Taku Shoji

Department of Chemical Biology and Applied ChemistryAssociate Professor

Degree

  • 博士(理学), 東北大学
  • 修士(理学), 東北大学

Research Keyword

  • Organic synthesis
  • Organic reaction
  • Physical organic chemistry
  • 有機物理化学
  • π-electron systems
  • Azulene
  • Troponoid
  • Cycloaddition
  • Electrochromism
  • Carbocation

Field Of Study

  • Nanotechnology/Materials, Synthetic organic chemistry
  • Nanotechnology/Materials, Structural/physical organic chemistry
  • Nanotechnology/Materials, Organic functional materials

Career

  • Sep. 2022 - Present
    Nihon University, College of Engineering Department of Chemical Biology and Applied Chemistry, associate professor
  • Sep. 2022 - Mar. 2024
    Shinshu University, Faculty of Science Department of Science, 特任准教授
  • Sep. 2021 - Aug. 2022
    Nihon University, College of Engineering Department of Chemical Biology and Applied Chemistry, 非常勤講師
  • 2016 - Aug. 2022
    Shinshu University, Faculty of Science Department of Science, Associate Professor
  • 2010 - 2016
    Shinshu University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Assistant Professor

Member History

  • Present
  • Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2021
  • Nov. 2019 - Nov. 2019

Award

  • The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, 有機合成化学協会東海支部奨励賞

Paper

  • Synthesis of 2-Amino-4-arylazulenes from 8-Aryl-2H-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones and Transformation into 6-Aryl-7H-naphth[3,2,1-cd]azulen-7-ones
    Taku Shoji; Daichi Ando; Masayuki Iwabuchi; Atom Hamasaki; Shigeki Mori; Tetsuo Okujima; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Nov. 2024, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and Properties of 3,8-Diaryl-2H-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones
    Taku Shoji; Daichi Ando; Masayuki Iwabuchi; Tetsuo Okujima; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    Organics, Aug. 2024, Refereed, Invited
    Lead
  • Creation of Ring-Fused Azulenes that Show the Unique Optical Properties
    Taku Shoji; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, Jul. 2024, Refereed
    Lead
  • Development of a Potential-Modulated Electrochemiluminescence Measurement System for Selective and Sensitive Determination of the Controlled Drug Codeine
    Fumiki Takahashi; Yuki Shimosaka; Shuki Mori; Mayu Kaneko; Yuta Harayama; Kanya Kobayashi; Taku Shoji; Yasuo Seto; Hirosuke Tatsumi; Jiye Jin
    Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, Mar. 2024, Refereed
  • Synthesis, Structural, and Optical Properties of Azuleno[1,2-c]pyran-1-ones: Bro̷nsted Acid-Mediated Cyclization of 2-Azulenylalkynes
    Taku Shoji; Nichika Sasahara; Atom Hamasaki; Shigeki Mori; Tetsuo Okujima; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Oct. 2023, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Synthesis of Azuleno[2,1-b]quinolones and Quinolines via Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Cyclization of 2-Arylaminoazulenes
    Taku Shoji; Mutsumi Takeuchi; Mayumi Uda; Yukino Ariga; Akari Yamazaki; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    Molecules, Jul. 2023, Refereed, Invited
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 2‐Perfluoroalkylazuleno[2,1‐d]pyrimidin‐4(3H)‐ones via Brønsted Acid‐Mediated Intramolecular Cyclization and Transformation into Pyrimidines
    Taku Shoji; Yukino Ariga; Naoko Sakata; Daichi Ando; Shigeki Mori; Tetsuo Okujima; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, Jul. 2023, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of Maleimide-Fused Aceheptylenes from Guaiazulene
    Taku Shoji; Mayumi Uda; Tetsuo Okujima; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    HETEROCYCLES, 2023, Refereed
    Lead
  • Construction of a 2,2′-biazulene framework via Brønsted acid-promoted annulation of 2,3-di(1-azulenyl)benzofurans
    Taku Shoji; Naoko Sakata; Yukino Ariga; Akari Yamazaki; Ryuzi Katoh; Tetsuo Okujima; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    Chemical Communications, 2023, Refereed
    Lead
  • Bis(3-methylthio-1-azulenyl)phenylmethyl Cations and Dications Connected by a 1,4-Phenylene Spacer: Synthesis and Their Electrochemical Properties
    Taku Shoji; Naoko Sakata; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    Organics, Dec. 2022, Refereed, Invited
    Lead
  • Benz[a]azulenequinones: Reaction of Benz[a]azulenes with Pyridinium Hydrobromide Perbromide
    Taku Shoji; Akari Yamazaki; Naoko Sakata; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito; Masafumi Yasunami
    Molbank, Oct. 2022, Refereed, Invited
    Lead
  • Synthesis, Reactivity, and Properties of Benz[a]azulenes via the [8 + 2] Cycloaddition of 2H-Cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones with an Enamine
    Taku Shoji; Akari Yamazaki; Ryuzi Katoh; Konomi Shimamura; Rina Sakai; Masafumi Yasunami; Tetsuo Okujima; Shunji Ito
    The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2022, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 8-Aryl-2H-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones and Transformation into 4-Arylazulenes
    Taku Shoji; Daichi Ando; Akari Yamazaki; Yukino Ariga; Atom Hamasaki; Shigeki Mori; Tetsuo Okujima; Shunji Ito
    Chemistry Letters, May 2022, Refereed
    Lead
  • Azuleno[6,5-b]indoles: Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Ring-Closing Reaction of 6-(Arylamino)azulenes
    Taku Shoji; Yukino Ariga; Shunji Ito; Masafumi Yasunami
    HETEROCYCLES, 2022, Refereed
    Lead
  • Sensitive screening of methamphetamine stimulant using potential-modulated electrochemiluminescence
    Fumiki Takahashi; Saki Nitta; Ryo Shimizu; Taku Shoji; Hirosuke Tatsumi; Jiye Jin
    Analytica Chimica Acta, Jan. 2022, Refereed
    Last
  • Synthesis of Azulene Derivatives from 2H-Cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones as Starting Materials: Their Reactivity and Properties
    Taku Shoji; Shunji Ito; Masafumi Yasunami
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Oct. 2021, Refereed
    Lead
  • Ion Transfer Voltammetry of Azulene Sulfonates at a Liquid|Liquid Interface
    Satoshi YAJIMA; Taku SHOJI; Hirosuke TATSUMI
    BUNSEKI KAGAKU, Sep. 2021, Refereed
    Last
  • Azulene‐Substituted Donor‐Acceptor Polymethines and 1,6’‐Bi‐, 1,6′;3,6′′‐Ter‐, and Quinqueazulenes via Zincke Salts: Synthesis, and Structural, Optical, and Electrochemical Properties
    Taku Shoji; Akari Yamazaki; Yukino Ariga; Mayumi Uda; Daichi Ando; Nichika Sasahara; Naohito Kai; Shunji Ito
    ChemPlusChem, Jun. 2021, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis, Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties of 1-, 2-, and 6-(2-Benzofuryl)azulenes
    Taku Shoji; Yukino Ariga; Akari Yamazaki; Mayumi Uda; Takuya Nagasawa; Shunji Ito
    Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, Mar. 2021, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of thiophene-fused heptalenes by cycloaddition of azulenothiophenes with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate
    Taku Shoji; Kota Miura; Yukino Ariga; Akari Yamazaki; Shunji Ito; Masafumi Yasunami
    Scientific Reports, Dec. 2020, Refereed
    Lead
  • Development of Heterocycle-Substituted and Fused Azulenes in the Last Decade (2010–2020)
    Taku Shoji; Tetsuo Okujima; Shunji Ito
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Sep. 2020, Refereed
    Lead
  • Molecular Transformation to Pyrroles, Pentafulvenes, and Pyrrolopyridines by [2+2] Cycloaddition of Propargylamines with Tetracyanoethylene
    Taku Shoji; Sho Takagaki; Yukino Ariga; Akari Yamazaki; Mutsumi Takeuchi; Akira Ohta; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shigeki Mori; Tetsuo Okujima; Shunji Ito
    Chemistry – A European Journal, Feb. 2020, Refereed
    Lead
  • Direct synthesis of 2-arylazulenes by [8+2] cycloaddition of 2H-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones with silyl enol ethers
    Taku Shoji; Shuhei Sugiyama; Yoshiaki Kobayashi; Akari Yamazaki; Yukino Ariga; Ryuzi Katoh; Hiroki Wakui; Masafumi Yasunami; Shunji Ito
    Chemical Communications, 2020
  • Synthesis of phthalimides cross-conjugated with an azulene ring, and their structural, optical and electrochemical properties
    Taku Shoji; Nanami Iida; Akari Yamazaki; Yukino Ariga; Akira Ohta; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Tatsuki Nagahata; Takuya Nagasawa; Shunji Ito
    Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2020, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 6-Amino- and 6-Arylazoazulenes via Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution and Their Reactivity and Properties
    Taku Shoji; Shuhei Sugiyama; Mutsumi Takeuchi; Akira Ohta; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito; Tomoaki Yatsu; Tetsuo Okujima; Masafumi Yasunami
    The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Feb. 2019, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of azulenophthalimides by phosphine-mediated annulation of 1,2-diformylazulenes with maleimides
    Taku Shoji; Takanori Araki; Nanami Iida; Kota Miura; Akira Ohta; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima
    Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2019, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of azuleno[2,1-b]thiophenes by cycloaddition of azulenylalkynes with elemental sulfur and their structural, optical and electrochemical properties
    Taku Shoji; Kota Miura; Akira Ohta; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito; Yuya Endo; Tatsuki Nagahata; Shigeki Mori; Tetsuo Okujima
    Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2019, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and photophysical properties of azuleno[1 ',2 ':4,5]pyrrolo[2,1-b]quinazoline-6,14-diones: Azulene analogs of tryptanthrin
    Kogawa, Chieko; Fujiwara, Asuka; Sekiguchi, Ryuta; Shoji, Taku; Kawakami, Jun; Okazaki, Masaaki; Ito, Shunji
    Tetrahedron, Dec. 2018, Refereed
    Last
  • 2,2′-Biazulene diimide-based conjugate polymers for high-performance field-effect transistors
    Taku Shoji; Shunji Ito
    Science China Chemistry, Aug. 2018, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 2-Methyl-1-azulenyl Tetracyanobutadienes and Dicyanoquinodimethanes: Substituent Effect of 2-Methyl Moiety on the Azulene Ring toward the Optical and Electrochemical Properties
    Shoji, Taku; Miura, Kota; Araki, Takanori; Maruyama, Akifumi; Ohta, Akira; Sekiguchi, Ryuta; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo
    Journal of Organic Chemistry, Jun. 2018, Refereed
    Lead
  • Molecular Transformation of 2-Methylazulenes: An Efficient and Practical Synthesis of 2-Formyl- and 2-Ethynylazulenes
    Taku Shoji; Takanori Araki; Nanami Iida; Yoshiaki Kobayashi; Akira Ohta; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito; Shigeki Mori; Tetsuo Okujima; Masafumi Yasunami
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Mar. 2018, Refereed
    Lead
  • Cyanine-cyanine hybrid structure as a stabilized polyelectrochromic system: synthesis, stabilities, and redox behavior of di(1-azulenyl)methylium units connected with electron-accepting pi-electron systems
    Ito, Shunji; Sekiguchi, Ryuta; Mizushima, Akira; Kudo, Kohei; Kawakami, Jun; Shoji, Taku
    Arkivoc, 2018, Refereed
    Last
  • Synthesis of azulene-substituted benzofurans and isocoumarins via intramolecular cyclization of 1-ethynylazulenes, and their structural and optical properties
    Taku Shoji; Miwa Tanaka; Sho Takagaki; Kota Miura; Akira Ohta; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito; Shigeki Mori; Tetsuo Okujima
    Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2018, Refereed
    Lead
  • The Preparation and Properties of Heteroarylazulenes and Hetero-Fused Azulenes
    Shoji, Taku; Ito, Shunji
    Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Vol 126, 2018, Refereed, Invited
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 2-Amino-1-cyanoazulenes: Substituent Effect on 2H-Cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones toward the Reaction with Malononitrile
    Taku Shoji; Shuhei Sugiyama; Kota Miura; Akira Ohta; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito; Shigeki Mori
    HETEROCYCLES, 2018, Refereed
    Lead
  • Azulene-Based Donor-Acceptor Systems: Synthesis, Optical, and Electrochemical Properties
    Shoji, Taku; Ito, Shunji
    Chemistry-a European Journal, Nov. 2017, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 2-Aminofurans by Sequential [2+2] Cycloaddition-Nucleophilic Addition of 2-Propyn-1-ols with Tetracyanoethylene and Amine-Induced Transformation into 6-Aminopentafulvenes
    Shoji, Taku; Nagai, Daichi; Tanaka, Miwa; Araki, Takanori; Ohta, Akira; Sekiguchi, Ryuta; Ito, Shunji; Mori, Shigeki; Okujima, Tetsuo
    Chemistry-a European Journal, Apr. 2017, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 2-Azulenyltetrathiafulvalenes by Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of 2-Chloroazulenes with Tetrathiafulvalene and Their Optical and Electrochemical Properties
    Shoji, Taku; Araki, Takanori; Sugiyama, Shuhei; Ohta, Akira; Sekiguchi, Ryuta; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Toyota, Kozo
    Journal of Organic Chemistry, Feb. 2017, Refereed
    Lead
  • SYNTHESIS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF AZULENE-SUBSTITUTED TETRACYANOBUTADIENE AND DICYANOQUINODIMETHANE CHROMOPHORES CONNECTED WITH NAPHTHALENE CORES
    Shoji, Taku; Maruyama, Mitsuhisa; Maruyama, Akifumi; Nagai, Daichi; Tanaka, Miwa; Sekiguchi, Ryuta; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo
    Heterocycles, 2017, Refereed
    Lead
  • SYNTHESIS OF AZULENE-SUBSTITUTED TETRAARYLPYRROLES BY REACTION OF 1-AZULENYL KETONES WITH BENZOIN AND AMMONIUM ACETATE
    Shoji, Taku; Takagaki, Sho; Tanaka, Miwa; Araki, Takanori; Sugiyama, Shuhei; Sekiguchi, Ryuta; Ohta, Akira; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo
    Heterocycles, 2017, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 2-amino- and 2-arylazoazulenes via nucleophilic aromatic substitution of 2-chloroazulenes with amines and arylhydrazines
    Taku Shoji; Shuhei Sugiyama; Takanori Araki; Akira Ohta; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito; Shigeki Mori; Tetsuo Okujima; Masafumi Yasunami
    Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2017, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 1,2′-Biazulenes by Palladium-Catalyzed Unusual Homocoupling Reaction of 1-Haloazulenes in the Presence of Ferrocene
    Taku Shoji; Kanami Miyashita; Takanori Araki; Miwa Tanaka; Akifumi Maruyama; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima
    Synthesis, Mar. 2016, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 1-azulenyl ketones by Bronsted acid mediated hydration of 1-azulenylalkynes
    Shoji, Taku; Tanaka, Miwa; Araki, Takanori; Takagaki, Sho; Sekiguchi, Ryuta; Ito, Shunji
    Rsc Advances, 2016, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and Properties of (3-Phenyl-1-azulenyl) tetracyanobetadienes and Tris(aryltetracyanobetadiene) s Connected with 1,3,5-Tri(1-azulenyl) benzene Core
    Shoji, Taku; Maruyama, Akifumi; Tanaka, Miwa; Nagai, Daichi; Shimomura, Erika; Fujimori, Kunihide; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Toyota, Kozo; Yasunami, Masafumi
    Chemistryselect, Jan. 2016, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis, Properties, and Redox Behavior of Ferrocenyl-1,1,4,4-tetracyano-1,3-butadienes Connected by Arylamine and Azobenzene Spacers
    Shoji, Taku; Kamata, Natsumi; Maruyama, Akifumi; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo
    Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, Sep. 2015, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis, Properties, and Redox Behavior of Tris-(1-azulenyltetracyanobutadiene) and Tris[1-azulenylbis(tetracyanobutadiene)] Chromophores Connected to a 1,3,5-Tri(1-azulenyl)benzene Core
    Shoji, Taku; Maruyama, Akifumi; Shimomura, Erika; Nagai, Daichi; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Toyota, Kozo
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Mar. 2015, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis, Properties, and Redox Behavior of 1,1,4,4-Tetracyano-2-ferrocenyl-1,3-butadienes Connected by Aryl, Biaryl, and Teraryl Spacers
    Shoji, Taku; Maruyama, Akifumi; Yaku, Chisa; Kamata, Natsumi; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Toyota, Kozo
    Chemistry-a European Journal, Jan. 2015, Refereed
    Lead
  • SYNTHESIS OF 2,6-DIAMINOAZULENES BY THE SNAr REACTION WITH CYCLIC AMINES
    Shoji, Taku; Fujiwara, Yuki; Maruyama, Akifumi; Maruyama, Mitsuhisa; Ito, Shunji; Yasunami, Masafumi; Yokoyama, Ryuji; Morita, Noboru
    Heterocycles, 2015, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 2- and 6-thienylazulenes by palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of 2- and 6-haloazulenes with thiophene derivatives
    Taku Shoji; Akifumi Maruyama; Takanori Araki; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima
    Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2015, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 1,3-Bis(tetracyano-2-azulenyl-3-butadienyl)azulenes by the [2+2] Cycloaddition-Retroelectrocyclization of 1,3-Bis(azulenylethynyl)azulenes with Tetracyanoethylene
    Shoji, Taku; Maruyama, Mitsuhisa; Maruyama, Akifumi; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Toyota, Kozo
    Chemistry-a European Journal, Sep. 2014, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 2,2 '-Diamino-1,1 '-biazulenes by the Copper-catalyzed Homocoupling Reaction of 2-Aminoazulenes
    Shoji, Taku; Maruyama, Akifumi; Yamamoto, Atsuyo; Fujiwara, Yuki; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Morita, Noboru
    Chemistry Letters, Jul. 2014, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and Properties of 6-Methoxy- and 6-Dimethylamino-1-methylthio- and 1,3-Bis(methylthio)azulenes and Triflic Anhydride-Mediated Synthesis of Their Biaryl Derivatives
    Shoji, Taku; Maruyama, Akifumi; Maruyama, Mitsuhisa; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Higashi, Junya; Toyota, Kozo; Morita, Noboru
    Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, Jan. 2014, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis, Properties, and Crystal Structure of DDQ-Adducts of Ethynylated 2H-Cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones
    Taku Shoji; Noboru Morita; Mitsuhisa Maruyama; Erika Shimomura; Akifumi Maruyama; Shunji Ito; Masafumi Yasunami; Junya Higashi; Kozo Toyota
    HETEROCYCLES, 2014, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • SYNTHESIS OF 2-ARYL- AND 6-HETEROARYL-1,3-DI(4-PYRIDYL)AZULENES BY KATRITZKY'S PYRIDYLATION OF 2-ARYL- AND 6-HETEROARYLAZULENES
    Shoji, Taku; Maruyama, Akifumi; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Yasunami, Masafumi; Higashi, Junya; Morita, Noboru
    Heterocycles, 2014, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis, Properties, and Redox Behavior of Tetracyanobutadiene and Dicyanoquinodimethane Chromophores Bearing Two Azulenyl Substituents
    Shoji, Taku; Maruyama, Mitsuhisa; Shimomura, Erika; Maruyama, Akifumi; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Toyota, Kozo; Morita, Noboru
    Journal of Organic Chemistry, Dec. 2013, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and Properties of Azulene- Substituted Donor- Acceptor Chromophores Connected by Arylamine Cores
    Shoji, Taku; Shimomura, Erika; Maruyama, Mitsuhisa; Maruyama, Akifumi; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Toyota, Kozo; Morita, Noboru
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Dec. 2013, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 1,6′-Bi- and 1,6′:3,6′′-Terazulenes from 1-Pyridyl- and 1,3-Di(pyridyl)azulenes by the Ziegler–Hafner Method
    Taku Shoji; Atsuyo Yamamoto; Erika Shimomura; Mitsuhisa Maruyama; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Kozo Toyota; Noboru Morita
    Chemistry Letters, Jun. 2013, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 2-Azulenyl-1,1,4,4-tetracyano-3-ferrocenyl-1,3-butadienes by [2+2] Cycloaddition of (Ferrocenylethynyl)azulenes with Tetracyanoethylene
    Shoji, Taku; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Morita, Noboru
    Chemistry-a European Journal, Apr. 2013, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis, Properties and Redox Behavior of Ene-Diyne Scaffolds Bearing 1- and 2-Azulenyl Groups at the Periphery
    Taku Shoji; Erika Shimomura; Mitsuhisa Maruyama; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Noboru Morita
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Feb. 2013, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of Novel Thiophene-Fused 1,1’-Biazulene Derivative by the Reaction of Azuleno[1,2-b]thiophene with N-Iodosuccinimide
    Taku Shoji; Erika Shimomura; Yuta Inoue; Mitsuhisa Maruyama; Atsuyo Yamamoto; Kunihide Fujimori; Shunji Ito; Masafumi Yasunami; Noboru Morita
    HETEROCYCLES, 2013, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and Solvatochromic Properties of Azulene-substituted Donor-Acceptor-type Polymethine Dyes
    Shoji, Taku; Yamamoto, Atsuyo; Inoue, Yuta; Shimomura, Erika; Ito, Shunji; Higashi, Junya; Morita, Noboru
    Chemistry Letters, Dec. 2012, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and Properties of Mono-, Bis-, Tris-, and Tetrakis[1,1,4,4-tetracyano-2-(1-azulenyl)-1,3-butadien-3-yl] Chromophores Connected to a Benzene Ring by Phenylethynyl- and 2-Thienylethynyl Spacers
    Shoji, Taku; Maruyama, Mitsuhisa; Ito, Shunji; Morita, Noboru
    Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, Jul. 2012, Refereed
    Lead
  • First synthesis of 1-(indo1-2-yl)azulenes by the Vilsmeier-Haack type arylation with triflic anhydride as an activating reagent
    Shoji, Taku; Inoue, Yuta; Ito, Shunji
    Tetrahedron Letters, Mar. 2012, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of donor-acceptor chromophores by the [2+2] cycloaddition of arylethynyl-2H-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane
    Shoji, Taku; Higashi, Junya; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Yasunami, Masafumi; Morita, Noboru
    Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2012, Refereed
    Lead
  • FACILE SYNTHESIS OF 2,3-DISUBSTITUTED PYRROLES FROM 2-SUBSTITUTED 1-PYRROLINES
    Fujiwara, Yurie; Oda, Mitsunori; Shoji, Taku; Abe, Takako; Kuroda, Shigeyasu
    Heterocycles, 2012, Refereed
    Last
  • FIRST SYNTHESIS OF 2-HETEROARYLAZULENES BY THE ELECTROPHILIC SUBSTITUTION OF AZULENE WITH TRIFLATE OF N-CONTAINING HETEROCYCLES
    Shoji, Taku; Inoue, Yuta; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Morita, Noboru
    Heterocycles, 2012, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of push–pull chromophores by the sequential [2 + 2] cycloaddition of 1-azulenylbutadiynes with tetracyanoethylene and tetrathiafulvalene
    Taku Shoji; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Noboru Morita
    Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2012, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • SYNTHESIS AND REDOX BEHAVIOR OF CYANOVINYL-SUBSTITUTED 2H-CYCLOHEPTA[b]FURAN-2-ONES
    Shoji, Taku; Higashi, Junya; Ito, Shunji; Oda, Mitsunori; Yasunami, Masafumi; Morita, Noboru
    Heterocycles, 2012, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of donor–acceptor chromophores by the [2 + 2] cycloaddition of arylethynyl-2H-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane
    Taku Shoji; Junya Higashi; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Masafumi Yasunami; Noboru Morita
    Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2012, Refereed
    Lead
  • Recent Advances in the Development of Methods for the Preparation of Functionalized Azulenes for Electrochromic Applications
    Shunji Ito; Taku Shoji; Noboru Morita
    Synlett, Oct. 2011, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and [2+2] Cycloaddition with Tetracyanoethylene of Ene-Diyne Scaffolds Bearing Ferrocenes at the Periphery
    Taku Shoji; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Noboru Morita
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Sep. 2011, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 1-Heteroaryl- and 1,3-Bis(heteroaryl)azulenes: Electrophilic Heteroarylation of Azulenes with the Triflates of N-Containing Heteroarenes
    Taku Shoji; Shunji Ito; Jyunya Higashi; Noboru Morita
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Sep. 2011, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of Redox-Active, Intramolecular Charge-Transfer Chromophores by the [2+2] Cycloaddition of Ethynylated 2H-Cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones with Tetracyanoethylene
    Shoji, Taku; Higashi, Junya; Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Yasunami, Masafumi; Morita, Noboru
    Chemistry-a European Journal, Apr. 2011, Refereed
    Lead
  • THE [2+2] CYCLOADDITION REACTION OF ETHYNYLATED 2H-CYCLOHEPTA[b]FURAN-2-ONES WITH 2,3-DICHLORO-5,6-DICYANO-1,4-BENZOQUINONE
    Shoji, Taku; Higashi, Junya; Ito, Shunji; Yasunami, Masafumi; Morita, Noboru
    Heterocycles, 2011, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and Redox Behavior of Bis(3-methylthio-1-azulenyl)methyl Cations and Dications Connected by 2-Thienyl and 2,5-Thiophenediyl Spacers
    Taku Shoji; Junya Higashi; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Noboru Morita
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Jan. 2011, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis, Properties, and Redox Behavior of Ferrocene‐Substituted Bis(3‐methylthio‐1‐azulenyl)methylium Ions
    Taku Shoji; Junya Higashi; Shunji Ito; Noboru Morita
    European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Oct. 2010, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 1-(pyridyl, quinolyl, and isoquinolyl)azulenes by Reissert-Henze type reaction
    Shoji, Taku; Okada, Kazuyuki; Ito, Shunji; Toyota, Kozo; Morita, Noboru
    Tetrahedron Letters, Sep. 2010, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 5-Heteroaryl- and 5,7-Bis(heteroaryl)azulenes by Electrophilic Substitution of 1,3-Di-tert-Butylazulene with Triflates of N-Containing Heterocycles
    Taku Shoji; Shunji Ito; Kozo Toyota; Noboru Morita
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Feb. 2010, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and Properties of Ferrocenylmethylene-Bridged Calix[4]azulene and a New Example of Bis(1-azulenyl)ferrocenylmethylium Ion
    Taku Shoji; Junya Higashi; Shunji Ito; Kozo Toyota; Takeaki Iwamoto; Noboru Morita
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Dec. 2009, Refereed
    Lead
  • Reactions between 1-Ethynylazulenes and 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ): Preparation, Properties, and Redox Behavior of Novel Azulene-Substituted Redox-Active Chromophores
    Shoji, Taku; Ito, Shunji; Toyota, Kozo; Iwamoto, Takeaki; Yasunami, Masafumi; Morita, Noboru
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Sep. 2009, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and Redox Behavior of 1,3-Bis(methylthio-) and 1,3-Bis(phenylthio)azulenes Bearing 2- and 3-Thienyl Substituents by Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of 2- and 6-Haloazulenes with Thienylmagnesium Ate Complexes
    Shoji, Taku; Ito, Shunji; Toyota, Kozo; Iwamoto, Takeaki; Yasunami, Masafumi; Morita, Noboru
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Sep. 2009, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and redox behavior of ene-diyne scaffolds that bear ferrocenes at the periphery
    Shoji, Taku; Ito, Shunji; Toyota, Kozo; Morita, Noboru
    Tetrahedron Letters, Jun. 2009, Refereed
    Lead
  • Electrophilic ipso-Substitution and Some Unique Reaction Behavior of 1,3,6-Tri-tert-butylazulene
    Shoji, Taku; To, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Higashi, Junya; Yokoyama, Ryuji; Toyota, Kozo; Yasunami, Masafumi; Morita, Noboru
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Apr. 2009, Refereed
    Lead
  • Heteroarylation of 1-Azulenyl Methyl Sulfide: Two-Step Synthetic Strategy for 1-Methylthio-3-(heteroaryl)azulenes Using the Triflate ofN-Containing Heterocycles
    Junya Higashi; Taku Shoji; Shunji Ito; Kozo Toyota; Masafumi Yasunami; Noboru Morita
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Dec. 2008, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis, Properties, and Redox Behavior of Mono-, Bis-, and Tris[1,1,4,4,-tetracyano-2-(1-azulenyl)-3-butadienyl] Chromophores Binding with Benzene and Thiophene Cores
    Shoji, Taku; Ito, Shunji; Toyota, Kozo; Yasunami, Masafumi; Morita, Noboru
    Chemistry-a European Journal, Sep. 2008, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and intramolecular pericyclization of 1-azulenyl thioketones
    Ito, Shunji; Okujima, Tetsuo; Kikuchi, Shigeru; Shoji, Taku; Morita, Noboru; Asao, Toyonobu; Ikoma, Tadaaki; Tero-Kubota, Show; Kawakami, Jun; Tajiri, Akio
    Journal of Organic Chemistry, Mar. 2008, Refereed
    Last
  • Synthesis and Redox Behavior of 1-Azulenyl Sulfides and Efficient Synthesis of 1,1′-Biazulenes
    Taku Shoji; Junya Higashi; Shunji Ito; Kozo Toyota; Toyonobu Asao; Masafumi Yasunami; Kunihide Fujimori; Noboru Morita
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Mar. 2008, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis and Reactivity of 3-Methylsulfinyl-2H-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones
    Noboru Morita; Junya Higashi; Kazuyuki Okada; Taku Shoji; Kozo Toyota; Masataka Watanabe; Masafumi Yasunami; Shigeru Kikuchi; Shunji Ito
    HETEROCYCLES, 2008, Refereed, Not invited
    Last
  • The novel transition metal free synthesis of 1,1 '-biazulene
    Shoji, Taku; Ito, Shunji; Toyota, Kozo; Yasunami, Masafumi; Morita, Noboru
    Tetrahedron Letters, Jul. 2007, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of 5-heteroarylazulenes: first selective electrophilic substitution at the 5-position of azulene
    Shoji, Taku; Ito, Shunji; Watanabe, Masataka; Toyota, Kozo; Yasunami, Masafumi; Morita, Noboru
    Tetrahedron Letters, Apr. 2007, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis of heteroarylazulenes: transition metal free coupling strategy of azulene with heterocycles
    Shoji, Taku; Yokoyama, Ryuji; Ito, Shunji; Watanabe, Masataka; Toyota, Kozo; Yasunami, Masafumi; Morita, Noboru
    Tetrahedron Letters, Feb. 2007, Refereed
    Lead
  • Synthesis, stabilities, and redox behavior of mono-, di-, and tetracations composed of di(1-azulenyl)methylium units connected to a benzene ring by phenyl- and 2-thienylacetylene spacers. A concept of a cyanine-cyanine hybrid as a stabilized electrochromic system
    Ito, Shunji; Akimoto, Koji; Kawakami, Jun; Tajiri, Akio; Shoji, Taku; Satake, Hiroyuki; Morita, Noboru
    Journal of Organic Chemistry, Jan. 2007, Refereed
    Last
  • A Novel Approach to 5,5’-Diisopropyl-3,3’-bi-2H-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-one
    Noboru Morita; Junya Higashi; Kazuyuki Okada; Taku Shoji; Kozo Toyota; Masataka Watanabe; Masafumi Yasunami; Shigeru Kikuchi; Shunji Ito
    HETEROCYCLES, 2007, Refereed, Not invited
    Last
  • Reaction of 2H-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones with pyridinium salts of trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride
    Morita, Noboru; Matsuki, Tomohiro; Nakashima, Masashi; Shoji, Taku; Toyota, Kozo; Kikuchi, Shigeru; Ito, Shunji
    Heterocycles, 2006, Refereed
    Last
  • The Synthesis of Heteroarylazulene
    Noboru Morita; Taku Shoji; Shigeru Kikuchi; Shunji Ito
    HETEROCYCLES, 2005, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Synthesis of Azulen-3-ylheterocyclic Compounds Using 2-(3-Methoxycarbonylazulen-1-yl)ethynyltriphenylphosphonium Bromide
    Noboru Morita; Shiro Moriyama; Taku Shoji; Masashi Nakashima; Masataka Watanabe; Shigeru Kikuchi; Shunji Ito; Kunihide Fujimori
    HETEROCYCLES, 2004, Refereed, Not invited
    Last

MISC

  • Ben[a]azulene Bonanza
    Synfacts, 18 Jul. 2022, Not refereed
  • Azulene derivatives that show the unique optical properties
    Taku Shoji; Shunji Ito
    Chemistry, Jun. 2020, Refereed, Invited
    Lead
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 1‐Azulenyl Ketones by Broensted Acid Mediated Hydration of 1‐Azulenylalkynes.
    Taku Shoji; Miwa Tanaka; Takanori Araki; Sho Takagaki; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    ChemInform, 06 Dec. 2016, Not refereed
    Lead
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 1,2′‐Biazulenes by Palladium‐Catalyzed Unusual Homocoupling Reaction of 1‐Haloazulenes in the Presence of Ferrocene.
    Taku Shoji; Kanami Miyashita; Takanori Araki; Miwa Tanaka; Akifumi Maruyama; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima
    ChemInform, 24 Nov. 2016, Not refereed
    Lead
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 2‐ and 6‐Thienylazulenes by Palladium‐Catalyzed Direct Arylation of 2‐ and 6‐Haloazulenes with Thiophene Derivatives.
    Taku Shoji; Akifumi Maruyama; Takanori Araki; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima
    ChemInform, 28 Jan. 2016, Not refereed
    Lead
  • 2- and 6-Thienylazulenes by Direct Arylation
    Synfacts, 17 Nov. 2015, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 2,6‐Diaminoazulenes by the SNAr Reaction with Cyclic Amines.
    Taku Shoji; Yuki Fujiwara; Akifumi Maruyama; Mitsuhisa Maruyama; Shunji Ito; Masafumi Yasunami; Ryuji Yokoyama; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 27 Apr. 2015, Not refereed
    Lead
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 2‐Aryl‐ and 6‐Heteroaryl‐1,3‐di(4‐pyridyl)azulenes by Katritzky′s Pyridylation of 2‐Aryl‐ and 6‐Heteroarylazulenes.
    Taku Shoji; Akifumi Maruyama; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Masafumi Yasunami; Junya Higashi; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 02 Apr. 2015, Not refereed
    Lead
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 2,2′‐Diamino‐1,1′‐biazulenes by the Copper‐Catalyzed Homocoupling Reaction of 2‐Aminoazulenes.
    Taku Shoji; Akifumi Maruyama; Atsuyo Yamamoto; Yuki Fujiwara; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 16 Feb. 2015, Not refereed
    Lead
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Properties of 6‐Methoxy‐ and 6‐Dimethylamino‐1‐methylthio‐ and 1,3‐Bis(methylthio)azulenes and Triflic Anhydride‐Mediated Synthesis of Their Biaryl Derivatives.
    Taku Shoji; Akifumi Maruyama; Mitsuhisa Maruyama; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Junya Higashi; Kozo Toyota; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 05 Jun. 2014, Not refereed
    Lead
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis, Properties, and Redox Behavior of Tetracyanobutadiene and Dicyanoquinodimethane Chromophores Bearing Two Azulenyl Substituents.
    Taku Shoji; Mitsuhisa Maruyama; Erika Shimomura; Akifumi Maruyama; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Kozo Toyota; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 08 May 2014, Not refereed
    Lead
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Novel Thiophene‐Fused 1,1′‐Biazulene Derivative by the Reaction of Azuleno[1,2‐b]thiophene with N‐Iodosuccinimide.
    Taku Shoji; Erika Shimomura; Yuta Inoue; Mitsuhisa Maruyama; Atsuyo Yamamoto; Kunihide Fujimori; Shunji Ito; Masafumi Yasunami; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 25 Apr. 2013, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Solvatochromic Properties of Azulene‐Substituted Donor—Acceptor‐Type Polymethine Dyes.
    Taku Shoji; Atsuyo Yamamoto; Yuta Inoue; Erika Shimomura; Shunji Ito; Junya Higashi; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 11 Apr. 2013, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Redox Behavior of Cyanovinyl‐Substituted 2H‐Cyclohepta[b]furan‐2‐ones.
    Taku Shoji; Junya Higashi; Shunji Ito; Mitsunori Oda; Masafumi Yasunami; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 04 Apr. 2013, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: Facile Synthesis of 2,3‐Disubstituted Pyrroles from 2‐Substituted 1‐Pyrrolines.
    Yurie Fujiwara; Mitsunori Oda; Taku Shoji; Takako Abe; Shigeyasu Kuroda
    ChemInform, 23 Aug. 2012, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: First Synthesis of 1‐(Indol‐2‐yl)azulenes by the Vilsmeier—Haack‐type Arylation with Triflic Anhydride as an Activating Reagent.
    Taku Shoji; Yuta Inoue; Shunji Ito
    ChemInform, 14 Jun. 2012, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: First Synthesis of 2‐Heteroarylazulenes by the Electrophilic Substitution of Azulene with Triflate of N‐Containing Heterocycles.
    Taku Shoji; Yuta Inoue; Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 03 May 2012, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 1‐Heteroaryl‐ and 1,3‐Bis(heteroaryl)azulenes: Electrophilic Heteroarylation of Azulenes with the Triflates of N‐Containing Heteroarenes.
    Taku Shoji; Shunji Ito; Jyunya Higashi; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 27 Jan. 2012, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: The [2 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction of Ethynylated 2H‐Cyclohepta[b]furan‐2‐ones with 2,3‐Dichloro‐5,6‐dicyano‐1,4‐benzoquinone.
    Taku Shoji; Junya Higashi; Shunji Ito; Masafumi Yasunami; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 23 Jan. 2012, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: Recent Advances in the Development of Methods for the Preparation of Functionalized Azulenes for Electrochromic Applications
    Shunji Ito; Taku Shoji; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 15 Dec. 2011, Not refereed
  • Multistage Electroactive Chromophores
    Synfacts, 17 Jun. 2011, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 1‐(Pyridyl, quinolyl, and isoquinolyl)azulenes by Reissert—Henze Type Reaction.
    Taku Shoji; Kazuyuki Okada; Shunji Ito; Kozo Toyota; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 02 Dec. 2010, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Reactivity of 3‐Methylsulfinyl‐2H‐cyclohepta[b]furan‐2‐ones.
    Junya Higashi; Kazuyuki Okada; Taku Shoji; Kozo Toyota; Masataka Watanabe; Masafumi Yasunami; Shigeru Kikuchi; Shunji Ito; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 13 Feb. 2009, Not refereed
  • Synthesis and redox behavior of tetracyano-2-(1-azulenyl)-3-butadienyl chromophores extended the pai-electron system
    Shoji Taku; Ito Shunji; Toyota Kozo; Yasunami Masafumi; Morita Noboru
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, 26 Sep. 2008, Not refereed, Not invited
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Intramolecular Pericyclization of 1‐Azulenyl Thioketones.
    Shunji Ito; Tetsuo Okujima; Shigeru Kikuchi; Taku Shoji; Noboru Morita; Toyonobu Asao; Tadaaki Ikoma; Shozo Tero‐Kubota; Jun Kawakami; Akio Tajiri
    ChemInform, 07 Jul. 2008, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Redox Behavior of 1‐Azulenyl Sulfides and Efficient Synthesis of 1,1′‐Biazulenes.
    Taku Shoji; Junya Higashi; Shunji Ito; Kozo Toyota; Toyonobu Asao; Masafumi Yasunami; Kunihide Fujimori; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 02 Jun. 2008, Not refereed
  • ChemInform Abstract: A Novel Approach to 5,5′‐Diisopropyl‐3,3′‐bi‐2H‐cyclohepta[b]furan‐2‐one.
    Noboru Morita; Junya Higashi; Kazuyuki Okada; Taku Shoji; Kozo Toyota; Masataka Watanabe; Masafumi Yasunami; Shigeru Kikuchi; Shunji Ito
    ChemInform, 17 Apr. 2008, Not refereed
  • Synthesis of Calix[4]azulene Derivertives Containing Ferrocenyl Group
    Higashi Junya; Shoji Taku; Toyota Kozo; Morita Noboru; Ito Shunji; Yasunami Masafumi
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, 27 Oct. 2007, Not refereed, Not invited
  • Synthesis and Properties of Ferrocenylethynylazulenes
    Shoji Taku; Ito Shunji; Toyota Kozo; Yasunami Masafumi; Morita Noboru
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, 27 Oct. 2007, Not refereed, Not invited
  • Synthesis of 5‐Heteroarylazulenes: First Selective Electrophilic Substitution at the 5‐Position of Azulene.
    Taku Shoji; Shunji Ito; Masataka Watanabe; Kozo Toyota; Masafumi Yasunami; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 12 Jul. 2007, Not refereed
  • Reaction of 2H‐Cyclohepta[b]furan‐2‐ones with Pyridinium Salts of Trifluoromethanesulfonic Anhydride.
    Noboru Morita; Tomohiro Matsuki; Masashi Nakashima; Taku Shoji; Kozo Toyota; Shigeru Kikuchi; Shunji Ito
    ChemInform, 16 May 2007, Not refereed
  • Synthesis of Heteroarylazulenes: Transition Metal Free Coupling Strategy of Azulene with Heterocycles.
    Taku Shoji; Ryuji Yokoyama; Shunji Ito; Masataka Watanbe; Kozo Toyota; Masafumi Yasunami; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 25 Apr. 2007, Not refereed
  • Synthesis of Novel Organic Electrochromic System Utilizing Cyanine-Cyanine Hybrid Structure
    Ito Shunji; Sasaki Shingo; Akimoto Koji; Kawakami Jun; Shoji Taku; Morita Noboru
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, 07 Oct. 2006, Not refereed, Not invited
  • Synthesis,Reaction and Properties of 5-Heteroarylazulenes
    Shoji Taku; Ito Shunji; Toyota Kozo; Yasunami Masafumi; Morita Noboru
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, 07 Oct. 2006, Not refereed, Not invited
  • The Synthesis of Heteroarylazulene
    Taku Shoji; Shigeru Kikuchi; Shunji Ito; Noboru Morita
    ChemInform, 02 May 2006, Not refereed
  • Synthesis and characterization of heteroarylazulenes
    Toyota Kozo; Shoji Taku; Yokoyama Ryuji; Islum D. M. S; Ito Osamu; Watanabe Masataka; Ito Shunji; Yasunami Masafumi; Morita Noboru
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, 2006, Not refereed, Not invited
  • Synthesis of Azulen‐3‐ylheterocyclic Compounds Using 2‐(3‐Methoxycarbonylazulen‐1‐yl)ethynyltriphenylphosphonium Bromide.
    Noboru Morita; Shiro Moriyama; Taku Shoji; Masashi Nakashima; Masataka Watanabe; Shigeru Kikuchi; Shunji Ito; Kunihide Fujimori
    ChemInform, 24 May 2005, Not refereed
  • ジメチルサルファイドジトリフレートとアズレン類との反応性
    SHOJI TAKU; ITO SHUNJI; MORITA NOBORU
    基礎有機化学連合討論会予稿集, 23 Sep. 2004, Not refereed, Not invited

Books and other publications

  • Advances in heterocyclic chemistry
    Taku Shoji; Shunji Ito (Eds. Katritzky; Alan R; Scriven, Eric F. V; Ramsden, Christopher A), Joint work, The Preparation and Properties of Heteroarylazulenes and Hetero-Fused Azulenes
    Academic Press, Jan. 2018
    0120207613

Lectures, oral presentations, etc.

  • π共役系拡張スペーサーを挿入したアズレン縮環型イソインジゴ類縁体の合成研究
    古谷華暖; 内山いくみ; 島津英恵; 関口龍太; 庄子 卓; 川上 淳; 伊東俊司
    第14回CSJ化学フェスタ2024, Oct. 2024
  • アズレン縮環型イソインジゴ類縁体を基盤とした近赤外光吸収材料の開発
    内山いくみ; 古谷華暖; 島津英恵; 関口龍太; 庄子 卓; 川上 淳; 伊東俊司
    第14回 CSJ化学フェスタ2024, Oct. 2024
  • Synthesis and properties of 11 H-indeno[2,1-a]azulenes and transformation into 11,11'-biindeno [2,1-a] azulenylidene
    Masayuki Iwabuchi; Taku Shoji
    Joint Meeting of the Tohoku Area Chemistry Societies, Sep. 2024, Not invited
  • Synthesis of 13- aryl-azuleno[2,1- a]fenalenones and their intramolecular cyclization
    Ryunosuke Ishikawa; Taku Shoji
    Joint Meeting of the Tohoku Area Chemistry Societies, Sep. 2024, Not invited
  • Synthetic Study on the Near-Infrared Light Absorbing Dyes Based onAzulene-Fused Isoindigo Congeners
    Ikumi Uchiyama; Kanon Furuya; Hanae Shimazu; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Taku Shoji; Jun Kawakami; Shunji Ito
    The 34th Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Sep. 2024
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Azulene-Fused Isoindigo Congeners
    Kanon Furuya; Hanae Shimazu; Ikumi Uchiyama; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Taku Shoji; Jun Kawakami; Shunji Ito
    The 34th Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Sep. 2024, Not invited
  • アズレノ[1,2-c]ピラン-1-オン類の合成と性質
    庄子 卓; 笹原 二千花; 関口 龍太; 伊東 俊司
    日本化学会 第104春季年会 (2024), Mar. 2024, Not invited
  • インデノ[2,1-a]アズレン類の合成と反応性
    岩渕 正恭; 庄子 卓
    日本化学会 第104春季年会 (2024), Mar. 2024, Not invited
  • アリール基が置換したアズレン縮環フェナレノン類の合成研究
    石川 龍之介; 庄子 卓
    日本化学会 第104春季年会 (2024), Mar. 2024, Not invited
  • アズレン縮環型イソインジゴ類縁体の合成とその電子的特性
    島津 英恵; 中澤 悠平; 関口 龍太; 庄子 卓; 川上 淳; 伊東 俊司
    第13回CSJフェスタ2023, Oct. 2023
  • Synthesis and Optical Properties of 3,8-Diarylazulenopyrones
    Nichika Sasahara; Taku Shoji; Ryuzi Katoh; Atom Hamasaki; Akira Ohta
    International Symposium for the 80th Anniversary of the Tohoku Branch of the Chemical Society of Japan, Sep. 2023, Not invited
  • Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Azulene-fused Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
    Naoko Sakata; Akira Ohta; Taku Shoji; Ryuzi Katoh
    International Symposium for the 80th Anniversary of the Tohoku Branch of the Chemical Society of Japan, Sep. 2023, Not invited
  • Derivatization of arbutin into fluorescent substrate with a coumarin skeleton in the aglycon moiety for the study of glycosidase activity
    Koki Takahashi; Taku Shoji; Atsushi Kobayashi
    International Symposium for the 80th Anniversary of the Tohoku Branch of the Chemical Society of Japan, Sep. 2023, Not invited
  • Synthesis and Properties of 10-Arylindeno[2,1-a]azulenes
    Daichi Ando; Akira Ohta; Atom Hamasaki; Taku Shoji; Ryuji Katoh
    International Symposium for the 80th Anniversary of the Tohoku Branch of the Chemical Society of Japan, Sep. 2023, Not invited
  • Synthesis of azuleno[2,1-d]pyrimidones and pyrimidines bearing perfluoroalkyl function
    Taku Shoji; Yukino Ariga; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    International Symposium for the 80th Anniversary of the Tohoku Branch of the Chemical Society of Japan, Sep. 2023, Not invited
  • α-Arbutinを用いるクマリン骨格を持つ糖加水分解酵素新規活性測定用基質の合成
    高橋薫樹; 庄子卓; 小林厚志
    第14回日本応用糖質科学会東北支部会講演会, Jul. 2023, Not invited
  • メシチル基を可溶化基とするアズレン縮環型ヘテロ芳香環化合物の合成と光物性
    水野滉己; 関口龍太; 川上淳; 庄子卓; 伊東俊司
    第34回万有仙台シンポジウム, Apr. 2023, Not invited
  • Transformation of 8-Aryl-2H-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones into 4-Arylazulenes and Their Reactivity
    Daichi Ando; Akira Ohta; Atom Hamasaki; Taku Shoji
    日本化学会第103春季年会, Mar. 2023, Not invited
  • Transformation of 2-Arylazulenes into Azulene-Fused Phenalenone Derivatives and Their Optical Properties
    Naoko Sakata; Akira Ohta; Ryuzi Katoh; Taku Shoji
    日本化学会第103春季年会, Mar. 2023, Not invited
  • Synthesis and Optical Properties of Azulene-fused Dibenzofurans
    Taku Shoji; Ryuzi Katoh; Ryuta Sekiguchi; Shunji Ito
    日本化学会第103春季年会, Mar. 2023, Not invited
  • Synthesis, reactivity and photophysical properties of azulenopyrones
    Nichika Sasahara; Atom Hamasaki; Taku Shoji
    令和4年度 化学系学協会東北大会, Sep. 2022
  • Synthesis and Optical Properties of Azulene-fused Phenalenone Derivatives
    Naoko Sakata; Akira Ohta; Taku Shoji
    令和4年度 化学系学協会東北大会, Sep. 2022, Not invited
  • Synthesis, Reactivity and Optical Properties of 4-Arylazulenes
    Daichi Ando; Atom Hamasaki; Taku Shoji
    令和4年度 化学系学協会東北大会, Sep. 2022, Not invited
  • アリールアミン類に連結したフェロセニルテトラシアノブタジエンの合成と性質
    MARUYAMA AKIFUMI; KAMATA NATSUMI; SHOJI TAKU
    中部化学関係学協会支部連合秋季大会講演予稿集, Nov. 2014, Not invited
  • アゾベンゼンに連結したアズレニルテトラシアノブタジエン,ジシアノキノジメタン誘導体の合成研究
    NAGAI DAICHI; MARUYAMA AKIFUMI; SHOJI TAKU
    中部化学関係学協会支部連合秋季大会講演予稿集, Nov. 2014, Not invited
  • アリール基に連結したフェロセニルテトラシアノブタジエンの合成と酸化還元的挙動
    SHOJI TAKU; MARUYAMA AKIFUMI; YAKU CHISA; KAMATA NATSUMI; OKUJIMA TETSUO; ITO SHUNJI
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2014, Not invited
  • 2‐アミノアズレン類の触媒的C‐H結合活性化によるアリール化反応の開発
    SHOJI TAKU; MARUYAMA AKIFUMI; FUJIWARA YUKI; YAMAMOTO AKIRA; OKUJIMA TETSUO; ITO SHUNJI
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2014, Not invited
  • アリールアミンオリゴマーに連結したアズレニルテトラシアノブタジエンの合成と性質
    MARUYAMA AKIFUMI; SHOJI TAKU
    基礎有機化学討論会要旨集, Aug. 2014, Not invited
  • 1,3,5‐トリ(1‐アズレニル)ベンゼンに連結したテトラシアノブタジエン誘導体の合成研究
    MARUYAMA AKIFUMI; SHOJI TAKU
    日本化学会講演予稿集, Mar. 2014, Not invited
  • ヘキサフェニルベンゼンに連結したアズレニルテトラシアノブタジエンクロモフォアの合成研究
    丸山満久; 庄子卓
    基礎有機化学討論会要旨集, Aug. 2013, Not invited
  • ジアズレニルアセチレンとテトラシアノキノジメタンとの反応性
    SHOJI TAKU; SHIMOMURA ERIKA; YAMAMOTO AKIRA; ITO SHUNJI; OKUJIMA TETSUO; MORITA NOBORU
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2012, Not invited
  • 1‐アズレニルスルフィドの酸化的カップリングによる1,1‐ビアズレンの合成
    SHOJI TAKU; YAMAMOTO AKIRA; SHIMOMURA ERIKA; INOUE YUTA; ITO SHUNJI; OKUJIMA TETSUO; MORITA NOBORU
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2012, Not invited
  • π電子系コアに連結したアズレニルテトラシアノブタジエンの合成と性質
    庄子卓; 丸山満久; 伊東俊司; 森田昇
    日本化学会講演予稿集, Mar. 2012, Not invited
  • 4,5‐置換ピロール‐2‐カルボアルデヒドにおけるホルミル基の脱離を伴うジピロメテン生成
    藤原由里絵; 佐藤朋将; 庄子卓; 宮武滝太; 小田晃規
    高分子学会北陸支部研究発表講演会講演要旨集, 2012, Not invited
  • 1,3‐ジアズレニルエチニルアズレンの合成と反応性
    庄子卓; 丸山満久; 伊東俊司; 奥島鉄雄
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2011, Not invited
  • 求電子置換反応を経由した2‐ヘテロアリールアズレン類の合成
    庄子卓; 井上雄太; 伊東俊司; 奥島鉄雄
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2011, Not invited
  • Synthesis of Azulenyltetracyanobutadiene Chromophores binding with Arylamines
    Shoji Taku; Ito Shunji; Okujima Tetsuo; Yasunami Masafumi; Morita Noboru
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, 2011, The Society of Physical Organic Chemistry, Japan, Not invited
  • 非対称なジアズレニルアセチレン誘導体の合成と酸化還元的挙動
    庄子卓; 伊東俊司; 豊田耕三; 森田昇
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2010, Not invited
  • π電子系コアに連結した2H‐シクロヘプタ[b]フラン‐2‐オンクロモフォアの合成と酸化還元的挙動
    庄子卓; 東隼也; 伊東俊司; 奥島鉄雄; 安並正文; 豊田耕三; 森田昇
    複素環化学討論会講演要旨集, Sep. 2010, Not invited
  • アリールアミンに連結したアズレニルテトラシアノブタジエンクロモフォアの合成
    庄子卓; 伊東俊司; 奥島鉄雄; 安並正文; 森田昇
    基礎有機化学討論会要旨集, Sep. 2010, Not invited
  • New Reaction of 2H-Cyclohepta[b]furan-2-ones
    HIGASHI JUN'YA; SHOJI TAKU; TAKAHASHI MASAYUKI; TOYOTA KOZO; MORITA NOBORU; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; ITO SHUNJI
    日本化学会講演予稿集, Mar. 2009, Not invited
  • アズレン環が置換したエン‐ジインクロモフォアの合成と酸化還元的挙動
    SHOJI TAKU; ITO SHUNJI; TOYODA KOZO; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; MORITA NOBORU
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Oct. 2008, Not invited
  • Synthesis and redox behavior of tetracyano-2-(1-azulenyl)-3-butadienyl chromophores extended the pai-electron system
    Shoji Taku; Ito Shunji; Toyota Kozo; Yasunami Masafumi; Morita Noboru
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Sep. 2008, 基礎有機化学会(基礎有機化学連合討論会), Not invited
  • 3‐エチニル‐2H‐シクロヘプタ[b]フラン‐2‐オン類の合成と反応性の研究
    HIGASHI JUN'YA; SHOJI TAKU; ITO SHUNJI; TOYOTA KOZO; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; MORITA NOBORU
    日本化学会講演予稿集, Mar. 2008, Not invited
  • テトラシアノ‐2‐(1‐アズレニル)ブタジエンクロモフォアの合成と性質
    SHOJI TAKU; ITO SHUNJI; TOYOTA KOZO; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; MORITA NOBORU
    日本化学会講演予稿集, Mar. 2008, Not invited
  • テトラシアノ‐2‐(アズレニル)‐3‐フェロセニルブタジエンクロモフォアの合成と性質
    SHOJI TAKU; ITO SHUNJI; TOYOTA KOZO; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; MORITA NOBORU
    日本化学会講演予稿集, Mar. 2008, Not invited
  • Synthesis and Properties of Ferrocenylethynylazulenes
    Shoji Taku; Ito Shunji; Toyota Kozo; Yasunami Masafumi; Morita Noboru
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Oct. 2007, 基礎有機化学会(基礎有機化学連合討論会), Not invited
  • Synthesis of Calix[4]azulene Derivertives Containing Ferrocenyl Group
    Higashi Junya; Shoji Taku; Toyota Kozo; Morita Noboru; Ito Shunji; Yasunami Masafumi
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Oct. 2007, 基礎有機化学会(基礎有機化学連合討論会), Not invited
  • ポリ(エチニルアズレニル)ベンゼンおよびポリ(エチニルフェロセニル)アズレン類の合成と酸化還元的挙動
    SHOJI TAKU; ITO SHUNJI; TOYOTA KOZO; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; MORITA NOBORU
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2007, Not invited
  • ビス(2‐オキソ‐2H‐シクロヘプタ[b]フラン‐3‐イル)スルフィドの新しい合成法
    HIGASHI JUN'YA; SHOJI TAKU; OKADA KAZUYUKI; MORITA NOBORU; TOYOTA KOZO; WATANABE MASATAKA; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; ITO SHUNJI
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2007, Not invited
  • ヘテロアリールアズレン類の合成:遷移金属触媒を用いないアリールカップリング反応の開発
    SHOJI TAKU; ITO SHUNJI; TOYODA KOZO; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; MORITA NOBORU
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2007, Not invited
  • アズレニルスルフィド類の合成・反応と性質
    SHOJI TAKU; AZUMA JUN'YA; ITO SHUNJI; TOYOTA KOZO; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; MORITA NOBORU
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2007, Not invited
  • 新しいアズレンのピリジニル化法の開発
    OKADA KAZUYUKI; SHOJI TAKU; TOYOTA KOZO; ISLAM SHAFIQUL; ITO OSAMU; WATANABE MASATAKA; ITO SHUNJI; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; MORITA NOBORU
    日本化学会講演予稿集, Mar. 2007, Not invited
  • 1‐メチルチオアズレンの反応性とそれらの生成物の物性
    HIGASHI JUN'YA; SHOJI TAKU; KAWAI YASUHIDE; TOYOTA KOZO; ITO SHUNJI; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; MORITA NOBORU
    日本化学会講演予稿集, Mar. 2007, Not invited
  • Synthesis,Reaction and Properties of 5-Heteroarylazulenes
    Shoji Taku; Ito Shunji; Toyota Kozo; Yasunami Masafumi; Morita Noboru
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Oct. 2006, 基礎有機化学会(基礎有機化学連合討論会), Not invited
  • Synthesis of Novel Organic Electrochromic System Utilizing Cyanine-Cyanine Hybrid Structure
    Ito Shunji; Sasaki Shingo; Akimoto Koji; Kawakami Jun; Shoji Taku; Morita Noboru
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, Oct. 2006, 基礎有機化学会(基礎有機化学連合討論会), Not invited
  • ヘテロアリールアズレンの合成とそれらの性質
    TOYOTA KOZO; SHOJI TAKU; YOKOYAMA RYUJI; ISURAMU D.M.S; ITO OSAMU; WATANABE MASATAKA; ITO SHUNJI; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; MORITA NOBORU
    基礎有機化学連合討論会予稿集, Oct. 2006, Not invited
  • 6‐位置換アズレンの求電子置換反応
    MATSUKI TOMOHIRO; SHOJI TAKU; TOYOTA KOZO; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; MORITA NOBORU
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2006, Not invited
  • Synthesis of Arylazulenes
    MORITA NOBORU; SHOJI TAKU; TOYOTA KOZO; WATANABE MASATAKA; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI; ITO SHUNJI
    日本化学会講演予稿集, Mar. 2006, Not invited
  • Synthesis and characterization of heteroarylazulenes
    Toyota Kozo; Shoji Taku; Yokoyama Ryuji; Islum D. M. S; Ito Osamu; Watanabe Masataka; Ito Shunji; Yasunami Masafumi; Morita Noboru
    Abstracts of Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry, 2006, 基礎有機化学会(基礎有機化学連合討論会), Not invited
  • 有機マグネシウム試薬を用いたπ電子系の構築
    SHOJI TAKU; MORITA NOBORU; RYUZAKI DAISUKE; ITO SHUNJI
    化学系学協会東北大会プログラムおよび講演予稿集, Sep. 2005, Not invited
  • 1,3‐置換アズレンにおける求電子置換反応
    MORITA NOBORU; SHOJI TAKU; NAKASHIMA MASASHI; YOKOYAMA TAKASHI; OKAZAKI TOMOHIRO; ITO SHUNJI
    構造有機化学討論会講演予稿集, Aug. 2005, Not invited
  • Study of Triarylsulfonium Salts Containing Azulene
    SHOJI TAKU; MORITA NOBORU; OKAZAKI TOMOHIRO; YOKOYAMA TAKAHIRO; ITO SHUNJI; YASUNAMI MASAFUMI
    日本化学会講演予稿集, Mar. 2005, Not invited
  • ジメチルサルファイドジトリフレートとアズレン類との反応性
    SHOJI TAKU; ITO SHUNJI; MORITA NOBORU
    基礎有機化学連合討論会予稿集, Sep. 2004, Not invited

Affiliated academic society

  • 基礎有機化学会
  • THE SOCIETY OF SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
  • 応用物理学会 有機分子・バイオエレクトロニクス分科会
  • 日本薬学会

Research Themes

  • Development and Application of Azulene-Fused Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds Exhibiting Characteristic Optical Properties
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2024
    庄子 卓
  • γ-ツヤプリシンおよびヒノキチオールを用いた希少分子の開発と性質調査
    一般財団法人 長野県科学振興会, 科学研究費助成金, Apr. 2022 - Apr. 2023
    安藤大地; 庄子卓
  • Creation of polycyclic aromatic compound type fused-azulenes aimed for the organic electronics
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2022
    Shoji Taku
  • γ-ツヤプリシンおよびヒノキチオールをもちいた発光性物質の合成と特性評価
    一般財団法人 長野県科学振興会, 科学研究費助成金, Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2021
    山崎あかり; 庄子卓
  • Construction of assembled aromatic ring systems aimed for the organic electrochromic materials
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2016
    SHOJI Taku
  • Construction of organic electrochromic materials composed by multiple redox system
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2010 - 2011
    SHOJI Taku