PUBLICATIONS

2016 - current

2026

4. [2+1] and [2+1+1] Cyclization: Diversifying Alkenes for Small Carbocycles via Photocatalytically Accessed 1,3-Dielectrophiles

Junseong Jang,† Chaewon Kim,† Junhwan Won, Seung Youn Hong*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2026, 148, 5701–5712 († Equally contributed)

3. Access to Hindered Alkyl Aryl Ethers via Radical–Polar Crossover C(sp³)–O Coupling Enabled by Dual Organosulfur/Photoredox Catalysis

Changkyu Park, Youngeun Hong, Insung Park, Dongwook Kim, Seung Youn Hong*

Org. Lett., 2026, 28, 1084−1089

2. Homologative Alkene Difunctionalization

Morgan Kim,† So Yeon Ahn,† Seongmin Kim,† Junhwan Won, Dongwook Kim, Seung Youn Hong*

Nat. Chem., 2026, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-025-02037-x († Equally contributed)

• Press release

2025

1. Cooperative Organosulfur/Photoredox Catalysis Enables Radical-Polar Crossover C(sp³)–N Coupling via Inner-
Sphere Electron Shuttling

Youngeun Hong, Changkyu Park, Junseong Jang, Minseok Oh, Dongwook Kim, Seunghoon Lee,* Seung Youn Hong*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 19583–19594

• Press release

Postdoctoral works at MIT

12. Chemoselective Primary Amination of Aryl Boronic Acids by P /P =O Catalysis: Synthetic Capture of the Transient Nef Intermediate HNO

III

S. Y. Hong and A. T. Radosevich*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 8902–8907

11. Enabling Reductive C–N Cross-Coupling of Nitroalkanes and Boronic Acids by Steric Design of P(III)/P(V)=O Catalysts

G. Li, Y. Kanda, S. Y. Hong and A. T. Radosevich*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 8242–8248

10. Selective C–H fluoroalkylation of azines enabled by tailored phosphorus-based reagents

Y. Kanda,† S. Y. Hong† and A.T. Radosevich* (†Equally contributed)

Chem, 2021, 7, 1420–1422

– Invited Preview Article

Ph.D. works at KAIST

9. Mechanism-Guided Development of Transition-Metal Catalyzed C–N Bond-Forming Reactions Using Dioxazolones as the Versatile Amidating Source

S. Y. Hong, Y. Hwang, M. Lee and S. Chang*

Acc. Chem. Res., 2021, 54, 2683–2700

8. Tuning Orbital Symmetry of Iridium Nitrenoid Enables Catalytic Diastereoand Enantioselective Alkene Difunctionalizations

S. Kim, D. Kim, S. Y. Hong* and S. Chang* (*Co-corresponding authors)

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 3993–4004

• Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal

7. Catalytic Access to Carbocation Intermediates via Nitrenoid Transfer Leading to Allylic Lactams

S. Y. Hong, D. Kim and S. Chang*

Nat. Catal., 2021, 4, 79−88

• Highlighted in IBS

6. Stereodefined Access to Lactams via Olefin Difunctionalization: Iridium Nitrenoids as a Motif of LUMO-Controlled Dipoles

S. Y. Hong and S. Chang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 10399−10408

• Highlighted in Synfacts 2019, 15, 1026

5. Synthetic Utility of N-Benzoyloxyamides as an Alternative Precursor of Acylnitrenoids for γ-Lactam Formation

S. Huh,† S. Y. Hong,† and S. Chang*

Org. Lett., 2019, 21, 2808–2812

• Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal

4. Ir(III)-Catalyzed Stereoselective Haloamidation of Alkynes Enabled by Ligand Participation

S. Y. Hong, J. Son, D. Kim, and S. Chang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 12359-12363

• Highlighted in Synfacts 2018, 14, 1269

3. Selective formation of γ-lactams via C–H amidation enabled by tailored iridium catalysts

S. Y. Hong,† Y. Park,† Y. Hwang, Y. Kim, M.-H. Baik,* and S. Chang*

Science, 2018, 359, 1016-1021

• Highlighted in Nature, March 2018 / Science Daily, March 2018 / Phys.Org, March 2018 / Asian Scientist, March 2018 / Synfacts 2018, 14, 0464

2. [4+2] or [4+1] Annulation: Changing the Reaction Pathway of a Rhodium-Catalyzed Process by Tuning the Cp Ligand

S. Y. Hong, J. Jeong, and S. Chang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 2408–2412

1. Rhodium-Catalyzed Selective C–H Functionalization of NNN Tridentate Chelating Compounds via a Rollover Pathway

S. Y. Hong,† J. Kwak,† and S. Chang*

Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 3159-3162