So Won Youn

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

So Won Youn is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, So Won Youn has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in So Won Youn's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (49 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (22 papers) and Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (14 papers). So Won Youn is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (49 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (22 papers) and Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (14 papers). So Won Youn collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Russia. So Won Youn's co-authors include David Y.‐K. Chen, Dalibor Sameš, Stefan J. Pastine, Byung Seok Kim, Tae Yun Ko, Young Ho Jang, Arun R. Jagdale, Sachin V. Bhilare, B.D. Dangel and Bengü Sezen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

So Won Youn

65 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

CH Activation: A Complementary Tool in the Total Synthesi... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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  1. CH Activation: A Complementary Tool in the Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products
    2012 478 citations David Y.‐K. Chen, So Won Youn Chemistry - A European Journal profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
So Won Youn South Korea 32 3.2k 511 291 128 91 69 3.3k
Reiko Yanada Japan 29 2.3k 0.7× 322 0.6× 463 1.6× 87 0.7× 117 1.3× 93 2.4k
Hiroyuki Kusama Japan 37 3.4k 1.1× 358 0.7× 331 1.1× 193 1.5× 38 0.4× 92 3.5k
Francisco J. Fañanás Spain 33 3.5k 1.1× 565 1.1× 402 1.4× 109 0.9× 27 0.3× 157 3.7k
Fabio Marinelli Italy 41 4.6k 1.5× 503 1.0× 553 1.9× 222 1.7× 57 0.6× 145 4.8k
Martín Fañanás‐Mastral Spain 32 2.9k 0.9× 662 1.3× 279 1.0× 71 0.6× 33 0.4× 95 3.0k
Giorgio Abbiati Italy 28 2.0k 0.6× 241 0.5× 220 0.8× 84 0.7× 73 0.8× 102 2.1k
Sampak Samanta India 28 2.3k 0.7× 429 0.8× 441 1.5× 100 0.8× 38 0.4× 88 2.4k
C. Wade Downey United States 17 1.5k 0.5× 428 0.8× 396 1.4× 81 0.6× 27 0.3× 35 1.7k
Dongxu Yang China 32 2.4k 0.8× 696 1.4× 337 1.2× 48 0.4× 29 0.3× 68 2.6k
Gordon Brasche Germany 8 3.2k 1.0× 346 0.7× 484 1.7× 179 1.4× 29 0.3× 9 3.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Youn, So Won, et al.. (2025). Regiodivergent and Stereoselective Hydrothiolation of Ynamides. Organic Letters. 27(47). 13115–13121.
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Chen, Shiwei, et al.. (2024). One-Pot Three-Component Reaction for the Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydroquinazolines and Quinazolin-4(3H)-ones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(9). 6428–6443. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Tae‐Kyun & So Won Youn. (2021). Pd‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of 3,4‐Dihydroisoquinolinones From N‐Ts‐Benzamides and 1,3‐Dienes. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. 42(3). 521–524. 12 indexed citations
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Youn, So Won, et al.. (2019). Oxidant‐Controlled Divergent Syntheses of Pyrazoles and Pyrroles by Copper(I)‐Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of β‐Enamino Esters. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 8(9). 1668–1673. 12 indexed citations
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Ko, Tae Yun & So Won Youn. (2016). Cooperative Indium(III)/Silver(I) System for Oxidative Coupling/Annulation of 1,3‐Dicarbonyls and Styrenes: Construction of Five‐Membered Heterocycles. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 358(12). 1934–1941. 45 indexed citations
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Youn, So Won, et al.. (2015). Pd(II)‐catalyzed ortho‐Hydroxylation and Intramolecular Oxidative C—C Coupling of N‐Benzylbenzenesulfonamides. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. 36(2). 453–454. 3 indexed citations
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Youn, So Won, et al.. (2015). Unusual 1,2-aryl migration in Pd(ii)-catalyzed aza-Wacker-type cyclization of 2-alkenylanilines. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 13(16). 4652–4656. 44 indexed citations
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Youn, So Won, et al.. (2014). NHC-catalyzed oxidative cyclization reaction for the synthesis of 3-substituted phthalides. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 12(15). 2388–2393. 29 indexed citations
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Youn, So Won, et al.. (2014). Pd(II)-Catalyzed C-H Amination for N-Heterocyclic Synthesis. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. 35(9). 2611–2612. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, David Y.‐K. & So Won Youn. (2012). CH Activation: A Complementary Tool in the Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(31). 9452–9474. 478 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kim, Byung Seok, Sun Young Lee, & So Won Youn. (2011). Pd‐Catalyzed Sequential CC and CN Bond Formations for the Synthesis of N‐Heterocycles: Exploiting Protecting Group‐Directed CH Activation under Modified Reaction Conditions. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 6(8). 1952–1957. 45 indexed citations
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Bhilare, Sachin V., et al.. (2011). NHC-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization Reactions of 2-Alkynylbenzaldehydes under Aerobic Conditions: Synthesis of O-Heterocycles. Organic Letters. 13(9). 2228–2231. 116 indexed citations
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Youn, So Won, et al.. (2011). Pd-Catalyzed Intramolecular Oxidative C–H Amination: Synthesis of Carbazoles. Organic Letters. 13(14). 3738–3741. 186 indexed citations
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Kim, Byung Seok, et al.. (2010). Highly Effective Pd‐Catalyzed orthoOlefination of Acetanilides: Broad Substrate Scope and High Tolerability. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 5(11). 2336–2340. 55 indexed citations
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Youn, So Won. (2009). Rhodium‐Catalyzed Tandem Transformations with Organoboron Reagents: Sequential Multiple C–C Bond Formations. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2009(16). 2597–2605. 95 indexed citations
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Kim, Yong Hae, et al.. (2005). Dual enantioselective control by heterocycles of (S)-indoline derivatives. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 77(12). 2053–2059.
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Pastine, Stefan J., So Won Youn, & Dalibor Sameš. (2003). PtIV-Catalyzed Cyclization of Arene−Alkyne Substrates via Intramolecular Electrophilic Hydroarylation. Organic Letters. 5(7). 1055–1058. 248 indexed citations
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Youn, So Won, Yong Hae Kim, Jeong‐Wook Hwang, & Youngkyu Do. (2001). Highly diastereoselective additions of methoxyallene and acetylenes to chiral α-keto amides. Chemical Communications. 996–997. 14 indexed citations
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Youn, So Won, Jun Young Choi, & Yong Hae Kim. (2000). Asymmetric synthesis of 1,2-amino alcohols using (S)-indoline chiral auxiliary. Chirality. 12(5-6). 404–407. 3 indexed citations

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