Seiya Ota

03 Publications

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications, selected presentations, and awards are listed here. Bibliographic and award information is based on official records from publishers, DOI pages, and event organizers.

Featured Publication

Chemical Science cover artwork for research on cyclometalated platinum complexes
Chemical Science cover artwork (Ota et al., 2024). Design: Satoshiro Tatara (TATARAS Design).

π-Extended ligands with dual-binding behavior: hindered rotation unlocks unexpected reactivity in cyclometalated Pt complexes

Seiya Ota, Miguel A. Soto, Brian O. Patrick, Saeid Kamal, Francesco Lelj, and Mark J. MacLachlan

Chemical Science 15, 14644–14650 (2024)
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04799K

This first-author paper shows how hindered rotation in π-extended ligands enables two binding modes in cyclometalated platinum complexes. The resulting five- and six-membered metallacycles provide a route to controlling molecular structure, reactivity, and photophysical properties.

First-author paper · Journal Cover · HOT Article · ChemSci Pick of the Week

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Other Peer-reviewed Publications

High-Resolution AFM Visualization of Nanocellulose Surface Grafting with Small Molecules

Lucas J. Andrew, Ayhan Yurtsever, Raksha Kandel, Seiya Ota, Keisuke Miyazawa, Takeshi Fukuma, and Mark J. MacLachlan, “High-Resolution AFM Visualization of Nanocellulose Surface Grafting with Small Molecules,” Small 21(36), e01435 (2025).

  • AuthorsLucas J. Andrew, Ayhan Yurtsever, Raksha Kandel, Seiya Ota, Keisuke Miyazawa, Takeshi Fukuma, Mark J. MacLachlan
  • Journal / venueSmall 21(36), e01435 (2025)

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202501435

Breathing Room: Restoring Free Rotation in a Schiff-Base Macrocycle through Endoperoxide Formation

Mohammad T. Chaudhry, Seiya Ota, Francesco Lelj, and Mark J. MacLachlan, “Breathing Room: Restoring Free Rotation in a Schiff-Base Macrocycle through Endoperoxide Formation,” Organic Letters 23(24), 9538–9542 (2021).

  • AuthorsMohammad T. Chaudhry, Seiya Ota, Francesco Lelj, Mark J. MacLachlan
  • Journal / venueOrganic Letters 23(24), 9538–9542 (2021)

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03759

Selected Presentations

  • Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition 2026 (x2026)

    Oral and poster presentations. Poster 165 received The Organometallics – Best Graduate Poster Award, a CSC 2026 graduate poster prize sponsored by Organometallics.

    CSC Inorganic Division award announcement

  • The 19th International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (ISMSC 2025)

    “π-Extended ligands with dual-binding behavior: hindered rotation unlocks unexpected reactivity in cyclometalated Pt complexes”

    Poster presentation (P1A_115 / PNA_35). Recipient of an Excellent Poster Award.

  • Frontier Molecules Group Seminar, NIMS

    “π-Extended Ligands with Janus Behavior: Hindered Rotation Unlocks Unexpected Reactivity in Cyclometalated Pt Complexes”

    Research seminar on molecular structure and reactivity in cyclometalated platinum complexes.

    Official NIMS seminar announcement

  • Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition 2024

    Oral presentation.

  • Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition 2023

    Poster presentation.

Awards

  • 2026

    The Organometallics – Best Graduate Poster Award, CSC 2026

    Graduate poster prize sponsored by Organometallics.

    CSC Inorganic Division award announcement

  • 2025

    ISMSC 2025 Excellent Poster Award

  • 2024

    UBC Chemistry Graduate Student Summer Research Award

  • 2023

    Best Poster Award, Chemistry Graduate Research Symposium

For the context behind these presentations, see Talks, Teaching & Science Communication.