Beschreibung:
Kenso Soai obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo with Teruaki Mukaiyama. He was a research associate with Ernest. L. Eliel at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He joined the faculty of Tokyo University of Science in 1981, became a Full Professor in 1991. He has been Professor Emeritus since 1997. His research interests include asymmetric autocatalysis and origin of homochirality. The first asymmetric autocatalysis of pyridyl alkanol was found in his group in 1990. Asymmetric autocatalysis of pyrimidyl alkanol with amplification of ee was reported in 1995. Since 2003, the reaction has been called the Soai reaction. His major awards include Chirality Medal, Chemical Society of Japan Award and Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Emperor of Japan.
Asymmetric Autocatalysis provides a comprehensive introduction to the topic of autocatalysis and an in-depth review of the current state of the research.