YAGAI Research Group / A laboratory creating unrivalled molecular assemblies

The Yagai group is dedicated to the development of novel supramolecular self-assembly systems including supramolecular polymers, stimuli-responsive molecular aggregates, smart soft materials including liquid crystals and organogels, and solution-processable organic materials for optoelectronics.

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2024/10/08
Chlorophyll rosette and column: Org. Chem. Front. 2024, in press.
2024/07/25
Photoresponsive unfolding and aggregation: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 22166-22171.
2024/01/01
Emissive toroids: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 2089-2101.
2023/12/18
Single-molecule self-sorting: Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 1108-1111.
2023/10/11
Supramolecular polymerization at High Monomer Concentrations: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202312516.
2023/10/05
Helix-Helicoid Supramolecular Polymorph: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 22563.
2023/05/10
Elongation vs Secondary Nucleation: Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 7375.
2023/3/2
Nano-[2]catenane: Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 3270.
2022/12/27
Supramolecular chirality: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 443.
2022/11/03
Toroid meets helix: Nat. Nanotechnol. 2022, 17, 1241.
2022/07/19
Aggregation of thiobarbituric dye: Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 9365.
2022/07/14
Random supramolecular copolymers: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 13374.
2022/05/11
Diphenylanthracene organogelator: Chem. Lett. 2022, 51, 700.
2022/02/23
Photo-regulatable self-assembly pathways: Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 3249.
2022/02/01
Rosette-tape equilibium: J. Phys. Chem. C. 2022, 126, 2780.
2022/01/07
Review about curved supramolecular polymers: Acc. Mater. Res. 2022, 3, 259 (Selected as Front Cover).
2021/12/09
Fluorescent supramolecular polymers: Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 1281.
2021/11/25
Discrete Toroidal Aggregates: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 134, e202114290.
2021/10/08
Photo-Creation of Topological Block Nanofibers: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 2986(OPEN ACCESS).
2021/10/28
"Topological Supramolecular Polymer" in Molecular Architectonics and Nanoarchitectonics (Edited by Prof. T. Govindaraju and Prof. K. Ariga).
2021/10/20
Personal Account about our scissor-shaped molecules: Chem. Rec. 2022, 22, e202100252 (Invited Review).
2021/04/23
Wavy Supramolecular Polymer: Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 4779.
2021/03/23
Diarylethene Supramolecular Polymer: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 5845.
2020/11/23
Self-assembly of perfluoroalkylated azobenzene scissor: Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 15619.
2020/11/17
Azobenzene supramolecular polymers:Asian J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10, 257.
2020/07/15
Self-assembled polycatenanes: Nature 2020, 583, 400.
2020/05/27
Fluorescent supramolecular polymorphism: Chem. Lett. 2020, 49, 1009.
2020/05/07
Azobenzene toroids and nanotubes: Org. Biomol. Chem. 2020, 18, 3996.
2020/04/29
Solvent effect on supramolecular polymerization: Chem. Eur. J., 2020, 26, 8997.
2020/04/01
Supramolecular copolymerization driven by integrative self-sorting: Nature Commun. 2020, 11, 1623.
2020/03/23
Rosette to Tape: Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 4280.
2020/02/26
Azobenzene nanotubes: Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 17, 2475.
2020/01/30
Dye aggregates: Asian J. Org. Chem. 2020, 9, 222.
2020/01/20
Symposium on supramolecular topology, The Hindu (2020.1.20)
2019/12/12
Toroidal Supramolecular Polymers: Chem. Lett. 2020, 49, 178.
2019/10/08
Supramolecular copolymers with chimeric structures: Nature Commun. 2019, 10, 4578.
2019/08/01
Topological Impact on Supramolecular Polymers: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 13196.
2019/06/04
Supramolecular materials for organic photovoltaics: Chem. Lett. 2019, 48, 1009.
2019/02/25
Self-sorted nanorings: ChemPlusChem 2019, 84, 619.
2019/02/21
Account of supramolecular polymers with topology: Acc. Chem. Res. 2019, 52, 1325.
2019/01/11
Topological effect of circular SP: Angew. Chem. 2019, 58, 3764.
2019/10/24
Photoresponsive metalloaggregates: Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 752.
2018/11/
We contributed Chapter 2 entitled "Photoresponsive Supramolecular Polymers” on the book(Photoactive Functional Soft Materials: Preparation, Properties, and Applications) (Edited by Prof. Quan Li, Kent State Univ.).
2018/09/26
Light-control of crystallization:Comms. Chem. 2018, 1, 58 (OPEN ACCESS).
2018/09/07
Self-Foldable Fibers: Sci. Adv. 2018, 4, eaat8466 (OPEN ACCESS).
2018/03/12
Helical Fiber for Solar cells: Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 3638.
2018/03/05
STM of BAR compounds: J. Phys. Chem. C. 2018, 122, 6412.
2017/12/11
Prof. Yagai received Swiss Chemical Society Lectureships Award and gave lecutures in five Universities.
2017/12/05
Amphiphilic perylene dye: Mater. Chem. Front. 2018, 2, 171.
2017/08/16
A review for stackable rosettes: Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 9663.
2017/05/12
Organic solar cell: Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 1102.
2017/05/10
Light-Induced Unfolding of Helical Fibers: Nature Commun. 2017, 8, 15254.
2017/02/22
Rosette & Tape!!: Sci. Rep. 2017, 7, 43098.
2017/01/25
Supramolecular polymerization: Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 5270.
2017/01/17
Diarylethene-Perylene Coaggregates: Polymer 2017, 128C, 356.
2016/11/28
Perylene aggregates: Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 168.
2016/11/11
Photo-triggered Supramolecular Polymerization:Chem. Lett. 2017, 46, 111 (OPEN ACCESS!).
2016/10/19
Anthracene SPs: Polymer Journal 2017, 49, 189.