Hiroshi Nishihara

{{Infobox scientist

| name = Hiroshi Nishihara

| native_name = 西原寛

| image = Hiroshi Nishihara 60th birthday.jpg

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| caption = Hiroshi Nishihara celebrating his 60th birthday. (March 21, 2015)

| birth_date = 21 March 1955

| birth_place = Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

| nationality = Japanese

| work_institution = University of Tokyo

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{{nihongo|Hiroshi Nishihara|西原寛|Nishihara Hiroshi}}, born 21 March 1955, is a Japanese chemist and Professor of Chemistry at The University of Tokyo in Japan. Currently heading the department of Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory in The University of Tokyo, he is a distinguished professor, researcher and pioneer in the field of synthesis and electrochemistry of conductive metal complex polymers.

His research is focused on creation of new electro- and photo-functional materials comprising both transition metals and π-conjugated chains, and invention of unidirectional electron transfer systems utilizing molecular layer interfaces. He is presently a Vice President of The Electrochemical Society of Japan, and the regional representative of Japan for International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE).

Education and professional experiences

  • 1977 B.Sc. (Chemistry), The University of Tokyo
  • 1982 D.Sc. (Chemistry), The University of Tokyo (Professor Yukiyoshi Sasaki)
  • 1982-1990 Research Associate, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University (Professor Kunitsugu Aramaki)
  • 1987-1989 Visiting Research Associate, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Professor Royce W. Murray)
  • 1990 Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
  • 1992 Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University (Interface Chemistry)
  • 1993-1996 Researcher, PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (Research Supervisor: Prof. K. Honda)
  • 1996–Present Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo (Inorganic Chemistry)

Research interests

Awards and honours

Reviews

  • {{cite journal | last1 = Kurihara | first1 = M. | last2 = Nishihara | first2 = H. | year = 2002 | title = Azo-and quinone-conjugated redox complexes—photo-and proton-coupled intramolecular reactions based on d–π interaction | journal = Coordination Chemistry Reviews | volume = 226 | issue = 1| pages = 125–135 | doi=10.1016/s0010-8545(01)00421-0}}
  • {{cite journal | last1 = Nishihara | first1 = H | year = 2005 | title = Combination of redox-and photochemistry of azo-conjugated metal complexes | journal = Coordination Chemistry Reviews | volume = 249 | issue = 13| pages = 1468–1475 | doi=10.1016/j.ccr.2004.11.009}}
  • {{cite journal | last1 = Nishihara | first1 = H. | last2 = Kanaizuka | first2 = K. | last3 = Nishimori | first3 = Y. | last4 = Yamanoi | first4 = Y. | year = 2007 | title = Construction of redox-and photo-functional molecular systems on electrode surface for application to molecular devices | journal = Coordination Chemistry Reviews | volume = 251 | issue = 21| pages = 2674–2687 | doi=10.1016/j.ccr.2007.04.002}}
  • {{cite journal | last1 = Allakhverdiev | first1 = S. I. | last2 = Thavasi | first2 = V. | last3 = Kreslavski | first3 = V. D. | last4 = Zharmukhamedov | first4 = S. K. | last5 = Klimov | first5 = V. V. | last6 = Ramakrishna | first6 = S. | last7 = Losa | first7 = D. A. | last8 = Mimurod | first8 = M. | last9 = Nishiharae | first9 = H. | last10 = Carpentierf | first10 = R. | year = 2010 | title = Photosynthetic hydrogen production | journal = Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews | volume = 11 | issue = 2| pages = 101–113 | doi=10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2010.07.002}}
  • {{cite journal | last1 = Sakamoto | first1 = R. | last2 = Rao | first2 = K. P. | last3 = Nishihara | first3 = H. | year = 2011 | title = Arylethynylanthraquinone and Bis (arylethynyl) anthraquinone: Strong Donor-Acceptor Interaction and Proton-induced Cyclization to Form Pyrylium and Dipyrylium Salts | journal = Chemistry Letters | volume = 40 | issue = 12| pages = 1316–1326 | doi=10.1246/cl.2011.1316}}
  • {{cite journal | last1 = Sakamoto | first1 = R. | last2 = Katagiri | first2 = S. | last3 = Maeda | first3 = H. | last4 = Nishihara | first4 = H. | year = 2013 | title = Bis (terpyridine) metal complex wires: Excellent long-range electron transfer ability and controllable intrawire redox conduction on silicon electrode | journal = Coordination Chemistry Reviews | volume = 257 | issue = 9| pages = 1493–1506 | doi=10.1016/j.ccr.2012.08.025}}
  • {{cite journal | last1 = Nishihara | first1 = H | year = 2014 | title = Coordination Programming-A Concept for the Creation of Multifunctional Molecular Systems | journal = Chem. Lett. | volume = 43 | issue = 4 | pages = 388–395 | doi=10.1246/cl.140010| doi-access = }}
  • {{cite journal | last1 = Sakamoto | first1 = R. | last2 = Wu | first2 = K. H. | last3 = Matsuoka | first3 = R. | last4 = Maeda | first4 = H. | last5 = Nishihara | first5 = H. | year = 2015 | title = π-Conjugated bis (terpyridine) metal complex molecular wires | url = https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2015/CS/C5CS00081E | journal = Chemical Society Reviews | volume = 44| issue = 21 | pages = 7698–7714| doi = 10.1039/C5CS00081E | pmid = 25864838 }}
  • {{cite journal | last1 = Guldi | first1 = D. M. | last2 = Nishihara | first2 = H. | last3 = Venkataraman | first3 = L. | year = 2015 | title = Molecular wires | url = https://zenodo.org/record/895510| journal = Chemical Society Reviews | volume = 44 | issue = 4| pages = 842–844 | doi=10.1039/c5cs90010g| pmid = 25636152 }}

References

  • 1) {{cite journal | last1 = Yamamoto | first1 = Kimihisa | year = 2013 | title = Biography of Professor Hiroshi Nishihara | journal = J Inorg Organomet Polym | volume = 23 | pages = 1–3 | doi = 10.1007/s10904-012-9768-7 | s2cid = 93822560 }}
  • 2) {{cite journal | year = 2014 | title = Meet the Editorial Board of Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers | journal = Inorg. Chem. Front. | volume = 1 | page = 10 | doi = 10.1039/c4qi90002b }}

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