Susumu KITAGAWA
Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Japan
Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS), JapanNew Dimensions of Porous Coordination Polymers/Metal-Organic Frameworks

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Susumu KITAGAWA

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Institute for Integrated-Cell Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Japan
Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS), Japan

Research Interests

The recent advent of porous coordination polymers (PCPs) or metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as new functional microporous

Coordination Chemistry, Porous Materials, Porous Coordination Polymers (PCPs), Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs)

creation of unprecedented regular nano-sized spaces and in the finding of novel phenomena [1]. For the sake of consistency, wematerials, have attracted the attention of chemists and physicists due to not only scientific but also application interest in thewill refer to these porous materials as MOFs. Beyond the robust frameworks of MOFs, we discovered the essential attribute ofMOFs that is porous structural flexibility, dissimilar to the conventional porous materials. Porous crystals with soft properties areEducation
1971 - 1974
1975 - 1979

collectively named “soft porous crystal (SPC)”, and flexible MOFs are a class of SPC [2]. Flexible MOFs have a great potential for
Kyoto University, Undergraduate course, Hydrocarbon Chemistry
Kyoto University, Graduate School, Hydrocarbon Chemistry, PhD

gas science & technology [3,4], focusing on energy and environmental, and bio active gases. High-efficiency separation
technology, different from conventional ways, is essential for low-energy separation of gas resources, flue gases, air, pollutantgases and other industrial materials. Regulation of physiological functions of cells and tissues by spatiotemporally controlled
release of biologically active gases is also important[5]. The future aspects will also be discussed [6,7].

Professional Career2013 - present2017 - present
2020 - present

Director, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University
Distinguished Professor (KUIAS)
Deputy Director-General (KUIAS)

Scientific Activities
2013 - 20182013 - 20182012 - 2018

Project Leader of ACCEL, JSPS
Project Leader of Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research for Specially Promoted Research“Chemistry of Hierarchical Coordination Space”
Project Leader of ACT-C, JSPS “Synthesis of porous coordination-based catalyst for conversion

Figure 1. Different aspects of MOFs obtained from SPCs[7].

of carbon dioxide to methanol”

Honors
2017
2018
2016
2011

Chemistry for the Future Solvay PrizeJapan Academy Prize
The Medal with Purple Ribbon (The Japanese Government)

Publications
1. “Design and control of gas diffusion process in a nanoporous soft crystal”, C.Gu, et al., Science, 2019, 363, 387-391.
2. “Highly responsive nature of porous coordination polymer surfaces imaged by in situ atomic force microscopy”, N.Hosono, et al., Nature Chemistry, 2018, 11, 109-116.
3. “Self-Accelerating CO Sorption in a Soft Nanoporous Crystal”, H.Sato, et al., Science, 2014, 343, 167-170.
“Localized cell stimulation by nitric oxide using a photoactive porous coordination polymer platform”, S.Diring, et al., Nature Commun. 2013, 4,4. 2684-2691.
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References

Grand Prix of the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie[ 1 ] S.Kitagawa, et al., Angew. Chem.Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 2334. Review article[ 2 ] S.Horike, et al., Nature Chem., 2009,1,695. Review article[ 3 ] S.Kitagawa, Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2015, 54,10687. Editorial[ 4 ] S.Kitagawa, Acc.Chem.Res., 2017,50,514. Commentary[ 5 ] S.Diring, et al.,Nature Commun., 2013, 4, 2684.
[ 6 ] S.Kitagawa, et al.,Angew. Chem.Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 6652. Review article[ 7 ] S.Kitagawa, et al.,Angew. Chem.Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 15325. Review article

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