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Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University *Profile is at the time of the award.
2023Inamori Research GrantsScience & Engineering
The concept of this research is utilization of unique reactivity and designability of organoboron compounds to control the properties of polymeric materials. I aim to produce novel polymer materials that exhibit reversible transformation between monomer and polymer.
Alkenylboronic acid, which is commercially available as a substrate for organic reactions, was used as the monomer for atom-transfer radical polymerization. The polymerization was well controlled, and the regeneration of the boron monomer from the resulting polymer was also possible by activating the chain end group. The depolymerization ability was higher than that of conventional vinyl monomer, and it would hopefully be applicable to the development of an interconversion system between monomer and polymer.
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