Kenji Sakota

Excited-state double-proton transfer in a model DNA base pair: Resolution for stepwise and concerted mechanism controversy in the 7-azaindole dimer revealed by frequency- and time-resolved spectroscopy

Hiroshi Sekiya, Kenji Sakota · Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry Reviews · 2008 · 106 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +17

Excited-State Triple-Proton Transfer in 7-Azaindole(H₂O)₂ and Reaction Path Studied by Electronic Spectroscopy in the Gas Phase and Quantum Chemical Calculations

Kenji Sakota, Christophe Jouvet, Claude Dedonder et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry A · 2010 · 62 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +17

Excited-State Double-Proton Transfer in the 7-Azaindole Dimer in the Gas Phase. 2. Cooperative Nature of Double-Proton Transfer Revealed by H/D Kinetic Isotopic Effects

Kenji Sakota, Hiroshi Sekiya · The Journal of Physical Chemistry A · 2005 · 60 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +14

Cooperative Triple-Proton/Hydrogen Atom Relay in 7-Azaindole(CH₃OH)₂in the Gas Phase:  Remarkable Change in the Reaction Mechanism from Vibrational-Mode Specific to Statistical Fashion with Increasing Internal Energy

Kenji Sakota, Naomi Inoue, Yusuke Komoto et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry A · 2007 · 58 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +17

Excited-state double-proton transfer dynamics of deuterated 7-azaindole dimers in a free jet studied by hole-burning spectroscopy

Kenji Sakota, Akihiko Hara, Hiroshi Sekiya · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics · 2003 · 57 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +14