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Chemical Society Seminar: Youhei Takeda-Triplet-Harvesting Organic Emitters Based on a Dibenzo[a,j]phenazine Core: From Novel Synthesis to Multifunctional Applications

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 13:00to14:30
Maass Chemistry Building OM 10, 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B8, CA

Abstract:

Thedesignofhigh-performance,multifunctionalorganic emitters ispivotalfor advancingtechnologies inoptoelectronics, sensing,and bio-imaging.Heavy-metal-free organicmaterials thatefficientlyharvest triplet excitons and converting theminto lightare emerging asnext-generationcandidatesforhigh-efficiencyorganic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)Froma materials-designstandpoint,twisted or resonantdonor-acceptor(D–A)-conjugatedsystemsarepromisingforthermallyactivateddelayedfluorescence(TADF),astheyspatiallyseparateHOMOandLUMOto reducesinglet-tripletenergygaps,therebyacceleratingreverseintersystemcrossing.

In 2014, weachieved asyntheticbreakthroughvia anoxidative skeletal rearrangement ofbinaphthalenediamines (BINAMs), leadingtothe previously inaccessibledibenzo[a,j]phenazines (DBPHZ)scaffold.Leveragingthe uniquestructureandphysicochemical propertiesof DBPHZ, wedesigned and synthesizednovelDBPHZ-coredemitters, includingtwisted D–A–D triads and D–A–D–A macrocycles. Theseemittersexhibitadvanced photophysicalfunctionalities—efficient TADF, multi-color-mechanochromicluminescence, and room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP).

Thispresentation willcoverkey publications including:

1)Chem. Commun.2014,50, 10291;2)Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.2016,55, 5739;3)Chem. Sci.2017,8, 2677;4)Chem. Commun.2018,54, 6847;5)Commun. Chem.2020,3, 118; 6)J. Am. Chem. Soc.2020,142, 1482; 7)ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces2021,13, 2899; 8)Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.2024,63, e202405158; 9)Acc. Chem. Res.2024,57, 2219; 10)ChemRxivdoi: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-sfp9s.

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Parts of thisresearchweresupported bythe JST ASPIRE program (Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem;GrantNo.JPMJAP2424), which aims to foster international collaboration and advance Japan’s research ecosystem.

Bio:

YouheiTakedais an Associate Professor at Osaka University.YouheiearnedhisB.Eng.fromWasedaUniversityin 2005, followed by hisPh.D. from Kyoto University in 2010 under theguidance ofProfessorTamejiroHiyama. He then conductedpostdoctoralresearchat Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) with ProfessorTimothy M. Swager, during which, he was appointed as JSPS research fellow (DC2 and PD).In 2011,hejoined Osaka University as anAssistant Professorandwas promoted to Associate Professor in 2015. His achievements have been widely recognized,receiving several prestigious awards, including theIncentive Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (2019), The Young Scientists’ Prize from the MEXT (2020), TheNozoeMemorial Award for Young Organic Chemists (2020), Thieme Chemistry Journals Award (2021), and Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (2023). His researchfocuses onthe innovativedesignandsynthesisofheteroatom-embedded exotic π-conjugated organic molecules, with applications spanning various interdisciplinary fields.

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