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Sungwoo Hong is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their primary field of research is Chemistry, with a substantial focus on Organic Chemistry. Their work also spans Materials Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Pharmaceutical Science, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of chemical methods and processes, including:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

They have published extensively in several prominent scientific venues. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on catalytic and photochemical processes involving pyridinium salts and other functionalized molecules. Selected recent publications include:

  • "N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed deaminative cross-coupling of aldehydes with Katritzky pyridinium salts," 2020, Chemical Science
  • "Visible-Light-Induced 1,3-Aminopyridylation of [1.1.1]Propellane with N-Aminopyridinium Salts," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Visible-Light-Driven C4-Selective Alkylation of Pyridinium Derivatives with Alkyl Bromides," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Site-Selective Direct C-H Pyridylation of Unactivated Alkanes by Triplet Excited Anthraquinone," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "N-Functionalized Pyridinium Salts: A New Chapter for Site-Selective Pyridine C-H Functionalization via Radical-Based Processes under Visible Light Irradiation," 2022, Accounts of Chemical Research

Sungwoo Hong has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Myojeong Kim
  • Wooseok Lee
  • Hangyeol Choi
  • Kewon Kim
  • Changseok Lee

Best Publications

  • A Short Enantioselective Pathway for the Synthesis of the Anti-Influenza Neuramidase Inhibitor Oseltamivir from 1,3-Butadiene and Acrylic Acid

    Ying-Yeung Yeung;Sungwoo Hong;E J Corey

  • Synergistic Effect of Graphene Oxide/MWCNT Films in Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry of Small Molecules and Tissue Imaging

    Young-Kwan Kim;Hee-Kyung Na;Sul-Jin Kwack;Soo-Ryoon Ryoo

  • Visible light induced alkene aminopyridylation using N-aminopyridinium salts as bifunctional reagents.

    Yonghoon Moon;Bohyun Park;Inwon Kim;Gyumin Kang

  • Design and Synthesis of Imidazopyridine Analogues as Inhibitors of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Signaling and Angiogenesis

    Okseon Kim;Yujeong Jeong;Hyunseung Lee;Sun-Sun Hong

  • N-Functionalized Pyridinium Salts: A New Chapter for Site-Selective Pyridine C-H Functionalization via Radical-Based Processes under Visible Light Irradiation.

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  • Visible-Light-Induced 1,3-Aminopyridylation of [1.1.1]Propellane with N-Aminopyridinium Salts.

    Sanghoon Shin;Seojin Lee;Wonjun Choi;Namhoon Kim

  • N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed deaminative cross-coupling of aldehydes with Katritzky pyridinium salts

    Inwon Kim;Honggu Im;Hyeonyeong Lee;Sungwoo Hong

  • Visible‐Light‐Induced Pyridylation of Remote C(sp3)−H Bonds by Radical Translocation of N‐Alkoxypyridinium Salts

    Inwon Kim;Bohyun Park;Gyumin Kang;Jiyun Kim

  • Visible-Light-Driven C4-Selective Alkylation of Pyridinium Derivatives with Alkyl Bromides.

    Sungwoo Jung;Sanghoon Shin;Seongjin Park;Sungwoo Hong

  • Site-Selective Direct C-H Pyridylation of Unactivated Alkanes by Triplet Excited Anthraquinone.

    Wooseok Lee;Sungwoo Jung;Minseok Kim;Sungwoo Hong

  • Site-Selective Functionalization of Pyridinium Derivatives via Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysis with Quinolinone.

    Inwon Kim;Gyumin Kang;Kangjae Lee;Bohyun Park

  • Visible-Light-Enabled Ortho-Selective Aminopyridylation of Alkenes with N-Aminopyridinium Ylides.

    Yonghoon Moon;Wooseok Lee;Sungwoo Hong

  • Regioselective palladium-catalyzed olefination of coumarins via aerobic oxidative Heck reactions

    Minsik S. Min;Yechan H. Kim;Sungwoo W. Hong

  • Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Direct Intermolecular Alkenylation of Chromones

    Donghee Kim;Sungwoo Hong

  • Palladium‐Catalyzed Dehydrogenation/Oxidative Cross‐Coupling Sequence of β‐Heteroatom‐Substituted Ketones

    Youngtaek Moon;Daeil Kwon;Sungwoo Hong

  • NiH-Catalyzed Proximal-Selective Hydroamination of Unactivated Alkenes.

    Jinwon Jeon;Changseok Lee;Huiyeong Seo;Sungwoo Hong

  • HS-1371, a novel kinase inhibitor of RIP3-mediated necroptosis

    Han-Hee Park;Se-Yeon Park;Shinmee Mah;Jung-Hee Park

  • Site-Selective C–H Acylation of Pyridinium Derivatives by Photoredox Catalysis

    Sungwoo Jung;Hyeonyeong Lee;Yonghoon Moon;Hoi Yun Jung

  • Direct Phosphonation of Quinolinones and Coumarins Driven by the Photochemical Activity of Substrates and Products.

    Inwon Kim;Minsik Min;Dahye Kang;Kiho Kim

  • Site-Selective 1,1-Difunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes Enabled by Cationic Palladium Catalysis.

    Jinwon Jeon;Ho Ryu;Changseok Lee;Dasol Cho

  • Regioselective palladium-catalyzed direct cross-coupling of coumarins with simple arenes

    Minsik Min;Sungwoo Hong

  • Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of 3,5-Disubstituted 7-Azaindoles as Trk Inhibitors with Anticancer and Antiangiogenic Activities

    Seunghee Hong;Jinhee Kim;Ju Hyeon Seo;Kyung Hee Jung

  • Chemistry of vegetable physiology and agriculture

    Jinhee Kim;Youngtaek Moon;Suhyun Lee;Sungwoo Hong

Frequent Co-Authors

Mu-Hyun Baik
Mu-Hyun Baik Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
In Su Kim
In Su Kim Sungkyunkwan University
E. J. Corey
E. J. Corey Harvard University
Robert S. Paton
Robert S. Paton Colorado State University
Gabriele Varani
Gabriele Varani University of Washington
Christopher J. Schofield
Christopher J. Schofield University of Oxford
Michael A. McDonough
Michael A. McDonough University of Oxford
Noo Li Jeon
Noo Li Jeon Seoul National University
Lon R. Cardon
Lon R. Cardon The Jackson Laboratory
Bruce S. Weir
Bruce S. Weir University of Washington

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