Home Scientists Hideki Sakurai Hideki Sakurai Scientist Hideki Sakurai (櫻井 英樹, Sakurai Hideki, born May 16, 1931) is a Japanese chemist He discovered the Sakurai reaction in 1976. Personal facts Birth dateMay 16, 1931 NationalityJapan EducationUniversity of Tokyo Known forSakurai reaction facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Scientist doctoral advisorOsamu Simamura Topical connections George Barker Writer Akira Endo Scientist Akira Suzuki Scientist Akira FujishimaScientist Hideki Sakurai on Wikipedia Hideki Sakurai