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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Organic Molecular Chemistry,Natural Product Chemistry |
| Keywords | synthetic organic chemistry, organocatalysis, natural product synthesis, total synthesis |
Current contact address
| Country | Japan |
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| City | Miyagi |
| Institution | Tohoku University |
| Institute | Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Benjamin List | Abteilung Homogene Katalyse, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/03/2025 |
Programme(s)
| 2024 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Hayashi is one of the key leaders in asymmetric organocatalysis since the early 2000s. His most important contribution has been the development of a general and versatile silyl ether in 2005. This catalyst is arguably the most frequently and successfully used aminocatalyst. For example, dozens of academic natural product syntheses use this catalyst, and it is also employed by the pharmaceutical industry for various reactions. The collaborative research in Germany will focus on combining Hayashi-style aminocatalysis with silylium based Lewis acid catalysis to enable unusual reactivity. |