T. Nakano, Y. Hashimoto, H. Tamiaki, "Synthesis and self-aggregation of chlorophyll-a derivatives possessing a hydroxymethyl group in the C20-substituent with ethynylene and/or phenylene linkers," Photochem. Photobiol., 99, 35–44 (2023).
S. Tani, S. Kanehisa, H. Tamiaki, "Self-aggregation of 32-substituted bacteriochlorophyll-d analogs in aqueous micelle," J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 27, 97–104 (2023).
T. Ishii, S. Matsubara, H. Tamiaki, "Ring-shaped self-assembly of naphthalene-linked chlorophyll dimer," ChemComm, 59, 1967–1970 (2023).
Y. Kinoshita, N. Deromachi, T. Kajiwara, T. Koizumi, S. Kitagawa, H. Tamiaki, K. Tanaka, "Photoinduced Catalytic Organic-Hydride Transfer to CO2 Mediated with Ruthenium Complexes as NAD+/NADH Redox Couple Models," ChemSusChem, 16, e202300032 (2023).
S.-Y. Chou, H. Masai, M. Otani, H. V. Miyagishi, G. Sakamoto, Y. Yamada, Y. Kinoshita, H. Tamiaki, T. Katase, H. Ohta, T. Kondo, A. Nakada, R. Abe, T. Tanaka, K. Uchida, J. Terao, "Efficient electrocatalytic H2O2 evolution utilizing electron-conducting molecular wires spatially separated by rotaxane encapsulation," Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 327, 122373 (2023).
M. Shiozaki, T. Mizoguchi, J. Harada, M. Hirose, H. Tamiaki, "Chiral-phase HPLC separation of (divinyl-)protochlorophyllide-a enantiomers as key precursors in chlorophyll biosynthesis from their 132-stereoisomeric prime forms," Biochim. Biophys. Acta Bioenerg., 1864, 148960 (2023).
M. Hirose, Y. Tsukatani, J. Harada, H. Tamiaki, “In vitro reversible dehydration in C3-substituents of zinc chlorophyll analogs by BchF and BchV enzymes: Stereoselectivity and substrate specificity in the dehydration,” Biochim. Biophys. Acta Bioenerg., 1864, 148959 (2023).
Y. Takarada, S. Ogasawara, H. Tamiaki, "Cationic 31-pyridylation of a chlorophyll-a derivative using Barluenga reagents," Results in Chemistry, 5, 100862 (2023).
K. Oyagi, S. Ogasawara, H. Tamiaki, “Linker-length dependent intra/intermolecular coordination of synthetic zinc chlorophyll-a derivatives bearing a pyridine terminal in the C132-substituent,” Tetrahedron, 135, 133334 (2023).
Y. Takarada, N. Hara, S. Ogasawara, H. Tamiaki, "Synthesis of 31-aminopyridinio-chlorophyll-a derivatives and their physical properties," J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 27, 1189–1196 (2023).
M. Hirose, J. Harada, Y. Kashiyama, H. Tamiaki, “Predicted Structure of the BciC Enzyme Catalyzing the Removal of the C132-Methoxycarbonyl Group for Biosynthesis of Chlorosomal Chlorophylls: A Mechanism for Dual Catalytic Functions of Hydrolysis and Decarboxylation inside Its Active Site,” Biochemistry, 62, 1443–1451 (2023). [Inside cover of issue 9]
S. Kichishima, H. Maeda, H. Tamiaki, "Synthesis of 3-arylated chlorophyll-a derivatives via Diels-Alder reaction and their atropisomerism," J. Phys. Org. Chem., 36, e4546 (2023). [Front cover of issue 9]
S. Duan, S. Sasaki, G. Zhang, D. Li, C. Feng, X.-F. Wang, H. Tamiaki, Z. Kan, S. Chung, K. Cho, D. Han, G. Li, S. Lu, “Natural Bio-additive Chlorophyll Derivative Enables 17.30% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells,” Adv. Functional Mater., 33, 2302820 (2023).
Y. Sun, Z. Liu, A. Li, Y. Li, T. Xiang, Y. He, H. Wei, S. Sasaki, H. Tamiaki, X.-F. Wang, “Bilayer Chlorophyll-Based Bio-Photodetector Based on Z-Type Charge Transfer Process,” J. Mater. Sci. C, 11, 8438–8445 (2023).
Y.-T. Xu, M.-J. Gong, Y. Zheng, H. Xu, A. Li, S. Sasaki, H. Tamiaki, X.-X. Zeng, X.-W. Wu, X.-F. Wang, “Remodeling Zinc Deposition via Multisite Zincophilic Chlorophyll for Powerful Aprotic Zinc Batteries,” Nano Lett., 23, 5722–5730 (2023).
Y. Hisahara, T. Nakano, H. Tamiaki, “Self-Aggregation Behavior of Dimeric Chlorophyll-a Derivatives Linked with Ethynylene and m-Phenylene Moieties,” Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 22, 2329–2339 (2023).
R. Ataka, H. Tamiaki, “Synthesis of cationic N-methylated chlorophyll derivatives and C3-substitution effect on their optical properties,” Dyes Pigm., 219, 111557 (2023).
Y. Li, Y. Liu, T. Zheng, Z. Liu, G. G. Levchenko, W. Han, A. V. Pashchenko, S. Sasaki, H. Tamiaki, X.-F. Wang, “Hydrogen production by visible light photocatalysis with Chl@g-C3N4/Ti3C2Tx S-scheme heterojunction,” Appl. Surf. Sci., 640, 158454 (2023).
Y. Sun, J. Jiang, T.-F. Xiang, A. Li, Z. Liu, Y. Li, S. Sasaki, H. Tamiaki, X.-F. Wang, “Photomultiplication Behavior of Chlorophyll-Based Photodetector under Biased Voltage,” J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 14, 10469–10474 (2023).
S. Nishibori, N. Hara, S. Ogasawara, S. Sasaki, H. Tamiaki, "Synthesis of C3-fluoroalkylated chlorophyll-a derivatives and fine tuning of their optical properties by the fluorination degree," J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 446, 115118 (2024).
Y. Li, Y. Sun, Y. Liu, T. Zheng, A. Li, G. G. Levchenko, W. Han, A. V. Pashchenko, S. Sasaki, H. Tamiaki, X.-F. Wang, “Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production by bacteriochlorophyll-a derivatives with different esterifying side chains,” J. Colloid Interface Sci., 654, 1001–1009 (2024).
M. Yuasa, N. Hara, H. Tamiaki, "Recognition of histidines with a synthetic zinc amino-oxochlorin regioisomer via synergetic coordination and hydrogen bonding," J. Phys. Org. Chem., 37, e4602 (2024).
Y. Hashimoto, K. Yamashita, N. Hara, M. Hirose, H. Tamiaki, “Synthesis of C3-substituted chlorophyll-a derivatives fused by a π-conjugated E-ring and their physical properties with unique near-infrared absorption,” Dyes Pigm., 222, 111891 (2024).
Y. Li, Y. Liu, T. Zheng, A. Li, G. G. Levchenko, W. Han, A. V. Pashchenko, S. Sasaki, H. Tamiaki, X.-F. Wang, “Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production by organic–inorganic heterojunction structure in Chl@Cu2O/Ti3C2Tx,” Green Chem., 26, 1511–1522 (2024).
M. Yasui, H. Tamiaki, "Supramolecular chirality in self-assembly of zinc protobacteriochlorophyll-d analogs possessing enantiomeric esterifying groups," Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 23, 421–434 (2024).
Y. Mori, Y. Nakamura, M. Yasui, H. Tamiaki, “Synthesis of chlorophyll–BODIPY conjugates and their intramolecular excitation energy transfer,” J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 28, 1–10 (2024).
S. Nishibori, N. Hara, H. Tamiaki, “Effect of perfluorination at the 3-ethyl group in chlorophyll-a derivatives on physical properties in solution,” J. Fluorine Chem., 274, 110261 (2024).
S. Sato, M. Hirose, R. Tanaka, H. Ito, H. Tamiaki, "In vitro demetalation of central magnesium in various chlorophyll derivatives using Mg-dechelatase homolog from chloroflexi Anaerolineae," Photosynth. Res., 160, 45–53 (2024).
M. Yuasa, S. Nakamura, H. Tamiaki, “Two-point connected complex of zinc aminoporphyrin with histidine protected at α-amino and imidazolyl-π nitrogen atoms,” Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 97, uoae029 (2024).
N, Hara, H. Tamiaki, "Temperature-dependent chlorosomal self-aggregation of bacteriochlorophyll-d analogs with a branched alkyl chain in a single 1-chlorooctane solvent," Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 97, uoae032 (2024). [selected paper in issue 4]
A. Toda, H. Tamiaki, "Self-aggregation of synthetic zinc bacteriochlorophyll-d analogs with pinacol borates on the B-ring," J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 452, 115616 (2024).
S. Kichishima, N. Funayama, H. Tamiaki, “Synthesis of chlorophyll–quinone conjugates by Diels–Alder reaction and their fluorescence quenching by intramolecular electron transfer,” Dyes Pigm., 227, 112193 (2024).
R. Ataka, T. Taniguchi, K. Monde, H. Tamiaki, “Determination of N-centered stereochemistry in N22-methylated chlorophyll-a derivatives and their epimer-dependent optical spectra,” Chirality, 36, e23681 (2024).
S. Kikuchi, Y. Iwasaki, M. Yoshioka, K. Hino, S. Morita, R. Tada, Y. Uchimura, Y. Kubo, T. Kobayashi, Y. Kinoshita, M. Hayashi, Y. Furusho, H. Tamiaki, H. Ishiyama, M. Kuroda, J. Udagawa, “Solitary and synergistic effects of different hydrophilic and hydrophobic phospholipid moieties on rat behaviors,” Pharmaceutics, 16, 762 (2024).
T. Imuta, N. Hara, S. Ogasawara, H. Tamiaki, "Extra-Annulated Chlorophyll Derivatives by Scholl Reaction," Org. Lett., 26, 6259–6262 (2024). [Supplementary cover of issue 29]
J. Jiang, X. Shan, Y. Sun, T.-F. Xiang, A. Li, S. Sasaki, H. Tamiaki, X.-F. Wang, Z. Wang, “Retina-like chlorophyll heterojunction-based optoelectronic memristor with all-optically modulated synaptic plasticity enabling neuromorphic edge detection,” Adv. Funct. Mater., 34, 2409677 (2024).
T.-F. Xiang, Z. Liu, T. Zheng, L. Yang, H. Tamiaki, S. Sasaki, A. Li, X.-F. Wang, “Coherent Charge Transfer Reveals the Different Theoretical Limit of Power Conversion Efficiency in Organic Solar Cell,” J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 15, 9335–9341 (2024).
S. Matsubara, S. Shoji, H. Tamiaki, "Biomimetics of light-harvesting antennas via the self-assembly of chemically programmed chlorophylls," Chem. Commun., 60, 12513–12524 (2024).
R. Kudo, H. Hanayama, B. Vedhanarayanan, H. Tamiaki, N. Hara, S. E. Rogers, M. J. Hollamby, M. Biplab, K. Harano, S. Yagai, “Dendron-mediated control over self-assembly of chlorophyll rosettes into columnar vs discrete aggregates,” Org. Chem. Front., 11, 6304–6310 (2024). [back cover of issue 22]
N. MST Zenika, S. Kikuchi, Y. Uchimura, M. Yoshioka, S. Morita, T. Kobayashi, Y. Kinoshita, Y. Furusho, H. Tamiaki, D. Yanagisawa, J. Udagawa, “Ethanolamine and vinyl–ether moieties in brain phospholipids modulate behavior in rats,” NeuroSci, 5, 509–522 (2024).
Y. Hashimoto, T. Takeda, S. Ogasawara, H. Tamiaki, “Self-aggregation of 132,132-disubstituted bacteriochlorophyll-d analog,” Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 23, 2227–2236 (2024).
T. Nakazono, R. Mitsuda, K. Hashimoto, T. Wada, H. Tamiaki, Y. Yamada, “The Catalytic Mechanism of a Highly Active Cobalt Chlorin Complex for Photocatalytic Water Oxidation,” Inorg. Chem., 63, 24041–24048 (2024).
R. Ataka, Y. Kitagawa, H. Tamiaki, “Counter-anion dependent optical properties of cationic N22-methylated chlorophyll-a derivatives,” J. Phys. Org. Chem., 28, e4676 (2025).
M. Nagatani, M. Yoshikawa, S. Tsukiji, M. Higuchi, H. Tamiaki, S. Matsubara, "Acid-activatable photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy using self-aggregates of chlorophyll-peptide conjugates," Polymer J., 57, 119–128 (2025).
S. Fujii, H. Tamiaki, "Self-aggregation of zinc bacteriochlorophyll-d analogs with an acylhydrazone moiety as the 13-keto-carbonyl alternative," Photochem. Photobiol., 101, 63–69 (2025).
S. Sasaki, Y. Morioka, K. Maegawa, Y. Katsuragi, T. Nakamura, K. Kamemura, H. Tamiaki, “Pyrobacteriopheophorbide-a derivatives possessing various hydrophilic esterifying groups at the C17-propionate residues for photodynamic therapy,” Photochem. Photobiol., 101, 318–329 (2025).
S. Ogasawara, Y. Egami, K. Yoshimura, H. Tamiaki, “C132-Substitutions of methyl pheophorbides-a/a’ by Michael addition reactions," J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanine, 29, 52–62 (2025).
Y. Tsukatani, C. Azai, T. Noji, S. Kawai, S. Sugimoto, S. Shimamura, Y. Shimane, J. Harada, T. Mizoguchi, H. Tamiaki, S. Masuda, "Genes for the type-I reaction center and galactolipid synthesis are required for chlorophyll a accumulation in a purple photosynthetic bacterium," Plant Cell Physiol., 66, 204–213 (2025). [Latest Research Highlights]
H. Tamiaki, S. Kichishima, "Chlorophyll pigments and their synthetic analogs," Plant Cell Physiol., 66, 153–167 (2025).
Y. Kashiyama, S. Miichi, H. Imanishi, M. Maruyama, S. Ogasawara, H. Tamiaki, "Substrate specificities in the chlorophyll catabolism of aquatic protists determined with in vivo phagocytotic assays," Plant Cell Physiol., 66, 238–248 (2025).
K. Nakakuki, S. Sasaki, H. Tamiaki, “Self-aggregation of synthetic 7- or 8-unsubstituted bacteriochlorophyll-d analogs,” J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 462, 116257 (2025).
S. Kichishima, K. Sakaguchi, H. Tamiaki, “Physical properties of chlorophyll–quinone conjugates prepared via Friedel–Crafts reaction,” Photosynth. Res., 163, 8 (2025).
S. Duan, T. Gu, C. Uragami, S. Sasaki, Y. Zhou, R. Tao, X. Zhou, C. Feng, H. Tamiaki, X.-F. Wang, Z. Xiao, H. Hashimoto, "Engineering cascade bio-solar cells inspired by the Z-scheme of oxygenic photosynthesis: Layered chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll derivatives," ChemSusChem, 18, e202402588 (2025).
H. Sasakura, Y. Kinoshita, H. Tamiaki, “Visible absorption and fluorescence emission of synthetic dimers of chlorophyll-a derivatives linked with a π-conjugated oligoene spacer at the peripheral 3-position,” J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 462, 116270 (2025).
Y. Hisahara, T. Nakano, H. Tamiaki, "Effect of the naphytylene linker on the J-aggregation abilities of chlorophyll-a derivatives," Photochem. Photobiol., in press. Doi: 10.1111/php.14076
Y. Hashimoto, H. Tamiaki, “Enantiomeric self-aggregation of zinc 132-methyl-bacteriochlorophyll-d analogs with a porphyrin π-skeleton,” Chem. Lett., 54, upaf019 (2025).
S. Kichishima, T. Nishikawa, H. Tamiaki, "Synthesis of chlorophyll–thiophene conjugates through Friedel–Crafts reaction," Synthesis, 57,1635–1639 (2025).
Y. Hisahara, T. Nakano, H. Tamiaki, “J-Aggregation of Chlorophyll-a Derivatives Inserting Fluorinated Phenylene Linker,” Chem. Lett., 54, upaf023 (2025).
Y. Mori, H. Tamiaki, "Excitation energy transfer from BODIPY to self-aggregate of zinc bacteriochlorophyll-d analog in supramolecule," J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 464, 116344 (2025).
X. Wang, J. Jiang, K. Hao, Z. Liu, H. Ge, X. Cai, Y. Song, L. Yang, H. Xu, A. Li, Y. Xu, T. Miyasaka, S. Sasaki, H. Tamiaki, X.-F. Wang, “Achieving Buried Interface/Bulk Synergistic Passivation via Chlorophyll Derivative for Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 64, e202504304 (2025).
Z. Liu, X. Wang, T.-F. Xiang, N. Shibayama, A. Li, X. Yuting, Y.-T. Sun, H. Ren, S. Sasaki, H. Tamiaki, T. Miyasaka, X.-F. Wang, "Nickel chlorophyll-derived hole transport materials for stable and efficient inverted perovskite solar cells," Nano Lett., 25, 6218–6226 (2025).