Hideki Sakurai

Hideki Sakurai (櫻井 英樹, Sakurai Hideki; born May 16, 1931) is a Japanese chemist. He discovered the Sakurai reaction in 1976.

Hideki Sakurai
Born	(1931-05-16) May 16, 1931 (age 94)
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	University of Tokyo
Known for	Sakurai reaction
Awards	Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry, American Chemical Society (1978); Wacker Silicone Award (1991)
Scientific career
Institutions	Osaka City University (1958-1960); Harvard University (1960-1963); Kyoto University (1963-1969); Tohoku University (1969-1995); Tokyo University of Science (1995-); Chairman of the Board, Miyagi Organization For Industry Promotion; CEO, The 21st Century Plaza Research Center (Sendai)
Doctoral advisor	Osamu Shimamura

References

• Mitsuo Kira (1995). "Hideki Sakurai". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 499 (1–2): vii–x. doi:10.1016/0022-328X(95)90915-2.