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Kensō Soai

Japanese organic chemist (1950– )born 1950

Wikidata names Teruaki Mukaiyama as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, ORCID, and 5 other registers.

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Teruaki Mukaiyama

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Education and career3

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until 1979
University of Tokyo
studied
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Tokyo University of Science
worked
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University of North Carolina
worked

Papers in OpenAlex512

1974most in 2016: 252026

512works

15,779citations

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writes on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis, Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis, Origins and Evolution of Life, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics

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Enantioselective addition of organozinc reagents to aldehydes
1992 · Chemical Reviews · 2 authors
cited 1,265
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Asymmetric autocatalysis and amplification of enantiomeric excess of a chiral molecule
1995 · Nature · 4 authors
cited 1,080
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d- and l-Quartz-Promoted Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of a Chiral Organic Compound
1999 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 6 authors
cited 336
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Enantioselective Automultiplication of Chiral Molecules by Asymmetric Autocatalysis
2000 · Accounts of Chemical Research · 3 authors
cited 335
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Catalytic asymmetric induction. Highly enantioselective addition of dialkylzincs to aldehydes using chiral pyrrolidinylmethanols and their metal salts
1987 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 4 authors
cited 330
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Enantioselective Synthesis of Near Enantiopure Compound by Asymmetric Autocatalysis Triggered by Asymmetric Photolysis with Circularly Polarized Light
2005 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 9 authors
cited 305
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Asymmetric synthesis of pyrimidyl alkanol without adding chiral substances by the addition of diisopropylzinc to pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde in conjunction with asymmetric autocatalysis
2003 · Tetrahedron Asymmetry · 12 authors
cited 266
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Enantioface-differentiating (asymmetric) addition of alkyllithium and dialkylmagnesium to aldehydes by using (2S,2'S)-2-hydroxymethyl-1-[(1-alkylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl]pyrrolidines as chiral ligands
1979 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 5 authors
cited 255
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Chiral N,N-dialkylnorephedrines as catalysts of the highly enantioselective addition of dialkylzincs to aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes. The asymmetric synthesis of secondary aliphatic and aromatic alcohols of high optical purity
1991 · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 3 authors
cited 237
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Amplification of Chirality from Extremely Low to Greater than 99.5 % ee by Asymmetric Autocatalysis
2003 · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 5 authors
cited 233

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Asymmetric Autocatalysis Triggered by Carbon Isotope ( 13 C/ 12 C) Chirality
2009 · Science · 6 authors
cited 222
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Asymmetric Induction by Helical Hydrocarbons: [6]- and [5]Helicenes
2001 · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 6 authors
cited 221
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Highly Enantioselective Catalytic Asymmetric Automultiplication of Chiral Pyrimidyl Alcohol
1996 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 5 authors
cited 209
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Amplification of a Slight Enantiomeric Imbalance in Molecules Based on Asymmetric Autocatalysis: The First Correlation between High Enantiomeric Enrichment in a Chiral Molecule and Circularly Polarized Light
1998 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 6 authors
cited 204
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The Michael Reaction of Silyl Enol Ethers with α,β-Unsaturated Eetones and Acetals in the Presence of Titanium Tetraalkoxide and Titanium Tetrachloride
1976 · Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 4 authors
cited 202
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Practically Perfect Asymmetric Autocatalysis with (2-Alkynyl-5-pyrimidyl)alkanols
1999 · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 3 authors
cited 191
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Asymmetric Autocatalysis of Pyrimidyl Alkanol and Its Application to the Study on the Origin of Homochirality
2014 · Accounts of Chemical Research · 3 authors
cited 180
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Mixed solvents containing methanol as useful reaction media for unique chemoselective reductions within lithium borohydride
1986 · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2 authors
cited 160
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Asymmetric Synthesis of an Organic Compound with High Enantiomeric Excess Induced by Inorganic Ionic Sodium Chlorate
2000 · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 3 authors
cited 158
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Asymmetric self-catalytic reaction. Self-production of chiral 1-(3-pyridyl)alkanols as chiral self-catalysts in the enantioselective addition of dialkylzinc reagents to pyridine-3-carbaldehyde
1990 · Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 3 authors
cited 145
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Relationship between the time, yield, and enantiomeric excess of asymmetric autocatalysis of chiral 2-alkynyl-5-pyrimidyl alkanol with amplification of enantiomeric excess
2003 · Tetrahedron Asymmetry · 7 authors
cited 138
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THE NEW MICHAEL REACTION
1974 · Chemistry Letters · 3 authors
cited 130
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Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of optically active alkynyl alcohols by enantioselective alkynylation of aldehydes and by enantioselective alkylation of alkynyl aldehydes
1990 · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 · 2 authors
cited 129
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Highly enantioselective synthesis of organic compound using right- and left-handed helical silica
2003 · Tetrahedron Letters · 7 authors
cited 123
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Achiral Nucleobase Cytosine Acts as an Origin of Homochirality of Biomolecules in Conjunction with Asymmetric Autocatalysis
2007 · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 4 authors
cited 115

At a glance

known as: chemist, researcher, organic chemist
fields: asymmetric catalyst, reactive organic chemistry
awards: Medal with Purple Ribbon, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2026, The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, Chirality Medal, 2005, CSJ Awards, 2011
member of: Chemical Society of Japan
Wikipedia: in 40 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaKensō Soai
stated by WikidataWikidataQ24284511
stated by WikidataORCID0000-0002-8060-444X
stated by WikidataVIAF56434083
stated by WikidataGND13591857X
stated by WikidataISNI0000000116481329

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@misc{academicancestry_Q24284511,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Kensō Soai: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q24284511},
  note = {read on 2026-10-16}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 16). Kensō Soai: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-16]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q24284511