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Akira Suzuki
Hokkaidō University
Known forSuzuki reaction
Awards
Scientific career
Institutions

Akira Suzuki (鈴木 章, Suzuki Akira, born September 12, 1930) is a Japanese chemist and

complex, in 1979.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Suzuki was born on September 12, 1930, in

PhD while he worked there as assistant professor. He initially wanted to major in mathematics, as his favorite subject in childhood was arithmetic.[5] It was an encounter with two books that became an opportunity to advance to the path of organic synthesis, one is Textbook of Organic Chemistry written by Louis Fieser of Harvard University, and another is Hydroboration written by Herbert C. Brown of Purdue University.[6]

Career

From 1963 until 1965, Suzuki worked as a postdoctoral student with

aryl and vinyl group are stable to water and air, easy to handle, and because the conditions required for use are also relatively mild, even among the several cross-coupling techniques, it is said to be easy to use.[8]
Its full mechanism is shown in the image below.

Suzuki Coupling Full Mechanism 2
Suzuki Coupling Full Mechanism 2

With his retirement from Hokudai in 1994 he took several positions in other universities: 1994–1995

Academic Sinica and the National Taiwan University
(2002).

In 2010, Suzuki was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with Richard F. Heck and Ei-ichi Negishi.[10]

To celebrate International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011), Suzuki was interviewed by the UNESCO Courier magazine, he said：

Today some people see chemistry just as a polluting industry, but that is a mistake ... Without it, productivity would drop and we could not enjoy the life we know today. If there is pollution, it is because we are releasing harmful substances. Obviously, we have to adapt treatment and management regimes and work to develop chemical substances and manufacturing processes that respect the environment.[11]

In 2014, a Canadian-Chinese student asked for Suzuki's advice: "how can I become a great chemist like you?", Suzuki answered him: "... above all else, you must learn to see through the appearance to perceive the essence."

Invention without patent

Suzuki has not obtained a patent on Suzuki reaction technology because he thinks that the research was supported by government funds,[6] therefore coupling technology has become widespread, and many products using this technology have been put into practical use.[12] To date, there are more than 6,000 papers and patents related to Suzuki reaction.[6]

Recognition

From left: Suzuki, Negishi, and Heck (2010)
Richard Heck, Nobel Prize Laureates 2010, at a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
in Stockholm.

See also

References

  1. S2CID 53532765
    .
  2. ^ Miyaura, N.; Suzuki, A. Chem. Commun. 1979, 866.
  3. Pure Appl. Chem.
    1991, 63, 419–422. (Review)
  4. ^ Suzuki, A. J. Organometallic Chem. 1999, 576, 147–168. (Review)
  5. ^ 『朝日小学生新聞』2010年10月8日
  6. ^ a b c 『朝日新聞』2010年10月7日
  7. doi:10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.62.410
    . 和書.
  8. ^ "鈴木 章 Akira Suzuki | Chem-Station (ケムステ)". www.chem-station.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  9. S2CID 53050782
    .
  10. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010" (Press release). Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  11. ^ "Letter to a young chemist" (PDF). The UNESCO Courier. 2011. pp. 39–41.
  12. ^ "根岸・鈴木氏、特許取得せず…栄誉の道開く一因". 読売新聞. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  13. ^ Akira Suzuki (in Japanese)
  14. ^ Akira Suzuki editorial photo. Image of discovery, historic – 96887166
  15. ^ "Nobel laureate Akira Suzuki receives honorary chair professorship from NCKU – NCKU, 國立成功大學 National Cheng Kung University". Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

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