THE SUH GROUP - Publications

2026

21. Kim, Y. S.†; Yu, J.†; Choi, H.†; Kim, J.; An, Y.-S.; Yoon, J. H.; Suh, S.-E.*; Lee, C.*; Park, D. G.* Blood Methylglyoxal in Body-First Parkinson's Disease. submitted. 2026

(† equally contributed)

20. Lee, Y.†; Choi, M.†; Kim, N.†; Bae, J.; Leitão, S. B.; Makatiani, N.; Choi, H.; Kim, J.; Gong, J.; Ju, M.; Kim, H.*; Chen, S.*; Suh, S.-E.* Asymmetric Synthesis of Enantioenriched Cyclic Allene Precursors for Investigating Racemization Pathways in Cycloadditions. in revision. 2026

(† equally contributed)

19. Hwang, J.; Shin, S.; Choi, S.; Kim, Y.; Kim, H.*; Suh, S.-E.* Introducing Tetrazine Synthesis and Reactivity in Undergraduate Laboratory Internship. J. Chem. Educ. 2026, 103, 4557–4564.

Media Coverage: The related research was featured in several Korean news outlets, including the University News Network article “아주대 프런티어과학학부, 1학년부터 연구실에서 유기화학을 경험하다” as a representative example.

2025

18. Lee, H.-W.†; Hwang, J.†; Kim, J.-Y.†; Marais, G. N.; Tang, K. S.; Choi, M.; Choi, H.; Youn, H.-B.; Kim, S.-T.; Ha, J.; Kang, S. J.; Chen, S.*; Suh, S.-E.*; Kwak, W.-J.* Reactive Oxygen Species Resistive Redox Mediator in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2415805.

(† equally contributed)

Cover: Selected to appear as an inside back cover. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2570119.
Preprint: ROS-Resistant Redox Mediator in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries, 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4370577/v1]
Patent: Kwak, W.-J.; Lee, H.-W.; Suh, S.-E.; Hwang, J.; Choi, M. Electrolyte for Lithium-Air Secondary Battery and Lithium-Air Secondary Battery Comprising the Same. KR 10-2986961, filed May 2, 2024, registered July 1, 2026; assignees: UNIST and Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation.
Media Coverage: The related research was featured in several Korean news outlets, including the JoongAng Ilbo article “아주대 등, 차세대 배터리 성능 개선 산화-환원 매개체 개발” as a representative example.

2024

17. Hwang, J.; Yoon, B.; Suh, S.-E.* Cost-Effective Synthesis of Unsymmetric Tetrazines. Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2024, 45, 867–872.

16. Kim, N. Y.†; Choi, M.†; Suh, S.-E.*; Chenoweth, D. M.* Aryne Chemistry: Generation Methods and Reactions Incorporating Multiple Arynes. Chem. Rev. 2024, 124, 11435–11522.

(† equally contributed)

Media Coverage: The related research was featured in several Korean news outlets, including the Edaily article “아주대, '아라인' 관련 논문 美화학회 저널에 발표” as a representative example.

15. Choi, H.; Suh, S.-E.*; Kang, H.* Advances in Exploring Mechanisms of Oxidative Phenolic Coupling Reactions. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024, 366, 4347–4384.

14. Nguyen, A. T.; Kang, H.; Luu, T. G.; Suh, S.-E.; Kim, H.-K.* Recent Progress in Visible-Light-Driven Halogenation: Chlorination, Bromination, and Iodination. Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2024, 45, 738–758.

2022

13. Golden, D. L.†; Suh, S.-E.†; Stahl, S. S.* Radical C(sp³)−H Functionalization and Cross-Coupling Reactions. Nat. Rev. Chem. 2022, 6, 405–427.

(† equally contributed)

Highlight: In Org. Process Res. Dev. Schwindeman, J. A.; Daniels, D. S. B.; Douglas, J. J.; Kosanovich, A.; Kelly, C. B.; Kwok, T.; Guizzetti, S.; Knight, J.* Some Items of Interest to Process R&D Chemists and Engineers. Org. Process Res. Dev. 2023, 27, 993–1002.
Media Coverage: The related research was featured in several Korean news outlets, including the Moneytoday article “아주대 서성은 교수, 라디칼 합성방법 리뷰 논문 발표” as a representative example.

12. Bates, J. B.†; Biswas, S.†; Suh, S.-E.; Johnson, M. R.; Biswajit, M.; Root, T. W.*; Stahl, S. S.* Chemical and Electrochemical O2 Reduction on Earth-Abundant M-N-C Catalysts and Implications for Mediated Electrolysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 922–927.

(† equally contributed)

2021

11. Suh, S.-E.; Nkulu, L. E.; Lin, S.; Krska, S. W.; Stahl, S. S.* Benzylic C–H Isocyanation/Amine Coupling Sequence Enabling High-Throughput Synthesis of Pharmaceutically Relevant Ureas. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 10380-10387.

Prior Publications (~2020)

10. Suh, S.-E.; Jun, J. V.; Hernandez, E.; Tran, M. N.; Betley, J. N.; Chenoweth, D. M.* A Rapid Synthesis of Nuclear Staining Small Fluorescent Molecules for Brain Imaging. Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2020, 1, 100227.

Selected to appear as a front cover

9. Suh, S.-E.; Chen, S.-J.; Mandal, M.; Guzei, I. A.; Cramer, C. J.; Stahl, S. S.* Site-Selective Copper-Catalyzed Azidation of Benzylic C–H Bonds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 11388–11393.

One of the most cited publications from 2020–2021 in J. Am. Chem. Soc.

8. Gerken, J. B.; Stamoulis, A.; Suh, S.-E.; Fischer, N. D.; Kim, Y. J.; Guzei, I. A.; Stahl, S. S.* Efficient Electrochemical Synthesis of Robust, Densely Functionalized Water Soluble Quinones. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 1199–1202.

7. Suh, S.-E.; Chen, S.; Houk, K. N.; Chenoweth, D. M.* The Mechanism of the Triple Aryne-Tetrazine Reaction Cascade: Theory and Experiment. Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 7688–7693.

6. Suh, S.-E.; Chenoweth, D. M.* Aryne Compatible Solvents are not Always Innocent. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4080–4083.

5. Barros, S. A.; Yoon, I.; Suh, S.-E.; Chenoweth, D. M.* Bridgehead-substituted Triptycenes for Rapid Discovery of Nucleic Acid Junction Binders. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 2423–2426.

4. Yoon, I.†; Suh, S.-E.†; Barros, S. A.; Chenoweth, D. M.* Synthesis of 9-Substituted Triptycene Building Blocks for Solid-Phase Diversification and Nucleic Acid Junction Targeting. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 1096–1099.

(† equally contributed)

3. Suh, S.-E.; Barros, S. A.; Chenoweth, D. M.* Triple Aryne-Tetrazine Reaction Enabling Rapid Access to a New Class of Polyaromatic Heterocycles. Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 5128–5132.

Selected to appear as an inside cover
Highlighted in Synfacts. Swager, T. M.*; Chen, L. Third Aryne’s the Charm. Synfacts 2015, 11, 1155.

2. Suh, S.-E.; Park, I.-K.; Lim, B.-Y.; Cho, C.-G.* Acid-Catalyzed [3,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement of N-Cbz-Diaryl Hydrazide for the Synthesis of N-Cbz-2,2’-Diamino-1,1’-Diaryls. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 455–457.

1. Park, I.-K.; Suh, S.-E.; Lim, B.-Y.; Cho, C.-G.* Aryl Hydrazide beyond as Surrogate of Aryl Hydrazine in the Fischer Indolization: The Synthesis of N-Cbz-Indoles, N-Cbz-Carbazoles, and N,N′-Bis-Cbz-Pyrrolo[2,3-f]indoles. Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 5454–5456.