Faculty

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.

Professor

Lee, Dongwhan

Laboratory of Stimuli-Responsive Chemical Systems
LAB Website
OFFICE 503-524 / +82-2-880-4375
LAB 503-532 / +82-2-880-6642

Research Topic

Controllable, reversible, and readable interconversion between two stable states of a molecule is a topic of fundamental and practical importance. Our research group is exploring structurally pre-organized molecular and supramolecular architectures as well-defined "conduits" for (a) electronic coupling between multiple redox-active centers or light-absorbing/emitting units, and (b) mechanical coupling between mobile components that are strategically placed within loosely-held molecular scaffolds. These studies involve iterative design processes guided by empirical observations and theoretical investigations, both of which we are actively engaged in. Together, we are advancing the frontiers of molecular devices for applications in chemical sensing, switching, transport, and actuation.

Education

  • Ph.D. Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA, 2001
  • M.S. Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1996
  • B.S. Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1993

Career

  • Professor (2020–present), Associate Professor (2013–2020)
     Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • Associate Professor (2009–2013), Assistant Professor (2003–2009)
     Department of Chemistry, Indiana University Bloomington, IN, USA
  • Postdoctoral Associate (2001–2003)
     Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA

Papers

  1. Kim, Y.; Kim, H.; Son, J. B.; Filatov, M.; Choi, C. H.; Lee, N. K.*; Lee, D.* Single-Benzene Dual-Emitters Harness Excited-State Antiaromaticity for White Light Generation and Fluorescence Imaging. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202302107.
  2. Kim, H.; Shin, J.; Kim, S.; Lee, D.* Helical fluxionality: numerical frustration drives concerted low-barrier screw motions of a tricopper cluster. Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 3265-3269.
  3. Kang, T.; Hague, Md M.; Lee, B.; Hong, K.; Hong, S. C.; Kim, Y.; Lee, J.; Lee, J.-S.*; Lee, D.* Orthogonally-tunable and ER-targeting fluorophores detect avian influenza virus early infection. Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 5841.
  4. Kim, H.; Park, W.; Kim, Y.; Filatov, M.*; Choi, C. H.*; Lee, D.* Relief of excited-state antiaromaticity enables the smallest red emitter. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 5409.
  5. Park, H.; Lee, D.* Biomimetic hydrogen-bonding cascade for chemical activation: telling a nucleophile from a base. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 590–598.

Search Papers

Elizabeth Opsitnick, Dongwhan Lee
Chemistry-A European Journal, 2007, 13, 25, (2007-08-27) Link
Young-Kwan Lim, Xuan Jiang, John C. Bollingera, Dongwhan Lee
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007, 17, 19, (2007-05-21) Link
Xuan Jiang, John C. Bollinger, Dongwhan Lee
Journal of The American Chemical Society, 2006, 128, 36, (2006-09-13) Link
Justin A. Riddle, Stephen P. Lathrop, John C. Bollinger, Dongwhan Lee
Journal of The American Chemical Society, 2006, 128, 34, (2006-08-30) Link
Paul D. Byrne, Peter Muller, Dongwhan Lee, Timothy M. Swager
Synthetic Metals, 2006, 156, 11-13, (2006-06-01) Link
Xuan Jiang, John C. Bollinger, Dongwhan Lee
Journal of The American Chemical Society, 2005, 127, 45, (2005-11-16) Link
Justin A. Riddle, John C. Bollinger, Dongwhan Lee
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 2005, 44, 41, (2005-10-21) Link
Dongwhan Lee, Timothy M. Swager
Chemistry of Materials, 2005, 17, 18, (2005-09-06) Link
Xuan Jiang, John C. Bollinger, Mu-Hyun Baik, Dongwhan Lee
Chemical Communications, 2005, 28, 8, (2005-02-28) Link