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Akira Suzuki

Akira Suzuki

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Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
46765
World Ranking
7139
National Ranking
463

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Nobel Prize for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis
  • 2009 - Paul Karrer Gold Medal, University of Zurich

Overview

Akira Suzuki is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering. Their research spans several subfields, including Computational Theory and Mathematics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, and Epidemiology.

The main topics of their work cover a diverse range of areas: Advanced Graph Theory Research, Seismic Performance and Analysis, Topological and Geometric Data Analysis, Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology, Commutative Algebra and Its Applications, Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design, and Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids.

Recent papers by Akira Suzuki include:

  • Fuzzy Logic Systems for Healthcare Applications, 2024, Journal of Biomedical and Sustainable Healthcare Applications
  • Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of children with acute respiratory viral infections in the Philippines: a prospective cohort study, 2020, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Prolonged shedding of infectious viruses with haplotype switches of SARS-CoV-2 in an immunocompromised patient, 2022, Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
  • The mental health problems of public health center staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, 2021, Asian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Fracture status of wild cranes (Grus monacha and G. vipio) found dead or in a weak condition at Izumi Plain in Japan, 2020, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

They frequently publish in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Theoretical Computer Science, Journal of Biomedical and Sustainable Healthcare Applications, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, and Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy.

Akira Suzuki collaborates regularly with a number of researchers including Takehiro Ito, Jun Kawahara, Yuni Iwamasa, Yusuke Kobayashi, and Michiko Okamoto. Their cooperative efforts reflect interdisciplinary approaches combining computer science, engineering, and health-related applications.

Among the awards associated with Akira Suzuki's profile are the Nobel Prize awarded in 2010 for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis, and the Paul Karrer Gold Medal from the University of Zurich in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of organoboron compounds

    Norio Miyaura;Akira Suzuki

  • The Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Phenylboronic Acid with Haloarenes in the Presence of Bases

    N. Miyaura;T. Yanagi;A. Suzuki

  • A new stereospecific cross-coupling by the palladium-catalyzed reaction of 1-alkenylboranes with 1-alkenyl or 1-alkynyl halides

    Norio Miyaura;Kinji Yamada;Akira Suzuki

  • STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF ARYLATED (E)‐ALKENES BY THE REACTION OF ALK‐1‐ENYLBORANES WITH ARYL HALIDES IN THE PRESENCE OF PALLADIUM CATALYST

    N. Miyaura;A. Suzuki

  • Cross-coupling reactions of organoboranes: an easy way to construct C-C bonds (Nobel Lecture).

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  • Palladium-catalyzed inter- and intramolecular cross-coupling reactions of B-alkyl-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives with 1-halo-1-alkenes or haloarenes. Syntheses of functionalized alkenes, arenes, and cycloalkenes via a hydroboration-coupling sequence

    Norio Miyaura;Tatsuo Ishiyama;Hirotomo Sasaki;Masako Ishikawa

  • Novel and convenient method for the stereo- and regiospecific synthesis of conjugated alkadienes and alkenynes via the palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of 1-alkenylboranes with bromoalkenes and bromoalkynes

    Norio Miyaura;Kinji Yamada;Hiroshi Suginome;Akira Suzuki

  • Platinum(0)-catalyzed diboration of alkynes

    Tatsuo Ishiyama;Nobuo Matsuda;Norio Miyaura;Akira Suzuki

  • Kreuzkupplungen von Organoboranen: ein einfacher Weg zum Aufbau von C-C-Bindungen (Nobel-Aufsatz)

    Akira Suzuki

  • Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of organoboron compounds with organic triflates

    Takayuki Ohe;Norio Miyaura;Akira Suzuki

  • Platinum(0)-Catalyzed Diboration of Alkynes with Tetrakis(alkoxo)diborons: An Efficient and Convenient Approach to cis-Bis(boryl)alkenes

    Tatsuo Ishiyama;Nobuo Matsuda;Miki Murata;Fumiyuki Ozawa

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Cross-Coupling Reaction of Arylboronic Acids with Aryl Electrophiles: Synthesis of Biaryl Ketones

    Tatsuo Ishiyama;Hiroe Kizaki;Takahiro Hayashi;and Akira Suzuki

  • Carbon-carbon bonding made easy.

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  • Synthesis of Sterically Hindered Biaryls via the Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Arylboronic Acids or their Esters with Haloarenes

    Takeo Watanabe;Norio Miyaura;Akira Suzuki

  • Synthetic studies via the cross-coupling reaction of organoboron derivatives with organic halides

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  • Organoborates in new synthetic reactions

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  • Abnormal conformation and impaired degradation of propylthiouracil-induced neutrophil extracellular traps: implications of disordered neutrophil extracellular traps in a rat model of myeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis.

    Daigo Nakazawa;Utano Tomaru;Akira Suzuki;Sakiko Masuda

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Alkyl-Alkyl Cross-Coupling Reaction of 9-Alkyl-9-BBN Derivatives with Iodoalkanes Possessing β-Hydrogens.

    Tatsuo Ishiyama;Shigeru Abe;Norio Miyaura;Akira Suzuki

  • Synthesis of unsymmetrical biaryl ketones via palladium-catalyzed carbonylative cross-coupling reaction of arylboronic acids with iodoarenes

    Tatsuo Ishiyama;Hiroe Kizaki;Norio Miyaura;Akira Suzuki

  • Biosorption of chromium(VI) and arsenic(V) onto methylated yeast biomass.

    Hideshi Seki;Akira Suzuki;Hideo Maruyama

  • Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of B-alkyl-9-BBN or trialkylboranes with aryl and 1-alkenyl halides

    Norio Miyaura;Tatsuo Ishiyama;Masako Ishikawa;Akira Suzuki

  • Palladium(0)-catalyzed thioboration of terminal alkynes with 9-(alkylthio)-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives: stereoselective synthesis of vinyl sulfides via the thioboration-cross-coupling sequence

    Tatsuo Ishiyama;Kohichi Nishijima;Norio Miyaura;Akira Suzuki

  • Organic synthesis using haloboration reaction. I. A simple and selective synthesis of 2-bromo- and 2-iodo-1-alkenes

    Shoji Hara;Hidetaka Dojo;Satoru Takinami;Akira Suzuki

  • Novel synthesis of isoflavones by the palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of 3-bromochromones with arylboronic acids or its esters.

    Yukio Hoshino;Norio Miyaura;Akira Suzuki

Frequent Co-Authors

Norio Miyaura
Norio Miyaura Hokkaido University
Tatsuo Ishiyama
Tatsuo Ishiyama Hokkaido University
Herbert C. Brown
Herbert C. Brown Purdue University West Lafayette
Masaki Mori
Masaki Mori Kyushu University
Masanori Kasahara
Masanori Kasahara Hokkaido University
Takao Koike
Takao Koike Hokkaido University
Takehiko Sasaki
Takehiko Sasaki Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu Hokkaido University
Takashi Goto
Takashi Goto Tohoku University
Hirofusa Shirai
Hirofusa Shirai Shinshu University

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