Seoyoung Lee seoyoung27@utexas.edu
Seoyoung was born and raised in South Korea. She graduated with her B.S in Chemistry from Hanyang University and M.S in Chemistry from Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology. While there, she worked on (E)-selective aza-macrocycles under the direction of Prof. Hyunwoo Kim. After graduation, Seoyoung worked as a Research Engineer at LG Display. In the fall of 2023, she joined the Krische group and is interested in both method development and total synthesis.
Seoyoung's Publications
2. “Aryl Halide Cross-Coupling via Formate-Mediated Transfer Hydrogenation,” Cho, Y.; Chang, Y.-H.; Quirion, K. P.; Strong, Z. H.; Dubey, Z. J.; Nguyen, N.; Lee, S.; Taylor, N. S.; Hoover, J. M.; White, N. A.; Liu, P.; Krische, M. J. Nature Chem. 2025, 17, In Press DOI: 10.1038/s41557-024-01729-0.
1. “Dearomative Addition-Hydrogen Auto-Transfer for Branch-Selective N-Heteroaryl C-H Functionalization via Ruthenium-Catalyzed C-C Couplings of Diene Pronucleophiles,” Shezaf, J. Z.; Lee, S.; Teoh, Y. S.; Xie, P.-P.; Strong, Z. H.; Wu, J.; Liu, P.; Krische, M. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 2021–2028.