Dr. Jun Terao
(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University)

New Methodologies for Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Silicon Bond Forming Reactions Using Anionic Transition Metal Complexes as Active Catalytic Species

Dr. Terao has developed new methodologies for carbon-carbon and carbon-silicon bond forming reactions using alkyl halides and/or chlorosilanes by drawing focus to these characteristics of an anionic complex. This study will open up a new field of transition metal chemistry providing a unique methodology for introduction of alkyl and silyl groups across carbon-carbon unsaturated units.