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OTA Kei
Material Science DivisionAssistant Professor
Chemistry

  • E-Mail:keiotamail.saitama-u.ac.jp

Researcher information

■ Research Keyword
  • Inorganic chemistry
  • organic chemistry
  • Organoelemental chemistry
  • Main group element
  • Aromatics
  • Silicon
  • Boron
■ Field Of Study
  • Nanotechnology/Materials, Structural/physical organic chemistry
  • Nanotechnology/Materials, Inorganic and coordination chemistry
■ Career
  • Apr. 2025 - Present, Saitama University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Assistant professor
  • Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2024, Kindai University, Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Applied Chemistry, Assistant professor
  • Oct. 2021 - Mar. 2022, Nanyang Technological University, Research fellow, Singapore
  • Mar. 2021 - Oct. 2021, Nanyang Technological University, Student assistant, Singapore
■ Educational Background
  • Aug. 2017 - Sep. 2021, Nanyang Technological University, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Singapore
  • Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2017, University of Tsukuba, School of Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Japan
■ Award
  • May 2024, The 3rd Marie Sklodowska Curie Award, Inspiration Prize, JST, Embassy of the Republic of Poland
    Kei Ota
  • Sep. 2020, Poster award sponsored by Chemical Science, Sigma-bonding between Two pai-Orbitals in Zwitterionic Inorganic Benzene Valence Isomer, Nanyang Research Conference on Synthetic Chemistry and Catalysis
    International society, Singapore
  • Jul. 2019, Poster award, Zwitterionic Inorganic Benzene Valence Isomer with sigma-Bonding between Two pai-Orbitals, The 5th Singapore Inorganic Chemistry Symposium
    Kei Ota, International society, Singapore
  • Jul. 2019, Excellent poster award, Zwitterionic Inorganic Benzene Valence Isomer with sigma-Bonding between Two pai-Orbitals, The 2nd International Conference on Boron Chemistry
    Kei Ota, International society, China
  • Aug. 2017, Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA), Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR)
    Others, Singapore

Performance information

■ Paper
  • Reactions of Halogermylenes with N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes: Selective Formation of Low Valent Ge(II) Species               
    Kei Ota; Shotaro Ikoma; Tomohisa Okuda; Taisei Itakura; Tsukasa Nakahodo; Daisuke Hashizume; Tsukasa Matsuo
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Apr. 2025, [Reviewed], [Lead, Corresponding]
    The reactions of the Rind‐based 1,2‐dihalodigermenes, (Eind)BrGe=GeBr(Eind) (1a), and (EMind)ClGe=GeCl(EMind) (1b), with two types of N‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) (Im‐iPr2Me2 and Im‐Me4) result in the formation of the halogermylene mono‐NHC adducts, (Im‐iPr2Me2)(Eind)GeBr (2a') and (Im‐iPr2Me2)(EMind)GeCl (2b'), and the germyliumylidene cation bis‐NHC adducts, [(Im‐Me4)2(Eind)Ge]+[Br] (3a) and , with two equivalents of tBuLi in Et2O at low temperatures resulted in the formation of blue solutions derived from the diarylsilylenes, (Rind)2Si: (3). Upon warming the solutions above −20 °C, the blue color gradually faded, accompanying the decomposition of 3 and yielding cyclic hydrosilanes (4) via intramolecular C–H bond insertion at the Si(II) center. The molecular structures of the bulky Eind-based 3b and 4b were confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Thus, at −20 °C, blue crystals were formed (Crystal-A), which were identified as mixed crystals of 3b and 4b. Additionally, colorless crystals of 4b as a singular component were isolated (Crystal-B), whose structure was also determined by an X-ray diffraction analysis. Although the isolation of 3 was difficult due to their thermally labile nature, their structural characteristics and electronic properties were discussed based on the experimental findings complemented by computational results. We also examined the hydrolysis of 3b to afford the silanol, (Eind)2SiH(OH) (5b).
    MDPI AG, Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25073761
    DOI ID:10.3390/ijms25073761, eISSN:1422-0067, ORCID:156724167
  • Selective monooxygenation of diphosphenes with molecular oxygen
    Yuria Kawase; Shota Tsujimoto; Tomohiro Obayashi; Satoshi Kimura; Kanta Ito; Shotaro Ikoma; Kei Ota; Daisuke Hashizume; Tsukasa Matsuo
    Dalton Transactions, Volume:53, Number:5, First page:1956, Last page:1960, 2024, [Reviewed]
    The O2 splitting mediated by the bulky Rind-based diphosphenes leads to the clean formation of the diphosphene oxides with (O)PP moieties.
    Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt04348g
    DOI ID:10.1039/d3dt04348g, ISSN:1477-9226, eISSN:1477-9234, ORCID:151003817
  • A Series of Lithium Complexes of Bulky Rind-based Arylthiolate Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures
    Masahiro Hamura; Kohei Sugano; Ryo Matsukura; Kei Ota; Tsukasa Nakahodo; Daisuke Hashizume; Tsukasa Matsuo
    Chemistry Letters, Volume:52, Number:3, First page:140, Last page:143, Mar. 2023, [Reviewed]
    The bulky Rind-based thiols, (Rind)SH (1) [Rind = 1,1,7,7-tetra-R1-3,3,5,5-tetra-R2-s-hydrindacen-4-yl: EMind (a: R1 = Et, R2 = Me), Eind (b: R1 = R2 = Et), and MPhind (c: R1 = Me, R2 = Ph)], reacted with nBuLi in THF to afford a series of lithium arylthiolates, [(Rind)SLi]n(THF)m (2), whose structures were confirmed by an X-ray diffraction analysis. In the solid state, while the less bulky EMind-based lithium thiolate exhibited a linear dimer, [(EMind)SLi]2(THF)4 (2a), or trimer, [(EMind)SLi]3(THF)5 (2a′), the monomeric structures of (Eind)SLi(THF)3 (2b) and (MPhind)SLi(THF)2 (2c) were found for the bulky Eind- and the bulkier MPhind-based systems. The salt metathesis reaction between 2a and FeCl2(THF)1.5 in THF produced the anionic three-coordinate planar Fe(II) thiolate complex, [Li(THF)3][{(EMind)S}3Fe] (3a).
    The Chemical Society of Japan, Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.220532
    DOI ID:10.1246/cl.220532, ISSN:0366-7022, eISSN:1348-0715, ORCID:139996761
  • A series of (E)-1,2-diaryldigermenes incorporating bulky Eind groups: structural characteristics and absorption properties
    Shogo Yagura; Naoki Hayakawa; Airi Kuroda; Kei Ota; Rhota Tanishita; Genya Urasaki; Tsukasa Nakahodo; Hidetaka Nakai; Manabu Hoshino; Daisuke Hashizume; Tsukasa Matsuo
    Dalton Transactions, Volume:51, Number:48, First page:18633, Last page:18641, Nov. 2022, [Reviewed]
    We present the synthesis, structural features and absorption properties of a series of (E)-1,2-diaryldigermenes supported by the fused-ring bulky Eind groups.
    Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d2dt03427a
    DOI ID:10.1039/d2dt03427a, ISSN:1477-9226, eISSN:1477-9234, ORCID:123829486
  • Formation and Reactions of Ge=O Double-bonded Species Bearing EMind Groups               
    Airi Kuroda; Naoko Fujita; Tomomi Horita; Kei Ota; Alfredo Rosas-S{\'{a } }nchez; Manabu Hoshino; Daisuke Hashizume; Tsukasa Matsuo
    Chemistry Letters, Volume:51, Number:8, First page:828, Last page:831, Aug. 2022, [Reviewed]
    The Chemical Society of Japan, English, Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.220222
    DOI ID:10.1246/cl.220222, ISSN:0366-7022, ORCID:120876564
  • Zero-valent species of group 13–15 elements               
    Kei Ota; Rei Kinjo
    Chem, Volume:8, Number:2, First page:340, Last page:350, Feb. 2022, [Reviewed], [Lead]
    Elsevier BV, Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2022.01.010
    DOI ID:10.1016/j.chempr.2022.01.010, ISSN:2451-9294, ORCID:111475828
  • A Crystalline B4N2 Dewar Benzene as a Building Block for Conjugated B,N-Chains
    Kei Ota; Rei Kinjo
    Journal of the American Chemical Society, Volume:143, Number:29, First page:11152, Last page:11159, Jul. 2021, [Reviewed], [Lead]
    American Chemical Society (ACS), Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c04860
    DOI ID:10.1021/jacs.1c04860, ISSN:0002-7863, eISSN:1520-5126, ORCID:97045281
  • Open questions in boron species with globally 4n π systems
    Kei Ota; Rei Kinjo
    Communications Chemistry, Volume:4, Number:1, Jul. 2021, [Reviewed], [Lead]
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00542-x
    DOI ID:10.1038/s42004-021-00542-x, eISSN:2399-3669, ORCID:96913538
  • Heavier element-containing aromatics of [4n+2]-electron systems
    Kei Ota; Rei Kinjo
    Chemical Society Reviews, Volume:50, Number:18, First page:10594, Last page:10673, 2021, [Reviewed], [Lead]
    This review focuses on the heavier group 13–15 element-containing heterocycles of [4n+2]-electron systems featuring classical and advanced aromatics.
    Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cs01354d
    DOI ID:10.1039/d0cs01354d, ISSN:0306-0012, eISSN:1460-4744, ORCID:98235239
  • Aromatic nature of neutral and dianionic 1,4-diaza-2,3,5,6-tetraborinine derivatives               
    Kei Ota; Rei Kinjo
    RSC Advances, Volume:11, Number:1, First page:592, Last page:598, 2021, [Reviewed], [Lead]
    Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC}), Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/D0RA09040A
    DOI ID:10.1039/D0RA09040A, ORCID:86185630
  • Inorganic Benzene Valence Isomers               
    Kei Ota; Rei Kinjo
    Chemistry – An Asian Journal, Volume:15, Number:17, First page:2558, Last page:2574, Sep. 2020, [Reviewed], [Lead]
    Wiley, Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202000535
    DOI ID:10.1002/asia.202000535, ORCID:78491316
  • A Neutral and Aromatic Boron‐Rich Inorganic Benzene               
    Kei Ota; Rei Kinjo
    Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume:59, Number:16, First page:6572, Last page:6575, Apr. 2020, [Reviewed], [Lead]
    Wiley, English, Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201915790
    DOI ID:10.1002/anie.201915790, ISSN:1433-7851, ORCID:96101383
  • Germylone-bridged bimetallic Ir and Rh complexes               
    Bochao Su; Kei Ota; Yongxin Li; Rei Kinjo
    Dalton Transactions, Volume:48, Number:11, First page:3555, Last page:3559, 2019, [Reviewed]

    The reactions of germylone 1 with one equivalent of [M(COD)Cl]2 (M = Ir, Rh) afforded the germylone-bridged bimetallic complexes 2 and 3, which have been spectroscopically and structurally characterized.


    Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC}), English, Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c9dt00145j
    DOI ID:10.1039/c9dt00145j, ISSN:1477-9226, ORCID:96101384
  • Zwitterionic Inorganic Benzene Valence Isomer with σ-Bonding between Two π-Orbitals               
    Bochao Su; Kei Ota; Kai Xu; Hajime Hirao; Rei Kinjo
    Journal of the American Chemical Society, Volume:140, Number:38, First page:11921, Last page:11925, Sep. 2018, [Reviewed]
    American Chemical Society ({ACS}), English, Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b08025
    DOI ID:10.1021/jacs.8b08025, ISSN:0002-7863, ORCID:96101379
  • Bis(stibahousene)               
    Vladimir Ya. Lee; Kei Ota; Yuki Ito; Olga A. Gapurenko; Akira Sekiguchi; Ruslan M. Minyaev; Vladimir I. Minkin; Heinz Gornitzka
    Journal of the American Chemical Society, Volume:139, Number:39, First page:13897, Last page:13902, Oct. 2017, [Reviewed]
    American Chemical Society ({ACS}), English, Scientific journal
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b07712
    DOI ID:10.1021/jacs.7b07712, ISSN:0002-7863, ORCID:96101376
■ Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
  • Synthesis of Heavier Group 14 Element Cations               
    Kei Ota; Shotaro Ikoma; Tomohisa Okuda; Tsukasa Matsuo
    Sep. 2024
  • Reaction of arylhalogermylenes with NHCs               
    Kei Ota; Shotaro Ikoma; Tsukasa Matsuo
    The 14th International Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry (ICHAC-14), Jul. 2024, [Invited]
  • Synthesis and reduction of aryl cyclotrisilenylium ion               
    K. Ota; R. Ohno; N. Nishimura; T. Matsuo
    20th International Symposium on Silicon Chemistry (ISOS-20), May 2024
  • アリール基を有する シクロトリシレニルカチオンの合成               
    太田圭; 大野稜真; 松尾司
    Dec. 2022
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Boron-Rich Inorganic Benzene               
    太田圭; 金城玲
    Dec. 2020
  • Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivities of Boron-Rich Dewar Benzene               
    Kei Ota; Rei Kinjo
    Dec. 2020
  • Unexpected σ-bonding between two π-orbitals on the boron rich inorganic benzene valence isomer               
    Kei Ota
    PhD Student Workshop in Organic Chemistry, Nov. 2019
  • Zwitterionic Inorganic Benzene Valence Isomer with sigma-Bonding between Two pai-Orbitals               
    Kei Ota; Bochao Su; Kai Xu; Hajime Hirao; Rei Kinjo
    Chemistry National Meeting Singapore (ChnmSG 2019), May 2019
■ Teaching experience
  • Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2024
    科学技術英語2
  • Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2024
    アドバンスト有機化学
  • Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2024
    基礎ゼミI・II
  • Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2024
    応用化学実験IV
  • Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2023
    応用化学実験II
■ Affiliated academic society
  • 2023 - Present
  • 2016 - Present
■ Research projects
  • ホウ素0価単原子の創出とホウ素トランスファー反応への展開               
    01 Apr. 2024 - 31 Mar. 2026
    Grant amount(Total):4680000, Direct funding:3600000, Indirect funding:1080000
    Grant number:24K17700
  • 13族元素0価化学種の創出と元素トランスファー反応への展開               
    Aug. 2022 - Mar. 2024
    Grant amount(Total):2860000, Direct funding:2200000, Indirect funding:660000
    Grant number:22K20561
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