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Phil Ho Lee is affiliated with Kangwon National University in South Korea and has an extensive research record focused primarily on materials science and chemistry. Their academic contributions span over a hundred publications, reflecting significant engagement in materials chemistry and organic chemistry, along with additional work related to radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, surgery, and pediatrics, perinatology and child health.

Their research addresses multiple specialized topics, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Boron Compounds in Chemistry
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry

Phil Ho Lee has contributed significantly to the body of work on carboranes and catalytic processes involving iridium and rhodium complexes. Their notable recent papers include:

  • Iridium-Catalyzed Cyclative Indenylation and Dienylation through Sequential B(4)-C Bond Formation, Cyclization, and Elimination from o-Carboranes and Propargyl Alcohols, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Iridium-Catalyzed Cage B(4)-Amidation Reaction of o-Carboranes with Dioxazolones: Selective Synthesis of Amidated o-Carboranes and Amidated and Methoxycarbonylated nido-Carboranes, 2020, Organic Letters
  • Mechanochemical Iridium(III)-Catalyzed B-Amidation of o-Carboranes with Dioxazolones, 2021, Organic Letters
  • Expansion of Azulenes as Nonbenzenoid Aromatic Compounds for C-H Activation: Rhodium- and Iridium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization of Azulene Carboxylic Acids with Alkynes for the Synthesis of Azulenolactones and Benzoazulenes, 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Iridium(III)-Catalyzed B(4)-Acylmethylation and B(3,5)-Diacylmethylation from o-Carboranes and Sulfoxonium Ylides, 2022, Organic Letters

The frequent collaborators of Phil Ho Lee highlight a network of research partnerships, with consistent co-authorship by Gi Uk Han, Kyungsup Lee, Hee Chan Noh, Chanyoung Maeng, and Gi Hoon Ko.

Their research has been published predominantly in specialized journals and databases such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Phil Ho Lee's work mainly occupies the intersection of experimental crystallography and synthetic chemistry, with a strong focus on the development and characterization of new catalytic processes in organoboron chemistry and advanced materials. The prominence of crystallization and X-ray diffraction in their publication record reflects a methodological emphasis on structural determination as a foundation for understanding chemical reactivity and material properties.

Best Publications

  • Palladium‐Catalyzed Decarboxylative sp‐sp2 Cross‐Coupling Reactions of Aryl and Vinyl Halides and Triflates with α,β‐Ynoic Acids using Silver Oxide

    Hyunseok Kim;Phil Ho Lee

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Carbon−Sulfur Cross-Coupling Reactions with Indium Tri(organothiolate) and Its Application to Sequential One-Pot Processes

    Jae-Young Lee;Phil Ho Lee

  • Synthesis of pyrroles from terminal alkynes, N-sulfonyl azides, and alkenyl alkyl ethers through 1-sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles.

    Cheol-Eui Kim;Sangjune Park;Dahan Eom;Boram Seo

  • Highly efficient catalytic synthesis of substituted allenes using indium.

    Kooyeon Lee;Dong Seomoon;Phil Ho Lee

  • Intramolecular alkene hydroaminations catalyzed by a bis(thiophosphinic amidate) Zr(IV) complex

    Hyunseok Kim;Phil Ho Lee;Tom Livinghouse

  • Synthesis of Cinnolin-3(2H)-one Derivatives from Rh-Catalyzed Reaction of Azobenzenes with Diazotized Meldrum's Acid.

    Jeong-Yu Son;Sunghwa Kim;Woo Hyung Jeon;Phil Ho Lee

  • Highly efficient iridium-catalyzed oxidation of organosilanes to silanols.

    Youngjun Lee;Dong Seomoon;Sundae Kim;Hoon Han

  • Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling through C-H activation and annulation directed by phosphonamide and phosphinamide groups.

    Sangjune Park;Boram Seo;Seohyun Shin;Jeong-Yu Son

  • In situ generation of vinyl allenes and its applications to one-pot assembly of cyclohexene, cyclooctadiene, 3,7-nonadienone, and bicyclo[6.4.0]dodecene derivatives with palladium-catalyzed multicomponent reactions.

    Phil Ho Lee;Kooyeon Lee;Youngjin Kang

  • Synthesis of 2-aryl-2H-benzotrizoles from azobenzenes and N-sulfonyl azides through sequential rhodium-catalyzed amidation and oxidation in one pot

    Taekyu Ryu;Jiae Min;Wonseok Choi;Woo Hyung Jeon

  • Synthesis of phosphaisocoumarins through rhodium-catalyzed cyclization using alkynes and arylphosphonic acid monoesters.

    Jungmin Seo;Youngchul Park;Incheol Jeon;Taekyu Ryu

  • Synthesis of 1,2-Benzothiazines by a Rhodium-Catalyzed Domino C–H Activation/Cyclization/Elimination Process from S-Aryl Sulfoximines and Pyridotriazoles

    Woo Hyung Jeon;Jeong-Yu Son;Ji Eun Kim;Phil Ho Lee

  • Synthesis of Pyrazines from Rhodium-Catalyzed Reaction of 2H-Azirines with N-Sulfonyl 1,2,3-Triazoles

    Taekyu Ryu;Yonghyeon Baek;Phil Ho Lee

  • Pd-catalyzed carbonylative cross-coupling reactions by triorganoindiums: highly efficient transfer of organic groups attached to indium under atmospheric pressure.

    Phil Ho Lee;Sung Wook Lee;Kooyeon Lee

  • Palladium-catalyzed ortho-alkenylation of aryl hydrogen phosphates using a new mono-phosphoric acid directing group

    Li Yan Chan;Sunggak Kim;Taekyu Ryu;Phil Ho Lee

  • Palladium-catalyzed homocoupling reaction of 1-iodoalkynes: a simple and efficient synthesis of symmetrical 1,3-diynes.

    Subhash V. Damle;Dong Seomoon;Phil Ho Lee

  • Diastereoselective N-sulfonylaminoalkenylation of azulenes from terminal alkynes and azides via N-sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles.

    Sangjune Park;Woo-Soon Yong;Sanghyuck Kim;Phil Ho Lee

  • 3-Hydroxymorphinan, a metabolite of dextromethorphan, protects nigrostriatal pathway against MPTP-elicited damage both in vivo and in vitro

    Wei Zhang;Eun-Joo Shin;Tongguang Wang;Phil Ho Lee

  • Internal Alkene Hydroaminations Catalyzed by Zirconium(IV) Complexes and Asymmetric Alkene Hydroaminations Catalyzed by Yttrium(III) Complexes

    Hyunseok Kim;Young Kwan Kim;Jun Hwan Shim;Misook Kim

  • An Efficient Method for Cyclopentene Annulation onto α,β-Unsaturated Ketones: W(CO)5(L)-Catalyzed 5-Endo-Dig Cyclization of 6-Siloxy-5-en-1-ynes

    Nobuharu Iwasawa;Tomoya Miura;Koichi Kiyota;Hiroyuki Kusama

  • Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of in situ generated allylindium reagents with aryl halides.

    Phil Ho Lee;Sun-young Sung;Kooyeon Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Sunggak Kim
Sunggak Kim Nanyang Technological University
Sukbok Chang
Sukbok Chang Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Tom Livinghouse
Tom Livinghouse Montana State University
Eun-Joo Shin
Eun-Joo Shin Kangwon National University
Nobuharu Iwasawa
Nobuharu Iwasawa Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tomoya Miura
Tomoya Miura Kyoto University
Jaeyoung Lee
Jaeyoung Lee Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Toshitaka Nabeshima
Toshitaka Nabeshima Meijo University
Barry M. Trost
Barry M. Trost Stanford University
Won Ki Kim
Won Ki Kim Korea University

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