Nanyang Technology University

Academic Profile
Assoc Prof Chiba Shunsuke
Head, Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry
 
Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry 
School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences 
College of Science 



Email: SHUNSUKE@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)65138013 
Office: SPMS-CBC-05-05 
Education
  • PhD The University of Tokyo 2006
  • MSc The University of Tokyo 2003
  • BEng Waseda University 2001
Biography
Prof Shunsuke CHIBA is currently in the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences (CBC) since April 2007. He received his Bachelor degree in Chemistry from Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) in 2001, Ph.D. degrees from the University of Tokyo in 2006. His research interests include Synthetic Organic Chemistry.
Research Interests
Organic Synthetic Chemistry

1) Development of New synthetic Reactions
2) Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural Products
Research Grant
  • A*STAR Science and Engineering Research Council (2008-) [by A*STAR Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC)]
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 1 (2008-)
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 2 (2010-)
  • Start Up Grant (2007-) [by MOE]
  • Start Up Grant (2012-)
Current Projects
  • Development of Catalytic Aerobic Oxidation
  • Development of New C-N Bond Formation Reactions by Using 2H-Azirines and Vinyl Azides
  • Development of new synthetic methodologies of nitrogen-containing heterocycles
  • NEW METHODOLOGIES FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF AZAHETEROCYCLES
  • New Catalytic Oxidation Processes for Synthesisof Nitrogen-Containing Molecules
  • New Synthesis of Indole and Pyrrole Derivatives from Vinyl Azides and Application to Natural Product Synthesis
  • Synthesis of Hetero- and Carbocycles by Nucleophilic Substitution at sp2 Carbon
Selected Publications
  • Benjamin Wei-Qiang Hui and Shunsuke Chiba. (2009). Orthogonal Synthesis of Isoindole and Isoquinoline Derivatives from Organic Azides. Organic Letters, 11(3), 729-732.
  • shunsuke Chuba, Koichi Narasaka. (2008). Simple Molecules, Highly Efficient AminationChapter B..
  • S Chiba,* Y. -F. Wang, G. Lapointe, and K. Narasaka*. (2008). Synthesis of Polysubstituted N-H Pyrroles from Vinyl Azides and 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds. Organic Letters, 10(2), 313-316.
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