− 1 − CSJ Journal Selects Vol. 2

Analytical Chemistry

Synthesis of Biocompatible Polysaccharide Analogues and Their Application to In Vivo Optical Tumor Imaging

Koji Miki,* Akinori Kimura, Tatsuhiro Inoue, Hideki Matsuoka, Hiroshi Harada, Masahiro Hiraoka, and Kouichi Ohe*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2015, 88, 792-803

doi:10.1246/bcsj.20150038

K. Ohe

fluorescence

On

OHR

HO

HOOH

functionalizedpolysaccharide analogues

O

R

O

O dihydroxylation

ROMP+

· low cytotoxicity· high tumor specificity

injectionfunctionalization

dye-graftedself-assembly

Selected Paper In Vivo Imaging; Polysaccharide Analogues

In Situ Observation of Pressure-induced Crystallization from Amorphous Calcium Carbonate by Time-resolved X-ray Diffraction

Koji Maruyama,* Hiroyuki Kagi, Toru Inoue, Hiroaki Ohfuji, and Toru YoshinoChem. Lett. 2015, 44, 434-436

doi:10.1246/cl.141062

K. Maruyama

Rel

ativ

e In

tens

ity (

arb

uni

t)

Energy/keV

Tim

e/m

in

c: calcitev: vaterite

Editor’s Choice In Situ XRD; Amorphous Calcium Carbonate

Development of a Simultaneous SANS/FTIR Measuring System

Fumitoshi Kaneko,* Naoki Seto, Shuma Sato, Aurel Radulescu, Maria Maddalena Schiavone, Jürgen Allgaier, and Koichi UteChem. Lett. 2015, 44, 497-499

doi:10.1246/cl.141179

F. Kaneko

Wavenumber/cm−1

Tim

e/h

Editor’s Choice SANS/FTIR; Simultaneous Measurement

19F MRI Probes with Tunable Switches and Highly Sensitive 19F MRI Nanoprobes

Kazuya KikuchiBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2015, 88, 518-521

doi:10.1246/bcsj.20140392

K. Kikuchi

Award Accounts 19F MRI Nanoprobes; Core–Shell Nanoparticles

Systematic Experimental Charge Density: Linking Structural Modifications to Electron Density Distributions

Isabelle L. Kirby, Mateusz B. Pitak, Simon J. Coles, and Philip A. Gale*Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 2-9

doi:10.1246/cl.140929

P. A. Gale

Highlight Review Charge Density Analysis; Electron Density Distribution

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Where Chemical Sensors May Assist in Clinical Diagnosis Exploring “Big Data”

Osvaldo N. Oliveira, Jr.,* Tácito T. A. T. Neves, Fernando V. Paulovich, and Maria Cristina F. de OliveiraChem. Lett. 2014, 43, 1672-1679

doi:10.1246/cl.140762

O. N. Oliveira, Jr.

Highlight Review Chemical Sensors; Clinical Diagnosis

Unique Heme Environmental Structures in Heme-regulated Proteins Using Heme as the Signaling Molecule

Koichiro Ishimori* and Yuta WatanabeChem. Lett. 2014, 43, 1680-1689

doi:10.1246/cl.140787

K. Ishimori

Heme

Inactive Active

Highlight Review Heme-regulated Proteins; Signaling Cascades

Electrochemical Characterization of Azolium Salts

Kelli A. Ogawa and Andrew J. Boydston*Chem. Lett. 2014, 43, 907-909

doi:10.1246/cl.140162

A. J. Boydston -1.3 -1.4 -1.5 -1.6 -1.7 -1.8

SNR

SNR

N

NNAr

NNR R

NNR R

NNR R

E1/2 (V vs SCE)

(< -2.4 V)

-1.9 -2.0 -2.1 -2.2

(saturated and unsaturated)

-2.3 -2.4

benzothiazoliumthiazolium

thiazolinium triazolium benzimidazolium imidazolium imidazolinium

Editor's Choice Azolium Salts; Redox Properties

Time-Resolved Spectroscopic and Imaging Studies on Laser Ablation of Molecular Systems: From Mechanistic Study to Bio/Nano Applications

Hiroshi MasuharaBull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2013, 86, 755-783

doi:10.1246/bcsj.20130066

H. Masuhara

Award Accounts Molecular Laser Ablation; Nanoparticle Fabrication

Gas-Phase Acidities of α- and α,α-SO2CF3-Substituted Toluenes. Varying Resonance Demand in the Electron-Rich System

Min Zhang, Md. Mizanur Rahman Badal, Ilmar A. Koppel, and Masaaki Mishima*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2013, 86, 813-820

doi:10.1246/bcsj.20130052

M. Mishima

∆G° °δ ρ σ ∆σ= ( + r R )

r -

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

H,H

H,CN

Cl,CF3

H,SO2CF3

SO2CF3, SO2CF3

CN,CN

Increasing acidity

340 380300 360320∆G°acid(X=H)/kcal mol-1

Selected Paper Gas-phase Acidities; SO2CF3-substituted Toluenes

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Identification of Hydrogen-Bonded Oligomers in Associating Liquid by 1H NMR: 1-Phenyl-1-cyclohexanol

Shigenori Nagatomo, Megumi Nobuhira, Yasuhisa Yamamura, Masato Sumita, and Kazuya Saito*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2013, 86, 569-576

doi:10.1246/bcsj.20120322

K. Saito

Selected Paper 1H NMR Study; Hydrogen-bonded Oligomers

Settlement of the Sweet-spot Problem of MALDI Crystals Using Cyclodextrin-supported Matrix

Takashi Fujita and Tatsuya Fujino*Chem. Lett. 2013, 42, 350-351

doi:10.1246/cl.121232

T. Fujino

Editor's Choice MALDI Crystals; Sweet-spot Problem

Remarkable Enhancement of Sensitivity with the Second Generation of Elliptically Polarization-detected Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy

Makoto Murakami, Yasuyuki Araki,* Seiji Sakamoto, Yoshiki Hamada, and Takehiko Wada*Chem. Lett. 2013, 42, 261-262

doi:10.1246/cl.2013.261

T. Wada

Editor's Choice Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy; [Ru(bpy)3]

BODIPY-Based Ratiometric Fluoroionophores with Bidirectional Spectral Shifts for the Selective Recognition of Heavy Metal Ions

Akira Hafuka, Hiroki Taniyama, Sang-Hyun Son, Koji Yamada, Masahiro Takahashi, Satoshi Okabe, and Hisashi Satoh*Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2013, 86, 37-44

doi:10.1246/bcsj.20120235

A. Hafuka

Cr3+

Zn2+

N

NNB

O

FF

NN

N N

O

N

N

N

B

FF

Selected Paper BODIPY-based Fluoroionophores; Heavy Metal Ions