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K. Nomura, N. W. B. Awang
“Synthesis of bio-based aliphatic polyesters from plant oils by efficient molecular catalysis: A selected survey from recent reports”
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. (2021).
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K. Dawood, K. Nomura
“Recent developments in Z-selective olefin metathesis reactions by molybdenum, tungsten, ruthenium, and vanadium catalysts”
Adv. Synth. Catal., submitted revision (2021).
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H. Harakawa, M. Okabe, K. Nomura
“Synthesis of cyclic olefin copolymers (COCs) by ethylene copolymerisations with cyclooctene, cycloheptene, and with tricyclo[6.2.1.0(2,7)]undeca-4-ene: Effect of cyclic monomer structures on thermal properties”
Polym. Chem., 11, 5590-5600 (2020).
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Z. Sun, P. Unruean, H. Aoki, B. Kitiyanan, K. Nomura
“Phenoxide-modified half-titanocenes supported on star-shaped ROMP polymers as efficient catalyst precursors for ethylene copolymerization”
Organometallics, 39, 2998-3009 (2020).
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K. Nomura, S. Chaimongkolkunasin
“Cis-Specific ring opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) of cyclic olefins by (pentafluorophenylimido)vanadium(V)-alkylidene,V(CHSiMe3)(NC6F5)[OC(CF3)3](PMe3)2”
Catal. Sci. Tech., 10, 5840-5846 (2020).
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J. Yi, N, Nakatani, K. Nomura
“Solution XANES and EXAFS analysis of active species of titanium, vanadium complex catalysts in ethylene polymerisation/dimerisation and syndiospecific styrene polymerisation”
Dalton Trans., 49, 8008-8028 (2020).
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D. Zhu, L. Guo, W. Zhang, X. Hu, K. Nomura, A. Vignesh, X. Hao, Q. Zhang, W.-H. Sun
“Dialkylaluminum 2-substituted 6,6-dimethylcyclopentylpyridin-7-oxylates toward structural-differentiating the ring opening polymerization of ɛ-caprolactone and L-lactides”
Dalton Trans., 48, 4157-4167 (2019).
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T. Miyashita, M. Kunisawa, S. Sueki, K. Nomura
“Synthesis of poly(arylene vinylene)s containing different end groups by combined acyclic diene metathesis polymerization with Wittig-type coupling”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 56, 5288-5293 (2017).
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K. Nomura, X. Hou
“Synthesis of vanadium-alkylidene complexes and their use and catalysts for ring opening metathesis polymerization”
Dalton Trans, 46, 12-24 (2017).
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W. Apisuk, H. Ito, K. Nomura
“Efficient synthesis of cyclic olefin copolymers with high glass transition temperatures by ethylene copolymerization with tetracyclododecene (TCD) using (tert-BuC5H4)TiCl2(N=CtBu2) – MAO catalyst”
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 54, 2662-2667 (2016).
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W. Apisuk, K. Nomura
“Efficient introduction of aromatic vinyl group by incorporation of divinylbiphenyl, p-divinylbenzene in syndiospecific styrene polymerization using aryloxo-modified half-titanocene catalysts”
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 54, 1902-1907 (2016).
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S. Yorsaeng, K. Tsutsumi, B. Kitiyanan, K. Nomura
“Synthesis and structural analysis of tungsten-carbonyl dimers bridged with oligo(2,5-dialkoxy-1,4-phenylene vinylene)s through pyridine coordination”
Dalton Trans., 44, 16728-16736 (2015).
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K. Nomura, T. Haque, T. Miwata, A. Inagaki, K. Takamizu
“Precise one-pot synthesis of fully conjugated end-functionalized star polymers containing poly(fluorene-2,7- vinylene) (PFV) arms”
Polym. Chem., 6, 380-388 (2015).
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W. Apisuk, B. Kitiyanan, H.-J. Kim, D.-H. Kim, K. Nomura
“Introduction of reactive functionality by incorporation of divinylbiphenyl in ethylene copolymerization with styrene or 1-hexene using aryloxo-modified half-titanocenes – MAO catalysts”
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 51, 2581-2587 (2013).
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K. Nomura
“(Imido)vanadium(V)-alkyl, alkylidene complexes exhibiting unique reactivities towards olefins, phenols, and benzene via 1,2-C-H bond activation”
J. Chin. Chem. Soc., 59, 139-148 (2012).
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S. Zhang, M. Tamm, K. Nomura
“1,2-C-H Activation of benzene promoted by (arylimido)vanadium(V)-alkylidene complexes: Isolation of the alkylidene, benzyne complexes”
Organometallics, 30, 2712-2720 (2011).
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K. Nomura, J. Liu
“Half-titanocenes for precise olefin polymerisation: Effects of ligand substituents and some mechanistic aspects”
Dalton Trans., 40, 7666-7682 (2011).
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H. Zhang, D.-J. Byun, K. Nomura
“Tuning the active species from syndiospecific styrene polymerisation to ethylene/styrene copolymerisation by (aryloxo)(cyclopentadienyl)titanium complexes – MAO catalysts”
Dalton Trans., 1802-1806 (2007).
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K. Nomura, W. Wang, M. Fujiki, J. Y. Liu
“Notable norbornene (NBE) incorporation in ethylene/NBE copolymerisation catalysed by nonbridged half-titanocenes: Better correlation between NBE incorporation and coordination energy”
Chem. Commun,, 2659-2661 (2006).
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W. Wang, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
“Ethylene polymerization catalyzed by titanium(IV) complexes with triaryloxoamine ligand of type, TiX[(OArCH2)3N”
Macromol. Rapid. Commun., 25, 504-507 (2004).
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