Tamejiro Hiyama

Tamejiro Hiyama
Born (1946-08-24) August 24, 1946
NationalityJapanese
Alma materKyoto University
Known forNozaki-Hiyama-Kishi reaction Hiyama coupling
Awards
  • The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists (1980)
  • The Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan Award (2001)
  • The Japan Liquid Crystal Society Award (2004)
  • The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry of Japan Award(2007)
  • The Chemical Society of Japan Award (2008)
  • Boehringer-Ingelheim Lectureship (2010)
  • The Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan Award (2010)
  • Humboldt Research Award (2012)
  • Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry, The American Chemical Society (2018)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry Organometallic chemistry
InstitutionsChuo University
Doctoral advisorHitoshi Nozaki
Websitewww.chem.chuo-u.ac.jp/~omega300/index.html

Tamejiro Hiyama (born August 24, 1946) is a Japanese organic chemist. He is best known for his work in developing the Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi reaction and the Hiyama coupling. He is currently a professor at the Chuo University Research and Development Initiative, and a Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University.