Biomass conversion for the production of renewable energy source
Transition-metal-free oxidation and reduction
Education
(Ph.D.) 1999-2003: Korea Institute of Science & Technology (Division of Life Science) and Korea University (Department of Chemistry)
Experience
Assistant / Associate / Full Professor (2009-present): Sungkyunkwan University (Department of Energy Science), Korea
Visiting Professor (2015-2016): University of Southampton (Department of Chemistry), UK
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2003-2006), Senior Research Scientist (2006-2008), and Group Leader (2008-2009): Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (Division of Homogeneous Catalysis), Germany
Part-time Lecturer (1999-2003): Korea University (Department of Chemistry), Korea
Journal Articles
(2023)
Stereoselective Synthesis of Contiguous Cyclopropylaziridines: Enabling the Construction of Versatile Chiral Molecules Including γ-Lactams via Ring-Opening Reactions.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS.
365,
12
(2023)
Transition-Metal-Free Unusual Oxidative Cleavage of Homoallylic Alcohol and Its Application in the Upcycling of Terpene to Value-Added Chemicals.
CHEMSUSCHEM.
16,
9
(2023)
Transition-Metal-Free Upscaling of 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid Synthesis and Investigation of the Reaction Mechanism.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL.
29,
36
(2021)
Substrate-Controlled Chemo-/Enantioselective Synthesis of alpha-Benzylated Enals and Chiral Cyclopropane-Fused 2-Chromanone Derivatives.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS.
363,
22
(2021)
Preparation and Utilization of Contiguous Bisaziridines as Chiral Building Blocks.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS.
363,
13
(2021)
Redox chemistry of nitrogen-doped CNT-encapsulated nitroxide radical polymers for high energy density and rate-capability organic batteries.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL.
413,
(2021)
Functionalisation of esters via 1,3-chelation using NaOtBu: mechanistic investigations and synthetic applications.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS.
8,
1
(2020)
Binder-free organic cathode based on nitroxide radical polymer-functionalized carbon nanotubes and gel polymer electrolyte for high-performance sodium organic polymer batteries.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A.
8,
35
(2019)
Glycerol conversion to high- value chemicals: the implication of unnatural a- amino acid syntheses using natural resources.
GREEN CHEMISTRY.
21,
10
(2019)
Synergistic Catalysis: Highly Enantioselective Cascade Reaction for the Synthesis of Dihydroacridines.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL.
25,
32
(2019)
Structural Basis for the Enantioselectivity of Esterase Est-Y29 toward (S)-Ketoprofen.
ACS CATALYSIS.
9,
1
(2018)
Birch Reduction of Aromatic Compounds by Inorganic Electride [Ca2N](+center dot)e(-) in an Alcoholic Solvent: An Analogue of Solvated Electrons.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.
83,
22
(2018)
Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Borylated cis-Disubstituted Indolines.
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL.
13,
17
(2018)
Transition-metal-free conversion of lignin model compounds to high-value aromatics: scope and chemoselectivity.
GREEN CHEMISTRY.
20,
16
(2018)
New development in the enantioselective synthesis of spiro compounds.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS.
47,
15
(2018)
A metal-free and mild approach to 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones via oxidative C-C bond cleavage using molecular oxygen.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY.
16,
12
(2018)
Preparation of Chiral Contiguous Epoxyaziridines and Their Regioselective Ring-Opening for Drug Syntheses.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL.
24,
10
(2017)
Asymmetric Synthesis of alpha-Fluoro-beta-Amino-oxindoles with Tetrasubstituted C-F Stereogenic Centers via Cooperative Cation Binding Catalysis.
ORGANIC LETTERS.
19,
19
(2017)
Mixed Monosilyl Acetals and Catalyst-Dependent Chemoselective Mukaiyama Aldol Reactions.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL.
23,
65
(2017)
Impact of Carboxyl Groups in Graphene Oxide on Chemoselective Alcohol Oxidation with Ultra-Low Carbocatalyst Loading.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS.
7,
Publications
(2013)
e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis.
Wiely-VCH.
Lead author
Honors / Awards
Scholarship Award from the Yang Young Foundation (2018): Samyang Corporation, Korea
Thieme Chemistry Journal Award (2011): Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart, Germany
Editorial Advisory Board Member (2012-present): Asymmetric Catalysis, De Gruyter Open, Poland
Conference Paper
(2020)
Transition-metal-free glycerol conversion to high-value chemical compound: the implication of unnatural α-amino acid.
2020 제 22회 한국유기합성학회 학술대회 (추계학술대회).
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2020)
Glycerol Conversion to Value-Added Chemicals.
126th General Meeting of the Korean Chemical Society.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2019)
Conversion of Lignin (Model) Compound and Glycerol to High-Value Chemicals.
제124회 대한화학회 학술대회.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2019)
Glycerol Conversion to High-Value Chemicals.
14th International Conference on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia (ICCEOCA-14).
JAPAN
(2019)
High Efficient and Chemoselective Conversion of Lignin Model Compound to High Value Aromatics by Oxidative Dehomologation Reaction.
20th IUPAC International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS20).
GERMANY
(2019)
NaOtBu-Promoted Aerobic Oxidative Degradtion of Lignin Model Compounds to High-Value Aromatics.
International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC-2019).
FRANCE
(2018)
Development of Synthetic Method for Mixed Monosilyl Acetals and Mukaiyama Aldol Reactions: Control Chemoselectivity using Lewis Acid Catalyst.
2018년 제18회 한국유기합성학회 학술대회.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2018)
NaOtBu-Promoted Aerobic Oxidative Cleavage of Lignin Model Compounds to High-Value Aromatics.
2018년 제18회 한국유기합성학회 학술대회.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2018)
Inorganic Electride-promoted Electron Transfer Reactions.
The 13th International Conference on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia (ICCEOCA-13).
THAILAND
(2018)
Graphene Oxide as Carbocatalyst and Its Applications in Chemoselective Alcohol Oxidation and Knoevenagel Condensation Reaction.
XXII International Conference on Organic Synthesis (22-ICOS).
ITALY
(2018)
Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis in Organic Synthesis.
제121회 대한화학회 학술발표회.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2018)
New Synthetic Method for Mixed Monosilyl Acetals and Highly Chemoselective Mukaiyama Aldol Reactions.
제121회 대한화학회 학술대회.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2017)
Current Trends in Organic Chemistry III: New Reactions and Methodology.
대한화학회 제120회 학술발표회.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2017)
Transition-Metal-Free Oxidation of Allylic Alcohols to α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids.
17th Asian Chemical Congress.
AUSTRALIA
(2017)
Enantioselective Cyclopropanation of Enals with Aryl Methanes Catalyzed by Chiral Secondary Amines.
OMCOS19 (The 19th IUPAC International Symposia on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis).
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2017)
Predictable Chemoselective Oxidative Dehomologation or Direct Oxidation of Alcohols: Implication for Biomass Conversion of Lignin Model Compound Bearing 1,3-Diol.
OMCOS19 (The 19th IUPAC International Symposia on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis).
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2017)
Regioselective Oxidation of Allylic alcohols to α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids Using a NaOtBu-O2 System.
OMCOS19 (The 19th IUPAC International Symposia on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis).
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2017)
A Novel Approach for the Regioselective Synthesis of 1H-Indene-2-Carbaldehyde Derivatives Using Sterically Demanding Stereo-Defined Catalyst.
OMCOS19 (The 19th IUPAC International Symposia on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis).
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2017)
NaOtBu-Promoted Aerobic Oxidative Cleavage of C-C Bonds in 1,2-Diols to Carboxylic Acids.
OMCOS19 (The 19th IUPAC International Symposia on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis).
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
(2017)
Organocatalytic regiospecific synthesis of 1H-indene-2-carbaldehyde derivatives: suppression of cycloolefin isomerisation by employing sterically demanding catalysts.
대한화학회 제119회 학술발표회.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF