Prof. Dr. Shiro Kobayashi

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPreparative and Physical Chemistry of Polymers
KeywordsOxidation-reduction polymerization, controlled radical polymerization, enzymatic polymerization, Polysaccharides, Polymers from Renewable Resources

Current contact address

CountryJapan
CityKyoto
InstitutionKyoto Institute of Technology
InstituteR & D Center for Bio-based Materials

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Helmut RingsdorfDepartment Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz
Prof. Dr. Klaus MüllenAbteilung für Synthetische und Makromolekulare Chemie, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz
Prof. Dr. Rudolf ZentelDepartment Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/1976

Programme(s)

1976Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
1999Humboldt Research Award Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2003Shiro Kobayashi and others: First Diazosulfonate Homopolymer by Enzymatic Polymerization. In: Macromol. Rapid Commun. , 2003, 185-189
2003Shiro Kobayashi and others: Synthesis of Polyphenol with a Mesoionic 6-Oxo-1,6-dihydropyrimidin-3-ium-4-olate as Pendant Group and Its Photochemical Behavior. In: Macromol. Chem. Phys. , 2003, 1079-1084
2002Shiro Kobayashi and others: Enzymatic polymerization of m-substituted phenols in the presence of 2,6-dl-methyl-beta-cyclodextrin in water. In: e-Polymers, 2002, 1-7
2000Shiro Kobayashi and others: Lipase-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization and copolymerization of cyclic dicarbonates. In: Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2000, 261-264
1999Shiro Kobayashi and others: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of a poly(hydroquinone). In: Macromol. Chem. Phys., 1999, 1998-2002