Prof. Jeung Gon Kim (JG Kim Group) gave an inspiring lecture on mechanochemistry at SNU. Such an engaging and informative session!

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.5… #RadicalChemistry #Photoredox #OrganosulfurCatalysis

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!

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!

Prof. Oliver Wenger (University of Basel) gave a fantastic talk on inorganic photophysical chemistry. Truly inspiring! #SNUChemistry #OliverWenger #Photochemistry #InorganicChemistry

Please drop by and check out my talk at Seoul National University Chemistry Department at Seoul National University if you're around Seoul 🇰🇷 this Friday (June 20). Thanks SNU for the kind invitation.

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.5…

Meet Metal-Installer — a new AI-powered tool that designs metalloproteins with atomic precision, directed by Prof. Woon Ju Song (Woon Ju Song). 🔗 cell.com/chem/fulltext/… #Metalloprotein #SyntheticBiology #AIinChemistry

Breaking N₂ with style! A rigid Mo(IV) pincer platform enables isolation of key intermediates in nitride transfer, including the first Mo(IV)-nitride-N₂ complex. From Yunho Lee (SNU) and Jonghoon Choi groups! doi.org/10.1002/anie.2… #NitrideChemistry #N2Activation

FKF1–GI complex triggers degradation of the floral repressor SVP via phase separation, integrating temperature and photoperiod signals. Published in Nature Plants. By Pil Joon Seo (SNU Chemistry) and coworkers. nature.com/articles/s4147…

Prof. Mamoru Tobisu gave a very inspiring lecture at SNU! Thank you for visiting us!

Prof. Eun Lee passed away, but his profound influence on me and the organic chemistry community will live on forever. chumo.daqda.kr/?u=H1_10600041…

Papers with him doi.org/10.1021/ja0172… doi.org/10.1016/S0960-… doi.org/10.1021/jo0349… doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl…

Heui Beom Lee (Heui Beom Lee) gave a talk at SNU before moving to the United States to join the University of South Carolina. We wish him continued success in his career at his new institution.

Prof. Constanze N. Neumann from the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (Mülheim) delivered a very inspiring lecture on Active Site Spacing and Mobility in Heterogeneous Catalysis. We sincerely thank her for visiting us!

Through the department-wide sports festival, undergraduate students, graduate students, and professors enjoyed the autumn season together.

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”

A champagne toast, remarks and media were waiting for Professor Omar Yaghi as he returned to campus today after his Nobel Prize win on Wednesday. 🎉

Prof. Woon Ju Song designed a protein that acts as a CuAAC ligand! R79TP mimics triazole-rich Cu sites and shows faster click catalysis than benchmark ligands. doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5…