BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251110T225014EST-9453OaP0IV@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20251111T035014Z DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nThe design of high-performance\, multifunctional o rganic emitters is pivotal for advancing technologies in optoelectronics\, sensing\, and bio-imaging. Heavy-metal-free organic materials that effici ently harvest triplet excitons and converting them into light are emerging as next-generation candidates for high-efficiency organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) From a materials-design standpoint\, twisted or resonant do nor-acceptor (D–A) -conjugated systems are promising for thermally activa ted delayed fluorescence (TADF)\, as they spatially separate HOMO and LUMO  to reduce singlet-triplet energy gaps\, thereby accelerating reverse inte rsystem crossing.  \n\nIn 2014\, we achieved a synthetic breakthrough via an oxidative skeletal rearrangement of binaphthalene diamines (BINAMs)\, l eading to the previously inaccessible dibenzo[a\,j]phenazines (DBPHZ) scaf fold. Leveraging the unique structure and physicochemical properties of DB PHZ\, we designed and synthesized novel DBPHZ-cored emitters\, including t wisted D–A–D triads and D–A–D–A macrocycles. These emitters exhibit advanc ed photophysical functionalities—efficient TADF\, multi-color-mechanochrom ic luminescence\, and room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP). \n\nThis pre sentation will cover key publications including:  \n\n1) Chem. Commun. 201 4\, 50\, 10291\; 2) Angew. Chem.\, Int. Ed. 2016\, 55\, 5739\; 3) Chem. Sc i. 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. Mat er. Interfaces 2021\, 13\, 2899\; 8) Angew. Chem.\, Int. Ed. 2024\, 63\, e 202405158\; 9) Acc. Chem. Res. 2024\, 57\, 2219\; 10) ChemRxiv doi: 10.264 34/chemrxiv-2025-sfp9s. \n\nAcknowledgements  \n\nParts of this research w ere supported by the JST ASPIRE program (Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem\; Grant No. JPMJAP2424)\, which aims to foster international collaboration and advance Japan’s research ecosystem .  \n\n \n\nBio:\n\nYouhei Takeda is an Associate Professor at Osaka Unive rsity. Youhei earned his B.Eng. from Waseda University in 2005\, followed by his Ph.D. from Kyoto University in 2010 under the guidance of Professor  Tamejiro Hiyama. He then conducted postdoctoral research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with Professor Timothy M. Swager\, during w hich\, he was appointed as JSPS research fellow (DC2 and PD). In 2011\, he  joined Osaka University as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Ass ociate Professor in 2015. His achievements have been widely recognized\, r eceiving several prestigious awards\, including the Incentive Award in Syn thetic Organic Chemistry\, Japan (2019)\, The Young Scientists’ Prize from the MEXT (2020)\, The Nozoe Memorial Award for Young Organic Chemists (20 20)\, Thieme Chemistry Journals Award (2021)\, and Asian Core Program Lect ureship Award (2023). His research focuses on the innovative design and sy nthesis of heteroatom-embedded exotic π-conjugated organic molecules\, wit h applications spanning various interdisciplinary fields. \n DTSTART:20251111T180000Z DTEND:20251111T193000Z LOCATION:OM 10\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\, 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:Chemical Society Seminar: Youhei Takeda-Triplet-Harvesting Organic Emitters Based on a Dibenzo[a\,j]phenazine Core: From Novel Synthesis to M ultifunctional Applications URL:/science/channels/event/chemical-society-seminar-y ouhei-takeda-triplet-harvesting-organic-emitters-based-dibenzoajphenazine- 368780 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR