Prof. Dr. Masahiro Murakami

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsOrganic Molecular Chemistry
Keywordsorganic synthesis, organometallic chemistry

Current contact address

CountryJapan
CityKyoto
InstitutionKyoto University
InstituteGraduate School of Engineering, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Lutz AckermannInstitut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2014

Programme(s)

2013Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Murakami is an international authority in the area of Organic Synthesis and Organometallic Chemistry. He developed a range of versatile methods for the activation of small molecules. Professor Murakami has made pioneering contributions to the catalytic cleavage of otherwise unreactive carbon-carbon bonds as weIl as in asymmetric catalysis. In Germany, he focuses on the development of asymmetric carbon-hydrogen activation reactions.