Kiyo Fujimori
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Qualifications
BEng(Waseda), MSc, PhD(Flor), DipEd(Waseda)
Contact
| Email: | kfujimor@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Riggs Building 2.20 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2402 (or +61 2 6773 2402 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3268 |
Kiyo Fujimori received a PhD in polymer chemistry after an undergraduate study in applied chemistry. Kiyo came to University of New England as a Teaching Fellow. He participates in undergraduate teaching and research in polymer chemistry.
Research interests
Kiyo's research group has been involved in studying the following two areas:
- free radical copolymerisation
- functions of synthetic polymers
The study of free radical copolymerisation includes quantitative determination of microstructure of copolymers and examination of copolymerisation mechanism. Of particular interest is in the area of alternating copolymers and alternating copolymerisation. Some studies on polymer-metal ion complexion, catalyses by functional polymers and the daughter-parent relations in matrix polymerisation have been carried out. Polymers of targeted chemical functions are designed and the physico-chemical functions of these tailored polymers are studied.
Speciality Area/s
- Polymer synthesis
- Polymerisation
Teaching Interests
- General chemistry
- Foundation chemistry
- Polymer chemistry
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
P.G. Brown and K. Fujimori, "A mechanistic study of the radical copolymerization of p-chlorostyrene with citraconic anhydride via C-13 NMR spectroscopy", Die Makromolekulare Chemie, 195, 917-932 (1994).
P.G. Brown and K. Fujimori, "Solvent effects on the microstructure of styrene/maleic anhydride copolymers", Makromolekulare Chemie - Rapid Comm., 15, 61-65 (1994).
P.G. Brown and K. Fujimori, "A stereochemical study of citraconic anhydride units in copolymers of styrene with citraconic anhydride via C-13 NMR spectroscopy", European Polymer Journal, 30, 1097-1103 (1994).
P.G. Brown and K. Fujimori, "The Comppen model: A combined complex-participation/penultimate model for free radical copolymerization", Journal of Polymer Science - Part A, Polymer Chemistry, 32, 2971-2978 (1994).
P.G. Brown and K. Fujimori, "A novel mechanistic study of the radical copolymerization of styrene with citraconic anhydride via C-13 NMR spectroscopy", Polymer, 35, 2302-2306 (1994).
P.G. Brown and K. Fujimori, "Solvent effects on the copolymerization of p-methoxystyrene with maleic anhydride: An investigation into the mechanism of alternating copolymerization", Polymer, 36, 1053-1059 (1995).
T.H.Ha Nguyen, K. Fujimori and D.J. Tucker, "The triad distribution and the cis/trans configurations at the cyclic maleic anhydride units in maleic anhydride-styrene copolymers prepared in DMF", Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry ,A33(9),1209-1216(1996).
W. Rung-Aphinya, K. Fujimori, I.E. Craven and D.J. Tucker, "Linkage configurations at the cyclic maleic anhydride units and sequence distribution in the copolymers of p-chlorostyrene with maleic anhydride", Polymer International, 42, 17-21 (1997)
T.H.Ha Nguyen, K. Fujimori and D.J. Tucker, "Monomer unit sequence distribution and linkage configurations at citraconic anhydride units in the copolymers of citraconic anhydride and styrene prepared in carbon tetrachloride", Polymer Bulletin, 38, 567-572(1997)
T.H.Ha Nguyen, K. Fujimori and D.J. Tucker, "Determination of Monomer Unit Sequence Distribution in the copolymers of styrene and maleic anhydride prepared in carbon tetrachloride and in N,N-dimethylformamide", Vietnamese Journal of Chemistry (Tap Chi Hoa Hoc), 35, 89-92 (1997)
T.H.Ha Nguyen, K. Fujimori and I.E. Craven, "Relation between the alternating monomer unit sequence and the cis and trans linkage configurations at the cyclic maleic anhydride units in the copolymers of styrene and maleic anhydride prepared in carbon tetrachloride", Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 198, 1022-1032(1997)
T.H.Ha Nguyen, K. Fujimori and D.J. Tucker, "Determination of monomer unit sequence and linkage configuration of copolymers of styrene and citraconic anhydride, and possibility of a participation of electron donor-acceptor complex in the copolymerization", Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry, A34 ,1593 - 1604 (1997)
T.H.Ha Nguyen and K. Fujimori, "Empirical determination of the equilibrium constant of the complex formation between maleic anhydride and styrene in N,N-dimethylformamide", Journal of Analytical Sciences, Society of Vietnamese Analytical Sciences, 3, 29-32 (1998)
T.H.Ha Nguyen and K. Fujimori, "Theoretical study on the copolymerization of styrene and maleic anhydride prepared in carbon tetrachloride and in N,N-dimethylformamide.", Acta Polymerica , 49(8), 404-410 (1998)
T.H.Ha Nguyen, K. Fujimori, D.J Tucker and P.C. Henry, "Structural evidence for a complex participation in the alternating copolymerization of citraconic (a-methylmaleic) anhydride with styrene in N,N-dimethylformamide", Polymer Bulletin, 40, in press (1999)
T.H.Ha Nguyen, K. Fujimori, D.J Tucker and P.C. Henry, "Non-linear least square curve fitting of copolymerization models to the triad fractions of copolymers of styrene and citraconic anhydride, and copolymers of styrene and maleic anhydride prepared in N,N-dimethylformamide", Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry, A36, in press (1999)
T.H.Ha Nguyen, K. Fujimori, D.J Tucker and P.C. Henry, "Assignment of C-13 NMR chemical shift and microstructure of copolymers of 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether-maleic anhydride and n-butyl vinyl ether-maleic anhydride", Polymer Bulletin. 43(1):81-85 (1999)
X-J Hao, K. Fujimori, D.J Tucker and P.C. Henry, "An NMR determination of linkage configuration and monomer unit triad distribution in the copolymer of isobutyl vinyl ether and maleic anhydride.", European Polymer Journal, 36(6):1145-1150 (2000)
X-J Hao, K. Fujimori, and P.C. Henry, "Quasi tacticity of rigidly alternating copolymers and determination of the proportion of quasi isotactic and quasi syndiotactic configurations in the copolymers of isobutyl vinyl ether and maleic anhydride", Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 22:111-113 (2001)
K Fujimori and X-J. Hao,"The formation of alternating triads and the formation of cis linkage configuration by a participation of the electron donor-acceptor complex of the monomers in the copolymerisation of N-phenylmaleimide and 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether", Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry, A38, 1087 (2001)
X-J Hao, and K. Fujimori, "Linkage configuration and triad distribution in the copolymers of isobutyl vinyl ether and N-phenylmaleimide prepared in chloroform and in methyl ethyl ether"' Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 202, 2783 (2001)