Organic Chemistry Seminar

Wednesday, October 31st
Professor Isamu Shiina
"Enantioselective Synthesis of Medium-Sized Ring Compounds using Asymmetric Aldol Reaction and a Rapid Lactonization"

4:15pm - 5:15pm
Braun Lecture Hall
S.G.Mudd Chemistry Building
Stanford University



This seminar is free and open to the public. All Stanford University Chemistry students are encouraged to attend this special event.

About the seminar:
I would like to tell you our recent results on the total synthesis of octalactns, botcinolides, and buergerinins and so on.

About Shiina:
Education and Academic Positions:
1992 B.Sc.; Tokyo University of Science (Supervised by Prof. Teruaki Mukaiyama)
1992 Research Associate; Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
1997 Ph.D.; The University of Tokyo
1997 Assistant Professor; Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
1999 Assistant Professor; Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science
2003 Associate Professor; Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science

Awards:
1997 The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists 2002 The Fujisawa Foundation Award
2004 Kurata Memorial Foundation Award 2006 Banyu Young Chemist Award

Questions
Please contact Patricia Dwyer at 650-723-4770.