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 | |
| Birth Date: | September 23, 1946 |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Field: | Organic chemistry |
| Work Institution: | Kyushu University |
| Alma Mater: | Kyushu University |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Masaru Yamaguchi |
| Known For: | enantioselective synthesis, Jacobsen epoxidation |
| 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).