Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Science
Gyeongsang National University
Republic of Korea
E-mail: jungwon.kim@gnu.ac.kr
ORCID: 0000-0003-2760-902X
Research Interest
Organic synthesis
Homogeneous catalysis
Organocatalysis
Visible-light photocatalysis
Education
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (2020.08)
Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Advisor: Prof. Soon Hyeok Hong
B.S. in Chemistry (2014.02)
Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Summa Cum Laude
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor (2024.09 - Current)
Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
Postdoctoral Researcher (2023.12 - 2024.07)
University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Advisor: Prof. Ryan Gilmour
Postdoctoral Researcher (2020.11 - 2023.10)
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Advisor: Prof. Tobias Ritter
Awards and Honors
Human Tech Paper Award (Silver, Samsung Electronics), 2017
Global Ph.D. Fellowship (NRF Korea), 2014 - 2018
Summa Cum Laude, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, 2014
Kwanjeong Education Foundation Scholarship (Domestic), 2012 - 2013
Representative Publications (‡equal contributions, *corresponding author)
Deconjugative Photoisomerization of Cyclic Enones
L. Blank‡, J. Kim‡, C. Daniliuc, A. Götzinger, M.-A. Müller, J. Schütz, B. Wüstenberg, R. Gilmour* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 10023–10030.
Synthesis of α-Branched Enones via Chloroacylation of Terminal Alkenes
J. Kim, S. Müller, T. Ritter* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202309498
J. Kim‡, X. Sun‡, B. A. Worp, T. Ritter* Nat. Catal. 2023, 6, 196–203.
Synthesis of N-aryl amines enabled by photocatalytic dehydrogenation
J. Kim*, S. Kim, G. Choi, G. S. Lee, D. Kim, J. Choi, H. Ihee*, S. H. Hong* Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 1915–1923.
Direct Allylic C(sp3)–H Thiolation with Disulfides via Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis
J. Kim, B. Kang, S. H. Hong* ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 6013–6022.