Professor Yunmi Lee’s research aims to design and synthesize a dual-functional chiral organic catalyst and apply it to developing various asymmetric organic reactions. The development of asymmetric catalysis that enables an efficient synthesis of chiral compounds has constantly been sought after, and establishing a new chiral catalytic system with excellent reactivity can translate into the development of reactions with high selectivity rather than a single reaction.

Products from asymmetric additions and fluorination reactions to be developed in this study are highly value-added substances applicable to various areas, including organic synthesis, medicine manufacture, and chemical materials. Fluoride compounds are also expected to play a pivotal role in new drug development, accounting for 20% of new drugs currently under development.

Chiral products can be used as chiral building blocks in organic synthesis and play a pivotal role in developing new drugs based on library construction.