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lee, Sungi

Faculty & Research


Chemistry

Lee, SunggiASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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RESEARCH AREA

  • Organic Synthesis
  • Reaction and Catalyst Development
  • Material Development

ACADEMIC & CAREER EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC Ph. D., KAIST, Korea
CAREER 2014~2019: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung, Germany
2012~2014: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chemistry Department Boston College, USA
2009~2012: Research Scientist, SK Innovation Global Technology, Korea

Our Researches

  • Catalyst development

    Organo- and Transitionmetal catalyzed reactions based on structure design

  • Control of selectivity

    Control regio, diastereo, and enantioselectivities

  • Synthesis

    All the organic molecules anywhere in the world

Representative Publications

2018 “Confined acids catalyze asymmetric single aldolizations of acetaldehyde enolates”
Schreyer, L.; Kaib, P. S. J.; Wakchaure, V.; Obradors, C.; Properzi, R.; Lee, S.
List, B. Science 2018, 362, 216-219.
2018 “Can a Ketone be More Reactive than an Aldehyde: Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Substituted Tetrahydrofurans”
Lee, S.; Bae, H. Y.
List, B. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12162-12166.
2018 “Approaching Sub-ppm Level Asymmetric Organocatalysis of a Highly Challenging and Scalable Carbon–Carbon Bond Forming Reaction”
Bae, H. Y.; Höfler, D.; Kaib, P. S. J.; Kasaplar, P.; De, C.; Döhring, D.; Lee, S.; Kaupmees, K.; Leito, I.
List, B. Nat. Chem. 2018, 10, 888-894.
2018 “The Activation of Olefins via Asymmetric Brønsted Acid Catalysis”
Tsuji, N.; Kennemur, J. L.; Buyck, T.; Lee, S.; Prévost, S.; Kaib, P. S. J.; Bykov, D.; Farès, C.
List, B. Science 2018, 359, 1501-1505.
2018 “N-Triflylphosphorimidoyl Trichloride: A Versatile Reagent for the Synthesis of Strong Chiral Brønsted Acids.”
Lee, S.; Kaib. P. S. J.
List, B. Synlett 2017, 28, 1478-1480.
2018 “Asymmetric Catalysis via Cyclic, Aliphatic Oxocarbenium Ions.”
Lee, S.; Kaib. P. S. J.
List, B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 2156-2159.
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