Yoshito Kishi

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Yoshito Kishi (岸 義人, Kishi Yoshito, 13 April 1937 – 9 January 2023)[1] was a Japanese chemist who was the Morris Loeb Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University. He was known for his contributions to the sciences of organic synthesis and total synthesis.

Early life and education

Kishi was born in Nagoya, Japan and attended

postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard University where he worked with Robert Burns Woodward.[3] From 1966 through 1974, he was a professor of chemistry at Nagoya University.[3] Since 1974, Kishi had been a professor of chemistry at Harvard University.[4][5]

Kishi's research has focused on the total synthesis of complex

halichondrins, saxitoxin, tetrodotoxin, geldanamycin, batrachotoxin and many others.[6][7][8] Kishi has also contributed to the development of new chemical reactions including the Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi reaction.[9]

Recognition

See also

References

  1. ^ 岸義人氏が死去　天然物有機化学者 (in Japanese)
  2. doi:10.3987/2007-72-0001 (inactive 2024-03-07). Retrieved 26 February 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2024 (link
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  3. ^
    PMID 2602368
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  4. Harvard Gazette
    . Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ Wang, Austin H. (21 March 2023). "Yoshito Kishi, Organic Chemist Who Climbed 'Mount Everest' of Synthesis, Dies at 85". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. ^ Yoshito Kishi Archived October 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
  7. ^ Lowe, Derek (January 18, 2023). "Prof. Yoshito Kishi, 1937-2023". Science. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. cen.acs.org
    . 101 (4). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. PMID 22175376
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  10. ^ "Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry or Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry". Elsevier. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.


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