Sunkyu Han

@hanpisa

Currently Professor at KAIST Group webpage: http://synthesis.kaist.ac.kr

Daejeon, Korea

Joined June 2010

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NOST@NOST_India · Mar 4

Wrapping up the Cipla session at #NOSTOCC2025 with a fantastic talk by Prof. Sunkyu Han (KAIST) on "Biosynthetically Inspired Synthesis of Complex Natural Products." Nature’s blueprint meets synthetic ingenuity! #NaturalProducts #TotalSynthesis #OrganicChemistry

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Sunkyu Han@hanpisa · Jul 17

Congrats to Yoojin and Taewan for the publication of Total Synthesis of (+)-Herpotrichones A–C | Journal of the American Chemical Society @J_A_C_S @KAIST_Chem pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

hanpisa's tweet card. Epoxyquinoids herpotrichones A–C exhibit unique 6/6/6/6/3 pentacyclic frameworks and potent neuroprotective effects. Inspired by their proposed biosynthetic origins, we completed a total synthesis of...

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Gavin C. Tsui@GavinCTsui · Jun 21

Hosted Prof. Sunkyu Han (KAIST) at CUHK with a fascinating lecture on total synthesis. @hanpisa

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Sunkyu Han@hanpisa · Jun 10

Congratulations Chungwoo! Discovery, structure revision, synthesis, and application of all known and even unknown securingine alkaloids - now published in @NatProdReports. @KAIST_Chem pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

hanpisa's tweet card. Covering: up to 2025Natural product-based research encompasses the discovery, structure elucidation, biosynthesis, synthesis, and application of naturally occurring secondary metabolites. Securingine...

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Jung Min Joo@jjoolab · May 21

Check out @cassyniapp seminar Thieme Chemistry Best Paper Awards presented by Dr. Jan Freudenberg and @labmurakami and @hanpisa and Prof Yota Sakakibara 📅 Thursday 12th Jun 2025 ⏰ 10.00 AM (GMT+2) cassyni.com/events/JFTbMJJ…

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Sunkyu Han@hanpisa · May 6

Congratulations Young Eum! α-N-phthalimido-oxy isobutyrate-mediated deoxygenative arylation: Total synthesis of alanenses A and B - is now published in Chemical Science pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

hanpisa's tweet card. Inspired by a biosynthetic hypothesis of alanense A, we developed two distinct methods for the deoxygenative arylation of α-N-phthalimido-oxy isobutyrate (NPIB), derived from hydroxyl groups adjacent...

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Total Synthesis@TotalSynthesis · Mar 17

#TotalSynthesis of (−)-Elodeoidins A and B by Chungwoo Lee, Gyumin Kang (@kang_gyumin), Jaehyun You, Taewan Kim, Hee-Seung Lee, Yoonsu Park (@YPark_kaist), and Sunkyu Han (@hanpisa) at @kaist_ai in @JACS_Au pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

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Sunkyu Han@hanpisa · Dec 12

Total synthesis of (−)-flueggenine A and (−)-15′-epi-flueggenine D - now published in @ChemicalScience pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… Congrats to Seung Mo (1st author), Dr. Kim Dongwook (Crystallographer), and Taewan (calculation). @KAIST_Chem #totalsynthesis

hanpisa's tweet card. Securinega alkaloids, known for their unique structures and neuroplasticity-inducing potential, are promising candidates for treating neurodegenerative diseases such as depression and substance use...

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Gavin C. Tsui@GavinCTsui · Dec 1

Asian organic chemists at the ACP conference in Taipei 2024

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Sunkyu Han@hanpisa · Oct 31

sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Our paper on the synthesis of securingine B and its application into the development of a new photoswitch is out @Chem_CP. Congrats Sangbin and @kang_gyumin, and our collaborators, especially Prof. Dongki Yoon. @KAIST_Chem @kaistpr #totalsynthesis

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Grace Han@GraceGDHan · Oct 9

Exciting @BeilsteinInst symposium morning session by @aprahamian @BeerenLab @hanpisa about hydrazones, MOST, cyclodextrins, and natural product inspired novel switches! ☀️👑🍃

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J Org Chem/Org Lett@JOC_OL · Sep 20

Special Issue alert! 🚨 This one is truly •radical• pubs.acs.org/page/orlef7/vs… This VSI highlights the state of the art in radical reaction development and the strategic incorporation of radical reactions in the construction and modification of important molecules.

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Sunkyu Han@hanpisa · Jun 4, 2024

Total synthesis of (−)-securingine G - now published in Chemical Communications pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… An undergraduate student Taesik Youn led this research under the mentorship of a graduate student Taewan Kim @KAIST_Chem. Fruitful results from the KAIST URP Program.

hanpisa's tweet card. In this study, we present the first total synthesis of (−)-securingine G. Diverging from the proposed biosynthetic pathway, our approach involves the addition of nucleophilic pyridine anion species...

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J. Am. Chem. Soc.@J_A_C_S · Apr 24, 2024

Wonderful science and warm hospitality at the Korean Chemical Society meeting in Suwon

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Sartillo-Piscil OrgChemLab@lab_fsp · Jan 22, 2024

Pleassed to see our deconstructive lactamization of piperidines being used for molecular editing of (allo)securinine to (allo)norsecurinine. Congratulations Prof. Sunkyu and his group. DOI 10.3389/fchem.2024.1355636

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Sunkyu Han@hanpisa · Nov 2, 2023

Our paper that describes the synthesis of suffranidine B is out @J_A_C_S. Big congratulations to @kang_gyumin who single-handedly has advanced the project! @KAIST_Chem Synthesis of Suffranidine B | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

hanpisa's tweet card. Efficiently generating intricate molecular complexity is a coveted goal in organic synthesis. This can be realized through the implementation of inventive and audacious strategies coupled with the...

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Sunkyu Han@hanpisa · Oct 30, 2023

A picture from the 132nd KCS General Meeting during the BKCS Young Advisory Board Member Lunch Meeting @Bkcs_Official

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Angewandte Chemie@angew_chem · Oct 10, 2023

Synthesis of Stereocontrolled Degradable Polymer by Living Cascade Enyne Metathesis Polymerization (Cheoljae Kim and co-workers) @CBNUCHEM, @CheoljaeK onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

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Sunkyu Han@hanpisa · Sep 6, 2023

In collaboration with Prof. Kiyoung Park's group, we report the stereochemical revision of suffruticosine enabled by TDDFT calculation, ECD spectroscopy, and chemical synthesis. Congrats to Taewan and Samhwan! @KAIST_Chem @OrgChemFront pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

hanpisa's tweet card. The determination of complex natural product structures involves two main steps: (1) establishing atom connectivity, and (2) assigning stereochemistry. While the former step is now routinely accomp...

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KAIST Chemistry@KAIST_Chem · Aug 28, 2023

We are hiring! Join @KAIST_Chem as a tenure-track or tenured faculty. All areas of chemical science, but particular interests are in polymer chemistry, bioorganic chemistry/chemical biology, and electro- or analytical chemistry. The deadline is Oct 15th👉kaist.ac.kr/kr/html/footer…

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