T. Ikai, Y. Wada, S. Awata, C. Yun, K. Maeda, M. Mizuno, and T. M. Swager

Chiral triptycene-pyrene π-conjugated chromophores with circularly polarized luminescence

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 8440–8447.

T. Ikai, S. Awata, T. Kudo, R. Ishidate, K. Maeda, and S. Kanoh

Chiral stationary phases consisting of π-conjugated polymers bearing glucose-linked biphenyl units: reversible switching of resolution abilities based on a coil-to-helix transition

Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 4190–4198.  Selected as Back Cover

T. Ikai, S. Shimizu, T. Kudo, K. Maeda, and S. Kanoh

Helical Folding of π-Conjugated Polymers Bearing Glucose-Linked Biphenyl Units in the Main Chain: Application to Circularly Polarized Luminescence Materials

Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2017, 90, 910–918.

T. Ikai, Y. Kojima, K. Shinohara, K. Maeda, and S. Kanoh

Cellulose derivatives bearing pyrene-based π-conjugated pendants with circularly polarized luminescence in molecularly dispersed state

Polymer 2017, 117, 220–224.

R. Ishidate, T. Ikai, S. Kanoh, E. Yashima, and K. Maeda

Chromatographic enantioseparation by poly(biphenylylacetylene) derivatives with memory of both axial chirality and macromolecular helicity

Chirality 2017, 29, 120–129.  Selected as Front Cover

T. Ikai

The dawn of chiral material development using saccharide-based helical polymers

Polym. J. 2017, 49, 355–362.

T. Ikai, D. Suzuki, K. Shinohara, K. Maeda, and S. Kanoh

A cellulose-based chiral fluoroscent sensor for aromatic nitro compounds with central, axial and planar chirality

Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 2257–2265.

R. Kakuchi, R. Ito, S. Nomura, H Abroshan, K. Ninomiya, T. Ikai, K. Maeda, H. Kim, and K. Takahashi

A mechanistic insight into the organocatalytic properties of imidazolium-based ionic liquids and a positive co-solvent effect on cellulose modification reactions in an ionic liquid

RSC Adv. 2017, 7, 9423–9430.