Advanced Organic Materials

Our research interests include (1) chemistry of nanocarbons (fullerenes and carbon nanotubes), (2) chemistry of main group elements, (3) self-assembly and photoproperties of organic semiconductors, (4) chemical modification of clusters, and (5) fabrication and properties of nanohybrids.

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	Assoc. Prof. TAJIMA Tomoyuki E-mail：tajimat [at] cc.okayama-u.ac.jp  Organic Chemistry, Photochemistry, Nano carbon chemistry, Main group element chemistry   Directory of Researchers

Chemical modification of dodecaborates (Na2B12H12)

The functionalization of dodecaborates has attracted much attention, both for the development of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). We have successfully synthesized a new water‐soluble dendrimer that bears B12‐cluster terminals with potential applications in BNCT. Moreover, the physical modification of SWCNTs with boron cluster dendrimer furnished SWCNT/(boron cluster dendrimer) nanohybrids that exhibit NIR‐I‐to‐NIR‐II fluorescence. Further investigations into the cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of the materials are currently in progress.