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 | |
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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 |
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).