Yutaka Matsuo, ERATO Nakamura Functional Carbon Cluster Project


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Yutaka Matsuo

Group Leader, Functional Complex Group
Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo

Education
1992-1996		Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka University Awarded the degree of B.S. in chemistry
1996-2001		Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University Awarded the degree of Ph.D. in chemistry under direction of Professors Kazuhide Tani and Kazushi Mashima

Research and Professional Experience
1998-2001		Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS; DC1)
2001-2004		Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
2004-		Group Leader, Functional Complex Group, Nakamura Functional Carbon Cluster Project, ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Agency
2009-		Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo

Award
The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists (for 2005)
The Osawa Award of the Fullerenes and Nanotubes Research Society (2007)
The Young Scientists Award of the Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (2009)
The Young Scientists' Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2010)

Current Research [LINK]

Laboratory [LINK]

Publications
(1)	Ligand Exchange Reactions of a 1,3-Butadiene Complex of Magnesium Kazushi Mashima, Yutaka Matsuo, Hiroki Fukumoto, Kazuhide Tani, Hajime Yasuda, and Akira Nakamura J. Organomet. Chem. 1997, 545/546, 549-552.
(2)	Nonplanar σ²,π- and Planar σ²-Enediamide Coordinations of 1,4-Di(p-methoxyphenyl) -1,4-diaza-1,3-butadiene (= MeOC₆H₄-DAD) on Ta(η⁵-C₅R₅) Fragments (R = H, Me): Crystal Structures of TaCl₂ (σ²,π-MeOC₆H₄-dad)(η⁵-C₅R₅) and Ta(σ²-MeOC₆H₄-dad)(η⁵-C₅Me₅)(η⁴-1,3-butadiene) Kazushi Mashima, Yutaka Matsuo, and Kazuhide Tani Chem. Lett. 1997, 767-768.
(3)	Oxidative Reaction of 1,5-Dithioniabicyclo[3.3.0]octane Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate) with Diene Complexes of Zirconium and Tantalum: Synthesis of Cp₂Zr(OTf)₂ (thf) and Cp(η⁴-1,3-butadiene)Ta(OTf)₂ Kazushi Mashima, Toshiyuki Oshiki, Yutaka Matsuo, and Kazuhide Tani Chem. Lett. 1997, 793-794.
(4)	Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Catalyzed by Tantalum-diene Complexes, Ta(η⁵ -C₅R₅)(η⁴-1,3-butadiene)₂ (R = H and Me), in the presence of cocatalyst AlMe(OC₆H₂-2,6-(^tBu)₂-4-Me)₂ Kazushi Mashima, Yutaka Matsuo, and Kazuhide Tani Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B 1998, 74, 217-220.
(5)	Unique Complexation of 1,4-Diaza-1,3-butadiene Ligand on Half-metallocene Fragments of Niobium and Tantalum Kazushi Mashima, Yutaka Matsuo, and Kazuhide Tani Organometallics 1999, 18, 1471-1481. [LINK]
(6)	1-Aza-1,3-butadiene Complexes of Tantalum: Preparation and Alkylation of TaCl₂(η ⁵-C₅Me₅)(η⁴-1-aza-1,3-butadiene) Kazushi Mashima, Yutaka Matsuo, Shinya Nakahara, and Kazuhide Tani J. Organomet. Chem. 2000, 593/594, 69-76.
(7)	Convenient Synthesis of Anionic Dinuclear Ruthenium(II) Complexes [NR₂H₂][{RuCl(diphosphine)}₂ (μ-Cl)₃] [diphosphine = 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl, 2,2' -bis(di(p-tolyl)phosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl, and 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene]: Crystal Structure of [NEt₂H₂][{RuCl(1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene)}₂(μ-Cl)₃] Kazushi Mashima, Tomoko Nakamura, Yutaka Matsuo, and Kazuhide Tani J. Organomet. Chem. 2000, 607, 51-56.
(8)	Synthesis and Characterization of Bis(iminopyrrolyl)zirconium Complexes Yutaka Matsuo, Kazushi Mashima, and Kazuhide Tani Chem. Lett. 2000, 1114-1115. [LINK]
(9)	Half-metallocene Tantalum Complexes Bearing Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) and 1,4-Diaza-1,3-butadiene Ligands as MMA Polymerization Catalysts Yutaka Matsuo, Kazushi Mashima, and Kazuhide Tani Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 960-962. [LINK]
(10)	Selective Formation of Homoleptic and Heteroleptic 2,5-Bis(N-aryliminomethyl)pyrrolyl Yttrium Complexes and Their Performance as Initiators of ε-Caprolactone Polymerization Yutaka Matsuo, Kazushi Mashima, and Kazuhide Tani Organometallics 2001, 20, 3510-3518. [LINK]
(11)	Intramolecular Coupling Reaction of 1-Aza-1,3-butadiene Ligand and Iminoacyl Ligand Giving Amido-Imido Complexes of Tantalum Yutaka Matsuo, Kazushi Mashima, and Kazuhide Tani Organometallics 2002, 21, 138-143. [LINK]
(12)	Half-metallocene 1-Aza-1,3-butadiene Complexes of Tantalum: Auxiliary Ligands on Tantalum Controlling Coordination Modes of the 1-Aza-1,3-butadiene Ligand Yutaka Matsuo, Kazushi Mashima, and Kazuhide Tani Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2002, 75, 1291-1297.
(13)	Cu(I)-Mediated Regioselective Tri-addition of Grignard Reagent to [70]Fullerene. Synthesis of Indenyl-type Metal Ligand Embedded into Graphitic Structure Masaya Sawamura, Motoki Toganoh, Hitoshi Iikura, Yutaka Matsuo, Atsushi Hirai, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Mater. Chem. 2002, 12, 2109-2115.
(14)	Hybrid of Ferrocene and Fullerene Masaya Sawamura, Yoichiro Kuninobu, Motoki Toganoh, Yutaka Matsuo, Masahiro Yamanaka, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 9354-9355. [LINK]
(15)	Stacking of Conical Molecules with a Fullerene Apex into Polar Columns in Crystals and Liquid crystals Masaya Sawamura, Kenji Kawai, Yutaka Matsuo, Kiyoshi Kanie, Takashi Kato, and Eiichi Nakamura Nature 2002, 419, 702-705. [LINK]
(16)	Synthesis, Structure and Aromaticity of a Hoop-shaped Cyclic Benzenoid [10]Cyclophenacene Eiichi Nakamura, Kazukuni Tahara, Yutaka Matsuo, and Masaya Sawamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2834-2835. [LINK]
(17)	Ruthenium (II) Complexes of Pentamethylated [60]Fullerene. Alkyl, Alkynyl, Chloro, Isocyanide, Phosphine Complexes Yutaka Matsuo and Eiichi Nakamura Organometallics 2003, 22, 2554-2563. [LINK]
(18)	Rhenium-templated Regioselective Polyhydrogenation of [60]Fullerene and Derivatives. Rhenium η⁵ -Complexes of Hydrofullerenes Motoki Toganoh, Yutaka Matsuo, and Eiichi Nakamura Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 3530-3532. [LINK]
(19)	Theoretical Studies on Structures and Reactivities of Finite-Length Single Wall Armchair Carbon Nanotubes Yutaka Matsuo, Kazukuni Tahara, and Eiichi Nakamura Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 3181-3184. [LINK]
(20)	Synthesis and Structural Characterization of 2,5-Bis(N-aryliminomethyl)pyrrolyl Complexes of Aluminum Yutaka Matsuo, Hayato Tsurugi, Tsuneaki Yamagata, Kazuhide Tani, and Kazushi Mashima Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2003, 76, 1965-1968.
(21)	Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Rhodium Diene Complexes Bearing Indenyl-Type Fullerene η⁵ -Ligand Motoki Toganoh, Yutaka Matsuo, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Organomet. Chem. 2003, 683, 295-300.
(22)	Synthesis of Ferrocene/Hydrofullerene Hybrid and Functionalized Bucky Ferrocenes Motoki Toganoh, Yutaka Matsuo, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 13974-13975. [LINK]
(23)	Synthesis and Reactivity of Bucky Ruthenocene Ru(η⁵-C₆₀Me₅) (η⁵-C₅H₅) Yutaka Matsuo, Yoichiro Kuninobu, Shingo Ito, and Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Lett. 2004, 33, 68-69. [LINK]
(24)	Stacking of Molecules Possessing a Fullerene Apex and a Cup-shaped Cavity Connected by Silicon-Connection Yutaka Matsuo, Ayako Muramatsu, Ryo Hamasaki, Norihiro Mizoshita, Takashi Kato, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 432-433. [LINK]
(25)	Synthesis of Functionalized Fullerene by Mono-alkylation of Fullerene Cyclopentadienide Ryo Hamasaki, Yutaka Matsuo, and Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Lett. 2004, 33, 328-329. [LINK]
(26)	Intramolecular Benzylation of an Imino Group of Tridentate 2,5-Bis(N-aryliminomethyl)pyrrolyl Ligands Bound to Zirconium and Hafnium Gives Amido-Pyrrolyl Complexes That Catalyze Ethylene Polymerization Hayato Tsurugi, Yutaka Matsuo, Tsuneaki Yamagata, and Kazushi Mashima Organometallics 2004, 23, 2797-2805.
(27)	Nickel, Palladium and Platinum Complexes of η⁵-Cyclopentadienide C₆₀R₅ Ligands. Kinetic and Thermodynamic Stabilization Effects of C₆₀Ph₅ Ligand Yoichiro Kuninobu, Yutaka Matsuo, Motoki Toganoh, Masaya Sawamura, and Eiichi Nakamura Organometallics 2004, 23, 3259-3266. [LINK]
(28)	Creation of Hoop- and Bowl-Shaped Benzenoid Systems by Selective Detraction of [60]Fullerene Conjugation. [10]Cyclophenacene and Fused Corannulene Derivatives Yutaka Matsuo, Kazukuni Tahara, Masaya Sawamura, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 8725-8734. [LINK]
(29)	Molecular Orientation and Electronic Structure of Epitaxial Bucky Ferrocene (Fe(C₆₀(CH₃)₅H₅)) Thin Films Toshihiko Kaji, Toshihiro Shimada, Hiroaki Inoue, Yoichiro Kuninobu, Yutaka Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura, and Koichiro Saiki J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 9914-9918. [LINK]
(30)	Photoinduced Change in the Raman Spectrum of Buckyferrocene (Fe(C₆₀(CH₃)₅)C₅H₅) Toshihiro Shimada, Yoshiro Yamamoto, Toshihiko Kaji, Kenji Itaka, Hideomi Koinuma, Yoichiro Kuninobu, Yutaka Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura, and Koichiro Saiki Solid State Commun. 2004, 132, 197-201.
(31)	Electronic Structure of Stacked C₆₀ Shuttlecocks Susumu Okada, Ryotaro Arita, Yutaka Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura, Atsushi Oshiyama, and Hideo Aoki Chem. Phys. Lett. 2004, 399, 157-161.
(32)	Synthesis and Derivatization of Ir(I)- and Ir(III)-Pentamethyl[60]Fullerene Complexes Yutaka Matsuo, Akihiko Iwashita, and Eiichi Nakamura Organometallics 2005, 24, 89-95. [LINK]
(33)	Syntheses, Structure, and Derivatization of Potassium Complexes of Penta(organo)[60]fullerene-Monoanion, -Dianion, and -Trianion into Hepta- and Octa(organo)fullerenes Yutaka Matsuo and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8457-8466. [LINK]
(34)	Ball-and-Socket Stacking of Supercharged Geodesic Polyarenes: Bonding by Interstitial Lithium Ions Ivan Aprahamian, David Eisenberg, Roy E. Hoffman, Tamar Sternfeld, Yutaka Matsuo, Edward A. Jackson, Eiichi Nakamura, Lawrence T. Scott, Tuvia Sheradsky, and Mordecai Rabinovitz J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 9581-9587. [LINK]
(35)	X-ray Crystallographic Characterization of Potassium Pentaphenyl[60]fullerene Yutaka Matsuo, Kazukuni Tahara, and Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Lett. 2005, 34, 1078-1079. [LINK]
(36)	Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Bucky Ferrocenes: Lattice Dynamics and Motional Anisotropy of the Metal Atom Rolfe H. Herber, Israel Nowik, Yutaka Matsuo, Motoki Toganoh, Yoichiro Kuninobu, and Eiichi Nakamura Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 5629-5635. [LINK]
(37)	Organic and Organometallic Derivatives of Dihydrogen-Encapsulated [60]Fullerene Yutaka Matsuo, Hiroyuki Isobe, Takatsugu Tanaka, Yasujiro Murata, Michihisa Murata, Koichi Komatsu, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 17148-17149. [LINK]
(38)	Synthesis of 6,9,12,15,18-Pentamethyl-1,6,9,12,15,18-Hexahydro(C₆₀-I_h)[5,6]Fullerene Yutaka Matsuo, Ayako Muramatsu, Kazukuni Tahara, Madoka Koide, and Eiichi Nakamura; Checked by Peter Wipf and David L. Waller Org. Synth. 2006, 83, 80-87.
(39)	Synthesis of Trialkyl[60]fullerene C₆₀(CH₂SiMe₃)₃H and Its Potassium and Rhodium(I) Complexes Yutaka Matsuo and Eiichi Nakamura Inorg. Chim. Acta 2006, 359, 1979-1982.
(40)	Convergent Synthesis of Polyfunctionalized Fullerene by Regioselective Five-fold Addition of Functionalized Organocopper Reagent to C₆₀ Yu-Wu Zhong, Yutaka Matsuo, and Eiichi Nakamura Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1463-1466. [LINK]
(41)	Remote Chirality Transfer within Coordination Sphere by the Use of a Ligand Possessing a Concave Cavity Yutaka Matsuo, Yuichi Mitani, Yu-Wu Zhong, and Eiichi Nakamura Organometallics 2006, 25, 2826-2832. [LINK]
(42)	Preparation and Characterization of Iminopyrrolyl Hafnium Complexes as Catalyst Precursors for α-Olefin Polymerization Hayato Tsurugi, Yutaka Matsuo, and Kazushi Mashima J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 2006, 254, 131-137.
(43)	Synthesis and Electrochemistry of Double-decker Buckyferrocenes Yutaka Matsuo, Kazukuni Tahara, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 7154-7155. [LINK]
(44)	Sharing Orbitals -Ultrafast Excited State Deactivations with Different Outcome in Bucky Ferrocenes and Ruthenocenes Dirk M. Guldi, G. M. Aminur Rahman, Renata Marczak, Yutaka Matsuo, Masahiro Yamanaka, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 9420-9427. [LINK]
(45)	Synthesis, Structural, Electrochemical and Stacking Properties of Conical Molecules Possessing Buckyferrocene on Apex Yutaka Matsuo, Ayako Muramatsu, Yuko Kamikawa, Takashi Kato, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 9586-9587. [LINK]
(46)	Coupling of Alkylarene and Pentamethyl[60]fullerene by Iridium-catalyzed Benzylic C-H Bond Activation Yutaka Matsuo, Akihiko Iwashita, and Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Lett. 2006, 35, 858-859. [LINK]
(47)	Chiral Ruthenium Allenylidene Complexes Bearing a Fullerene Cyclopentadienyl Ligand: Synthesis, Characterization, and Remote Chirality Transfer Yu-Wu Zhong, Yutaka Matsuo, and Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Asian J. 2007, 2, 358-366. [LINK]
(48)	Regioselective Octa- and Deca-additions of Pyridine-modified Organocopper Reagent to [60]Fullerene Yutaka Matsuo, Kazukuni Tahara, Kouhei Morita, Keiko Matsuo, and Eiichi Nakamura Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 2844-2847. [LINK]
(49)	Lamellar Assembly of Conical Molecules Possessing a Fullerene Apex in Crystals and Liquid Crystals Yu-Wu Zhong, Yutaka Matsuo, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 3052-3053. [LINK]
(50)	AlCl₃-Mediated Mono-, Di- and Tri-Hydroarylation of [60]fullerene Akihiko Iwashita, Yutaka Matsuo, and Eiichi Nakamura Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 3513-3516. [LINK]
(51)	Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of η¹-Allyl and η³-Allyl, Ethyl, and Hydride Complexes of the Ruthenium-penta(methyl)[60]fullerene Yutaka Matsuo, Takashi Uematsu, and Eiichi Nakamura Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 2729-2733. [LINK]
(52)	Hoop-shaped Condensed Aromatic System: Synthesis and Structure of Iron- and Ruthenium-Hepta(organo)[60]fullerene Complexes Yutaka Matsuo, Takeshi Fujita, and Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Asian J. 2007, 2, 948-955. [LINK]
(53)	New Fluorinated Channel-type Host Compounds Katharina Reichenbächer, Antonia Neels, Helen Stoeckli-Evans, Poonkodi Balasubramaniyan, Klaus Müller, Yutaka Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura, Edwin Weber, Jürg Hulliger Cryst. Growth Des. 2007, 7, 1399-1405. [LINK]
(54)	Synthesis of C₅-symmetric Functionalized [60]Fullerenes by Copper-mediated Five-fold Addition of Reformatsky Reagents Takahiro Nakae, Yutaka Matsuo, and Eiichi Nakamura Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 621-623. [LINK]
(55)	Addition of Tetrahydrofuran to [60]Fullerene through C-H Bond Activation Induced by Arylzinc Reagents Yutaka Matsuo, Ying Zhang, and Eiichi Nakamura Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 1251-1254. [LINK]
(56)	Ruthenium Connection in Fullerene-Ferrocene Arrays. Synthesis of Ru(C₆₀Me₅)R(CO)₂ (R = C₆H₄Fc and CCFc) and Their Charge Transfer Properties Yutaka Matsuo, Keiko Matsuo, Takeshi Nanao, Renata Marczak, S. Shankara Gayathri, Dirk M. Guldi, and Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Asian J. 2008, 3, 841-848. [LINK]
(57)	Photocurrent-Generating Properties of Organometallic Fullerene Molecules on an Electrode Yutaka Matsuo, Katsuhiko Kanaizuka, Keiko Matsuo, Yu-Wu Zhong, Takahiro Nakae, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 5016-5017. [LINK]
(58)	Synthesis of Metal Fullerene Complexes by the Use of Fullerene Halides Yutaka Matsuo, Yoichiro Kuninobu, Ayako Muramatsu, Masaya Sawamura, and Eiichi Nakamura Organometallics 2008, 27, 3403-3409. [LINK]
(59)	Group 6 Metal Complexes of the η⁵-Pentamethyl[60]fullerene Yutaka Matsuo, Akihiko Iwashita, and Eiichi Nakamura Organometallics 2008, 27, 4611-4617. [LINK]
(60)	Penta(pyrenyl)[60]fullerenes. Pyrene-Pyrene and [60]Fullerene-Pyrene Interactions in Crystal and in Solution Yutaka Matsuo, Kouhei Morita, and Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Asian J. 2008, 8, 1350-1357. (Noyori special issue) [LINK]
(61)	Light Emission of [10]Cyclophenacene through Energy Transfer from Neighboring Carbazolylphenyl Dendrons Xiaoyong Zhang, Yutaka Matsuo, and Eiichi Nakamura Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 4145-4147. [LINK]
(62)	Regioselective Synthesis of 1,4-Di(organo)[60]fullerenes through DMF-assisted Mono-addition of Silylmethyl Grignard Reagents and Subsequent Alkylation Reaction Yutaka Matsuo, Akihiko Iwashita, Yoko Abe, Chang-Zhi Li, Keiko Matsuo, Masahiko Hashiguchi, and Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 15429-15436. [LINK]
(63)	Uniquely Shaped Double-Decker Buckyferrocenes - Distinct Electron Donor-Acceptor Interactions Renata Marczak, Mateusz Wielopolski, S. Shankara Gayathri, Dirk M. Guldi, Yutaka Matsuo, Keiko Matsuo, Kazukuni Tahara, Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 16207-16215. [LINK]
(64)	Iron and Ruthenium Nanoparticles in Carbon Prepared by Thermolysis of Buckymetallocenes Takahiro Nakae, Yutaka Matsuo, Masatoshi Takagi, Yuta Sato, Kazu Suenaga, Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Asian J. 2009, 4, 457-465. [LINK]
(65)	Synthesis, Electrochemical and Photophysical Properties, and Electroluminescent Performance of the Octa- and Deca-aryl [60]Fullerene Derivatives Yutaka Matsuo, Yoshiharu Sato, Masahiko Hashiguchi, Keiko Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura Adv. Funct. Mater. 2009, 19, 2224-2229. [LINK]
(66)	Ring-opening Reaction of Tetrahydrofuran on the Penta(organo)[60]fullerenes: Synthesis of Hydroxybutyl, Methacrylate, and Norbornene Derivatives Yutaka Matsuo, Akihiko Iwashita, Hiromi Oyama, Eiichi Nakamura Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 3411-3413. (50th Anniversary of TL) [LINK]
(67)	Random Telegraphic Conductance Fluctuation at Au-Pentacene-Au Nanojunctions Yuki Kihira, Toshihiro Shimada, Yutaka Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura, Tetsuya Hasegawa Nano Lett. 2009, 9, 1442-1446. [LINK]
(68)	Penta(organo)[60]fullerenes as Acceptors for Organic Photovoltaic Cells Takaaki Niinomi, Yutaka Matsuo, Masahiko Hashiguchi, Yoshiharu Sato, Eiichi Nakamura J. Mater. Chem. 2009, 19, 5804-5811. [LINK]
(69)	Efficient Bidirectional Photocurrent Generation by Self-assembled Monolayer of Penta(aryl)[60]fullerene Phosphonic Acid Aiko Sakamoto, Yutaka Matsuo, Keiko Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Asian J. 2009, 4, 1208-1212. [LINK]
(70)	Di- and Trinuclear [70]Fullerene Complexes: Syntheses and Metal-Metal Electronic Interactions Yutaka Matsuo, Kazukuni Tahara, Takeshi Fujita, Eiichi Nakamura Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6239-6241. [LINK]
(71)	π-Conjugated Multi-Donor/Acceptor Arrays of Fullerene-Cobaltadithiolene-Tetrathiafulvalene: From Synthesis and Structure to Electronic Interactions Yutaka Matsuo, Masashi Maruyama, S. Shankara Gayathri, Tomoya Uchida, Dirk M. Guldi, Hideo Kishida, Arao Nakamura, Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 12643-12649. [LINK]
(72)	Synthesis of Imino[60]fullerenes Using Nitriles and Trimethylsilylmethyl Triflate Keiko Matsuo, Yutaka Matsuo, Akihiko Iwashita, Eiichi Nakamura Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 4192-4194. [LINK]
(73)	Columnar Structure in Bulk Heterojunction in Solution-processable Three-layered p-i-n Organic Photovoltaic Devices Using Tetrabenzoporphyrin Precursor and Silylmethyl[60]fullerene Yutaka Matsuo, Yoshiharu Sato, Takaaki Niinomi, Iwao Soga, Hideyuki Tanaka, Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 16048-16050. [LINK]
(74)	Luminescent Bow-tie-shaped Decaaryl[60]fullerene Mesogens Chang-Zhi Li, Yutaka Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 17058-17059. [LINK]
(75)	Substituent-Dependent Ordering of Adlayer Structures of Fullerene Derivatives: A Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study Ting Chen, Ge-Bo Pan, Hui-Juan Yan, Li-Jun Wan, Yutaka Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 3170-3174. [LINK]
(76)	Highly Soluble Penta[(alkyl)dimethylsilylmethyl][60]fullerenes and Their Ruthenium and Palladium Complexes Yutaka Matsuo, Ayako Muramatsu, Jiang Lu, Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Lett. 2010, 39, 342-343. [LINK]
(77)	Reductive Benzylation of Dimetallo Hexaaryl[70]fullerenes on the Equatorial Region Takeshi Fujita, Yutaka Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Asian J. 2010, 5, 835-840. [LINK]
(78)	C₆₀ Derivatives Having Self-Assembly Capability Yutaka Matsuo Fullerene, Nanotubes, and Carbon Nanostructures 2010, 18, 338-352. [LINK]
(79)	Synthesis of Ruthenium Pentamethyl[60]fullerene Complexes bearing Monodentate Diphosphino-methane, -ferrocene, and -butane Ligands Yutaka Matsuo, Bo Keun Park, Yuichi Mitani, Yu-Wu Zhong, Masashi Maruyama, Eiichi Nakamura Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2010, 31, 697-699.
(80)	Loading Pentapod Deca(organo)[60]fullerenes with Electron Donors: From Photophysics to Photoelectrochemical Bilayers Yutaka Matsuo, Takahiko Ichiki, Shankara Gayathri Radhakrishnan, Dirk M. Guldi, Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 6342-6348. [LINK]
(81)	Copper-catalyzed Formal [4 + 2] Annulation between Alkyne and Fullerene Bromide Zuo Xiao, Yutaka Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 12234-12236. [LINK]
(82)	Voltammetry of Half-Sandwich Manganese Group Complexes of η⁶-PhC₃B₇H₉ and η⁵-C₆₀Bn₂PhH₂, Two Ligands That Are Cyclopentadienyl Mimicks Michael P. Stewart, Robert Butterick III, Larry G. Sneddon, Yutaka Matsuo, William E. Geiger Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2010, 364, 251-254. [LINK]
(83)	Conical Pentaaryl[60]Fullerene Thiols: Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold and Photocurrent Generating Property Yutaka Matsuo, Sebastian Lacher, Aiko Sakamoto, Keiko Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 17741-17752. [LINK]
(84)	Face-to-face C₆F₅-[60]Fullerene Interaction for Ordering Fullerene Molecules and Application to Thin-film Organic Photovoltaics Chang-Zhi Li, Yutaka Matsuo, Takaaki Niinomi, Yoshiharu Sato, Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 8582-8584. [LINK]
(85)	Octupole-like Supramolecular Aggregates of Conical Iron Fullerene Complexes into a Three-Dimensional Liquid Crystalline Lattice Chang-Zhi Li, Yutaka Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 15514-15515. [LINK]
(86)	Simple Formation of C₆₀ and C₆₀-Ferrocene Conjugated Monolayers Anchored onto Silicon Oxide with Five Carboxylic Acids and Their Transistor Applications Yoshimitsu Itoh, Bumjung Kim, Raluca I. Gearba, Noah J. Tremblay, Ron Pindak, Yutaka Matsuo, Eiichi Nakamura, Colin Nuckolls Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 970-975. [LINK]
(87)	Synthesis of 1,4-Diaryl[60]fullerenes by Bis-hydroarylation of C₆₀ and Their Use in Solution-processable, Thin-film Organic Photovoltaic cells Yutaka Matsuo, Ying Zhang, Iwao Soga, Yoshiharu Sato, Eiichi Nakamura Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, in press. [LINK]
(88)	Aryl-Perfluoroaryl Substituted Tetracene: Induction of Face-to-Face π-π Stacking and Enhancement of Charge Carrier Properties Toshihiro Okamoto, Katsumasa Nakahara, Akinori Saeki, Shu Seki, Oh Joon Hak, Akkerman Hylke, Bao Zhenan, Yutaka Matsuo Chem. Mater. 2011, in press.

Accounts and Reviews
(89)	Creation of Cyclic π-Electron Conjugated Systems through the Functionalization of Fullerenes and Synthesis of Their Multinuclear Metal Complexes Yutaka Matsuo Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2008, 81, 320-330. (Award Accounts). [LINK]
(90)	Selective Multi-addition of Organocopper Reagents to Fullerenes Yutaka Matsuo and Eiichi Nakamura Chem. Rev. 2008, 108, 3016-3028. [LINK]

Books Chapters
(91)	Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by Half-Metallocene Complexes of Tantalum: Ligand Architecture Leading to Living Polymerization in "Future Technology for Polyolefin and Olefin Polymerization Catalysis" Edited by M. Terano and T. Shiono, Technology and Education Publishers, Tokyo, 2002, pp98-103. Kazushi Mashima, Yutaka Matsuo, and Kazuhide Tani
(92)	Unique Complexation and Catalytic Performance of Zirconium and Hafnium Complexes Bearing N-Aryliminomethylpyrrolyl Ligand in "Current Achievements on Heterogeneous Olefin Polymerization Catalysts" Edited by M. Terano, Sankeisya Co. Ltd., Nagoya, 2004, pp151-157. Yutaka Matsuo, Hayato Tsurugi, Takahiro Yasumoto, and Kazushi Mashima
(93)	Cyclophenacene Cut Out of Fullerene in "Functional Organic Materials: Syntheses, Strategies and Applications" Edited by Thomas J. J. Müller and Uwe H. F. Bunz Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2007, pp59-80 (Chapter 2). Yutaka Matsuo and Eiichi Nakamura [LINK]
(94)	Application of Fullerenes to Nanodevices in "Chemistry of Nanocarbons" Edited by F. Wudl, S. Nagase and T. Akasaka Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, pp173-187 (Chapter 6). Yutaka Matsuo and Eiichi Nakamura [LINK]

Invited Lectures and Seminars (International)
10/2006	Post-conference of 1st International Conference of Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia, Hsinchu, Taiwan
05/2007	Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Shanghai , China
07/2007	Gordon Research Conference, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
07/2007	Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
07/2007	Pedersen Seminar Series, DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
03/2008	University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
03/2008	Nankai University, Tianjin, China
03/2008	Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
03/2008	Peking University, Beijing, China
03/2008	Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
04/2008	43rd EUChem Stereochemistry Conference (Bürgenstock Conference), Switzerland
04/2008	Bern University, Bern, Switzerland
04/2008	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
07/2008	NIMS Conference, Tsukuba, Japan
09/2008	GCOE "Chemistry Innovation" Symposium, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
07/2009	9th Biennial International Workshop Fullerenes and Atomic Clusters (IWFAC2009), St. Petersburg, Russia
07/2009	International Symposium of Post-silicon Materials and Devices Research Alliance Project, Osaka, Japan
02/2010	University of California, Los Angels, California, USA
02/2010	University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA
02/2010	Stanford University, California, USA
03/2010	University of Florida, Florida, USA
03/2010	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
05/2010	National Taiwan University, Taiwan
06/2010	Chinese Chemical Society, Xiamen, China
09/2010	Advanced Nanomaterials 2010 (Keynote Lecture), Agadir, Morocco
10/2010	UdS-Japanese JSPS Symposium on Supramolecular Nanomaterials Science (Symposium Organizer), Strasbourg, France
11/2010	Japanese-German Frontier of Science (JGFOS) Symposium, Potsdam, Germany

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