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Jirō Tsuji
Jiro Tsuji (May 11, 1927 – April 1, 2022) was a Japanese chemist, notable for his discovery of organometallic reactions, including the Tsuji–Trost reaction, the Tsuji–Wilkinson decarbonylation reaction, and the Wacker process, Tsuji–Wacker reaction. Early life and education Tsuji was born in Japan in 1927. After attending Kyoto University, Tsuji began his doctoral research at Columbia University under Gilbert Stork studying natural product synthesis, and making contributions to research on the dissolving metal reduction of enones. Independent career His independent career began at Toyo Rayon (now Toray Industries) studying the stoichiometric, and later catalytic carbonylation of PdII-alkene complexes with carbon monoxide. His preliminary results showed that acyl halides and aldehydes could be decarbonylated by Pd0 at high temperatures (200 °C) yielding alkenes; further investigation revealed that stoichiometric quantities of Wilkinson's catalyst was able to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto University
, or , is a National university, national research university in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1897, it is one of the former Imperial Universities and the second oldest university in Japan. The university has ten undergraduate faculties, eighteen graduate schools, and thirteen research institutes. The university's educational and research activities are centred in its three main campuses in Kyoto: Yoshida, Uji and Katsura. The Kyoto University Library Network, consisting of more than 40 libraries spread across its campuses, has a collection of more than 7.49 million books, making it the second largest university library in the country. In addition to these campuses, the university owns facilities and lands for educational and research purposes around the country. As of 2024, Kyoto University counts List of prime ministers of Japan by education, two prime ministers of Japan amongst its alumni. Additionally, three prime ministers of Japan attended the Third Higher School, a university p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
