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KyungHee University
Molecular Design & Catalytic Chemistry Lab
[43] An Umpolung Strategy for Palladium-Catalyzed Dearomative Allylation toward Eight-Membered N-Heterocycles
Sumin Lee, Sekwang Baek, Yong Ho Kim, Eun Jeong Yoo
Organic Letters. 2026, 28, 155–160.
[42] Strategic 1,9-Proton-Transfer-Driven Cycloaddition: Synthesis and Stereoselective Contraction of Nine-Membered Heterocycles
Sekwang Baek, Ju Young Lee, Min Jae Kang, Min Ho Kim, Eun Jeong Yoo
ACS Catalysis. 2025, 15,1937-1946.
[41] Synthesis of Stereoselective Multifused Cyclic Compounds via Palladium-Catalyzed C3-Allylative Dearomatization
Juno Im, Ji Yun Jung, Hanbin Park, Tae-Hwan Kim, Min Jae Kang, Eun Jeong Yoo
ACS Catalysis. 2024, 14, 3163–3170.
[40] Silver-Catalyzed Ring Expansion of Activated N-Heteroarenes via 1,4-Dearomative Addition of Diazomethylphosphonates
Sekwang Baek, Hyundug Jen, Eun Jeong Yoo
Synthesis . 2023, 55, 2427–2434.
[39] Synthesis of Chiral Diazocine Derivatives via a Copper-Catalyzed Dearomative [5+3] Cycloaddition
Ju Young Lee, Rohit Kumar Varshnaya, Eun Jeong Yoo
Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 3731.
[38] Contractions of 1,4-Diazepines to Pyrroles Triggered by Valence Tautomerization: A One-Pot Approach and Mechanism
Ju Young Lee, Srinivas Samala, Jiyoung Kim, Eun Jeong Yoo
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 9006.
[37] Substrate-Controlled Chemo-/Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Benzylated Enals and Chiral Cyclopropane-Fused 2-Chromanone Derivatives
Huimyoung Byeon, Sunghyeon Ryu, Eun Jeong Yoo, Jung Woon Yang
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2021, 363, 5085.
[36] Chelation-driven Regioselective 1,2-Dearomatizations of N-Aromatic Zwitterions
Donguk Ko, Jiyoung Kim, Jiyoun Lee, Eun Jeong Yoo
Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2021, 42, 671. (invited contribution for Chemical Synthesis & Reaction Development issue)
[35] Catalytic Ring Expansion of Activated Heteroarenes Enabled by Regioselective Dearomatization
Jiyoung Kim, Eun Jeong Yoo
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 4256.
[34] Cu(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective [5+1] Cycloaddition of N-Aromatic Compounds and Alkynes via Chelating Assisted 1,2-Dearomative Addition
Nirupam De, Donguk Ko, Seung-yeol Baek, Changjin Oh, Jiyoung Kim, Mu-Hyun Baik, Eun Jeong Yoo
ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 109065. (featured as a front cover)
[33] Direct Cyclopropanation of Activated N-Heteroarenes via Site- and Stereoselective Dearomative Reactions
Jiyoun Lee, Donguk Ko, Hyunju Park, Eun Jeong Yoo
Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 1672.
[32] Catalytic Cascade Reaction To Access Cyclopentane-Fused Heterocycles: Expansion of Pd-TMM Cycloaddition
Donguk Ko, Seung-yeol Baek, Jae Yul Shim, Ju Young Lee, Mu-Hyun Baik, Eun Jeong Yoo
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3998.
[31] Higher-Order Cycloaddition of N-Aromatic Zwitterions and Ketenes to Access Diazepine Derivatives
Ju Young Lee, Jiyoung Kim, Ji Hye Lee, Hyonseok Hwang, Eun Jeong Yoo
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8, 1654. (invited contribution for Researchers in Korea issue)
[30] Rhodium Catalysis in Organic Synthesis: Methods and Reactions (Editor-in-Chief: Ken Tanaka) Chapter 17. Rhodium(II)-Catalyzed 1,3- and 1,5-Dipolar Cycloaddition
Nerupam De, Donguk Ko, Eun Jeong Yoo
Wiley-VCH . 2019.
[29] Multicomponent Dipolar Cycloadditions: Efficient Synthesis of Polycyclic Fused Pyrrolizidines via Azomethine Ylides
Srinivas Samala, Do Hyun Ryu, Choong Eui Song, Eun Jeong Yoo
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 1773. (invited contribution for 2018 New Talent issue)
[28] Gold-catalyzed [5+2] Cycloaddition of Quinolinium Zwitterions and Allenamides as an Efficient Route to Fused 1,4-Diazepines
Nirupam, De, Choong Eui Song, Do Hyun Ryu, Eun Jeong Yoo
Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 6911. (invited contribution for 2018 Emerging Investigators issue)
[27] Rationally Designing Regiodivergent Dipolar Cycloadditions: Frontier Orbitals Show How to Switch between [5+3] and [4+2] Cycloadditions
Seung-yeol Baek, Ju Young Lee, Donguk Ko, Mu-Hyun Baik, Eun Jeong Yoo
ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 6535.
[26] Recent Advances in the Catalytic Cycloaddition of 1,n-Dipoles
Nirupam De, Eun Jeong Yoo
ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 48. (Perspective, invited article)
[25] Kinetic Resolution of β‑Hydroxy Carbonyl Compounds via Enantioselective Dehydration Using a Cation-Binding Catalyst: Facile Access to Enantiopure Chiral Aldols
Sushovan Paladhi, In-Soo Hwang, Eun Jeong Yoo, Do Hyun Ryu, Choong Eui Song
Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 2003.
[24] Bioinspired Synthesis of Chiral 3,4-Dihydropyranones via S‑to‑OAcyl-Transfer Reactions
Hui Jin, Juyeol Lee, Hu Shi, Jin Yong Lee, Eun Jeong Yoo, Choong Eui Song, Do Hyun Ryu
Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 1584.
[23] Regioselective C3-Functionalization of 9H-Carbazoles via C(sp2)-H Insertion of Rh(II)-Carbenoids
Srinivas Samala, Jinhwan Shin, Jae Yul Shim Eun Jeong Yoo
Asian. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 6, 998.
[22] Synthesis of Fused Polycyclic 1,4-Benzodiazepines via Metal-Free Cascade [5+2]/[2+2] Cycloadditions
Jinhwan Shin, Jiyoun Lee, Donguk Ko, Nirupma De, Eun Jeong Yoo
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2901.
[21] 3,5-Diarylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines as Color-Tunable Fluorophores
Ju Young Lee, Jae Yul Shim, Hong Ki Kim, Donguk Ko, Mu-Hyun Baik, Eun Jeong Yoo
J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 4352.
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