Tatsuo OKAUCHI

Birthday

19 November, 1964

Title

Assistant Professor

Department and Division

Devision of Applied Organic Chemistry, Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Courses

• Organic Chemisrty 3
• Organic Reactions
• Material Science Laboratory B
• Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Field of Specialization

• Synthetic Organic Chemistry
• Organometallic Chemistry

Main Research Topics and Publications

1. Development of new methods for organic syntheses using olefin-metal complexes
   

2. Development of carbon-carbon bond fomations using the one-electron transfer process
   
   • K. Narasaka, N. Arai, and T. Okauchi, Oxydative Generation of Thioalkyl Cation from 2-Tributylstannyl-1,3-ditianes and 1-(Tributylstannnyl)alkyl Sulfides and Their Reactions with Olefinic Nucleophiles, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 66(10) (1993), 2995-3003

3. Syntheses of new class of vinylphosphonates and their synthetic applications
   
   • T. Okauchi, T. Kakiuchi, N. Kitamura, T. Utsunomiya, J. Ichikawa, and T. Minami, Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Intramolecular [2+2] Cycloaddition of a-Ester-Substituted Conjugated Dienyl- and Trienylphosphonates. New Synthesis of Functionalized Cyclic Terpenoids, J. Org. Chem., 62(24) (1997), 8419-8424
   • T. Okauchi, T. Yano, T. Fukamachi, J. Ichikawa, T. Minami, Phosphonovinyl Nonaflate: Their Synthesis and Cross-Coupling Reactions, Tetrahedron Lett., 40(29) (1999), 5337-5340

Keywords

• Organic Synthesis
• Organometallics
• Carbon-carbon Bond Formation

Education

• Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Bachelor of Science, 1987
• Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Master of Science, 1991
• Doctoral Program, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 1991-1994

Academic Degree

Doctor of Science (University of Tokyo)

Main Academic Organizations

• The Chemical Society of Japan
• The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemisty
• American Chemical Society

Professional Career

• Researcher, Tsukuba Laboratory, Eisai Co., Ltd., April 1992
• Research Associate, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, April 1995
• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, September 1999

Academic Awards

Contact

Tel.	:	+81-(0)93-884-3314
Fax.	:	+81-(0)93-884-3314
E-mail	:	okauchi@che.kyutech.ac.jp

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First Edition: 28 March, 1999
Last Update: 27 December, 2000