Tsutomu Katsuki (September 23, 1946 – October 13, 2014) was an organic chemist who primarily focused on asymmetric oxidation reactions utilizing transition metal catalysts.
| Tsutomu Katsuki | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1946-09-23)September 23, 1946 |
| Died | October 13, 2014(2014-10-13) (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
Katsuki performed doctoral studies in the lab of Masaru Yamaguchi, contributing to the development of the Yamaguchi esterification. As a postdoctoral research associate with Professor Karl Barry Sharpless at Stanford University, he performed the first Sharpless epoxidation reaction. This reaction would eventually be acknowledged with the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Sharpless).
References
- 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.