eunsunglee.bsky.social
@eunsunglee.bsky.social
Chemistry Professor at SNU
Vice President of Inorganic Chemistry Division (KCS), 2024
Associate editor (BKCS)
Seoul in South Korea
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Jean de Montmollin (@jcedemontmollin.bsky.social ) has destroyed coordination cages to examine their thermodynamic and kinetic stability. The results are summarized in an #openaccess publication in @daltontrans.rsc.org : pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
#chemsky #EPFL
October 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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New route to aminomalonic acid (Ama) revealed! A two-enzyme cascade—SmaO (Fe/2OG oxygenase) & SmaX (HD domain enzyme)—converts Asp → β-hydroxyAsp → Ama. Unique C–C bond cleavage via single Fe cofactor! Discovered by Dong-Chan Oh and Seokhee Kim at SNU. doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
Discovery of a Two-Step Enzyme Cascade Converting Aspartate to Aminomalonate in Peptide Natural Product Biosynthesis
Aminomalonic acid (Ama) is found in various natural products and protein hydrolysates of multiple organisms, but the understanding of its biosynthetic origin remains largely limited. By exploiting a b...
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June 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Prof. Oliver Wenger (University of Basel) gave a fantastic talk on inorganic photophysical chemistry. Truly inspiring! #SNUChemistry #OliverWenger #Photochemistry #InorganicChemistry
June 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Dr. Jeong Jin Hong, Director at POSCO Holdings R&D Labs, delivered an excellent talk on battery materials at SNU Chemistry. Thank you for visiting us!
June 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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We were honored to host Prof. Takaaki Sato from Keio University, who delivered an outstanding lecture at SNU as an Asian Core Program Lectureship Awardee. Thank you for your visit!
June 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Profs. Hong and Lee at SNU unveil a cooperative catalytic system using organosulfur shuttling to enable inner-sphere C(sp³)–N coupling—bypassing redox limits for late-stage access to complex arylamines. doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
#RadicalChemistry #Photoredox #OrganosulfurCatalysis
Cooperative Organosulfur/Photoredox Catalysis Enables Radical-Polar Crossover C(sp3)–N Coupling via Inner-Sphere Electron Shuttling
Radical-polar crossover (RPC) is a valuable mechanistic tool for revitalizing traditional radical and polar chemistries by integrating them. However, transitioning from radical to polar pathways acros...
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June 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Prof. Yousoo Kim, the director of IBS at GIST, gave a very inspiring lecture on the small atomic world at SNU.
May 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Had the pleasure of giving a talk at NTU, invited by Prof. Ching-Wen Chiu—thank you for the warm hospitality and a great lunch! Special thanks to Prof. Shie-Ming Peng for sharing his inspiring chemistry and a beautiful gift. Truly grateful!
May 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Honored to give a talk at Chung Yuan Christian University (中原大學) for its 70th anniversary! Grateful to my dear friend Gary, chair of the Chem Dept, for the invitation. Also had a great time catching up with Tiow-Gan and Chia-Her—what a joyful reunion with wonderful friends!
May 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Professor Chulbom Lee has been awarded the 2025 Academic Excellence Award by the Korean Chemical Society. Congratulations! He gave a wonderful award lecture!
April 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Our group photo in 2025 although we couldn't enjoy cherry blossom much due to cold weather.
April 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Prof. Dinca (@DincaGroup) at Princeton (previously at MIT) gave an amazing lecture about utility of truly conducting MOFs! Thank you!!
April 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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New electrolyte design breakthrough by collarborative work by Yuzhang Li (UCLA) & Jiheong Kang (Chemistry at SNU): Created miniature anion-Li+ solvation structures using symmetric organic salts for Li-metal batteries. A viable path to safe, fast-charging LMBs. #BatteryTech doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Miniature Li+ solvation by symmetric molecular design for practical and safe Li-metal batteries - Nature Energy
Developing safe, fast-recharging Li-metal batteries is challenging due to the need for stable, non-flammable electrolytes. This study presents an electrolyte design using miniature anion–Li+ solvation...
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March 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Great visit to SNU - engaging and productive discussions! Huge thanks to @eunsunglee.bsky.social for the incredible hospitality!
February 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Prof. Hideki Yorimitsu gave a great talk at SNU. He also promoted OMCOS XXII, which will be held in Kyoto. Please join us at OMCOS!
February 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
We are pleased to share that our collaborative research, led by Prof Oh(@hyunchul_oh), successfully demonstrated H₂/D₂ separation using the MOF (JCM-1) synthesized in our lab. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to this work. doi.org/10.1002/anie...
A Gate‐Opening Control Strategy via Nitrate–Chloride Anion Exchange for Enhanced Hydrogen Isotope Separation in Metal–Organic Frameworks
Gate-opening control via anion exchange in JCM-1 enables enhanced hydrogen isotope separation through precise tuning of pore aperture and diffusion barriers. The dynamic interplay between structural ...
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January 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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The EUCOMCXXVI will be held in the beautiful city of Bern Switzerland in July 6 - 10, 2025. We look forward to welcome you all! Follow this #bluesky account for updates and to find out a bit more about our exciting line up of speakers #SCS #euchems @unibern.bsky.social
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January 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Excited to share our work (@eunsunglee.bsky.social) in collaboration with Prof. Tae-Lim Choi's group! Air-stable ruthenium catalysts with tethered CAAC ligands for REMP. A heartfelt thank you to the reviewers and editor for their invaluable advice! doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
Air and Thermally Stable Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbene Ruthenium Complexes for Efficient Ring Expansion Metathesis Polymerization
Ring expansion metathesis polymerization (REMP) has emerged as a potent strategy for obtaining cyclic polymers over the past two decades. The scope of monomers, however, remains limited due to the poo...
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January 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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SNU Profs Woon Ju Song & Martin Steinegger (Biology) developed the AI-based SeekRank algorithm to discover enzymes for cancer immunotherapy. doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
Discovery of highly active kynureninases for cancer immunotherapy through protein language model
Abstract. Tailor-made enzymes empower a wide range of versatile applications, although searching for the desirable enzymes often requires high throughput s
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January 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Our first department seminar in 2025, Prof. Mingoo Jin (
@MingooJin) from ICReDD at Hokkaido University gave a wonderful talk!
January 3, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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I’m pleased to be appointed as an associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society @acspublications.bsky.social starting today! Looking forward to handling top-notch papers in the field!
January 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I just joined this BlueSky. Cheers!
December 8, 2024 at 6:32 AM