Hitoshi Nozaki 野崎 一 |
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Born | 1922 Okayama, Japan |
Citizenship | Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Fields | Organic chemistry |
Institutions |
Kyoto University Okayama University of Science |
Alma mater | Kyoto Imperial University |
Doctoral students |
Ryoji Noyori Tamejiro Hiyama |
Other notable students | Yoshito Kishi |
Known for | Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi reaction |
Notable awards |
Japan Academy Prize (1986) Order of the Sacred Treasure (1992) |
Hitoshi Nozaki (野崎 一 Nozaki Hitoshi, born 1922), is a Japanese chemist specializing in the field of organic chemistry, known as the head of Japanese organic chemistry research and one of discoverer of Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi reaction. He is now Emeritus Professor of Kyoto University.
Nozaki was born in Okayama, Japan, on 1922. He received his BS and PhD degree, respectively, from the Kyoto Imperial University.
In Japan, Hitoshi Nozaki has been leading the organic chemistry academic circles in the period of Japanese post-war economic miracle.