Publications

T. Shima

“Dinitrogen activation and functionalization by multimetallic hydride clusters”

Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2026, 99, uoag042.

X. Zhou, S. Hu, Q. Zhuo, G. Luo, T. Shima, Z. Hou,

“Denitrogenative Carbon Skeleton Cleavage and Reorganization of Pyridines by a Trinuclear Titanium Polyhydride Complex”

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 41462-41471.

X. Zhou, Q. Zhuo, T. Shima, X. Kang, Z. Hou,
“Denitrogenative Ring-Contraction of Pyridines to a Cyclopentadienyl Skeleton at a Dititanium Hydride Framework”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 31348-31355.

T. Shima, Q. Zhuo, X. Zhou, P. Wu, R. Owada, G. Luo, Z. Hou,

"Hydroamination of alkenes with dinitrogen and titanium polyhydrides."

Nature 2024, 632, 307-312.

Q. Zhuo, J. Yang, X. Zhou, T. Shima, Y. Luo, Z. Hou,
“Dinitrogen Cleavage and Multicoupling with Isocyanides in a Dititanium Dihydride Framework”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 10984–10992.

Q. Zhuo, J. Yang, X. Zhou, T. Shima, Y. Luo, Z. Hou,

"Aza-Michael addition of dinitrogen to α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in a dititanium framework"

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 22803-22813.

Y.-M. So, C. T. To, M. M. Guru, T. Shima, Z. Hou,

"Hydrodeoxygenative Coupling and Transformation of Aldehydes at a N2-Derived Tetranuclear Titanium Imide/Hydride Framework"

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 16906-16912.

Q. Zhuo, X. Zhou, T. Shima, Z. Hou,

"Dinitrogen Activation and Addition to Unsaturated C− E (E= C, N, O, S) Bonds Mediated by Transition Metal Complexes"

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, e202218606.

T. Shima, Q. Zhuo, Z. Hou,

“Dinitrogen Activation and Transformation by Multimetallic Polyhydride Complexes”

Coord. Chem. Rev. 2022, 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214766.

Q. Zhuo, J. Yang, Z. Mo, X. Zhou, T. Shima, Y. Luo, Z. Hou,

“Dinitrogen Cleavage and Functionalization by Carbon Dioxide at a Dititanium Dihydride Framework”,

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 6972-6980.

K. Fukutani, J. Yoshinobu, M. Yamauchi, T. Shima, S. Orimo,

"Hydrogenomics: Efficient and Selective Hydrogenation of Stable Molecules Utilizing Three Aspects of Hydrogen",

Catalysis Letters, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-021-03750-1

S. Hu, T. Shima, Z. Hou,
"Hydrodeoxygenative Cyclotetramerization of Carbon Monoxide by a Trinuclear Titanium Polyhydride Complex",
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 19889-19894.

T. Shima, J. Yang, G. Luo, Y. Luo, Z. Hou,

“Dinitrogen Activation and Hydrogenation by C5Me4SiMe3-Ligated Di- and Trinuclear Chromium Hydride Complexes”,

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 9007-9016.

Z. Mo, T. Shima, Z. Hou,
"Synthesis and Diverse Transformations of a Dinitrogen Dititanium Hydride Complex Bearing Rigid Acridane‐Based PNP‐Pincer Ligands",
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 8635-8644.

T. Shima, Z. Hou,

"Dinitrogen Activation by a Titanium/Ruthenium Heteromultimetallic Hydride Complex" (a special issue)

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2020, 1418-1422.

T. Shima,

"Multimetallic Rare Earth and Group 4 Transition Metal Hydrides for Novel Transformations of Small Molecules",

J. Phy. Soc. Jpn., 2020, 89, 051014.

T. Shima, G. Luo, S. Hu, Y. Luo, Z. Hou,

"Experimental and Computational Studies of Dinitrogen Activation and Hydrogenation at a Tetranuclear Titanium Imide/Hydride Framework",

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 2713–2720.

S. Hu, G. Luo, T. Shima, Y. Luo, Z. Hou,

"Hydrodenitrogenation of pyridines and quinolines at a multinuclear titanium hydride framework",

Nature Commun. 2017, 8, 1866.

E. Steigleder, T. Shima, G. M. Lang, A. Ehnbom, F. Hampel, J. A. Gladysz,

"Partially Shielded Fe(CO)3 Rotors: Syntheses, Structures, and Dynamic Properties of Complexes with Doubly trans Spanning Diphosphines, trans-Fe(CO)3(PhP(CH2)n)2PPh)",

Organometallics 2017, 36, 2891–2901.

D. Kawai, T. Shima, M. Nishiura, Z. Hou,

"Cleavage of carbon monoxide and C-C bond formation promoted by rare-earth/ruthenium heterobimetallic hydride complexes",

J. Organomet. Chem., 2017, 847, 74–81.

B. Wang, G. Luo, M. Nishiura, S. Hu, T. Shima, Y. Luo, Z. Hou,

"Dinitrogen Activation by Dihydrogen and a PNP-Ligated Titanium Complex",

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 1818–1821.

M. M. Guru, T. Shima, Z. Hou,

"Conversion of Dinitrogen to Nitriles at a Multinuclear Titanium Framework",

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 12316–12320.

G. M. Lang, T. Shima, L. Wang, K. J. Cluff, K. Skopek, F. Hampel, J. Blümel, J. A. Gladysz,

"Gyroscope-Like Complexes Based on Dibridgehead Diphosphine Cages That Are Accessed by Three-Fold Intramolecular Ring Closing Metatheses and Encase Fe(CO)3, Fe(CO)2(NO)+, and Fe(CO)3(H)+ Rotators",

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 7649–7663.

T. Shima, T. Yanagi, Z. Hou,

"Rare-Earth/Iridium Heterobimetallic Complexes with Bridging Imido and Silylmethyl Ligands: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity",

New J. Chem., 2015, 39, 7608–7616.

G. M. Lang, D. Skaper, T. Shima, M. Otto, L. Wang, J. A. Gladysz,

"Syntheses of Iron(0) Complexes of Symmetrical Trialkylphosphines with Three Terminal Vinyl Groups, P((CH2)mCH=CH2)3",

Aus. J. Chem., 2015, 68, 1342–1351.

M. Nagaoka, T. Shima, T. Takao, H. Suzuki

"Trinuclear m3-Silyl Complexes of Ruthenium and Group 9 Metals Having 3c-2e Interactions and Transformation of a m3-Silyl Complex of Ru2Ir into m-Silyl and m3-Silylene Complexes",

Organometallics 2014, 33, 7232–7240.

S. Hu, T. Shima, Z. Hou,
"Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage and Rearrangement of Benzene by a Trinuclear Titanium Hydride",
Nature, 2014, 512, 413-415.

T. Shima, S. Hu, G. Luo, X. Kang, Y. Luo, Z. Hou,
"Dinitrogen Cleavage and Hydrogenation by a Trinuclear Titanium Polyhydride Complex",
Science, 2013, 340, 1549-1552.

S. Hu, T. Shima, Y. Luo, Z. Hou,
"Tetranuclear Zirconium and Hafnium Polyhydride Complexes Composed of the "CpMH2"Units",
Organometallics, 2013, 32, 2145-2151.

T. Shima, Z. Hou,
"Heterometallic Polyhydride Complexes Containing Yttrium Hydrides with Different Cp Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, and Hydrogen-Uptake/Release Properties",
Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 3458-3466.

M. Nagaoka, T. Shima, T. Takao, H. Suzuki,

"Synthesis of a heterometallic trinuclear cluster of ruthenium and iridium containing a perpendicularly coordinated alkyne ligand and its dynamic behavior",

J. Organomet. Chem., 2013, 725, 68-75.

T. Shima, Y. Luo, T. Stewart, R. Bau, G. J. Mclntyre, S. A. Mason, Z. Hou,
"Molecular heterometallic hydride clusters composed of rare-earth and d-transition metals",
Nature Chem., 2011, 3, 814-820.

T. Shima, M. Nishiura, Z. Hou,
"Tetra-, Penta-, and Hexanuclear Yttrium Hydride Clusters from Half-Sandwich Bis(aminobenzyl)Complexes Containing Various Cyclopentadienyl Ligands",
Organometallics 2011, 30, 2513-2524.

M. Nishiura, J. Baldamus, T. Shima, K. Mori, Z. Hou,
"Synthesis and Structures of the C5Me4SiMe3-Supported Polyhydride Complexes over the Full Size Range of the Rare Earth Series",
Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 5033-5044.

J. Cheng, T. Shima, Z. Hou,
"Rare-Earth Polyhydride Complexes Bearing Bis(phosphinophenyl) Amido Pincer Ligands",
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 1857-1860.

T. Shima, Z. Hou,
"Selective Ammonolysis of Half-Sandwich Rare-Earth Metal Dialkyl and Polyhydride Complexes: Synthesis of Polyamido Rare-earth Complexes Having Novel Structures",
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 6858-6863.

A. J. Nawara-Hultzsch, K. Skopek, T. Shima, M. Barbasiewicz, G. D. Hess, D. Skaper, J. A. Gladysz,

"Syntheses and Palladium, Platinum, and Borane Adducts of Symmetrical Trialkylphosphines with Three Terminal Vinyl Groups, P((CH2)mCH=CH2)3",

Z. Naturforsch., 2010, 65b, 414-424.

T. Shima, K. Namura, H. Kameo, S. Kakuta, H. Suzuki,

"1,4,7-Trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane Ligand: A Useful Precursor for Synthesis of Heterometallic Complexes",

Organometallics 2010, 29, 337-346.

Y. Takenaka, T. Shima, J, Baldamus, Z. Hou,
"Reduction of Transition-Metal-Coordinated Carbon Monoxide by a Rare-Earth Hydride Cluster: Isolation of Well-Defined Heteromultimetallic Oxycarbene, Oxymethyl, Carbene, and Methyl Complexes",
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2009, 48, 7888-7891.

H. Kameo, T. Shima, Y. Nakajima, H. Suzuki,

"Synthesis of Heterometallic Trinuclear Polyhydrido Clusters Containing Ruthenium and Osmium and Their Electronic and Structural Deviation from Homometallic Systems",

Organometallics 2009, 28, 2535-2545.

T. Shima, Z. Hou,
"Rare Earth/d-Transition Metal Heteromultimetallic Polyhydride Complexes Based on Half-Sandwich Rare Earth Moieties",
Organometallics 2009, 28, 2244-2252.

T. Shima, Y. Sugimura, H. Suzuki,

"Heterometallic Trinuclear Polyhydrido Complexes Containing Ruthenium and a Group 9 Metal, [Cp*3Ru2M(m3-H)(m-H)3] (M = Ir or Rh); Cp* = h5-C5Me5): Synthesis, Structure, and Site-Selectivity in Reactions with Phosphines",

Organometallics 2009, 28, 871-881.

N. Mizuno, T. Shima, H. Tanaka, Z. Hou, M. Takata,

"Structural analysis of the rare earth metal hydride complexes",

Acta Cryst. 2008, A64, C405.

T. Shima, Z. Hou,

"Activation and Dehydrogenative Silylation of the C-H Bonds of Phosphine-coordinated Ruthenium in Lu/Ru Heteromultimetallic hydride complexes",
Chem. Lett., 2008, 37, 298-299.

Z. Hou, M. Nishiura, T. Shima,
"Synthesis and Reactions of Polynuclear Polyhydrido Rare Earth Metal Complexes Containing of "(C5Me4SiMe3)LnH2" Units: A New Frontier in Rare Earth Metal Hydride Chemistry",
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2007, 2535-2545.

T. Shima, T. Ichikawa, H. Suzuki,

"Reaction of a Heterobimetallic Polyhydrido Cluster, [Cp*Ru(m-H)4OsCp*] (Cp* = h5-C5Me5), with Diphenylacetylene. Regioselective C-H Bond Activation at the Osmium Center",

Organometallics 2007, 26, 6329-6337.

F. Jaroschik, T. Shima, X. Li, K. Mori, L. Ricard, X. -F. Le Goff, F. Nief, Z. Hou,
"Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Mono(phospholyl)lanthanoid(III) Bis(dimethylaminobenzyl) Complexes",
Organometallics 2007, 26, 5654-5660.

L. Wang, T. Shima, F. Hampel, J. A. Gladysz,

"Gyroscope-like molecules consisting of three-spoke stators that enclose “switchable” neutral dipolar rhodium rotators; reversible cycling between faster and slower rotating Rh(CO)I and Rh(CO)2I species"

Chem. Commun., 2006, 4075-4077.

T. Shima, Z. Hou,
"Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide by Tetranuclear Rare Earth Metal Polyhydrido Complexes. Selective Formation of Ethylene and Isolation of Well-Defined Polyoxo Rare Earth Metal Clusters",
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 8124-8125.

A. J. Nawara, T. Shima, F. Hampel, J. A. Gladysz,

"Gyroscope-like Molecules Consisting of PdX2/PtX2 Rotators Encased in Three-Spoke Stators: Synthesis via Alkene Metathesis, and Facile Substitution and Demetalation",

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 4962-4963.

J. Ito, T. Shima, H. Suzuki,

"Synthesis of Group 8-Group 6 Heterotrimetallic Polyhydrido Complexes Having Only a C5Me5 Group as Auxiliary Ligand",

Organometallics 2006, 25, 1333-1336.

T. Shima, H. Suzuki,

"Heterobimetallic Polyhydride Complex, Cp*Ru(m-H)4OsCp* (Cp*=h5-C5Me5). Synthesis, and Reaction with Ethylene",

Organometallics 2005, 24, 3939-3945.

T. Shima, H. Suzuki,

"P-C Bond Cleavage by a Heterobimetallic Polyhydrido Complex, (C5Me5)Ru(m-H)3Ir(C5Me5). Structure Determination and Fluxional Behavior of a Bridging Phosphido Complex, (C5Me5)Ru(m-PPh2)(m-H)(m- h1:h2-C6H5)Ir(C5Me5)",

Organometallics 2005, 24, 1703-1708.

T. Shima, F. Hampel, J. A. Gladysz,

"Molecular Gyroscopes Consisting of Fe(CO)3 and Fe(CO)2(NO)+ Rotators Encased in Three-Spoke Stators; Facile Assembly via Alkene Metatheses",

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 5537-5540.

J. Ito, T. Shima, H. Suzuki,

"Di- and Trinuclear Polyhydride Complexes Containing Ruthenium and Rhenium. Synthesis, Site Exchange, and H/D Exchange of Hydride Ligands",

Organometallics 2004, 23, 2447-2460.

T. Shima, E. B. Bauer, F. Hampel, J. A. Gladysz,

"Alkene Metatheses in Transition Metal Coordination Spheres: Dimacrocyclizations that join trans Positions of Square-Planar Platinum Complexes to give Topologically Novel Diphosphine Ligands",

Dalton Trans., 2004, 1012-1028.

T. Shima, J. Ito, H. Suzuki,

"Synthesis, Characterization and Structure Determination of Heterobimetallic Polyhydride Complexes (C5Me5)Ru(m-H)3MH3(C5Me5) (M = Mo, W) Containing Group VI and Group VIII Metal",

Organometallics 2001, 20, 10-12.

T. Shima, H. Suzuki,

"Heterobimetallic Polyhydride Complex Containing Ruthenium and Iridium. Synthesis and Site-selectivity in the Reaction with Unsaturated Hydrocarbons",

Organometallics 2000, 19, 2420-2422.

著書

1. 「“水素”を使いこなすためのサイエンスハイドロジェノミクス」、pp.162-171「ヒドリドクラスターを活用した小分子の活性化・変換反応」共立出版、2022.

2.「錯体化合物辞典」錯体化学会編、共著、朝倉書店、2019.

3. “Dinitrogen fixation by transition metal hydride complexes”, T. Shima, Z. Hou, Top. Organomet. Chem. Springer, 2017, 60, 23-44.

4. “Molecular rare earth hydride clusters”, T. Shima, Z. Hou, “Recent Development in Clusters of Rare Earths and Actinides: Chemistry and Materials”, Springer, 2016, pp. 315-335. doi:10.1007/430_2016_7

5. 「分子性多金属ヒドリドクラスターの合成と水素吸蔵特性」島隆則、侯召民、「水素利用技術集成vol.4」（2014年、エヌ・ティー・エス）、PP.221-228.

総説・解説

日本学士院賞受賞者侯召民博士解説、島隆則、現代化学2022年7月号
「C5Me4SiMe3基を配位子とするチタン及びクロムヒドリドクラスターの合成と窒素分子の活性化」島隆則、侯召民、Bull. Jpn. Soc. Coord. Chem. 2020, 76, 56-58.
「前周期遷移金属ヒドリドクラスターを利用した小分子の新規変換反応」島隆則、有機合成化学協会誌、2020, 78, 575-584.
「多金属ヒドリド錯体による窒素分子および含窒素有機化合物の変換反応」島隆則、侯召民、触媒、2019, 61, pp.285-290.
「多核チタンヒドリド錯体による窒素分子の切断と水素化」島隆則、侯召民、ファインケミカル、2016年3月号、pp.27-32.
「窒素分子を常温・常圧で切る―より良いアンモニア合成法を目指して―」島隆則、化学と教育、2014年7月号、vol.62, No.7, pp.350-353.
「サイエンス誌に載った日本人研究者 (Japanese Scientists in Science 2013)」、AAAS, 2014, P.43.
「希土類ヒドリドクラスターを基盤とする多金属触媒」島隆則、侯召民、学術月報 2008年1月号、pp.24–29.
｢海外研究室レポート｣島隆則, Organometallic News, 4, 2004, pp.130–131.
“Fully Enclosed Molecular Rotors”, C&E News, Sep 6, 2004, pp. 11–12.