TOPIC: Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis 
SPEAKER: Tsuneo Imamoto，Visiting Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Professor Emeritus, Chiba University

TIME:APRIL 21 (Thursday) PM12:30 
LOCATION: Room 528, Chemistry Building A (化学A楼528演讲厅) 
INVITER: Prof.Shun-ai Che (车顺爱教授)
 

Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis

Tsuneo Imamoto

Visiting Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Professor Emeritus, Chiba University

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis, the production of optically active compounds by the use of chiral catalysts, has been significantly developed over the past five decades. This chemical synthesis is frequently employed as an efficient and environmentally benign method for the production of various optically active compounds in both academia and industry. This lecture presents the general aspect of catalytic asymmetric synthesis, showing our recent study on the synthesis of P-chiral phosphine ligands and their application in transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric reactions.

Contents of the Lecture

1. Introduction to molecular chirality

2. Historical overview of catalytic asymmetric synthesis

3. Mechanism of asymmetric induction to create new stereogenic centers

4. Representative catalytic asymmetric reactions

5. Design and synthesis of chiral ligands and catalysts

6. Homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation

7. Application of catalytic asymmetric synthesis in industry

8. Summary and perspective