Activity

<2024>

Sunlight-Driven Nitrate-to-Ammonia Reduction with Water by Iron Oxyhydroxide Photocatalysts

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shotaro Akiyama, Wataru Hiramatsu, Kazutoshi Adachi, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

JACS Au., in press (2024); https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.4c00054 (Publication Date (Web):April 2, 2024)

 

Effects of Halide Anions on the Electrical Conductivity in Single-Crystalline Tetra-n-butylammonium Salt Semiclathrate Hydrates

Jin Shimada, Takeshi Sugahara, Atsushi Tani, Takahiro Ueda, Riko Tsugaya, Katsuhiko Tsunashima, and Takayuki Hirai

Energy & Fuels38, 6471-6477 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c00161

 

<2023>

Giant Adiabatic Temperature Change and Its Direct Measurement of a Barocaloric Effect in a Charge-Transfer Solid

Shin-ichi Ohkoshi, Kosuke Nakagawa, Marie Yoshikiyo, Asuka Namai, Kenta Imoto, Yugo Nagane, Fangda Jia, Olaf Stefanczyk, Hiroko Tokoro, Junhao Wang, Takeshi Sugahara, Kouji Chiba, Kazuhiko Motodohi, Kazuo Isogai, Koki Nishioka, Takashi Momiki, and Ryu Hatano

Nature Communications, 14, 8466 (2023);https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44350-4

 

Separation of Propane and Propylene by Urea Clathrate Formation

Ryosuke Kobatake, Takeshi Sugaraha, and Takayuki Hirai

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.,  62(49), 21380-21384 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c03688

 

Thermodynamic Properties of Tetra-n-butylammonium and Tetra-n-butylphosphonium Hydroxycarboxylate Semiclathrate Hydrates

Kazuhiro Minamikawa, Jin Shimada, Takeshi Sugaraha, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Chem. Eng. Data68(12), 3492-3498 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.3c00575

 

Nafion-Integrated Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Resin Photocatalysts for Solar Hydrogen-Peroxide Production

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masahiro Jio, Koki Yoshida, Yoshihiro Nishiyama, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

JACS Au3(8), 2237-2246 (2023); https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacsau.3c00262

 

Quasi-elastic neutron scattering studies on fast dynamics of water molecules in tetra-n-butylammonium bromide semiclathrate hydrate

Jin Shimada, Atsushi Tani, Takeshi Yamada, Takeshi Sugahara, Takayuki Hirai, and Takuo Okuchi

Appl. Phys. Lett., 123(4). 044104 (2023); DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0157560

 

Sunlight-Driven Generation of Hypochlorous Acid on Plasmonic Au/AgCl Catalysts in Aerated Chloride Solution

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yoshifumi Shimabukuro, Kaho Shima, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

JACS Au3(5), 1403–1412 (2023); DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.3c00066

 

Polarity-Driven Isomerization of a Hydroxynaphthalimide-Containing Spiropyran at Room Temperature

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Keiichiro Yomo, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Phys. Chem. Au3(3), 290-298 (2023); https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsphyschemau.2c00067

 

Photocaytalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Generation on a Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Semiconducting Resin in Aerated Urea Solutions

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masahiro Jio, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Lett.52(4), 267-269 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.230044

 

Polarity-Driven Isomerization of a Hydroxynaphthalimide-Containing Spiropyran at Room Temperature

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Keiichiro Yomo, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Phys. Chem. Au, 3(3), 290-298 (2023)https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsphyschemau.2c00067

 

Proton Conduction in Tetra-n-butylammonium Bromide Semiclathrate Hydrate

Jin Shimada, Yuta Takaoka, Takahiro Ueda, Atsushi Tani, Takeshi Sugahara, Katsuhiko Tsunashima, and Takayuki Hirai

Solid State Ionics393, 116188 (2023) ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2023.116188

  

Peritectic Phase Behavior of Tetra-n-butylphosphonium Trifluoroacetate Semiclathrate Hydrate

Jin Shimada, Masami Shimada, Sakura Azuma, Takeshi Sugahara, Katsuhiko Tsunashima, and Takayuki Hirai

Fluid Phase Equilibria567, 113727 (April 2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2023.113727

 

Effect of Introducing a Cyclobutylmethyl Group into an Onium Cation on the Thermodynamic Properties of Ionic Clathrate Hydrate

Sakura Azuma, Jin Shimada, Katsuhiko Tsunashima, Takeshi Sugahara, and Takayuki Hirai

New J. Chem.47(1), 231-237 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NJ04361K

 

<2022>

Solar-Driven Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide on Phenol-Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Resin Photocatalysts

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Kanako Miura, Masahiro Jio, Shunsuke Tanaka, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Materials Au, 2(6), 709-718 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialsau.2c00041

 

Supercooling Suppression in the Tetrahydrofuran Clathrate Hydrate Formation

Hironobu Machida, Takeshi Sugahara, Izumi Hirasawa

CrystEngComm24, 6730-6738 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ce00645f


Equilibrium Phase Relations and Dissociation Enthalpies of Tri-n-butylalkenylphosphonium Bromide Semiclathrate Hydrates

Sakura Azuma, Jin Shimada, Katsuhiko Tsunashima, Takeshi Sugahara, Atsushi Tani, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Chem. Eng. Data67(6), 1415-1420 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.2c00146

 

Pressure-Induced Evolution in the Durability of Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries under High-Current Charge

Kouji Maeda, Masato Moritoki, Shinji Yae, Keisuke Fukui, Naoki Fukumoto, Takeshi Sugahara

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.24, 14085-14091 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CP05100H

 

Photocatalytic Dinitrogen Fixation with Water on High-Phosphorus-Doped Carbon Nitride with Surface Nitrogen Vacancies

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Takuya Kishimoto, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

Langmuir38(23), 7137-7145 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00336

 

Hydrogen Peroxide Splitting on Nafion-Coated Graphene Quantum Dots/Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Airu Soramoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Photochem. Photobiol., A: Chemistry430, 113949 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.113949

 

<2021>

Thermodynamic Properties of Tetra-n-butylphosphonium Dicarboxylate Semiclathrate Hydrates

Jin Shimada, Moe Yamada, Atsushi Tani, Takeshi Sugahara, Katsuhiko Tsunashima, Yusuke Tsuchida, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Chem. Eng. Data, 67(1), 67-73 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.1c00741

 

Spontaneous Isomerization of a Hydroxynaphthalene-Containing Spiropyran in Polar Solvents Enhanced by Hydrogen Bonding Interaction

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shunsuke Takagi, Keiichiro Yomo, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Omega6(51), 35619-35628 (2021); http://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c05400

 

Polythiophene-Doped Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Resin Photocatalysts for Solar-to-Hydrogen Peroxide Energy Conversion

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masako Matsumoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143(32), 12590-12599 (2021)
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.1c04622
https://pubs.acs.org/toc/jacsat/143/32

 

The moment of initial crystallization captured on functionalized nanoparticles

Hironobu Machida*, Takeshi Sugahara*, Izumi Hirasawa

Communications Materials, vol. 2, Article No. 66 (2021); 10.1038/s43246-021-00171-w
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43246-021-00171-w

  

<2020>

A Naphthalimide-Sulfonylhydrazine Conjugate as a Fluoroscent Chemodosimeter for Hypochlorite

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Rikako Nakatani, Shunsuke Takagi, Chiharu Yamada, and Takayuki Hirai

Chemosensors8(4), 123 (2020); https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040123
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/123

 

Solar-to-Hydrogen Peroxide Energy Conversion on Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Resin Photocatalysts Prepared by Acid-catalyzed Polycondensation

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Takumi Hagi, Masako Matsumoto, Shunsuke Tanaka, Satochi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

Communications Chemistry3, 169 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-020-00421-x
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42004-020-00421-x

 

Fluorometric and Colorimetric Detection of Hypochlorous Acid and Hypochlorite by a Naphthalimide-Dicyanoisophorone Conjugate

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Chiharu Yamada, Shunsuke Takagi, and Takayuki Hirai

Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 406 (2021) 112997; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112997
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1010603020307942

 

Photocatalytic Hydorogen Peroxide Splitting on Metal-Free Powders assisted by Phosphoric Acid as a Stabilizer

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yuki Ueda, Airu Soramoto, Satoshi Hinokuma, and Takayuki Hirai

Nature Communications11, 3386 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17216-2
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17216-2

 

Photocatalytic Dinitrogen Fixation with Water on Bismuth Oxychloride in Chloride Solutions for Solar-to-Chemical Energy Conversion

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masaki Hashimoto, Kiyomichi Chishiro, Kenta Moriyama, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 142(16), 7574-7583 (2020); https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.0c01683

 

Photocatalytic NH3 Splitting on TiO2 Particles Decorated with Pt-Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shota Toi, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3(2), 1612-1620 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b02380

 

Photocatalytic Dinitrogen Reduction with Water on Boron-Doped Carbon Nitride Loaded with Nickel Phosphide Particles

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Kiyomichi Chishiro, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

Langmuir, 36(3), 734-741 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03445

 

<2019>

A Coumarin-Dihydroperimidine Dye as a Fluorescent Receptor for Hypochlorite in 99% Water

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Chiharu Yamada, and Takayuki Hirai

RSC Advances, 9(49), 28636-28641 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA05533A

 

Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Resins as Metal-Free Semiconductor Photocatalysts for Solar-to-Hydrogen Peroxide Energy Conversion

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Takahiro Takii, Takumi Hagi, Shinnosuke Mori, Yusuke Kofuji, Yasutaka Kitagawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, Satochi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

Nature Materials, 18, 985-993 (2019); DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0398-0

 

Doping of Nb5+ Species at the Au-TiO2 Interface for Plasmonic Photocatalysis Enhancement

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Jun Imai, Naoki Yasumoto, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Shunsuke Tanaka, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

Langmuir35(16), 5455-5462 (2019); DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b04075

 

<2018>

Nitorogen Fixation with Water on Carbon-Nitride-Based Metal-Free Photocatalysts with 0.1% Solar-to-Ammonia Energy Conversion Efficiency

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shingo Shiota, Yusuke Kofuji, Masaki Hashimoto, Kiyomichi Chishiro, Hiroaki Hirakawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 1(8), 4169-4177 (2018); DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b00829

 

Hydrogen Peroxide Production on a Carbon Nitride-Boron Nitride-Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrid Photocatalyst under Visible Light

Yusuke Kofuji, Yuki Isobe, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

ChemCatChem, 10(9), 2070-2077 (2018); DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201701683

 

Photocatalytic Hydrogenation of Azobenzene to Hydrazobenzene on Cadmium Sulfide under Visible Light Irradiation

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Miyu Katayama, Masaki Hashimoto, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Commun., 54(5), 452-455 (2018); DOI: 10.1039/C7CC08428E

 

<2017>

Synthesis of Au Nanoparticles with Benzoic Acid as Reductant and Surface Stabilizer Promoted Solely by UV Light

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Haruki Tanaka, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Naoto Hayashi, Yusuke Kofuji, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

Langmuir33(48), 13797-13804 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03192

 

Photocatalytic Conversion of Nitrogen to Ammonia with Water on Surface Oxygen Vacancies of Titanium Dioxide

Hiroaki Hirakawa, Masaki Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 139(31), 10929-10936 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06634

 

Correction to ”Photocatalytic Conversion of Nitrogen to Ammonia with Water on Surface Oxygen Vacancies of Titanium Dioxide”

Hiroaki Hirakawa, Masaki Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 140(1), 528-528 (2018); DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b13064

 

Photocatalytic Dehalogenation of Aromatic Halides on Ta2O5-Supported Pt-Pd Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Activated by Visible Light

Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Jun Imai, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shunsuke Tanaka, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catalysis, 7(8), 5194-5201 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b01735

 

Mellitic Triimide-Doped Carbon Nitride as Sunlight-Driven Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Peroxide Production

Yusuke Kofuji, Satoshi Ohkita, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5(8), 6478-6485 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00575

 

Naphthalimide-Coumarin Conjugate: Ratiometric Fluorescent Receptor for Self-Calibrating Quantification of Cyanide Anion in Cells

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Naoto Hayashi, Masaki Nakahata, Shinji Sakai, and Takayuki Hirai

RSC Advances, 7(51), 32304-32309 (2017); DOI: 10.1039/c7ra05423h

 

Quantum Tunneling Injection of Hot Electrons in Au/TiO2 Plasmonic Photocatalysts

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Naoki Yasumoto, Jun Imai, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Shunsuke Tanaka, Satoshi Ichikawa, Bunsho Ohtani, and Takayuki Hirai

Nanoscale, 9(24), 8349-8361 (2017); DOI: 10.1039/c7nr02310c

 

An Antimalarial Drug, Tafenoquine, as a Fluorescent Receptor for Ratiometric Detection of Hypochlorite

Avijit Kumar Das, Naoto Hayashi, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

RSC Advances, 7(48), 30453-30458 (2017); DOI: 10.1039/c7ra04867j

 

Selective Nitrate-to-Ammonia Transformation on Surface Defects of Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysts

Hiroaki Hirakawa, Masaki Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catalysis, 7(5), 3713-3720 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b00611

 

Photoreductive Synthesis of Monodispersed Au Nanoparticles with Citric Acid as Reductant and Surface Stabilizing Reagent

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Haruki Tanaka, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

RSC Advances, 7(11), 6187-6192 (2017); DOI: 10.1039/C6RA27771C

  

Titanium Dioxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrid Photocatalysts for Efficient and Selective Partial Oxidation of Cyclohexane

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shingo Shiota, Hiroaki Hirakawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catal., 7(1), 293-300 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b02611

 

<2016>

Coumarin-Imine-Quinoxaline Linkage Designed Based on the Strecker Reaction as a Receptor for Fluorometric Cyanide Anion Detection in Neutral Media

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Naoto Hayashi, Masaya Nakamura, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Lett., 45(11),1294-1296 (2016); DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1246/cl.160695

 

Graphitic Carbon Nitride Doped with Biphenyl Diimide: Efficient Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Peroxide Production from Water and Molecular Oxygen by Sunlight

Yusuke Kofuji, Satoshi Ohkita, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Shunsuke Tanaka, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catal, 6(10), 7021-7029 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b02367

 

Carbon Nitride-Aromatic Diimide-Graphene Nanohybrids: Metal-Free Photocatalysts for Solar-to-Hydrogen Peroxide Energy Conversion with 0.2% Efficiency

Yusuke Kofuji, Yuki Isobe, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Shunsuke Tanaka, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 138(31), 10019-10025 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05806

  

Au Nanoparticles Supported on BiVO4: Effective Inorganic Photocatalysts for H2O2 Production from Water and O2 under Visible Light

Hiroaki Hirakawa, Shingo Shiota, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catal., 6(8), 4976-4982 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b01187

 

Coumarin-Spyropyran Dyad with a Hydrogenated Pyran Moiety for Rapid, Selective, and Sensitive Fluorometric Detection of Cyanide Anion

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masaya Nakamura, Naoto Hayashi, and Takayuki Hirai

Anal. Chem., 88(13), 6805-6811 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01279

  

Off-on Fluorometric Detection of Cyanide Anion in an Aqueous Mixture by an Indane-Based Receptor

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masaya Nakamura, Tetsuri Kogure, and Takayuki Hirai

New J. Chem., 40(2), 1237-1243 (2016); DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ02873F

 

Pyrylium-Coumarin Dyad as a Colorimetric Receptor for Ratiometric Detection of Cyanide Anion by Two Absorption Bands in Visible Region

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masaya Nakamura, Naoyuki Matsushita, and Takayuki Hirai

New J. Chem., 40(1), 195-201 (2016); DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ02219C

 

<2015>

Amino-Substituted Spirothiopyran as an Initiator for Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Haruki Tanaka, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

RSC Advances, 5(95), 77572-77580 (2015); DOI: 10.1039/C5RA14752B

 

Effects of Substituents on Fluorometric Detection of Cyanide Anions by Indolium-Coumarin Dyads

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masaya Nakamura, and Takayuki Hirai

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 17(38), 25027-25036 (2015); DOI: 10.1039/C5CP03877D

 

Hot-Electron-Induced Highly Efficient O2 Activation by Pt Nanoparticles Supported on Ta2O5 Driven by Visible Light

Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Tomoyuki Ohara, Naoki Yasumoto, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137(29), 9324-9332 (2015); DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b04062

 

Effect of Surface Defects on Photocatalytic H2O2 Production by Mesoporous Graphitic Carbon Nitride under Visible Light Irradiation

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yusuke Kofuji, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Shunsuke Tanaka, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catal., 5(5), 3058-3066 (2015); DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b00408

 

Photocatalytic Secondary Amine Synthesis from Azobenzenes and Alcohols on TiO2 Loaded with Pd Nanoparticles

Kaliyamoorthy Selvam, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

New J. Chem, 39(4), 2856-2860 (2015) ; DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ00158G

 

One-Pot Synthesis of Secondary Amines from Alcohols and Nitroarenes on TiO2 Loaded with Pd Nanoparticles under UV Irradiation

Kaliyamoorthy Selvam, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

New J. Chem., 39(4), 2467-2473 (2015); DOI: 10.1039/C4NJ01851F

 

One-Pot Synthesis of Imines from Nitroaromatics and Alcohols by Tandem Photocatalytic and Catalytic Reactions on Degussa (Evonik) P25 Titanium Dioxide

Hiroaki Hirakawa, Miyu Katayama, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Kunlei Wang, Bunsho Ohtani, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7(6), 3797-3806 (2015); DOI: 10.1021/am508769x

 

Photocatalytic Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics to Anilines on Silica-Supported Iron Oxides with Hydrazine Monohydrate as a Reductant

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hiroaki Hirakawa, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Chem. Eng. Japan, 48(2), 141–146 (2015); DOI: 10.1252/jcej.14we151

 

Photocatalytic Hydrogenolysis of Epoxides with Alcohol as a Reducing Agent on TiO2 Loaded with Pt Nanoparticles

Hiroaki Hirakawa, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Commun, 51(12), 2294-2297 (2015); DOI: 10.1039/C4CC09307K

 

<2014>

Platinum Nanoparticles Strongly Associated with Graphitic Carbon Nitride as Efficient Co-Catalysts for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution under Visible Light

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yusuke Kofuji, Shunsuke Kanazawa, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Commun., 50(96), 15255-15258 (2014): DOI: 10.1039/C4CC06960A

 

Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Production from Water and Molecular Oxygen by Metal-Free Photocatalysts

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shunsuke Kanazawa, Yusuke Kofuji, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53(49), 13454–13459 (2014); DOI: 10.1002/anie.201407938

 

Rapid, Selective, Sensitive Fluorometric Detection of Cyanide Anion in Aqueous Media by Cyanide Dyes with Indolium-Coumarin Linkage

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masaya Nakamura, Kohei Yamamoto, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Commun., 50(78), 11583-11586 (2014); DOI: 10.1039/c4cc05412a

 

Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Aniline to Nitrosobenzene by Pt Nanoparticles Supported on TiO2 under Visible Light Irradiation

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Keisuke Fujiwara, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catal.4(8), 2418-2425 (2014); DOI: 10.1021/cs500447n

 

Spirothiopyran-Modified Gold Nanoparticles: Reversible Size Control of Aggregates by UV and Visible Light Irradiations

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Eri Shirakawa, Kazuya Tanaka, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Appl. Mater. Interface, 6(10), 7554-7562 (2014); DOI: 10.1021/am5009002

 

Noble Metal-Free Deoxygenation of Epoxides: Titanium Dioxide as a Photoacatalitically Regenerable Electron Transfer Catalyst

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hiroaki Hirakawa, Yoshiki Togawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catal., 4(6), 1642-1649 (2014); DOI: 10.1021/cs500065x

 

Spiropyran as a Reusable Chemosensor for Selective Colorimetric Detection of Aromatic Thiols

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Kohei Yamamoto, Shigehiro Sumiya, and Takayuki Hirai

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 16(24), 12137-12142 (2014); DOI: 10.1039/C3CP55478C

 

Highly Selective Production of Hydrogen Peroxide on Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4) Photocatalyst Activated by Visible Light

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shunsuke Kanazawa, Yoshitsune Sugano, Daijiro Tsukamoto, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catal., 4(3), 774-780 (2014); DOI: 10.1021/cs401208c

 

<2013>

Selective Fluorometric Detection of Aromatic Thiols by a Chemosensor Containing Two Electrophilic Sites with Different Local Softness

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Kohei Yamamoto, Shigehiro Sumiya, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Commun., 49(99), 11680-11682 (2013); DOI: 10.1039/C3CC47220E

 

Pt-Cu Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Supported on Anatase TiO2: Highly Active Catalysts for Aerobic Oxidation Driven by Visible Light

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hirokatsu Sakamoto, Yoshitsune Sugano, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Nano, 7(10), 9287–9297 (2013); DOI: 10.1021/nn403954p

 

Rutile Crystallites Isolated from Degussa (Evonik) P25 TiO2: Highly Efficient Photocatalyst for Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hiroaki Hirakawa, Yoshiki Togawa, Yoshitsune Sugano, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS. Catal., 3(10), 2318–2326 (2013); DOI: 10.1021/cs400532p

 

Selective Hydrogen Peroxide Formation by Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysis with Benzylic Alcohols and Molecular Oxygen in Water

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shunsuke Kanazawa, Daijiro Tsukamoto, Akimitsu Shiro, Yoshitsune Sugano, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catal., 3(10), 2222–2227 (2013); DOI: 10.1021/cs400511q

 

Spiropyran-Cholesterol Conjugate as a Photoresponsive Organogelator

Shigehiro Sumiya, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

New. J. Chem., 37(9), 2642-2647 (2013); DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ00322A

Selected as Inside Front Cover; http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Journals/JournalIssues/NJ#!issueid=nj037009&type=current&issnprint=1144-0546

 

Light-Triggered Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles Based on Photoisomerization of Spirothiopyran

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Kazuya Tanaka, Eri Shirakawa, Yoshitsune Sugano, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52(32), 8304-8308 (2013); DOI: 10.1002/anie.201302430
Angew. Chem. 125(32), 8462-8466 (2013); 10.1002/ange.201302430

 

Selective Side-Chain Oxidation of Alkyl-Substituted Aromatics on TiO2 Partially Coated with WO3 as a Photocatalyst

Daijiro Tsukamoto, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

Catalysis Science & Technology, 3(9), 2270-2277 (2013), DOI:10.1039/C3CY00219E

 

Photocatalytic Hydrodenitrogenation of Aromatic Cyanides on TiO2 Loaded with Pd Nanoparticles

Yoshitsune Sugano, Keisuke Fujiwara, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

Catalysis Science & Technology, 3(7), 1718-1724 (2013), DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20748J

 

Supported Au–Cu Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles: An Aerobic Oxidation Catalyst with Regenerable Activity by Visible-Light Irradiation

Yoshitsune Sugano, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Daijiro Tsukamoto, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 52(20), 5295–5299 (2013), DOI: 10.1002/anie.201301669 and 10.1002/ange.201301669, Selected as Hot Paper

 

Phenylbenzoxazole-Amide-Cyclen Linkage as a Ratiometric Fluorescent Receptor for Zn(II) in Water

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yoshinao Matsunaga, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Phys. Chem. A, 117(16), 3387-3395 (2013), DOI: 10.1021/jp4013009

 

Colorimetric Sensing of Cu(II) in Aqueous Media with a Spiropyran Derivative via a Oxidative Dehydrogenation Mechanism

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Kazuya Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 5(8), 3456-3463 (2013), DOI: 10.1021/am4005804

 

A Phenylbenzoxazole-Amide-Azacrown Linkage as a Selective Fluorescent Receptor for Ratiometric Sensing of Pb(II) in Aqueous Media

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yoshinao Matsunaga, Prannicha Hongpitakpong, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Commun., 49(33), 3434-3436 (2013) , DOI: 10.1039/C3CC41151F

 

N-Monoalkylation of Amines with Alcohols by Tandem Photocatalytic and Catalytic Reactions on TiO2 Loaded with Pd Nanoparticles

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Keisuke Fujiwara, Yoshitsune Sugano, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catalysis, 3(3), 312-320 (2013), DOI: 10.1021/cs300756f

 

Mechanism for Different Fluorescence Response of a Coumarin-Amide-Dipicolylamine Linkage to Zn(II) and Cd(II) in Water

Shigehiro Sumiya, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Phys. Chem. A, 117(7), 1474-1482 (2013), DOI: 10.1021/jp3111315

 

<2012>

Colorimetric Sensing of Cyanide Anion in Aqueous Media with a Fluorescein-Spiropyran Conjugate

Shigehiro Sumiya, Takayuki Doi, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

Tetrahedron, 68(2), 690-696 (2012)

 

Visible Light-Induced Partial Oxidation of Cyclohexane on WO3 Loaded with Pt Nanoparticles

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yoshitsune Sugano, Satoshi Ichikawa, and Takayuki Hirai

Catalysis Science & Technology, 2(2), 400-405 (2012)

 

Photocatalytic H2O2 Production from Ethanol/O2 System Using TiO2 Loaded with Au-Ag Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Daijiro Tsukamoto, Akimitsu Shiro, Yoshitsune Sugano, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catalysis, 2(4), 599-603 (2012)

 

Gold Nanoparticles Located at the Interface of Anatase/Rutile TiO2 Particles as Active Plasmonic Photocatalysts for Aerobic Oxidation

Daijiro Tsukamoto, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yoshitsune Sugano, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134(14), 6309-6315 (2012)

 

Selective Colorimetric Sensing of Co(II) in Aqueous Media with a Spiropyran-Amide-Dipicolylamine Linkage Under UV Irradiation

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yoshinao Matsunaga, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Commun., 48(44), 5485-5487 (2012) 

 

Titanium Oxide-Based Photocatalysts for selective Organic Transformations (Review Paper)

Yasuhiro Shiraishi and Takayuki Hirai

Journal of the Japan Petroleum Institue, 55(5), 287-298 (2012)

 

Platinum Nanoparticles Supported on Anatase Titanium Dioxide as Highly Active Catalysts for Aerobic Oxidation under Visible Light Irradiation

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Daijiro Tsukamoto, Yoshitsune Sugano, Akimitsu Shiro, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catalysis, 2(9), 1984-1992 (2012)

 

Highly Efficient and Selective Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics on Photoactivated Rutile Titanium Dioxide

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yoshiki Togawa, Daijiro Tsukamoto, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Catalysis, 2(12), 2475-2481 (2012)

 

<2011>

Cu(II)-Selective Fluorescence of a Bis-Quinolylimine Derivative

Chizuru Ichimura, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chemistry, 217(1), 253-258 (2011)

 

Colorimetric Response of Spiropyran Derivative for Anions in Aqueous or Organic Media

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masataka Itoh, and Takayuki Hirai

Tetrahedron, 67(5), 891-897 (2011)

 

A BODIPY-Based Fluorescent Chemodosimeter for Cu(II) Driven by Oxidative Dehydrogenation Mechanism

Donping Wang, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Commun., 47(9), 2673-2675 (2011)

 

Rapid Colorimetric Sensing of Cyanide Anion in Aqueous Media with a Spiropyran Derivative Containing a Dinitrophenolate Moiety

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masataka Itoh, and Takayuki Hirai

Tetrahedron Lett., 52(13), 1515-1519 (2011)

 

A Benzoxadiazole-Thiourea Conjugate as a Fluorescent chemodosimater for Hg(II) in Aqueous Media

Shigehiro Sumiya, Takahiro Sugii, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chemistry, 219(1), 154-158 (2011)

 

One-Pot Synthesis of Imines from Alcohols and Amines with TiO2 Loading Pt Nanoparticles Under UV Irradiation

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Makoto Ikeda, Daijiro Tsukamoto, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Commun., 47(16), 4811-4813 (2011)

 

Highly Sensitive Cyanide Anion Detection with a Coumarin-Spiropyran Conjugate as a Fluorescent Receptor

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shigehiro Sumiya, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Commun., 47(17), 4953-4955 (2011)

 

Multicolor Fluorescence of a Styrylquinoline Dye Tuned by Metal Cations

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Chizuru Ichimura, Shigehiro Sumiya, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Eur. J., 17(30), 8324-8332 (2011)

 

Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Dehalogenation of Organic Halides on TiO2 Loaded with Bimetallic Pd-Pt Alloy Nanoparticles

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yoshinori Takeda, Yoshitsune Sugano, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Commun., 47(27), 7863-7865 (2011)

 

Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes in water by TiO2 Partially Coated with WO3

Daijiro Tsukamoto, Makoto Ikeda, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Takayoshi Hara, Nobuyuki Ichikuni, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

Chem. Eur. J., 17(35), 9816-9824 (2011)

 

Entropy-Driven Thermal Isomerizatiion of Spiropyran in Viscous Media

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Takuya Inoue, Shigehiro Sumiya, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Phys. Chem. A, 115(33), 9083-9090 (2011)

 

Visible Light-Induced Partial Oxidation of Cyclohexane by Cr/Ti/Si Ternary Mixed Oxides with Molecular Oxygen

Daijiro Tsukamoto, Akimitsu Shiro, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Phys. Chem. C, 115(40), 19782-19788 (2011)

 

Thermosensitive Copolymer Containing a Coumarin-Spiropyran Conjugate: Reusable Fluorescent Sensor for Cyanide Anion Detection in Water

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shigehiro Sumiya, Kenji Manabe, and Takayuki Hirai

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 3(12), 4649-4656 (2011)

 

<2010> 

Visible Light-Induced Photosensitized Decopmposition of Organic Pollutants with Polymer Nanocapsules Encapsulating Fe(bpy)32+ Complex

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Kenji Manabe, and Takayuki Hirai

Appl. Catal. B, Environmental, 93(3-4), 292-298 (2010)

 

One-Pot Synthesis of Benzimidazoles by Simultaneous Photocatalytic and Catalytic Reactions on Pt@TiO2 Nanoparticles

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Yoshitsune Sugano, Shunsuke Tanaka, and Takayuki Hirai

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49(9), 1656-1660 (2010)

 

Highly Efficient Methyl Ketone Synthesis with Photoactivated Acetone and Olefins Assisted by Mg(II)-Exchanged Zeolite Y

Daijiro Tsukamoto, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Org. Chem., 75(5), 1450-1457 (2010)

 

A Coumarin-Thiourea Conjugate as a Fluorescent Probe for Hg(II) in Aqueous Media with a Broad pH Range 2-12

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Shigehiro Sumiya, and Takayuki Hirai

Org. Biomol. Chem., 8(6), 1310-1314 (2010)

 

Selective Photooxidation of Chlorophenols with Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Containing a Photosensitizer

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Takeshi Suzuki, and Takayuki Hirai

New J. Chem, 34(4), 714-717 (2010)

 

A Distyryl-BODIPY Derivative as a Fluorescent Probe for Selective Detection of Chromium(III)

Dongping Wang, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

Tetrahedron Lett., 51(18), 2545-2549 (2010)

 

Photosensitized Isomerization of Olefin with Benzophenone-Conjugated Amphiphilic Graft Coplymers

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Takeshi Suzuki, and Takayuki Hirai

J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chemistry, 213(1), 80-86 (2010)

 

Fluorescence Properties of Polyamines Bearing Two Terminal Quinoline Fragments in Water

Chizuru Ichimura, Yasuhiro Shiraishi, and Takayuki Hirai

Tetrahedron, 66(30), 5594-5601 (2010)

 

Thermal Isomerization of Spiropyran to Merocyanine in Aqueous Media and Its Application to Colorimetric Temperature Indication

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Masataka Itoh, and Takayuki Hirai

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 12(41), 13737-13745 (2010)

 

Hydrophobic Cr-Si Mixed Oxides as a Catalyst for Visible Light-Induced Partial Oxidation of Cyclohexane

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Hiroshi Ohara, and Takayuki Hirai

New J. Chem., 34(12), 2841-2846 (2010)

 

Local Viscosity Analysis of Triblock Copolymer Micelle with Cyanine Dyes as a Fluorescent Probe

Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Takuya Inoue, and Takayuki Hirai

Langmuir, 26(22), 17505-17512 (2010)