2000-2009 (Article)

2000
(37) “Copolymerization of ethylene with a-olefin catalyzed by [1,8-C10H6(NR)2]TiCl2 and [ArN(CH2)3NAr]TiCl2 (Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) – MMAO catalyst system”
K. Nomura, K. Oya, Y. Imanishi
Polymer, 41, 2755-2764 (2000).

(38) “Ethylene polymerization catalyzed by ruthenium(II) and iron(II) complexes containing 2,6-bis(oxazoline)pyridine (pybox) ligand – cocatalyst system”
K. Nomura, W. Sidokmai, Y. Imanishi
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn, 73, 599-605 (2000).

(39) “Polymerization of 1-hexene, 1-octene catalyzed by Cp’TiCl2(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3) – MAO system. – Unexpected increase of the catalytic activity for ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization by (1,3-tBu2C5H3)TiCl2(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3) – MAO catalyst system -“
K. Nomura, T. Komatsu, Y. Imanishi
J. Mol. Catal. A (Letter), 152, 249-252 (2000).

(40) “Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornene macromonomer using Mo(CHCMe2Ph)(OR)2 as the initiator”
K. Nomura, S. Takahashi, Y. Imanishi
Polymer (Communications), 41, 4345-4350 (2000).

(41) “Effect of cyclopentadienyl fragment on monomer reactivities and monomer sequence distributions in ethylene/a-olefin copolymerization by nonbridged (cyclopentadienyl)(aryloxy)titanium(IV) complexes – MAO catalyst systems”
K. Nomura, K. Oya, T. Komatsu, Y. Imanishi
Macromolecules, 33, 3187-3189 (2000).

(42) “Ligand effect in olefin polymerization catalyzed by (cyclopentadienyl)(aryloxy)- titanium(IV) complexes, Cp’TiCl2(OAr), – MAO system. – Copolymerization by (1,3-tBu2C5H3)TiCl2(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3) – MAO catalyst system -”
K. Nomura, T. Komatsu, and Y. Imanishi, J. Mol. Catal. A, 159, 127-137 (2000).
(Invited paper in the 4th international symposium on organo-metals metal complexes and catalysis, OMC-IV).

(43) “Syndiospecific styrene polymerization and efficient ethylene/styrene copolymerization catalyzed by (cyclopentadienyl)(aryloxy)titanium(IV) complexes – MAO system”
K. Nomura, T. Komatsu, Y. Imanishi
Macromolecules, 33, 8122-8124 (2000).

(44) “Olefin polymerization and copolymerization with soluble transition metal complex catalyst”
Y. Imanishi, K. Nomura
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 38, 4613-4626 (2000). (Symposium issue).

(45) “Effect of cocatalyst in 1-hexene polymerization by Cp*TiMe2(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3) complex”
K. Nomura, T. Komatsu, M. Nakamura, Y. Imanishi
J. Mol. Catal. A, 164, 131-135 (2000).

 

2001
(46) “Ethylene polymerization and ring-opening metathesis polymerization of norbornene catalyzed by (arylimido)(aryloxy)vanadium(V) complex of the type, V(NAr)(OAr’)X2 (X = Cl, CH2Ph)”
K. Nomura, A. Sagara, Y. Imanishi
Chem Lett., 36-37 (2001).

(47) “Direct synthesis of 2-phenylethanol by hydrogenation of methyl phenylacetate using homogeneous ruthenium-phosphine catalysis under low hydrogen pressure”
K. Nomura, H. Ogura, Y. Imanishi, J. Mol. Catal. A (Letter), 166, 339-343 (2001).

(48) “Efficient synthesis of high molecular weight trans-poly(9,9-di-n-octylfluorene-2,7- vinylene) by acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization by the molybdenum initiator”
K. Nomura, H. Morimoto, Y. Imanishi, Z. Ramhani, Y. Geerts
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 39, 2463-2470 (2001).

(49) “Ethylene/a-olefin copolymerization by various nonbridged (cyclopentadienyl)(aryloxy) titanium(IV) complexes – MAO catalyst system”
K. Nomura, K. Oya, Y. Imanishi
J. Mol. Catal. A, 174, 127-140 (2001).

(50) “Synthesis of poly(macromonomer)s by repeating ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) with Mo(CHCMe2Ph)(NAr)(OR)2initiators”
K. Nomura, S. Takahashi, and Y. Imanishi
Macromolecules, 34, 4712-4723 (2001).

2002
(51) “Ruthenium catalyzed hydrogenation of methyl phenylacetate under low hydrogen pressure”
K. Nomura, H. Ogura, and Y. Imanishi
J. Mol. Catal. A, 178, 105-114 (2002).

(52) “Olefin polymerization and ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornene by (arylimido)(aryloxo)vanadium(V) complexes of the type, VX2(NAr)(OAr’).  – Remarkable effect of aluminum cocatalyst for the coordination insertion and ring-opening metathesis polymerization –
K. Nomura, A. Sagara, Y. Imanishi
Macromolecules, 35, 1583-1591 (2002).

(53) “Hydrogenation of PhCH2CHO catalyzed by ruthenium complex containing ‘polymer-attached’ ligand prepared by living ring-opening metathesis polymerization”
K. Nomura, H. Ogura, Y. Imanishi
J. Mol. Catal. A (Letter), 185, 311-316 (2002).

(54) “Ethylene polymerization and ethylene/styrene copolymerization by [Me2Si(indenyl)(NtBu)]TiX2 (X = Cl, Me) complexes-cocatalyst systems”
Y. Wakabayashi, A. Miyashita, K. Nomura,H. Nohira
Kobunshi Ronbunshu, 59(6), 393-401 (2002).

(55) “Ethylene/styrene copolymerization by various (cyclopentadienyl)(aryloxy)titanium(IV) complexes – MAO catalyst system”
K. Nomura, H. Okumura, T. Komatsu, N. Naga
Macromolecules, 34, 5388-5395 (2002).

(56) “Synthesis of nonbridged (anilide)(cyclopentadienyl)titanium(IV) complexes of the type, Cp’TiCl2[N(2,6-Me2C6H3)(R)], and their use in catalysis for olefin polymerization”
K. Nomura, K. Fujii
Organometallics, 21, 3042-3049 (2002).

(57) “Effect of ligand in ethylene/styrene copolymerization by [Me2Si(C5Me4)(NR)]TiCl2 (R = tert-Bu, cyclohexyl) and (1,3-Me2C5H3)TiCl2(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3) – MAO catalyst systems”
K. Nomura, H. Okumura, T. Komatsu, Y. Imanishi
J. Mol. Catal. A, 190, 225-234 (2002).
(Invited paper for a special issue of 14th international symposium on olefin metathesis and related chemistry, ISOM XIV)

 

2003
(58) “Effect of cyclopentadienyl fragment in polymerization of ethylene, propylene, and styrene by nonbridged half-metallocene type titanium and zirconium complexes of the type, Cp’MCl2[N(2,6-Me2C6H3)(SiMe3)], – MAO catalyst systems”
K. Nomura, K. Fujii
Science and Technology in Catalysis 2002, 121-124 (2003).
(Special issue for 4th Tokyo Conferebce on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology, TOCAT4).

(59) “A study concerning the effect of organoboron compounds in 1-hexene polymerization catalyzed by Cp*TiMe2(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3). – Structural analysis for Cp*TiMe2(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3) and Cp*TiMe(CF3SO3)(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3) -”
K. Nomura, A. Fudo
Inorg. Chim. Acta, 345, 37-43 (2003). (Special issue dedicated to Prof. R.R. Schrock)

(60) “Effect of cyclopentadienyl and amide fragment in olefin polymerization by nonbridged (amide)(cyclopentadienyl)titanium(IV) complexes of the type, Cp’TiCl2[N(R1)R2], – methylaluminoxane (MAO) catalyst systems”
K. Nomura, K. Fujii
Macromolecules, 36, 2633-2641 (2003).

(61) “Some reactions of Cp*TiMe2(OAr) and Cp*TiMe(CF3SO3)(OAr) with 5-hexen-1-ol and 3-buten-1-ol, structural analysis for Cp*Ti(CF3SO3)[OCH2(CH2)3CH=CH2](OAr) (OAr = O-2,6-iPr2C6H3)”
K. Nomura, Y. Hatanaka
Inorg. Chem. Commun., 6, 517-522 (2003).

(62) “Effect of aryloxo ligand for ethylene polymerization by (arylimido)(aryloxo)vanadium(V) complexes – MAO catalyst systems.  Attempt for polymerization of styrene”
W. Wang, J. Yamada, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
Catal. Commun., 4, 159-164 (2003).

(63) “Efficient ethylene/norbornene copolymerization by (aryloxo)(indenyl)titanium(IV) complexes – MAO catalyst system”
K. Nomura, M. Tsubota, M. Fujiki
Macromolecules, 36, 3797-3799 (2003).

(64) “Syndiospecific styrene polymerization by (tert-BuC5H4)TiCl2(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3) – Borate Catalyst System”
K. Nomura, A. Fudo
Catal. Commun., 4, 269-274 (2003).

 

2004
(65) “Efficient living polymerization of 1-hexene by Cp*TiMe2(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3) – borate catalyst system at low temperature”
K. Nomura, A. Fudo
J. Mol. Catal. A, 209, 9-17 (2004).

(66) “Ethylene polymerization catalyzed by titanium(IV) complexes with triaryloxoamine ligand of type, TiX[(OArCH2)3N”
W. Wang, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
Macromol. Rapid. Commun., 25, 504-507 (2004). Selected as the cover article
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/10003270/cover/2004_25_03.html

(67) “Living ring-opening metathesis polymerization of norbornenes containing acetyl-protected carbohydrates using well-defined molybdenum and ruthenium initiators”
K. Nomura, I. Sakai, Y. Imanishi, M. Fujiki, Y. Miyamoto
Macromol. Rapid. Commun., 25, 571-576 (2004).

(68) “Ethylene polymerization catalyzed by various (aryloimido)(aryloxo)vanadium(V) complexes – MAO catalyst systems, and attempted styrene (co)polymerization”
W. Wang, J. Yamada, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
Current Achievement on Heterogeneous Olefin Polymerization Catalysts, Terano, M. Ed., Sankeisha Co. Ltd., Nagoya, 2004, p 159.
Symposium special issue, 3rd International Workshop on Heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta Catalysts (JAIST, 2003).

(69) “Polymerization of 1,5-hexadiene by nonbridged half-titanocene complex – MAO catalyst system: Remarkable difference in the selectivity of repeated 1,2-insertion”
K. Nomura, Y. Hatanaka, H. Okumura, M. Fujiki, K. Hasegawa
Macromolecules, 37, 1693-1695 (2004).

(70) “Effects of cyclopentadienyl fragment in ethylene, 1-hexene, and styrene polymerizations catalyzed by half-titanocenes containing ketimide ligand of the type, Cp’TiCl2(N=CtBu2)”
K. Nomura, K. Fujita, M. Fujiki
Catal. Commun., 5, 413-417 (2004).

(71) “Synthesis of homopolymers and multiblock copolymers by living ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornenes containing acetyl-protected carbohydrates using well-defined ruthenium and molybdenum initiators”
Y. Miyamoto, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
J. Polym. Sci. PartA: Polym. Chem., 42, 4248-4266 (2004).

(72) “Effect of cyclopentadienyl and anionic ancillary ligand in syndiospecific styrene polymerization catalyzed by nonbridged half-titanocenes containing aryloxo, amide and anilide ligands – cocatalyst systems”
D.-J. Byun, A. Fudo, A. Tanaka, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
Macromolecules, 37, 5520-5530 (2004).

(73) “Olefin polymerization by (cyclopentadienyl)(ketimide)titanium(IV) complexes of the type, Cp’TiCl2(N=CtBu2), – methylaluminoxane (MAO) catalyst systems”
K. Nomura, K. Fujita, M. Fujiki
J. Mol. Catal. A , 220, 133-144 (2004).
Introduced as 14th in most frequently downloaded article (among 1600 titles) in J. Mol. Catal. A.
2005
(74) “Effect of cyclopentadienyl fragment in copolymerization of ethylene with cyclic olefins catalyzed by non-bridged (aryloxo)(cyclopentadienyl)titanium(IV) complexes”
W. Wang, T. Tanaka, M. Tsubota, M. Fujiki, S. Yamanaka, K. Nomura
Adv. Synth. Catal., 347, 433-446 (2005).
Special issue dedicated to Prof. R.R. Schrock on occasion his 60th birthday.

(75) “Precise synthesis of amphiphilic polymeric architectures by grafting poly(ethylene glycol) to end-functionalized block ROMP copolymers”
J. J. Murphy, T. Kawasaki, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
Macromolecules, 38, 1075-1083 (2005).

(76) “Efficient incorporation of 2-methyl-1-pentene in copolymerization of ethylene with 2-methyl-1-pentene catalyzed by nonbridged half-titanocenes”
K. Nomura, K. Itagaki, M. Fujiki
Macromolecules, 38, 2053-2055 (2005).

(77) “Copolymerization of ethylene with cyclohexene (CHE) catalyzed by nonbridged half-titanocenes containing aryloxo ligand: Notable effect of both cyclopentadienyl and anionic donor ligand for efficient CHE incorporation”
W. Wang, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 4582-4583 (2005).

(78) “Vanadium(V)-alkylidene complex exhibiting remarkable catalytic activity for ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)”
J. Yamada, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 24, 2248-2250 (2005).

(79) “Remarkable effects of Al cocatalyst and comonomer in ethylene copolymerizations catalyzed by (arylimido)(aryloxo)vanadium complexes: Efficient synthesis of high molecular weight ethylene/norbornene copolymer”
W. Wang, K. Nomura
Macromolecules, 38, 5905-5913 (2005).

(80) “Living copolymerization of ethylene with styrene catalyzed by (cyclopentadienyl)(ketimide)titanium(IV) complex – MAO catalyst system”
H. Zhang, K. Nomura
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 9364-9365 (2005).

(81) “A stable vanadium(V)-methyl complex containing arylimido and bis(ketimide) ligands that exhibits unique reactivity with alcohol”
J. Yamada, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 24, 3621-3623 (2005).

(82) “Precise synthesis of poly(macromonomer)s containing sugars by repetitive ring-opening metathesis polymerisation”
J. J. Murphy, K. Nomura
Chem. Commun., 4080-4082 (2005).

(83) “Efficient incorporation of vinylcylohexane in ethylene/vinylcyclohexane copolymerization catalyzed by nonbridged half-titanocenes”
K. Nomura, K. Itagaki
Macromolecules, 38, 8121-8123 (2005).

(84) “Acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization of 2,5-dialkyl-1,4-divinylbenzene with molybdenum or ruthenium catalysts:  Factors affecting for precise synthesis of the defect-free high molecular weight trans-PPVs”
K. Nomura, Y. Miyamoto, H. Morimoto, Y. Geerts
J. Polym. Sci. PartA: Polym. Chem., 43, 6166-6177 (2005).

 

2006
(85) “Selective hydrogen transfer reduction of ketones by recyclableruthenium complex catalysts containing a ‘ROMP polymer-attached’ ligand”
K. Nomura, Y. Kuromatsu
J. Mol. Catal. A., 245, 152-160 (2006).

(86) “Notable effects of aluminum alkyls and solvents for highly efficient ethylene (co)polymerizations catalyzed by (arylimido)(aryloxo)vanadium complexes”
W. Wang, K. Nomura
Adv. Synth. Catal., 348, 743-750 (2006).

(87) “Effect of aryloxide ligand in 1-hexene, styrene polymerization catalyzed by nonbridged half-titanocenes of the type, Cp’TiCl2(OAr) (Cp’ = C5Me5, tert-BuC5H4).  – Structural analyses for Cp*TiCl2(O-2,6-tBu2C6H3) and Cp*TiCl2(O-2,6-iPr2-4-tBuC6H2) –
K. Nomura, A. Tanaka, S. Katao
J. Mol. Catal. A., 254, 197-204 (2006). Special issue of 16th international symposium on olefin metathesis and related chemistry, ISOM XVI

(88) “Effect of anionic ancillary ligand in ethylene polymerization catalyzed by (arylimido)vanadium complexes containing aryloxide, ketimide ligand”
K. Nomura, W. Wang, J. Yamada
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 161, 123-128 (2006). Special issue for Asian Polyolefin Workshop2005

(89) “Ligand effect in syndiospecific styrene polymerization and ethylene/styrene copolymerization by some nonbridged half-titanocenes containing anionic donor ligands”
H. Zhang, K. Nomura
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 161, 145-152 (2006). Special issue for Asian Polyolefin Workshop2005

(90) “Ring opening metathesis polymerization of norbornene catalyzed by V(CH2SiMe3)2(N-2,6-Me2C6H3)(N=CtBu2).  In situ generation of the vanadium-alkylidene”
K. Nomura, J. Yamada
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 161, 175-178 (2006). Special issue for Asian Polyolefin Workshop2005

(91) “Effect of catalyst loading in olefin polymerization catalyzed by supported half-titanocenes on polystyrene through phenoxy linkage”
B. Kitiyanan, K. Nomura
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 161, 213-218 (2006). Special issue for Asian Polyolefin Workshop2005

(92) “Ethylene/2-methyl-1-pentene copolymerization catalyzed by half-titanocenes containing aryloxo ligand: Effect of cyclopentadienyl fragment”
K. Nomura, K. Itagaki
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 161, 179-184 (2006). Special issue for Asian Polyolefin Workshop2005

(93) “Synthesis of isoxazolino norbornene derivatives containing sugar residues by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition and their application to the synthesis of neoglycopolymers by living ring-opening metathesis polymerization”
J. J. Murphy, K. Nomura, R. Michael Paton
Macromolecules, 39, 3147-3153 (2006).

(94) “Polymerization of 1,5-hexadiene by half-titanocenes – MAO catalyst systems: Factors affecting the selectivity for the favored repeated 1,2-insertion”
K. Nomura, A. Takemoto, Y. Hatanaka, H. Okumura, M. Fujiki, K Hasegawa Macromolecules, 39, 4009-4017 (2006).

(95) “Notable Norbornene (NBE) Incorporation in Ethylene/NBE Copolymerisation Catalysed by Nonbridged Half-Titanocenes:Better Correlation between NBE Incorporation and Coordination Energy”
K. Nomura, W. Wang, M. Fujiki, J. Y. Liu
Chem. Commun., 2659-2661 (2006). (Cover article)

(96) “Living copolymerization of ethylene with styrene catalyzed by (cyclopentadienyl)(ketimide)titanium(IV) complex – MAO catalyst system:  Effect of anionic ancillary donor ligand”
H. Zhang, K. Nomura
Macromolecules, 56, 5266-5274 (2006).

 

2007
(97) “Synthesis and structure of titanatranes containing tetradentate trianionic donor ligands of the type, [(O-2,4-R2C6H2-6-CH2)2(OCH2CH2)]N3-, and their use in catalysis for ethylene polymerization”
Sudhakar P., S. Katao, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 26, 1616-1626 (2007).

(98) “Synthesisof various (arylimido)vanadium(V)-methyl complexes containing ketimide ligandsand reactions with alcohols, thiols, borates: Implications for unique reactivitytoward alcohols”
J. Yamada., M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 26, 2579-2588 (2007).

(99) “Tuning the active species from syndiospecific styrene polymerisation to ethylene/styrene copolymerisation by (aryloxo)(cyclopentadienyl)titanium complexes – MAO catalysts                                        ”
H. Zhang, D.-J. Byun, K. Nomura
Dalton Trans., 1802-1806 (2007). Cover article

(100) “Synthesis of half-titanocenes containing aryloxide ligands attachedto the ROMP polymer chain end: Unique catalyst precursors for ethylene(co)polymerization”
B. Kitiyanan, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 26, 3461-3465 (2007).

(101) “Effect of ketimide ligand for ethylene polymerization and ethylene/norbornene copolymerization catalyzed by (cyclopentadienyl)(ketimide)titanium complexes – MAO catalyst systems. Structural analysis for Cp*TiCl2(N=CPh2)”
K. Nomura, J. Yamada, W. Wang, J. Liu
J. Organomet. Chem., 692, 4675-4682 (2007). Special issue dedicated to Prof. G. Erker

(102) “Efficient Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Norbornene by Vanadium-Alkylidenes Generated In Situ from V(NAr)Cl2(L) (L: ketimide, aryloxo)”
K. Nomura, T. Atsumi, M. Fujiki, J. Yamada
J. Mol. Catal. A, 275, 1-8 (2007).

(103) “Precise Synthesis of Poly(macromonomer)s Containing Sugars by Repetitive ROMP and Their Attachments to Poly(ethylene glycol): Synthesis, TEM Analysis and Their Properties as Amphiphilic Block Fragments”
J. J. Murphy, H. Furusho, R. M. Paton, K. Nomura
Chem. Eur. J., 13, 8985-8997 (2007).

(104) “Effect of cyclopentadienyl and anionic donor ligands on monomer reactivitiesin copolymerization of ethylene with 2-methyl-1-pentene by nonbridged half-titanocenes- cocatalyst systems”
K. Itagaki, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
Macromolecules, 40, 6489-6499 (2007).

(105) “Ethylene homopolymerization and ethylene/norbornene copolymerization by VCl2(N-2,6-Me2C6H3)(O-2,6-Me2C6H3) – chlorinated Al cocatalyst systems”
K. Nomura, W. Wang
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 172 (Science and Technology in Catalysis 2006), 305-308 (2007). (Special issue for 5th Tokyo Conferebce on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology, TOCAT5)

(106) “Synthesis of titanatranes containing bis(aryloxo)(alkoxo)amines and their use in catalysis for ethylene polymerization”
Sudhakar P., W. Wang, S. Katao, K. Nomura
Macromol. Symp., 260, 133-139 (2007). Special issue for 5th Ziegler-Natta Workshop

(107) “Highly efficient ethylene/cyclopentene copolymerization with exclusive 1,2-cyclopentene incorporation by (cyclopentadienyl)(ketimide)titanium(IV) complexes – MAO catalysts”
J. Liu, K. Nomura
Adv. Synth. Catal., 349, 2235-2240 (2007).

(108) “Synthesis of half-titanocenes containing phenoxy-imine ligands and their use as catalysts for olefin polymerization”
H. Zhang, S. Katao, K. Nomura, J. Huang
Organometallics, 26, 5967-5977 (2007).

(109) “Facile, efficient functionalization of polyolefins via controlled incorporation of terminal olefins by repeated 1,7-octadiene insertion”
K. Nomura, J. Liu, M. Fujiki, A. Takemoto
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 14170-14171 (2007).

 

2008
(110) “Efficient functional group introduction into polyolefins by copolymerization of ethylene with allyltrialkylsilane using nonbridged half-titanocenes”
J. Liu, K. Nomura
Macromolecules, 41, 1070-1072 (2008).

(111) “Notable effect of imino substituent for the efficient ring-opening polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone initiated by Al complexes containing phenoxy-imine ligand of type, Me2Al(L) [L: O-2-tBu-6-(RN=CH)C6H3; R: 2,6-iPr2C6H3, tBu, adamantyl, C6F5]”
N. Iwasa, J. Liu, K. Nomura
Catal. Commun., 9, 1148-1152 (2008).

(112) “Factors affecting product distributions in ethylene/styrene copolymerization by (aryloxo)(cyclopentadienyl)titanium complexes – MAO catalyst systems”
K. Nomura, H. Zhang, D.-J. Byun
J. Polym. Sci. PartA: Polym. Chem., 46, 4162-4174 (2008).

(113) “Synthesis and structural analysis of (arylimido)vanadium(V) complexes containing phenoxy-imine ligands: New efficient catalyst precursors for ethylene polymerization”
Y. Onishi, S. Katao, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 27, 2590-2596 (2008).

(114) “Exclusive end functionalization of all-trans poly(fluorene vinylene)s prepared by acyclic diene metathesis polymerization: Facile efficient synthesis of amphiphilic triblock copolymers by grafting poly(ethylene glycol)”
K. Nomura, N. Yamamoto, R. Ito, M. Fujiki, Y. Geerts
Macromolecules, 41, 4245-4249 (2008).

(115) “Synthesis of Al complexes containing phenoxy-imineligands and their use as the catalyst precursors for efficient living ring-opening polymerisation of epsilon-caprolactone”
J. Liu, N. Iwasa, K. Nomura
Dalton Trans., 3978-3988 (2008).

(116) “Synthesis of (1-adamantylimido)vanadium(V) complexes containing aryloxo, ketimide ligands: Effect of ligand substituents in olefin insertion/metathesis polymerization”
W. Zhang, K. Nomura
Inorg. Chem., 47, 6482-6492 (2008).

(117) “Syntheses of various (arylimido)vanadium(V)-dialkyl complexes containing aryloxo, alkoxo ligands, and ring-opening metathesis polymerization using a vanadium(V)-alkylidene complex”
K. Nomura, Y. Onishi, M. Fujiki, J. Yamada
Organometallics, 27, 3818-3824 (2008).

(118) “Ring-opening polymerization of various cyclic esters by Al complexes containing a series of phenoxy-imine ligands: Effect of the imino substituents for the catalytic activity”
N. Iwasa, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
J. Mol. Catal. A, 292, 67-75 (2008).

(119) “Reactions of an (arylimido)vanadium(V)-alkylidene, V(CHSiMe3)(N-2,6-Me2C6H3)(NCtBu2)(PMe3), with nitriles, diphenylacetylene, and styrene”
W. Zhang, J. Yamada, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 27, 5353-5360 (2008).

(120) “Direct precise functional group introduction into polyolefins: Efficient incorporation of vinyltrialkylsilanes in ethylene copolymerizations by nonbridged half-titanocenes”
K. Nomura, K. Kakinuki, M. Fujiki, K. Itagaki
Macromolecules, 41, 8974-8976 (2008).

(121) “Facile synthesis of (imido)vanadium(V)-alkyl, alkylidene complexes containing N-heterocyclic carbene ligand from their trialkyl analogues”
W. Zhang, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 27, 6400-6402 (2008).

 

2009
(122) “Synthesis and structural analysis of (cyclopentadienyl)(pyrrolide)titanium(IV) complexes and their use in the catalysis for olefin polymerization”
I. Saeed, S. Katao, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 28, 111-122 (2009).

(123) “Synthesis of (1-adamantylimido)vanadium(V)-alkyl complexes containing a chelate alkoxo(imino)pyridine ligand, and reactions with alcohols (ROH) that proceed via intermediates formed by coordination of ROH”
W. Zhang, S. Katao, W.-H. Sun, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 28, 1558-1568 (2009).

(124) “Ethylene polymerization and ethylene/1-octene copolymerization using group 4 half-metallocenes containing aryloxo ligands, Cp*MCl2(OAr) [M= Ti, Zr, Hf; Ar = O-2,6-R2C6H3, R=tBu, Ph] – MAO catalyst systems”
K. Itagaki, S. Hasumi, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
J. Mol. Catal. A, 303, 102-109 (2009).

(125) “Facile controlled synthesis of soluble star shape polymers by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)”
K. Nomura, Y. Watanabe, S. Fujita, M. Fujiki, H. Otani
Macromolecules, 42, 899-901 (2009).

(126) “Tris(pyrazolyl)borate Ti(IV) complexes containing phenoxy ligands: Effective catalyst precursors for ethylene polymerization that proceeds via cationic Ti(IV) species”
K. Itagaki, K. Kakinuki, S. Katao, T. Khamnaen, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura, S. Hasumi Organometallics, 28, 1942-1949 (2009).

(127) “Notable effect of fluoro substituents in the imino group in ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone by Al complexes containing phenoxyimine ligands”
N. Iwasa, S. Katao, J. Liu, M. Fujiki, Y. Furukawa, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 28, 2179-2187 (2009).

(128) “Synthesis and structural analysis of half-titanocenes containing hapto-2- pyrazolato ligands, and their use in catalysis for ethylene polymerization”
I. Saeed, S. Katao, K. Nomura
Inorg. Chem., 48, 5011-5020 (2009).

(129) “Copolymerization of ethylene with t-buytlethylene using nonbridged half-titanocene-cocatalyst systems”
F. Z. Khan, K. Kakinuki, K. Nomura
Macromolecules, 42, 3767-3773 (2009).

(130) “Copolymerization of ethylene with alfa-olefins containing various substituents catalyzed by half-titanocenes: Factors affecting the monomer reactivities”
K. Kakinuki, M. Fujiki, K. Nomura
Macromolecules, 42, 4585-4595 (2009).

(131) “Efficient synthesis of functionalized polyolefin by incorporation of 4-vinylcyclohexene in ethylene copolymerization using half-titanocene catalysts”
K. Itagaki, K. Nomura
Macromolecules, 42, 5097-5103 (2009).

(132) “Synthesis of all trans high molecular weight poly(N-alkyl-carbazole-2,7-vinylene)s and poly(9,9-dialkyl-fluorene-2,7-vinylene)s by acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization using ruthenium-carbene complex catalysts”
N. Yamamoto, R. Ito, M. Fujiki, Y. Geerts, K. Nomura
Macromolecules, 42, 5104-5111 (2009).

(133) “Synthesis and characterization of organoaluminum compounds containing quinolin-8-amine derivatives and their catalytic behavior for ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone”
M. Shen, W. Zhang, K. Nomura, W.-H. Sun
Dalton Trans, 9000-9009 (2009). Special Issue, Metal-catalysed Polymerisation

(134) “Synthesis, structural analysis of titanatranes bearing terminal substituted aryloxo ligands of the type, [Ti(OAr){(O-2,4-Me2C6H2-6-CH2)2(OCH2CH2)N}]n (n = 1,2): Effect of aryloxo substituents in the ethylene polymerization”
P. Gurubasavaraji, K. Nomura
Inorg. Chem., 48, 9491-9500 (2009).

(135) “Effect of aryloxo substituents in ethylene polymerisation by tris(pyrazolyl)borate titanium(IV) complexes containing aryloxo ligands of type, TpTiCl2(OAr)”
K. Nomura, S. Hasumi, M. Fujiki, K. Itagaki
Dalton Trans, 9052-9057 (2009). Special Issue, Metal-catalysed Polymerisation

(136) “Synthesis of (arylimido)vanadium(V) complexes containing (2-anilidomethyl)pyridine ligands and their use as the catalyst precurosors for olefin polymerization”
S. Zhang, S. Katao, W.-H. Sun, K. Nomura
Organometallics, 28, 5925-5933 (2009).