Dr. Uwe Schneider
Title: Lecturer in Organic Chemistry / Asymmetric Catalysis
Address: The University of Edinburgh, EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The King’s Buildings,
David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, UK
Email: uwe.schneider@ed.ac.uk
Research Interests:
‘Green’ Chemistry – Asymmetric Catalysis – Elements in their Low-Oxidation / Low-Valence States – Unexploited Basicity–Acidity–Ambiphilicity – Stoichiometric / Catalytic Small Molecule Activation –
Transition Metal-like Redox Catalysis with Main Group Elements
Academic Experience:
Sep 2011 ~ present Lecturer
The University of Edinburgh, School of Chemistry
Nov 2007 ~ Aug 2011 Assistant Professor (PI) – Apr 2009: tenure
The University of Tokyo, School of Science, Department of Chemistry
Apr 2006 ~ Nov 2007 Group Leader (PI) [ERATO programme]
The University of Tokyo, School of Science, Department of Chemistry
Education & Research Experience:
Jan 2004 ~ Mar 2006 Postdoctoral Research Associate [Stoichiometric Silane Activation]
The University of Tokyo, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences，Professor Shu Kobayashi
Sep 2003 Examination of PhD Thesis [Approach to Asymmetric Total Synthesis]
Institut de Recherche en Chimie Organique Fine (IRCOF), Rouen – France
Professor Xavier Pannecoucke & Professor Jean-Charles Quirion，Chemistry studies at the Universities of Würzburg & Marburg – Germany & Lille & Lyon – France
>30 Publications & Patents (as PI; 2007 ~ 2014)
Key paper “Low-Oxidation State Indium-Catalyzed Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation” Uwe Schneider & Shu Kobayashi, Acc. Chem. Res. 2012, 45, 1331 [account].
28 International Lectures (as PI; 2007 ~ 2015)，“Bond Activation and Catalysis by Main Group Systems”
10th July 2015 Gakushuin University Tokyo [host: Professor Takahiko Akiyama]
9th July 2015 Chuo University Tokyo [host: Professor Makoto Yamashita]
6th July 2015 Science University Tokyo [host: Professor Kenso Soai]
23rd June 2015 Hokkaido University [host: Professor Masaya Sawamura]
3rd June 2015 University of Göttingen – Germany [host: Professor Konrad Koszinowski]
