Position
Professor of Chemistry at Osaka Prefecture University, Japan.
Qualifications
• Full Professor (2000), Osaka Prefecture University.
• Associate Professor (1995), Osaka University.
• Visiting Scientist (1991-1992), the University of Ottawa working with Professor Howard Alper.
• JSPS postdoctoral fellow and a research associate, Osaka University.
• PhD (1978), Osaka University working with Professor Noboru Sonoda.
Expertise
• New synthetic methodologies based on free radical species.
• Catalytic transformations.
• New reaction media and micro devices in organic synthesis.
Key Areas of Research
• Green synthetically useful radical processes that avoid the use of toxic tin compounds, for example in cheap feedstock production.
• Development of novel chemical reactions involving: acyl and related radicals, chlorinated hydrocarbon radicals, and amino acid and peptide radicals.
• Investigation of radical processes involving acyl and related radicals using computational techniques.
