Tsutomu Katsuki (September 23, 1946 – October 13, 2014) was an organic chemist who primarily focused on asymmetric oxidation reactions utilizing transition metal catalysts.[1][2]
Tsutomu Katsuki | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 23, 1946 |
| Died | October 13, 2014 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Kyushu University |
| Known for | enantioselective synthesis, Jacobsen epoxidation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Kyushu University |
| Doctoral advisor | Masaru Yamaguchi |
| Other academic advisors | Karl Barry Sharpless |
Education edit
Katsuki performed doctoral studies in the lab of Masaru Yamaguchi, contributing to the development of the Yamaguchi esterification.[3] As a postdoctoral research associate with Professor Karl Barry Sharpless at Stanford University, he performed the first Sharpless epoxidation reaction.[4] This reaction would eventually be acknowledged with the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Sharpless).
References edit
- ^ Sharpless, K. Barry; Finn, M. G.; Martín, Víctor S. (2015-04-13). "Tsutomu Katsuki (1946–2014)". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54 (16): 4708. doi:10.1002/anie.201501065. ISSN 1521-3773. PMID 25766459.
- ^ "Tsutomu Katsuki". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48 (30): 5398. 2009-07-13. doi:10.1002/anie.200902602. ISSN 1521-3773.
- ^ Inanaga, Junji; Hirata, Kuniko; Saeki, Hiroko; Katsuki, Tsutomu; Yamaguchi, Masaru (1979-07-01). "A Rapid Esterification by Means of Mixed Anhydride and Its Application to Large-ring Lactonization". Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 52 (7): 1989–1993. doi:10.1246/bcsj.52.1989. ISSN 0009-2673.
- ^ Katsuki, Tsutomu; Sharpless, K. Barry (August 1980). "The first practical method for asymmetric epoxidation". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 102 (18): 5974–5976. doi:10.1021/ja00538a077. ISSN 0002-7863.