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64. Synthesis of Perfluoroalkyl Gelators and Their> Selective Gelation Ability for Fluorinated Solvents, Toshiaki Shimasaki, Yuki Ohno, Mao Tanaka, Masato Amano, Yuta Sasaki, Hirobumi Shibata, Motonori Watanabe, Naozumi Teramoto, Mitsuhiro Shibata, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2018, In print, 10.1246/bcsj.20180261.

63. Motonori Watanabe*, Songmei Sun, Tatsumi Ishihara, Takuya Kamimura, Masato Nishimura, Fumito Tani, Visible Light-Driven Dye-Sensitized Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production by Porphyrin and its Cyclic Dimer and Trimer: Effect of Multi-Pyridyl-Anchoring Groups on Photocatalytic Activity and Stability. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2018, 1 (11), pp 6072–6081.

 

62. Ultrathin WO3·0.33H2O Nanotubes for CO2 Photoreduction to Acetate with High Selectivity, Songmei Sun, Motonori Watanabe, Ji Wu, Qi An, and Tatsumi Ishihara, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, 140, 6474–6482.

 

61. A Cocatalyst that Stabilizes a Hydride Intermediate during Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution over a Rhodium‐Doped TiO2 Nanosheet, Shintaro Ida*, Kenta Sato, Tetsuya Nagata, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Motonori Watanabe, Namhoon Kim, Yoshihito Shiota, Michio Koinuma, Sakae Takenaka, Takaaki Sakai, Elif Ertekin, Tatsumi Ishihara, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57, 9073-9077.

 

60. Donor–Donor′–Acceptor Triads Based on [3.3]Paracyclophane with a 1,4‐Dithiafulvene Donor and a Cyanomethylene Acceptor: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical and Photophysical Properties, Katsuya Sako*; Tomoya Hasegawa; Hiroyuki Onda; Michito Shiotsuka; Motonori Watanabe; Teruo Shinmyozu; Sachiko Tojo; Mamoru Fujitsuka; Tetsuro Majima; Yasukazu Hirao; Takashi Kubo; Tetsuo Iwanaga; Shinji Toyota; Hiroyuki Takemura, Chemistry A European Journal, 2018, 24, 11407-11416.

 

59. Synthesis and physical properties of brominated hexacene and hole-transfer properties of thin-film transistors, Motonori Watanabe*, Takaaki Miyazaki, Toshinori Matsushima*, Junko Matsuda, Ching-Ting Chein, Masahiko Shibahara, Chihaya Adachi, Shih-Sheng Sun, Tahsin J. Chow*, Tatsumi Ishihara, RSC Advances, 2018, 8, 13259-13265.

 

58. Synthesis and properties of fully conjugated macrocycles composed of m-diethynylene-phenylene-bridged two dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene and carbazole units. Toshiaki Shimasaki, Shunsuke Okajima, Rino Ishikawa, Shinji Kawaguchi, Takeshi Akimoto, Naoto Asano, Tetsuo Iwanaga*, Motonori Watanabe, Naozumi Teramoto Mitsuhiro Shibata, Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 2454-2465.

 

57. Ultra-low friction of polyethylenimine / molybdenum disulfide (PEI/MoS2)15 thin films in dry nitrogen atmosphere and the effect of heat treatment, Prabakaran Saravanana*, Roman Selyanchyna, Motonori Watanabe, Shigenori Fujikawa, Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Stephen Matthew Lyth, Joichi Sugimura, Tribology International, 2018, 127, 255-263.

56. Dye-sensitized photocatalyst for effective water splitting catalyst. Motonori Watanabe, Science and Technology of advanced Materials, 2017, 18, 705–723.

55. [FeFe]-Hydrogenase and its organic molecule mimics—Artificial and bioengineering application for hydrogenproduction, Motonori Watanabe, Yuki Honda, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Tatsumi Ishihara Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews Volume 33, December 2017, Pages 1-26

54. Inorganic/whole - cell biohybrid photocatalyst for highly efficient hydrogen production by water splitting, Yuki Honda, Motonori Watanabe, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Shintaro Ida, Tatsumi Ishihara, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental Volume 210, 5 August 2017, Pages 400-406.

53. Effects of preparation condition on the photocatalytic activity of porphyrin-modified GaN: ZnO for water splitting,  Hidehisa Hagiwara, Ryota Kakigi, Shuhei Takechi, Motonori Watanabe, Satoshi Hinokuma, Shintaro Ida, Tatsumi Ishihara, Surface and Coatings Technology, 2017, 324, 601-606.

52. Overall Water Splitting on Dye-modified Inorganic Semiconductor Photocatalysts,  Hidehisa HAGIWARA, Motonori WATANABE , Shintaro IDA , and Tatsumi ISHIHARA, Journal of the Japan Petroleum Institute, 2017, 60, 10-18.

51. 2,7-Di­bromo-10′H-spiro­[fluorene-9,9′-phenan­thren]-10′-one,  Y.-C. Chen, M. Watanabe, Y.-S. Wen and Y. J. Chang, IUCrData, 2017, 2, x170301.

50. Photoelectrochemical H2 evolution using TiO2-coated CaFe2O4 without an external applied bias under visible light irradiation at 470 nm based on device modeling ,  Shintaro Ida Kara Kearney, Takamitsu Futagami Hidehisa Hagiwara, Takaaki Sakai, Motonori Watanabe, Angus Rockett and Tatsumi Ishihara, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2017,  1, 280-287.

49. Synthesis of 1,2-Bis(2-aryl-1H-indol-3-yl)ethynes via 5-exo-Digonal Double Cyclization Reactions of 1,4-Bis(2-isocyanophenyl)buta-1,3-diyne with Aryl Grignard Reagents,  Rino Ishikawa, Ryosuke Iwasawa, Yuichiro Takiyama, Tomokazu Yamauchi, Tetsuo Iwanaga, Makoto Takezaki, Motonori Watanabe, Naozumi Teramoto, Toshiaki Shimasaki, and Mitsuhiro Shibata, J. Org. Chem., 2017, 82 (1), pp 652–663.

48. Triphenylamine derivatives and the lithium-ion capture of [3.3]cyclophane used in organic dye-sensitized solar cells, Yu-Hsiang Chiu, Masahiko Shibahara, Rui-Yu Huang, Motonori Watanabe, Zhong-Sheng Wang, Yu-Jen Hsiao, Bo-Fong Chang, Ting-Hsuan Chiang, Yuan Jay Chang, Dyes and Pigments Volume 136, 2017, Pages 761–772

47. 5,5′-alkylsubsituted indigo for solution-processed optoelectronic devices, Motonori Watanabe, Naoki Uemura, Shintaro Ida, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Kenta Goto, Tatsumi Ishihara, Tetrahedron, Volume 72, Issue 29, 21 July 2016, Pages 4280–4287

46. Dual-Carbon Battery Using High Concentration LiPF6 in Dimethyl Carbonate (DMC) Electrolyte Seiji Miyoshi, Hiroki Nagano, Taro Fukuda, Takuya Kurihara, Motonori Watanabe, Shintaro Ida, and Tatsumi Ishihara,     J. Electrochem. Soc. 2016 volume 163, issue 7, A1206-A1213.

45. Synthesis of Dibromo[3.3]paracyclophanes,  Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Takaaki Miyazaki, Kenta Goto, Taisuke Matsumoto, Teruo Shinmyozu, Synthesis 2016, 48(08), 1197-1201.

44. Effect of Porphyrin Molecular Structure on Water Splitting Activity of a KTaO3 Photocatalyst,  Hidehisa Hagiwara, Kohei Higashi, Motonori Watanabe, Ryota Kakigi, Shintaro Ida and Tatsumi Ishihara , Catalysts 2016, 6(3), 42.

43. Synthesis of bromo- and iodo-substituted pyromellitic diimide-based [2+2]- and [3+3]macrocycles, and their absorption spectra and electrochemical and inclusion properties, Md. Ershad Halima, Arkasish Bandyopadhyay, Liansheng Suna, Keisuke Tao, Yogesh Shashikant Sangvikar, Takaaki Miyazaki, Motonori Watanabe, Keiko Ideta, Taisuke Matsumoto, Kenta Goto, Teruo Shinmyozu, Tetrahedron Letters, 2015, 56, 6970–6974.

42.  Impact of alkoxy chain length on carbazole-based, visible light-driven, dye sensitized photocatalytic hydrogen production  Motonori Watanabe, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Yudai Ogata, Aleksandar Staykov, Sean R. Bishop, Nicola H. Perry, Yuan Jay Chang, Shintaro Ida, Keiji Tanakaa and Tatsumi Ishihara,  Journal of the Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 21713-21721

41. Synthesis and Investigation of the Effect of Substitution on the Structure, Physical Properties, and Electrochemical Properties of Anthracenodifuran Derivatives Motonori Watanabe, Yasutaka Doi, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Aleksandar Tsekov Staykov, Shintaro Ida, Taisuke Matsumoto, Teruo Shinmyozu, and Tatsumi Ishihara, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015, 80 (18), pp 9159–9166

40. Synthesis and electronic properties of ferrocene-containing organic dyads Motonori Watanabe, Yuan Jay Chang, Po-Ting Chou, Aleksandar Staykov, Masahiko Shibahara, Katsuya Sako, Tatsumi Ishihara,Tahsin J Chow, Tetrahedron Letters, 2015, 56, 1548-1551.

39. The synthesis of 2-halopentacenes and their charge transport properties, Ching-Ting Chien, Motonori Watanabe, Tahsin J. Chow, Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 1668-1673.

 

38. Cycloaddition of hexacene and fullerene[60], Wei-Ting Su, Motonori Watanabe, Yuan Jay Chang, Po-Ting Chou, Avijit Ghosh, Tahsin J. Chow. Tetrahedron Letters, 2015, 56, 1092-1095.

37. N-confused phlorin: a stable dihydroporphyrin isomer containing a confused pyrrole ring, Masatoshi Ishida, Kensuke Nakahara, Ryuichi Sakashita a, Tomoya Ishizuka, Motonori Watanabe, Hidemitsu Uno, Atsuhiro Osuka, Hiroyuki Furuta, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 2014, 18, 909-918.

36. Synthesis, and Electronic and Photophysical Properties of [2.2]- and [3.3]Paracyclophane-Based Donor-Donor’-Acceptor Triads, Takaaki Miyazaki, Masahiko Shibahara, Jun-ichi Fujishige, Motonori Watanabe, Kenta Goto, and Teruo Shinmyozu, J. Org. Chem., 2014, 79, 11440-11453.

 

35. Structural properties of five- and six-layered [3.3]metacyclophanes, Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Kenta Goto, Takaaki Miyazaki, Hua Zhang, Yuki Nakayama, Teruo Shinmyozu, Tetrahedron Letters., 2014, 55, 7089-7093.

34. Photoswitching of Conductance through Salicylidene Methylamine, Aleksandar Tsekov Staykov , Motonori Watanabe , Tatsumi Ishihara , and Kazunari Yoshizawa, J. Phys. Chem. C., 2014, 118, 27539-27548.

33. Crystal structure of a four-layered [3.3](3,5)pyridinophane,  Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Taisuke Matsumoto, Kenta Goto and Teruo Shinmyozu, Acta Cryst (2014). E70, 447-450.

32. Modification Effect of meso-Hexakis(pentafluorophenyl) [26]Hexaphyrin Aggregates on the Photocatalytic Water Splitting, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Motonori Watanabe, Takeshi Daio, Shintaro Ida and Tatsumi Ishihara, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 12515-12518

 

31. Crystal structure of (E)-2-cyano-3-(12-methyl-12H-benzo[b]pheno­thia­zin-11-yl)acrylic acid, Motonori Watanabe and Tatsumi Ishihara, Acta Cryst (2014). E70, o1026-o1027.

 

30.  Spacer Effects in Metal-Free Organic Dyes for Visible-Light-Driven Dye-Sensitized Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production,  Motonori Watanabe, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Iribe Aoi, Yudai Ogata, Kenta Shiomi, Aleksandar Staykov, Shintaro Ida, Keiji Tanaka and Tatsumi Ishihara, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2, 12952-12961.

 

29. Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene and Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']difuran Based Organic Dipolar Compounds for Sensitized Solar Cells, Yan-Zuo Lin , Chia-Wei Yeh , Po-Ting Chou , Motonori Watanabe , Yu-Hsuang, Chang , Yuan Jay Chang , Tahsin J. Chow, Dyes and Pigments, 2014, 109, 81-89.

 

 

28. Four-layered [3.3]metacyclophane with ethenetetracarbonitrile. Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Kenta Goto, Teruo Shinmyozu, Acta Crystallographica Section E, Structure Reports Online, 2014, E70, o625-o626.

 

27. Triarylene linked spacer effect for dye-sensitized solar cells. Yuan Jay Chang, Yu-Jane Wu, Po-Ting Chou, Motonori Watanabe, Tahsin J. Chow , Thin Solid Films, 2014, 558, 330-336.

 

26. Synthesis, Physical Properties, and Structure of TIPS-Difuranoacenes. Motonori Watanabe, Ching-Ting Chien, Yan-Duo Lin, Yuan Jay Chang, Yuh-Sheng Wen, Kenta Goto, Masahiko Shibahara, Teruo Shinmyozu, Tahsin J. Chow, Tetrahedron Letters, 2014, 55, 1424-1427.

 

25. Anthracene Based Organic Dipolar Compounds for Sensitized Solar Cells. Yan-Zuo Lin, Chiung Hui Huang, Yuan Jay Chang, Chia-Wei Yeh, Tsung-Mei Chin, Kai-Ming Chi, Po-Ting Chou, Motonori Watanabe, Tahsin J. Chow. Tetrahedron, 2014, 70, 262-269.

 

24. Acenes Generated from Precursors and Their Semiconducting Properties. Motonori Watanabe, Kew-Yu Chen, Yuan Jay Chang, and Tahsin J. Chow. Acc. Chem. Res., 2013, 46, 1606–1615.

 

23. A soluble precursor of hexacene and its application in thin film transistors. Motonori Watanabe, Wei-Ting Su, Kew-Yu Chen, Ching-Ting Chien, Ting-Han Chao, Yuan Jay Chang, Shun-Wei Liu, and Tahsin J. Chow. Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 2240-2242.

 

 

22. The synthesis and ambipolar charge transport properties of 1,2,3,4-tetrafluoropentacene. Ching-Ting Chien, Ta-Chung Chiang, Motonori Watanabe, Ting-Han Chao, Yuan Jay Chang, Yan-Duo Lin, Hung-Kai Lee, Ching-Yang Liu, Chih-Hsin Tu, Chia-Hsing Sun, Tahsin J. Chow. Tetrahedron Lett., 2013, 5, 903-906.

 

21. Solution-Processed Optoelectronic Properties of Functionalized Anthradifuran. Motonori Watanabe, Wei-Teing Su, Yuan Jay Chang, Ting-Han Chao, Yhu-Sheng Wen, Tahsin J Chow. Chem. Asian. J. 2013, 8, 60-64.

 

20. The synthesis, crystal structure and charge-transport properties of hexacene. MotonoriWatanabe,
Md. Minarul Islam, Yuan JayChang, Chih-Hsien Yuan, Shun-Wei Liu, Yu-Tai Tao, Ting-Han Chao, Teruo Shinmyozu, Kenta Goto, Tahsin J. Chow. Natute Chem., 2012, 4, 574-578.

 

 

19.  High-Performance Organic Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Triarylene-Linked Dyads with a 4-tert-Butylphenylamine Donor. Yuan Jay Chang, Po-Ting Chow, Szu-Yu Lin, Motonori Watanabe, Zhi-Qian Lin, Ju-Ling Lin, Kew-Yu Chen, Shih-Sheng Sun, Chinh-Yang Liu, Tahsin J Chow. Chem. Asian. J. 2012, 7, 572-581.

   

18. [2.2]Paracyclophane as a bridging unit in the design of organic dyes for sensitized solar cells. Yuan Jay Chang, Motonori Watanabe, Po-Ting Chou, Tahsin J. Chow. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 726-728.

 

17.  Solution processed high performance pentacene thin-film transistors. Ting-Han Chao, Ming-Jen Chang, Motonori Watanabe, Ming-Hui Luo, Yuan Jay Chang, Tzu-Chien Fang, Kew-Yu Chen, Tahsin J. Chow, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 6148-6150.   

  

 

16. Organic dyes containing oligo-phenothiazine for dye-sensitized solar cells. Yuan Jay Chang, Po-Ting Chou, Yan-Zuo Lin, Motonori Watanabe, Chih-Jen Yang, Tsung-Mei Chin, Tahsin J. Chow. J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 21704-21712.

   

 

15. 2-Halo-subsituted tetracenes: their generation and single crystal OFET characteristics. Motonori Watanabe, Ting-Han Chao, Ching-Ting Chien, Shun-Wei Liu, Yuan Jay Chang, Kew-Yu Chen, Tahsin J. Chow. Tetrahedron Lett., 2012, 53, 2284-2287.  

 

 

14. Tetracene-based field-effect transistors using solution processes. Ching-Ting Chien, Chih-Chun Lin, Motonori Watanabe, Yan-Duo Lin, Ting-Han Chao, Ta-chung Chiang, Xin-Hua Huang, Yuh-Sheng Wen, Chih-Hsin Tu, Chia-Hsing Sun and Tahsin J. Chow. J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 13070-13075.

 

13. Phenothiazine derivatives as organic sensitizers for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells. Chih-Jen Yang, Yuan Jay Chang, Motonori Watanabe, Yung-Son Hon and Tahsin J. Chow. J. Mater, Chem., 2012, 22, 4040-4049.

 

 

12. Delocalization of positive charge in π-stacked multi-benzene rings in multilayered cyclophanes. Mamoru Fujitsuka, Sachiko Tojo, Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Teruo Shinmyozu, Tetsuro Majima. ,  J. Phys. Chem. A.,  2011, 115, 741-746.

  

 

11.Solution-processed organic micro crystal transistor based on tetraceno[2,3-b]thiophene from a monoketone precursor. Motonori Watanabe, Ting-Han Chao, Shun-Wei Liu, Ching-Ting Chien, Yuan Jay Chang, Chih-Hsien Yuan, Kuan-Chun Huang, Shu-Hua Chien, Teruo Shinmyozu, Tahsin J. Chow., J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 11317-11322.

 

 

10. Structural properties of charge-transfer complexes of four- and five-layered [3.3]metacyclophanes. Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Chang Yuan, Teruo Shinmyozu. Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 5012-5015.

 

9. Structural properties of charge-transfer complexes of multilayered [3.3]paracyclophanes. Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Chang Yuan, Kenta Goto, Teruo Shinmyozu. Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 3371-3375.

 

 

8. Synthesis and redox properties of π-conjugated 4,5-diazafluorene derivatives incorporating 9-cyanomethylene moiety as an electron acceptor. Katsuya Sako, Yasufumi Mugishima, Tetsuo Iwanaga, Shinji Toyota, Hiroyuki Takemura, Motonori Watanabe, Teruo Shinmyozu, Michito Shiotsuka, Hitoshi Tatemitsu. Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 5865-5868.

   

 

7. 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole Dimers: Preparation, Structure, and Transannular Electronic Interactions of syn- and anti-[2.2](4,7)Benzothiadiazolophanes. Motonori Watanabe, Kenta Goto, Mamoru Fujitsuka, Sachiko Tojo, Tetsuro Majima, Teruo Shinmyozu. Bull. Chem. Soc. J., 2010, 83, 1155-1161.

 

 

6. Synthesis, structure, and electronic and photophysical properties of two- and three-layered [3.3]paracyclophane-based donor-acceptor systems. Motonori Watanabe, Kenta Goto, Masahiko Shibahara, Teruo Shinmyozu. J. Org. Chem., 2010, 75, 6104-6114.

   

 

5. A conformational study of [3.3](3,5)pyridinophane. Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Masahiko Suenaga, Keiko Ideta, Taisuke Matsumoto, Teruo Shinmyozu. Tetrahedron Lett., 2009, 50, 1340-1344.

 

 

4. Optical resolution, absolute configuration, and chiroptical properties of three-layered [3.3]paracyclophane. Atsuya Muranaka, Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Taisuke Matsumoto, Teruo Shinmyozu, Nagao Kobayashi. J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73, 9125-9128.

                                                       

3. Synthesis of Multilayered [3.3](3,5)Pyridinophanes. Motonori Watanabe, Kazuhiro Aso, Teruo Shinmyozu. Synthesis., 2008, 3749-3754.

 

2. Synthesis, Structure, and Transannular π−π Interaction of Three- and Four-Layered [3.3]Paracyclophanes. Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Tetsuo Iwanaga, Taisuke Matsumoto, Keiko Ideta, Teruo Shinmyozu. J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73, 4433-4442.

 

1. Synthesis, Structure, and Transannular π−π Interaction of Multilayered [3.3]Metacyclophanes.  Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Tetsuo Iwanaga, Keiko Ideta, Teruo Shinmyozu. J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 2865-2877.

 

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3.  Photocatalytic Water Splitting,  Aleksandar STAYKOV, Stephen M. LYTH, and Motonori WATANABE, Chapter 12, Hydrogen Energy Engineering A Japanese Perspective, Springer, ISBN-13: 978-4431560401

2. Motonori Watanabe, Tahsin J Chow Organic Structures Design: Applications in Optical and Electronic Devices, Chapter 9. Pan Stanford Publishing, ISBN-10: 9814463345.

1. Synthesis, Structure, and Electronic and Photophysical Properties of Donor–Acceptor Cyclophanes, Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Takaaki Miyazaki, Jun-ichi Fujishige, Yuki Matsunaga, Keisuke Tao, Zhang Hua, Kenta Goto, and Teruo Shinmyozu, Chapter 3, Pan Stanford Publishing, ISBN-10: 9814463345.