Publications

86. "Direct C(sp3)–H Acylation by Mechanistically Controlled Ni/Ir Photoredox Catalysis."

         Geun Seok Lee* and Soon Hyeok Hong*

         Acc. Chem. Res. 2023, 56, 2170-2184, Dedicated to the memory of the late Professor Robert H. Grubbs, and the MCL (GOMC) Photocatalysis Team. 


85. "Chemically Recyclable Oxygen-Protective Polymers Developed by Ring-Opening Metathesis Homopolymerization of Cyclohexene Derivatives." 

        Kyungmin Choi and Soon Hyeok Hong*  

        Chem 2023, 9, 2637-2654, Highlighted in the News Media; Dedicated to Professor Cheon-Gyu Cho.


84. "Organic Transformations of Isocyanides Classified by Their Activation Strategies."

         Jungwon Kim* and Soon Hyeok Hong*

         Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2023, 44, 578-595, Invited Review and Selected as the Cover Article of the July 2023 Issue.


83. "Synthesis of α-Aminoacetals via Decarboxylative Coupling of Imine and 2,2,-Diethoxyacetic Acid."

        Seoksun Kim, Beomsoon Park, Geun Seok Lee, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

        J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 6532-6537, Invited Article "Progress in Photocatalysis for Organic Chemistry."


82. "Stereoretentive Cross-Coupling of Chiral Amino Acid Chlorides and Hydrocarbons Through Mechanistically Controlled Ni/Ir Photoredox Catalysis."

         Geun Seok Lee+, Beomsoon Park+, and Soon Hyeok Hong* (+equal contribution)

         Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 5200, Highlighted in Synfacts 2022, 18, 1380 and Organic Chemistry Portal.


81. "Methane Oxidation to Methyl Trifluoroacetate by Simple Anionic Palladium Catalyst: Comprehensive understanding of K2S2O8-based Methane Oxidation in CF3CO2H."

        Seok-Hyeon Cheong, Daeun Kim, Huyen Tran Dang, Dongwook Kim, Bora Seo, Minserk Cheong, Soon Hyeok Hong, and Hyunjoo Lee*

        J. Cat.  2022, 413, 803-811.


80. "Mechanochemical Direct Fluorination of Unactivated C(sp3)–H Bonds."

         Sehye Min, Beomsoon Park, Jantakan Nedsaengtip, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

         Adv. Synth. Catal. 2022, 364, 1975-1981, Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal.


79. "Modulating the Rate of Controlled Suzuki-Miyaura Catalyst-Transfer Polymerization by Boronate Tuning."

        Hyunwoo Park, Jaeho Lee, Soon-Hyeok Hwang, Daeun Kim, Soon Hyeok Hong, and Tae-Lim Choi*

        Macromolecules 2022, 55, 3476-3483.


78. "Direct C(sp3)–H Cyanation Enabled by Highly Active Decatungstate Photocatalyst."

       Kunsoon Kim, Seulchan Lee, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 5501-5505, one of the most read Org. Lett. articles in August 2021; Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal.


77. "Cobalt-Catalyzed Intermolecular C–H Amidation of Unactivated Alkanes."

        Jeonghyo Lee, Seongho Jin, Dongwook Kim, Soon Hyeok Hong,* and Sukbok Chang*

        J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 5191-5200.


76. "Pd-Catalyzed Formal Mizoroki-Heck Coupling of Unactivated Alkyl Chlorides."

      Geun Seok Lee, Daeun Kim, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 991, Highlighted in Synfacts 2021, 17, 0528.


75. "Synthesis of N-Aryl Amines Enabled by Photocatalytic Dehydrogenation."

      Jungwon Kim,* Siin Kim, Geunho Choi, Geun Seok Lee, Donghyeok Kim, Jungkweon Choi, Hyotcherl Ihee,* and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 1915-1923.


74. "Direct C(sp3)–H Trifluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkanes Enabled by Multifunctional Trifluoromethyl Copper Complexes."

        Geunho Choi, Geun Seok Lee, Beomsoon Park, Dongwook Kim, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

        Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 5467-5474.


73. "The Site-Selectivity and Mechanism of Pd-Catalyzed C(sp2)–H Arylation of Simple Arenes."

        Daeun Kim, Geunho Choi, Wonjeong Kim, Dongwook Kim, Youn K. Kang, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

        Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 363-373, Highlighted in RSC Themed Collection for Celebrating the 75th Year Anniversary of the KCS and  Org. Chem. Portal.


72. "Direct C(sp2)–H Alkylation of Unactivated Arenes Enabled by Photoinduced Pd Catalysis."

        Daeun Kim, Geun Seok Lee, Dongwook Kim, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

        Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 5266, Highlighted in Synfacts 2021, 17(01), 0059.


71. "Palladium-Catalyzed Direct C–H Arylation of Arenes Promoted by Quaternary Ammonium Salt."

       Sabyuk Yang and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       Asian J. Org. Chem. 2020, 9, 1846-1851.


70. "Synergistic Activation of Amides and Hydrocarbons for Direct C(sp3)–H Acylation Enabled by Metallaphotoredox Catalysis."

        Geun Seok Lee, Joonghee Won, Seulhui Choi, Mu-Hyun Baik,* and Soon Hyeok Hong*

        Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 16933-16942, Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal.


69. "Direct Allylic C(sp3)–H Thiolation with Disulfides via Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis."

      Jungwon Kim, Byungjoon Kang, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 6013-6022.


68. "Synthesis of Conjugated Polyenynes with Alternating Six- and Five-Membered Rings via β‑Selective Cascade Metathesis and Metallotropy Polymerization."

       Cheol Kang, Jong-Chan Sung, Kunsoon Kim, Soon Hyeok Hong, and Tae-Lim Choi*

       ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 339-343.


67. "Highly Active Ruthenium Metathesis Catalysts Enabling Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Cyclopentadiene at Low Temperatures."

       Kitaek Song, Kunsoon Kim, Daeun Hong, Jungwon Kim, Chae Eun Heo, Hugh I. Kim, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 3860. Featured in the Editors' Highlights in Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology.


66. "Selective N-Formylation and N-Methylation of Amines Using Methanol as a Sustainable C1 Source."

      Geunho Choi and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 716−723.


65. "Enhanced Catalytic Activity of (DMSO)2PtCl2 for the Methane Oxidation in the SO3−H2SO4 System."

      Huyen Tran Dang, Hee Won Lee, Jieon Lee, Hyunah Choo, Soon Hyeok Hong, Minserk Cheong, and Hyunjoo Lee*

      ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 11854−11862, Highlighted in the News media.


64. "Highly Regioselective and E/Z-Selective Hydroalkylation of Ynone, Ynoate, and Ynamide via Photoredox Mediated Ni/Ir Dual Catalysis."

      Su Yong Go, Geun Seok Lee, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 4691-4694, Highlighted in Synfacts 2018, 14(11), 1157.


63. "Formal Giese Addition of C(sp3)–H Nucleophiles Enabled by Visible Light Mediated Ni Catalysis of Triplet Enone Diradicals."

      Geun Seok Lee and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 5810-5815.


62. "Toward Perfect Regiocontrol for β-Selective Cyclopolymerization Using a Ru-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalyst."

       Kijung Jung, Kunsoon Kim, Jong-Chan Sung, Tonia Ahmed, Soon Hyeok Hong, Robert H. Grubbs, and Tae-Lim Choi*

       Macromolecules 2018, 51, 4564-4571.


61. "Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane-Conjugated Bis(diphenylphosphino)amine Ligand for Chromium(III) Catalyzed Ethylene Trimerization and Tetramerization."

       Hoseong Lee and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       Appl. Catal., A. 2018, 560, 21-27.


60. "Hydrogenation of Silyl Formate: Sustainable Production of Silanol and Methanol from Hydrosilane and Carbon Dioxide."

       Jangwoo Koo, Seung Hyo Kim, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 4995-4998.


59. "Selective Monomethylation of Amines with Methanol as the C1 Source."

       Geunho Choi and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 6166-6170, Dedicated to Professor Young Keun Chung.


58. "Understanding the Origin of the Regioselectivity in Cyclopolymerizations of Diynes and How to Completely Switch It."

       Hoimin Jung+, Kijung Jung+, Mannkyu Hong, Seongyeon Kwon, Kunsoon Kim, Soon Hyeok Hong, Tae-Lim Choi*, and Mu-Hyun Baik* (+equal contribution)

       J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 834-841.


57. "Gold(I)/Gold(III)-Catalyzed Selective Synthesis of N-Sulfonyl Enaminone Isomers from Sulfonamides and Ynones via Two Distinct Reaction Pathways."

        Dabon Lee, Sang Min Kim, Hajime Hirao, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

        Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 3131-3134.


56. "Acceptorless and Base-free Dehydrogenation of Cyanohydrin with (η6-Arene)halide(bidentate phosphine)ruthenium(II) Complex."

        Kicheol Kim, Adhyita Moeljadi, Hajime Hirao,* and Soon Hyeok Hong*

        Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 3292-3298, Selected as the Front Cover of October Issue 19, 2017.


55. "Photoredox Mediated Nickel Catalyzed C(sp3)–H Thiocarbonylation of Ethers."

        Byungjoon Kang and Soon Hyeok Hong*

        Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 6613-6618. Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal.


54. "Dual Activation of Nucleophiles and Electrophiles by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis: Chemoselective N-Imination of Indoles with Isocyanides."

      Jungwon Kim and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 3259-3262.


53. "Photoinduced Copper(I)-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aromatic Halides at Room Temperature."

      Kicheol Kim and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 2345-2351.


52. "Ligand-Promoted Direct C-H Arylation of Simple Arenes: Evidence for a Cooperative Bimetallic Mechanism."

     Jaewoon Kim and Soon Hyeok Hong*

     ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 3336-3343, Selected as a Most Read Article in Apr. 2017.


51. "Ruthenium-Catalyzed Aminomethylation and Methylation of Phenol Derivatives Utilizing Methanol as the C1 Source."

     Seoksun Kim and Soon Hyeok Hong*

     Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 798-810, Selected as the Front Cover of March Issue 5, 2017.


50. "Organocatalytic Activation of Isocyanides: N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Enaminone Synthesis from Ketones."

      Jungwon Kim and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 2401-2406.


49. "Cyanuric Acid-Based Organocatalyst for Utilization of Carbon Dioxide at Atmospheric Pressure."

      Bing Yu, Daeun Kim, Seoksun Kim, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      ChemSusChem 2017, 10, 1080-1084.


48. "Ruthenium-Catalyzed Selective Imine Synthesis from Nitriles and Secondary Alcohols under Hydrogen Acceptor- and Base-free Conditions."

      Daeun Kim, Byungjoon Kang, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Org. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 475-479, Invited Article "Emerging Investigator".


47. "Ruthenium-Catalyzed Urea Synthesis Using Methanol as the C1 Source."

      Seung Hyo Kim and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 212-215, Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal.


46. "Ligand- and Acid-Free Gold(I) Chloride Catalyzed Hydration of Terminal Alkynes."

       Atanu Kumar Dasa, Sangseung Park, Senthilkumar Muthaiah, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       Synlett 2015, 26, 2517-2520, Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal.


45. "Iridium-Catalyzed Single-Step N-Substituted Lactam Synthesis from Lactones and Amines."

       Kicheol Kim and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 4152-4156, Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal.


44. "Ru-Catalyzed Direct N-Formylation of Lactams with Paraformaldehyde."

      Hoseong Lee, Byungjoon Kang, Sangik Lee, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Synlett 2015, 26, 1077-1080.


43. "N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Based Well-Defined Ruthenium Hydride Complexes for Direct Amide Synthesis from Alcohols and Amines Under Base-Free Conditions."

      Kunsoon Kim, Byungjoon Kang, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Tetrahedron 2015, 71, 4565-4569, Invited Article in honor of Prof. Yoshiaki Nakao, a recipient of 2015 Tetrahedron Young Investigator Awards.


42. "Copper-Catalyzed N-Aryl-β-Enaminonitrile Synthesis Utilizing Isocyanides as the Nitrogen Source."

      Seoksun Kim and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 1004-1012.


41. "N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Based Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct Amidation of Aldehydes with Amines."

      Cheng Chen, Min Ha Kim, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Org. Chem. Front. 2015, 2, 241-247, Invited Article Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Professor Ei-ichi Negishi.


40. "Hydrogen Acceptor- and Base-Free N-Formylation of Nitrile and Amine Using Methanol as C1 Source."

       Byungjoon Kang and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 834-840.


39. "Gold(I)-Catalyzed, Stereocontrolled Enamide Synthesis from Primary Amides and Propargyl Aldehydes Using a Tandem Strategy." 

      Sang Min Kim, Dabon Lee, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 6168-6171, Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal.


38. "Transfer Hydrogenation of Organic Formates and Cyclic Carbonates: An Alternative Route to Methanol from Carbon Dioxide."

       Seung Hyo Kim and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       ACS Catalysis 2014, 4, 3630-3636.


37. "Tandem Insertion-Cyclization Reaction of Isocyanides in the Synthesis of 1,4-Diaryl-1H-imidazoles: Presence of N-Arylformimidate Intermediate."

       Benjamin Pooi, Jeongbin Lee, Kyujin Choi, Hajime Hirao*, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 9231-9245, Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal, Synfacts 2015, 11(2), 0133


36. "Synthesis of Cyclic Imides from Nitriles and Diols Using Hydrogen Transfer as a Substrate-Activating Strategy." 

       Jaewoon Kim and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 4404-4407, Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal.


35. "Fe-Catalyzed Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Secondary Benzylic Alcohols."

      Hansoo Song, Byungjoon Kang, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      ACS Catalysis 2014, 4, 2889-2895.


34. "Tandem Synthesis of Amides and Secondary Amines from Esters with Primary Amines under Solvent-Free Conditions." 

      Jeongbin Lee, Senthilkumar Muthaiah, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 2653-2660.


33. "CH-π and CF-π Interactions Lead to Structural Changes of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Palladium Complexes." 

      Xiangya Xu+, Benjamin Pooi+, Hajime Hirao*, and Soon Hyeok Hong* (+equal contribution)

      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 1283-1287.


32. "Carbon Dioxide Capture and Use: Organic Synthesis Using Carbon Dioxide from Exhaust Gas." 

      Seung Hyo Kim, Kwang Hee Kim, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 771-774 Highlighted in the News Media; Dedicated to Professor Robert H. Grubbs.


31. "Ruthenium-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral and Single-Step Amide Synthesis from Alcohol and Nitrile with Complete Atom Economy." 

     Byungjoon Kang+, Zhenqian Fu+, and Soon Hyeok Hong* (+equal contribution)

     J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 11704-11707, Highlighted in ChemistryViews, Organic Chemistry Portal; Dedicated to Professor Young Keun Chung.


30. "Highly Selective Macrocycle Formations by Metathesis Catalysts Fixated in Nanopores." 

      Joo-Eun Jee, Jian Liang Cheong, Jaehong Lim, Cheng Chen, Soon Hyeok Hong*, Su Seong Lee* 

      J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 3048–3056.


29. "Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene Gold(I) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalysis in Hydration of Alkynes." 

     Xiangya Xu+, Seung Hyo Kim+, Xi Zhang, Atanu Das, Hajime Hirao*, and Soon Hyeok Hong* (+equal contribution)

     Organometallics 2013, 32, 164–171


28. "Dehydrogenative Amide Synthesis: Azide as a Nitrogen Source." 

     Zhenqian Fu+, Jeongbin Lee+, Byungjoon Kang, and Soon Hyeok Hong* (+equal contribution)

     Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 6028–6031, Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal.


27. "Acceptorless and Base-Free Dehydrogenation of Alcohols and Amines using Ruthenium-Hydride Complexes." 

      Senthilkumar Muthaiah and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 3045-3053. 


26. "Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction Catalyzed by PEPPSI-type 1,4-Di(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene (tzIPr) Palladium Complex."

      Jie Huang+, Jong-Tai Hong+, and Soon Hyeok Hong* (+equal contribution) 

      Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 6630-6635.


25. "Direct N-Acylation of Lactams, Oxazolidinones, and Imidazolidinones with Aldehydes by Shvo's Catalyst." 

      Jian Zhang and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4646-4649.


24. "Selective Catalytic sp3 C-O Bond Cleavage with C–N Bond Formation in 3-Alkoxy-1-propanols."

      Cheng Chen and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 2992–2995.


23. "N-Heterocyclic Carbene Based Ruthenium Catalyzed Direct Amide Synthesis from Alcohols and Secondary Amines: Involvement of Esters." 

      Cheng Chen, Yao Zhang, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 10005–10010.


22. "Atom-Economical Synthesis of Cyclic Imides." 

      Senthilkumar Muthaiah and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Synlett, 2011, 1481–1485, invited Synpacts Highlight Article.


21. “Oxidative Amide Synthesis Directly from Alcohols with Amines.” 

      Cheng Chen and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Org. Biomol. Chem. 2011, 9, 20–26, invited review on "Emerging Area".


20. "Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene Promoted Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Reaction: A Comparative Study." 

      Xiangya Xu, Baochang Xu, Yongxin Li and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Organometallics 2010, 29, 6343-6349.


19. "Synthesis of Cyclic Imides from Simple Diols." 

      Jian Zhang, Senthilkumar Muthaiah, Subhash Chandra Ghosh and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 6391–6395, Highlighted in Synfacts, 2010, 11, 1128.


18. "Ruthenium ONO-Type Pincer Complex: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Catalysis." 

      Yao Zhang, Xingwei Li*, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Adv. Synth. Catal. 2010, 352, 1779–1783.


17. “Simple RuCl3 Catalyzed Amide Synthesis from Alcohols and Amines.” 

      Subhash Chandra Ghosh and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 4266–4270.


16. “Direct Amide Synthesis from Either Alcohols or Aldehydes with Amines: Activity of Ru(II) Hydride and Ru(0) Complexes.”

      Senthilkumar Muthaiah, Subhash Chandra Ghosh, Joo-Eun Jee, Cheng Chen, Jian Zhang, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 3002–3006.


15. “Low Catalyst Loadings in Olefin Metathesis: Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles by Ring-Closing Metathesis.” 

      Kevin M. Kuhn, Timothy M. Champagne, Soon Hyeok Hong, Wen-Hao Wei, Andrew Nickel, Choon Woo Lee, Scott C. Virgil, Robert H. Grubbs, and Richard L. Pederson*

      Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 984–987.


14. “Well-Defined N-Heterocyclic Carbene Based Ruthenium Catalysts for Direct Amide Synthesis from Alcohols and Amines.” 

       Yao Zhang, Cheng Chen, Subhash Chandra Ghosh, Yongxin Li, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

       Organometallics 2010, 29, 1374–1378.


13. “Direct Amide Synthesis from Alcohols and Amines by Phosphine-Free Ruthenium Catalyst.”

      Subhash Chandra Ghosh, Senthilkumar Muthaiah, Yao Zhang, Xiangya Xu, and Soon Hyeok Hong*

      Adv. Synth. Catal. 2009, 351, 2643–2649, one of the Most Cited Adv. Synth. Catal. papers published in 2009 or 2010.


12. “Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts for the Ethenolysis of Renewable Feedstocks.” 

      Yann Schrodi, Thay Ung, Angel Vagas, Garik Mkrtumyan, Choon Woo Lee, Tim Champagne, Richard L. Pederson*, and Soon Hyeok Hong

      CLEAN 2008,36(8), 669–673.


11. “Decomposition of Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts.” 

      Soon Hyeok Hong, Anna G. Wenzel, Tina T. Salguero, Michael W. Day, and Robert H. Grubbs*

      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 7961–7968.


10. “Double C–H Activation of an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand in a Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalyst.” 

      Soon Hyeok Hong, Anatoly Chlenov, Michael W. Day, and Robert H. Grubbs*

      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 5148–5151.


9. “Efficient Removal of Ruthenium Byproducts from Olefin Metathesis Products by Simple Aqueous Extraction.” 

    Soon Hyeok Hong and Robert H. Grubbs*

    Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 1955–1957.


8. “Highly Active Water-Soluble Olefin Metathesis Catalyst.” 

    Soon Hyeok Hong and Robert H. Grubbs*

    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 3508–3509, Featured in Chemical & Engineering News 2006, March 6, 18 and 2007, February 12, 46.


7. “Prevention of Undesirable Isomerization During Olefin Metathesis.” 

    Soon Hyeok Hong, Daniel P. Sanders, Choon Woo Lee, and Robert H. Grubbs*

    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 17160–17161, Featured in Nature 2006, 439, 4–5, and Chemical Week 2006, January 18.


6. “Decomposition of A Key Intermediate in Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Reactions.” 

    Soon Hyeok Hong, Michael W. Day, and Robert H. Grubbs*

    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 7414–7415, Featured in Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2004, 52, 892.


5. “Construction of tetracyclic ring systems by Co2(CO)8-catalyzed tandem [2+2+1]/[2+2+2] cycloaddition reaction of diynes: a simple one-pot reaction.” 

    Soon Hyeok Hong, Jong Wook Kim, Dai Seung Choi, Young Keun Chung*, and Sueg-Geun Lee

    Chem. Commun. 1999, 2099–2100.


4. “Azobenzene-Incorporated Alkanethiol Monolayer Film on Au(111): Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy Study.” 

    Sang Woo Han, Chang Hwan Kim, Soon Hyeok Hong, Young Keun Chung, and Kwan Kim*

    Langmuir 1999, 15, 1579–1583.


3. “Hydrogenation of (1-phenylthiophene)Mn(CO)3 (thiophene = 3-methylthiophene and 3,4-dimethylthiophene) complexes: formation of tetrakis(tricarbonylphenyl-thiomanganese).”

    Dai Seung Choi, Soon Hyeok Hong, Su Seong Lee, and Young Keun Chung*

    J. Organomet. Chem. 1999, 579, 385–390.


2. “Synthesis of [2,3]-Fused Bicyclic Cyclopentadiene Derivatives by the Cycloaddition Reaction of Diyne with Methylmanganese Carbonyl Complex.”

    Soon Hyeok Hong and Young Keun Chung*

    Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 4843–4846.


1. “Synthesis of Cyclopentanoids via Enyne Cycloaddtion Reaction Using Methylmanganese Carbonyl Complex.” 

    Joo Eun Lee, Soon Hyeok Hong, and Young Keun Chung*

    Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 1781–1784.


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