Publications

10. Direct Alkylation of Quinolines with Organolithium-Activated 1,1-Diborylalkanes

Woohyun Jo*, Changsu Ryu, Jung Woon Yang, Seung Hwan Cho* 

Org. Chem. Front. 2026, 13, 1292-1298. [Link]

9. 21세기 현대 유기합성 방법론의 노벨 화학상 수상 사례를 통해 본 변천과 함의

조우현, 과학과 과학교육. 2025, 50, 75-84. [Link]

8. Size-Programmable Matteson-Type Annulation: Construction of Spirocycles from Simple Cyclic Ketones 

Woohyun Jo, Juliane K. Scholz, Hairong Lyu, Seung Hwan Cho, Guangbin Dong* 

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202503269. [Link]

7. Regiodivergent Alkylation of Pyridines: Alkyllithium Clusters Direct Chemical Reactivity 

Woohyun Jo+, Chattawat Thangsrikeattigun+, Changsu Ryu, Seungcheol Han, Changjin Oh, Mu-Hyun Baik*, and Seung Hwan Cho* (+Equally contributed)  

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 8597-8606. [Link]

Highlighted in Synfacts, 2025, 21, 453.

4. Advances in Transition Metal-Free Deborylative Transformations of gem-Diborylalkanes 

Woohyun Jo, Jun Hee Lee*, Seung Hwan Cho*  

Chem. Commun. 2021, 27, 4246-4353.  [Link]

3. ZnMe2-Mediated, Direct Alkylation of Electron Deficient N-Heteroarenes with 1,1-Diborylalkanes: Scope and Mechanism 

Woohyun Jo+, Seungyeol Baek+, Chiwon Hwang, Joon Heo, Mu-Hyun Baik,* Seung Hwan Cho* (+Equally contributed) 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 13235-13245. [Link]

2. Base-promoted, Deborylative Secondary Alkylation of N-Heteromatic N-Oxides with Internal gem-Bis[(pinacolato)boryl)]alkanes: A Facile Derivatization of 2,2′-Bipyridyl Analogues 

Chiwon Hwang, Woohyun Jo, Seung Hwan Cho*  

Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 7573-7576.  [Link]

1. Transition-Metal-Free Regioselective Alkylation of Pyridine N-Oxides Using 1,1-Diborylalkanes as Alkylating Reagents 

Woohyun Jo+, Junghoon Kim+, Seoyoung Choi, Seung Hwan Cho* (+Equally contributed) 

Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 9690-9694. [Link]

Highlighted in Synfacts, 2016, 12, 1016.