.1002/anie.201104670]
    • "Self-assembly of Pt(II) Spherical Complexes via Temporary Labilization of the Metal-Ligand Association in 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol"
      D. Fujita, A. Takahashi, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 13317-13319.
      [10.1021/ja2059236]
    • "Self-assembled Inverse Dendrimer"
      Q.-F. Sun, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Chem. Lett. 2011, 40, 726-727.
      [10.1246/cl.2011.726]
    • "Viral-Capsid-Type Vesicle-Like Structures Assembled from M12L24 Metal–Organic Hybrid Nanocages"
      D. Li, W. Zhou, K. Landskron, S. Sato, C. J. Kiely, M. Fujita, and T. Liu
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 5182-5187.
      [10.1002/anie.201007829]
    • "The Precise Synthesis and Growth of Core–Shell Nanoparticles within a Self-Assembled Spherical Template"
      K. Suzuki, K. Takao, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 4858-4861.
      [10.1002/anie.201006965]
    • "Well-Defined DNA Nanoparticles Templated by Self-Assembled M12L24 Molecular Spheres and Binding of Complementary Oligonucleotides"
      T. Kikuchi, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 15930-15932.
      [10.1021/ja108334g]
    • "Oligo(4-aminopiperidine-4-carboxylic acid): An Unusual Basic Oligopeptide with an Acid-Induced Helical Conformation"
      J.-i. Cho, M. Tanaka, S. Sato, K. Kinbara, and T. Aida
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 13176-13178.
      [10.1021/ja106118w]
    • "Peptide-coated, Self-assembled M12L24 Coordination Spheres and Their Immobilization onto an Inorganic Surface"
      M. Ikemi, T. Kikuchi, S. Matsumura, K. Shiba, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Chem. Sci. 2010, 1, 68-71.
      [10.1039/c0sc00198h]
    • "Self-Assembled M24L48 Polyhedra and Their Sharp Structural Switch upon Subtle Ligand Variation"
      Q.-F. Sun, J. Iwasa, D. Ogawa, Y. Ishido, S. Sato, T. Ozeki, Y. Sei, K. Yamaguchi, and M. Fujita
      Science 2010, 328, 1144-1147.
      [10.1126/science.1188605]
    • "Parallel-Stacked Aromatic Hosts for Orienting Small Molecules in a Magnetic Field: Induced Residual Dipolar Coupling by Encapsulation"
      S. Sato, O. Morohara, D. Fujita, Y. Yamaguchi, K. Kato, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 3670-3671.
      [10.1021/ja100325b]
    • "Coronene Nanophase within Coordination Spheres: Increased Solubility of C60"
      K. Suzuki, K. Takao, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 2544-2545.
      [10.1021/ja910836h]
    • "Template Synthesis of Precisely Monodisperse Silica Nanoparticles within Self-assembled Organometallic Spheres"
      K. Suzuki, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 25-29.
      [10.1038/nchem.446]
      (Cover Picture)
    • "Remarkable Stabilization of M12L24 Spherical Frameworks through the Cooperation of 48 Pd(II)-Pyridine Interactions"
      S. Sato, Y. Ishido, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 6064-6065.
      [10.1021/ja900676f]
    • "Minimal Nucleotide Duplex Formation in Water through Enclathration in Self-Assembled Hosts"
      T. Sawada, M. Yoshizawa, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Nature Chem. 2009, 1, 53-56.
      [10.1038/nchem.100]
    • "Discrete and Well-Defined Hydrophobic Phases Confined in Self-Assembled Spherical Complexes"
      K. Suzuki, J. Iida, S. Sato, M. Kawano, and M. Fujita
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 5780-5782.
      [10.1002/anie.200801700]
    • "Polymerisation of an Anionic Monomer in a Self-Assembled M12L24 Coordination Sphere with Cationic Interior"
      T. Kikuchi, T. Murase, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Supramol. Chem. 2008, 20, 81-94.
      [10.1080/10610270701742579]
    • "Switching the Interior Hydrophobicity of a Self-Assembled Spherical Complex through the Photoisomerization of Confined Azobenzene Chromophores"
      T. Murase, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 5133-5136.
      [10.1002/anie.200700793]
    • "Endohedral Peptide Lining of a Self-Assembled Molecular Sphere to Generate Chirality-Confined Hollows"
      K. Suzuki, M. Kawano, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 10652-10653.
      [10.1021/ja073629b]
    • "Saccharide-Coated M12L24 Molecular Spheres that Form Aggregates by Multi-Interaction with Proteins"
      N. Kamiya, M. Tominaga, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 3816-3817.
      [10.1021/ja0693082]
    • "Nanometer-Sized Shelled Molecules that Confine Endohedral Polymerizing Units"
      T. Murase, S. Sato, and M. Fujita
      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 1083-1085.
      [10.1002/anie.200603561]
    • "Fluorous Nanodroplets Structurally Confined in an Organopalladium Sphere"
      S. Sato, J. Iida, K. Suzuki, M. Kawano, T. Ozeki, and M. Fujita
      Science 2006, 313, 1273-1276.
      [10.1126/science.1129830]

    List of Publications at Nakamura Lab.

    • "Diels-Alder Reaction of Cyclopentadienone Acetal with Pyrrole and Indole"
      S. Sato, T. Fujino, H. Isobe, and E. Nakamura
      Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2006, 79, 1288-1292.
      [10.1246/bcsj.79.1288]

      (Selected Paper)
    • "Three-Component Synthesis of Polysubstituted Benzene Derivatives via Diels-Alder Reaction of
      Cyclopentadienone Acetal with Alkyne"
      S. Sato, H. Isobe, T. Tanaka, T. Ushijima, and E. Nakamura
      Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 11449-11455.
      [10.1016/j.tet.2005.09.011]
    • "Supramolecular Modulation of Action of Polyamine on Enzyme/DNA Interactions"
      H. Isobe, S. Sato, J. Wook, L. Hee-Joon, K. Kim, and E. Nakamura
      Chem. Commun. 2005, 1549-1551.
      [10.1039/B417999D]
    • "Thermal and Palladium-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Synthesis of Cyclopentadienone Acetals from Cyclopropenone Acetals and Acetylenes"
      H. Isobe, S. Sato, T. Tanaka, H. Tokuyama, and E. Nakamura
      Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 3569-3571.
      [10.1021/ol0483450]
    • "Synthesis of Disubstituted Cucurbit[6]uril and its Rotaxane Derivative"
      H. Isobe, S. Sato, and E. Nakamura
      Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 1287-1289.
      [10.1021/ol025749o]

    International Patents

    • Application Number:
      PCT/JP2010/054008
      Document Type and Number:
      Wipo Patent O/2010/104113 A1
      Related Documents:
      JP 2009-058194
      Inventors:
      M. Fujita, S. Sato, K. Suzuki
      Title:
      Polyhedral Metal Complex, Transition Metal Complex Containing Ultrafine Particles Therein,
      and Process for Producing Same
      Assignee:
      Japan Science and Technology Agency
      Filing Date:
      03/10/2010
      Publication Date:
      09/16/2010
    • Application Number:
      PCT/JP2007/054313
      Document Type and Number:
      Wipo Patent WO/2007/102501
      Related Documents:
      JP 2006-064319 and JP 2006-349235
      Inventors:
      M. Fujita, S. Sato, T. Murase, T. Iida, T. Higuchi, S. Tanaka
      Title:
      Polymerizable Spherical Transition Metal Complexes, Spherical Transition Metal Complexes,
      and Process for the Production of Both
      Assignee:
      The University of Tokyo and PIONEER Corporation
      Filing Date:
      03/06/2007
      Publication Date:
      09/13/2007

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    • "Advanced Functions Derived from Unique Structures of Post Nanocarbon Molecules"
      S. Sato
      RIKEN Symposium on Advanced Molecular Materials and their Applications,
      RIKEN (Wako City), Jul. 11, 2019.
    • "Chiral Intertwined Spirals and Chiroptical Properties Dictated by Cylinder Helicity: the Most Intense Circularly Polarized Luminescence in Organic Compounds"
      S. Sato
      The 25th International Display Workshops,
      Nagoya Congress Center (Nagoya), Dec. 14, 2018.
    • "Chemistry of Cyborg Supramolecules: Approaches to Biomolecular Science Taking Advantage of Artificial Biomolecular Interfaces"
      S. Sato
      The Chemical Society of Japan, The 98th Annual Meeting,
      Nihon University (Funabashi City), Mar. 22, 2018.
    • "Development of Dynamical Ordering of Artificial Molecules by Mimicking Biomolecular Systems"
      S. Sato
      Dynamical Ordering of Biomolecular Systems for Creation of Integrated Functions The 6th International Symposium,
      Hamamatsu Act Tower (Shizuoka Prefecture), Jan. 21, 2018.
    • "Biomimetic Spherical Complexes Constructed by Dynamical Ordering"
      S. Sato
      Symposium on Chemistry and Materials 2017,
      Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan), Mar. 7, 2017.
    • "Biological Functions Implanted in Artificial Supramolecules"
      S. Sato
      8th Japan-Korea Seminars on Biomolecular Science：Experiments and Simulation ,
      Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (Aichi, Japan), Feb. 15-17, 2016.
    • "Hierarchically Self-Assembled Metal-Organic Complexes as Fusion Materials"
      S. Sato
      Fusion Materials Symposium 2015 ,
      The University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan), Sep. 19, 2015.
    • "Synthesis and Biological Applications of Self-Assembled Huge Molecules"
      S. Sato
      Asian International Symposium (Inorganic Chemistry) – Emerging Science in Inorganic Porous Materials – ,
      Nagoya University (Nagoya City), Mar. 29, 2014.
    • "Development of Dynamical Ordering of Artificial Molecules by Mimicking Biomolecular Systems"
      S. Sato
      Dynamical Ordering of Biomolecular Systems for Creation of Integrated Functions The 2nd International Symposium,
      Campus Plaza Kyoto (Kyoto Prefecture), Jan. 11, 2014.
    • "Synthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticle Using Self-Assembled Spheres as Template"
      S. Sato
      2012 Taiwan-Japan Symposium of Frontier Research on Design and Applications of Fine Chemicals,
      National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei, Taiwan), Jan. 6, 2012.
    • "Discrete, Magnetically Aligning Molecule for RDC Observation"
      S. Sato
      The XXXIII Finnish NMR Symposium,
      the Spa Hotel Rantasipi Laajavuori (Jyväskylä, Finland), Jun. 8, 2011.
    • "Magnetic Alignment of a Small Molecule Introduced by an Aligning Host"
      S. Sato
      Third International Symposium for Young Organic Chemists (3rd ISYOC) ,
      the Organic Nanomaterials Center (ONC) in National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), (Tsukuba City), Mar. 3, 2011.
    • "Magnetically Aligning Complexes Self-Assembled from Many Building Blocks"
      S. Sato and M. Fujita
      IMS Symposium - Current Status and Future Prospects of Coordination Chemistry -,
      Okazaki Conference Center in National Institutes of Natural Sciences (Okazaki, Japan), Jan. 8, 2011.
    • "RDC Analysis of a Guest Accommodated in a Magnetic Aligning Host Complex"
      S. Sato, O. Morohara, D. Fujita, Y. Yamaguchi, K. Kato, and M. Fujita
      60th Anniversary Conference on Coordination Chemistry in OSAKA, Japan,
      Osaka International House Foundation (Osaka, Japan), Sep. 27, 2010.
    • "Reactions in a Hollow of Self-Assembled Nano Capsule"
      S. Sato and M. Fujita
      The 5th Sino-Japanese Symposium on Organic Chemistry for Young Scientists,
      Wangjiang Hotel (Chengdu, China), Oct. 10, 2009.
    • "Synthesis of Magnetically Aligned Molecule via Self-Assembly"
      S. Sato, O. Morohara, D. Fujita, Y. Yamaguchi, E. Kurimoto, T. Yamaguchi, K. Kato, and M. Fujita
      The Chemical Society of Japan, The 89th Annual Meeting,
      Nihon University, (Funabashi City), Mar. 29, 2009.
    • "Construction of a Nano-Fluid Environment within a Self-Assembled Spherical Complex"
      S. Sato, M. Kawano, and M. Fujita
      Chemistry in Asia (ICCEOCA-1 Post-conference) ,
      Lakeshore Hotel, (Hsinchu ,Taiwan), Oct. 23, 2006.