Regular biography
Soon Hyeok E M Hong is a Professor in the Department of CHEM at KAIST. His research focuses on molecular catalysis, with interests spanning organic, inorganic, materials, and nanotechnology. His work is conducted through the Molecular Catalysis Lab. Prof. Hong's profile can be accessed at https://chem.kaist.ac.kr/eng/faculty/view/id/38.
Scholar-generated biography
Soon Hyeok Hong is a researcher at Korea Advanced Science and Technology (KAIST) specializing in homogeneous catalysis, organometallic catalysts, and polymer synthesis. His work focuses on developing efficient and sustainable catalytic systems for organic transformations, particularly in olefin metathesis and amide synthesis. Hong's research explores the decomposition mechanisms of ruthenium-based catalysts and the design of water-soluble catalysts for industrial applications. He has also investigated the use of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) and metallaphotoredox catalysis to enable novel reactions such as oxidative amide synthesis and C–H acylation. His contributions emphasize atom economy and the utilization of renewable feedstocks in chemical synthesis.