Dr. Junji Sakamoto

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Junji was a senior scientist and lecturer in our group and stayed with us from September 2004 to January 2013.

Publications

Propeller-Shaped D3h-Symmetric Macrocycles with Three 1,8-Diazaanthracene Blades as Building Blocks for Photochemically Induced Growth Reactions

Marco Servalli, Luzia Gyr, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

European Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol. 2015: no. 20, pp. 4519-4523, Weinheim: Wiley, 2015.

DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201500496 Research Collection

Luminescent multi-terpyridine ligands: Towards 2D polymer formation in solution

Maria E. Gallina, Giacomo Bergamini, Simone Di Motta, Junji Sakamoto, Fabrizia Negri and Paola Ceroni

Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, vol. 13: no. 7, pp. 997-1004, Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014.

DOI: 10.1039/c4pp00056k Research Collection

Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Analogues of Copolymers by Site-to-Site Transmetalation of Organometallic Monolayer Sheets

Zhikun Zheng, Lothar Opilik, Florian Schiffmann, Wei Liu, Giacomo Bergamini, Paola Ceroni, Lay-Theng Lee, Andri Schutz, Junji Sakamoto, Renato Zenobi, Joost VandeVondele and A. Dieter Schlüter

Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 136: no. 16, pp. 6103-6110, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2014.

DOI: 10.1021/ja501849y Research Collection

Synthesis of a Covalent Monolayer Sheet by Photochemical Anthracene Dimerization at the Air/Water Interface and its Mechanical Characterization by AFM Indentation

Payam Payamyar, Khaled Kaja, Carlos Ruiz Vargas, Andreas Stemmer, Daniel J. Murray, Carey J. Johnson, Benjamin T. King, Florian Schiffmann, Joost VandeVondele, Alois Renn, Stephan Götzinger, Paola Ceroni, Andri Schütz, Lay-Theng Lee, Zhikun Zheng, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

Advanced Materials, vol. 26: no. 13, pp. 2052-2058, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2014.

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201304705 Research Collection

Room Temperature Synthesis of a Covalent Monolayer Sheet at Air/Water Interface Using a Shape-Persistent Photoreactive Amphiphilic Monomer

Yougen Chen, Ming Li, Payam Payamyar, Zhikun Zheng, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

ACS Macro Letters, vol. 3: no. 2, pp. 153-158, American Chemical Society, 2014.

DOI: 10.1021/mz400597k Research Collection

Square-Micrometer-Sized, Free-Standing Organometallic Sheets and Their Square-Centimeter-Sized Multilayers on Solid Substrates

Zhikun Zheng, Carlos S. Ruiz-Vargas, Thomas Bauer, Antonella Rossi, Payam Payamyar, Andri Schütz, Andreas Stemmer, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, vol. 34: no. 21, pp. 1670-1680, Weinheim: Wiley, 2013.

DOI: 10.1002/marc.201300624 Research Collection

A Two-Dimensional Polymer from the Anthracene Dimer and Triptycene Motifs

Radha Bhola, Payam Payamyar, Daniel J. Murray, Bharat Kumar, Aaron J. Teator, Martin U. Schmidt, Sonja M. Hammer, Animesh Saha, Junji Sakamoto, A. Dieter Schlüter and Benjamin T. King

Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 135: no. 38, pp. 14134-14141, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2013.

DOI: 10.1021/ja404351p Research Collection

Synthesis of Shape-Persistent Macrocycles with Three 1,8-Diazaanthracene Units and Their Packing in the Single Crystal

Ming Li, Frank-Gerrit Klärner, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

Chemistry - A European Journal, vol. 19: no. 40, pp. 13348-13354, Weinheim: Wiley, 2013.

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301798 Research Collection

Approaching Two-dimensional Polymers with Macroscopic Sizes

Payam Payamyar, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

Chimia, vol. 67: no. 4, pp. 283-285, Bern: Swiss Chemical Society, 2013.

DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2013.283 Research Collection

Self-assembly of nanocrystalline tetra-terpyridine complexes: From molecules to mesoscopic objects

Jennifer K. Molloy, Paola Ceroni, Margherita Venturi, Thomas Bauer, Junji Sakamoto and Giacomo Bergamini

Soft Matter, vol. 9: no. 45, pp. 10754-10758, Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013.

DOI: 10.1039/c3sm52353e Research Collection

2D polymers

A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, vol. 246, pp. 115-POLY, Washington D.C.: American Chemical Society, 2013.

Research Collection

Suzuki Polycondensation toward High Molecular Weight Poly(m-phenylene)s: Mechanistic Insights and End-Functionalization

Benjamin Hohl, Louis Bertschi, Xiangyang Zhang, A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

Macromolecules, vol. 45: no. 13, pp. 5418-5426, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2012.

DOI: 10.1021/ma300888j Research Collection

Solid-State Photopolymerization of a Shape-Persistent Macrocycle with Two 1,8-Diazaanthracene Units in a Single Crystal

Ming Li, A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 134: no. 28, pp. 11721-11725, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2012.

DOI: 10.1021/ja3038905 Research Collection

Synthesis of Macrocycles with Anthracene Units and Amide Bonds: Potential Building Blocks for 1D and 2D Constructions

Animesh Saha, Jeroen van Heijst, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

Synlett, vol. 23: no. 10, pp. 1467-1472, Stuttgart: Thieme, 2012.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291045 Research Collection

A two-dimensional polymer prepared by organic synthesis

Patrick Kissel, Rolf Erni, W. Bernd Schweizer, Marta D. Rossell, Benjamin T. King, Thomas Bauer, Stephan Götzinger, A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

Nature Chemistry, vol. 4: no. 4, pp. 287-291, London: Nature Publ. Group, 2012.

DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1265 Research Collection

Putting aromatic compounds to work: Rational synthesis of organic 2D polymers

A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

Pure and Applied Chemistry, vol. 84: no. 4, pp. 861-867, Research Triangle Park: IUPAC, 2012.

DOI: 10.1351/PAC-CON-12-01-10 Research Collection

Free-standing, monolayered sheets of a polymeric network with terpyridines as connection sites

Thomas Bauer, Zhikun Zheng, Alois Renn, Raoul Enning, Andreas Stemmer, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, vol. 242, pp. 383-POLY, Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, 2011.

Research Collection

Synthesis of Free-Standing, Monolayered Organometallic Sheets at the Air/Water Interface

Thomas Bauer, Zhikun Zheng, Alois Renn, Raoul Enning, Andreas Stemmer, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

Angewandte Chemie. International Edition, vol. 50: no. 34, pp. 7879-7884, Weinheim: Wiley, 2011.

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201100669 Research Collection

Synthesis of poly(m-phenylene)s by Suzuki polycondensation using an AB-monomer

Benjamin Hohl, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, vol. 242, pp. 43-POLY, Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, 2011.

Research Collection

Synthesis of poly(m,p-phenylene)s by Suzuki polycondensation using AA/BB monomers

Samuel P. Jakob, A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, vol. 242, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2011.

Research Collection

Shape-Persistent Macrocycles as Ligands and Sensitisers of Nd3+ Ions

Maria Elena Gallina, Carlo Giansante, Paola Ceroni, Margherita Venturi, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 2011: no. 9, pp. 1479-1486, Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH, 2011.

DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201001016 Research Collection

Two-Dimensional Polymers by Rational Organic Synthesis

Junji Sakamoto

Habilitation Thesis, Zurich, ETH Zurich, 2011.

Research Collection

Macrocyclic Amphiphiles with 1,8-Anthrylene Fluorophores: Synthesis and Attempts toward Two-Dimensional Organization

Patrick Kissel, Jeroen van Heijst, Raoul Enning, Andreas Stemmer, A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

Organic Letters, vol. 12: no. 12, pp. 2778-2781, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2010.

DOI: 10.1021/ol100877g Research Collection

Towards 2D and 3D Coordination Polymers: Synthesis of Shape-Persistent Star Monomers with 2,2 ':6 ',2 ''-Terpyridin-4 '-yl Units at the Periphery

Thomas Bauer, A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

Synlett, vol. 2010: no. 6, pp. 877-880, Stuttgart: Thieme, 2010.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1219541 Research Collection

Characterization of the structural and mechanical properties of monolayers from the air/water interface using scanning force microscope

Raoul Enning, Thomas Bauer, Junji Sakamoto, A. Dieter Schlüter and Andreas Stemmer

Poster presented at the 5th MRC Graduate Symposium & Awarding of the MRC Prize, Zürich, Switzerland, May 10, 2010.

Research Collection

Synthesis of Polyphenylenes from a Soluble Precursor: The "Shaving" Approach

Samuel Jakob, Aitor Moreno, Xiangyang Zhang, Louis Bertschi, Paul Smith, A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

Macromolecules, vol. 43: no. 19, pp. 7916-7918, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2010.

DOI: 10.1021/ma101771t Research Collection

Suzuki Polycondensation: A Powerful Tool for Polyarylene Synthesis

Junji Sakamoto, Matthias Rehahn and A. Dieter Schlüter

In Design and synthesis of conjugated polymers, edited by Leclerc, Mario and Morin, Jean-François, pp. 45-90, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2010.

DOI: 10.1002/9783527629787.ch2 Research Collection

A Chemical System that Mimics Decoding Operations

Carlo Giansante, Paola Ceroni, Margherita Venturi, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

ChemPhysChem, vol. 10: no. 3, pp. 495-498, Weinheim: Wiley, 2009.

DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200800793 Research Collection

An easy and multigram-scale synthesis of versatile AA- and AB-type m-Terphenylenes as building blocks for kinked polyphenylenes

Patrick Kissel, Simon Breitler, Viktoria Reinmüller, Patrick Lanz, Lukas Federer, A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

European Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol. 2009: no. 18, pp. 2953-2955, Weinheim: Wiley, 2009.

DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200900263 Research Collection

Rational monomer design towards 2D polymers: Synthesis of a macrocycle with three 1,8-anthrylene units

Patrick Kissel, A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

Chemistry - A European Journal, vol. 15: no. 36, pp. 8955-8960, Weinheim: Wiley, 2009.

DOI: 10.1002/chem.200900781 Research Collection

Two-Dimensional Polymers: Just a Dream of Synthetic Chemists?

Junji Sakamoto, Jeroen van Heijst, Oleg Lukin and A. Dieter Schlüter

Angewandte Chemie. International Edition, vol. 48: no. 6, pp. 1030-1069, Weinheim: Wiley, 2009.

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200801863 Research Collection

Suzuki polycondensation: Polyarylenes à la carte

Junji Sakamoto, Matthias Rehahn, Gerhard Wegner and A. Dieter Schlüter

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, vol. 30: no. 9-10, pp. 653-687, Weinheim: Wiley, 2009.

DOI: 10.1002/marc.200900063 Research Collection

Suzuki polycondensation with a Hairpin Monomer

Yogesh Sangvikar, Karl Fischer, Manfred Schmidt, A. Dieter Schlüter and Junji Sakamoto

Organic Letters, vol. 11: no. 18, pp. 4112-4115, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2009.

DOI: 10.1021/ol9016047 Research Collection

Shape-Persistent Macrocycles Functionalised with Coumarin Dyes: Acid-Controlled Energy- and Electron-Transfer Processes

Carlo Giansante, Paola Ceroni, Margherita Venturi, Vincenzo Balzani, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

Chemistry - A European Journal, vol. 14: no. 34, pp. 10772-10781, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2008.

DOI: 10.1002/chem.200801519 Research Collection

An easy and multigram scale synthesis of anthracene-1,8-ditriflate

Patrick Kissel, Fabian Weibel, Lukas Federer, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

Synlett, vol. 2008: no. 12, pp. 1793-1796, Stuttgart: Thieme, 2008.

DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1078499 Research Collection

Synthesis of Compounds Presenting Three and Four Anthracene Units as Potential Connectors To Mediate Infinite Lateral Growth at the Air/Water Interface

Cindy Münzenberg, Antonella Rossi, Kirill Feldman, Reto Fiolka, Andreas Stemmer, Katarzyna Kita-Tokarczyk, Wolfgang Meier, Junji Sakamoto, Oleg Lukin and A. Dieter Schlüter

Chemistry - A European Journal, vol. 14: no. 34, pp. 10797-10807, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2008.

DOI: 10.1002/chem.200800478 Research Collection

Polymers Going Rigid, Thick, and Laterally Infinite

Afang Zhang, Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

Chimia, vol. 62: no. 10, pp. 776-782, Bern: Swiss Chemical Society, 2008.

DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2008.776 Research Collection

Shape-persistent macrocycles: A synthetic strategy that combines easy and site-specific decorations with improved cyclization efficiency

Junji Sakamoto and A. Dieter Schlüter

European Journal of Organic Chemistry, no. 16, pp. 2700-2712, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2007.

DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700118 Research Collection