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Song Lin (chemist)

Song Lin is a Chinese-American organic electrochemist who is an associate professor at Cornell University. His research involves the development of new synthetic organic methodologies that utilize electrochemistry to forge new chemical bonds. He is an Associate Editor of the journal Organic Letters,[1] and serves on the Early Career Advisory Board of Chemistry - A European Journal.[2] He was named by Chemical & Engineering News as one of their Trailblazers of 2022, a feature highlighting LGBTQ+ chemists in academia.[3][4]

Song Lin
Alma materHarvard University
Peking University
Scientific career
InstitutionsCornell University
University of California, Berkeley
ThesisElucidation of the Cation-π Interaction in Small-Molecule Asymmetric Catalysis (2013)
Doctoral advisorEric Jacobsen
Other academic advisorsChristopher Chang (post-doctoral advisor)
Websitehttps://songlin.chem.cornell.edu/

Early life and education edit

Lin was born in Tianjin.[3] He became interested in science as a child, doing simple household experiments, and was supported by his high school chemistry teacher to pursue a career in research. He completed his bachelor's degree in chemistry at Peking University where he worked under the supervision of Zhangjie Shi.[3] Lin moved to the United States for graduate studies and joined the organic chemistry department at Harvard University for doctoral research, where he researched small molecule asymmetric catalysis with Eric Jacobsen.[5][6]

Research and career edit

Lin moved to the University of California, Berkeley for his postdoctoral research, where he worked in the lab of Christopher Chang.[3][7] While studying electrocatalysis in Chang's lab, he became aware of the use of porous materials like covalent organic frameworks (COFs) to absorb carbon dioxide.[8] In collaboration with the Yaghi group, Lin showed that porphyrin-containing COFs could catalyze the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO under applied current and in an aqueous environment.[9][10]

Lin began his independent career at Cornell University where his group's research has focused on the identification of novel synthetic pathways for medicinally relevant compounds.[11] He focuses on the use of electrochemistry to drive chemical reactions.[12] Electrochemistry can make organic synthesis cheaper and more environmentally friendly. For example, Lin demonstrated an electrochemical approach to synthesize 1,2-diamines from alkenes, which are useful precursors to bioactive natural products, therapeutic agents, and molecular catalysts.[13][14] More recently, Lin's group has developed a method to directly couple alkyl halides using electrochemistry, providing a promising approach towards this difficult chemical transformation.[15][16]

Awards and honors edit

Selected publications edit

  • Song Lin; Christian S Diercks; Yue-Biao Zhang; et al. (20 August 2015). "Covalent organic frameworks comprising cobalt porphyrins for catalytic CO₂ reduction in water". Science. 349 (6253): 1208–1213. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.AAC8343. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 26292706. Wikidata Q40622899.
  • Niankai Fu; Gregory S Sauer; Ambarneil Saha; Aaron Loo; Song Lin (1 August 2017). "Metal-catalyzed electrochemical diazidation of alkenes". Science. 357 (6351): 575–579. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.AAN6206. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 28798126. Wikidata Q47326916.
  • Christian S Diercks; Song Lin; Nikolay Kornienko; et al. (29 December 2017). "Reticular Electronic Tuning of Porphyrin Active Sites in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140 (3): 1116–1122. doi:10.1021/JACS.7B11940. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 29284263. Wikidata Q48335731.

References edit

  1. ^ "Editorial Board". pubs.acs.org. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. ^ Ross, Haymo (2021-01-04). "Chemistry: A European Journal and Chemistry Europe". Chemistry – A European Journal. 27 (1): 6–8. doi:10.1002/chem.202005084. ISSN 0947-6539. PMID 33393698. S2CID 230488554.
  3. ^ a b c d Joseph, Alby, J. (April 8, 2022). "One on One with Song Lin". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 2022-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Glaser, Linda B. (April 21, 2022). "Chemist Song Lin honored by Chemical & Engineering News". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  5. ^ Lin, Song (2013). Elucidation of the Cation-[pi] Interaction in Small-Molecule Asymmetric Catalysis (Thesis). OCLC 870923011.
  6. ^ Lin, Song; Jacobsen, Eric N. (October 2012). "Thiourea-catalysed ring opening of episulfonium ions with indole derivatives by means of stabilizing non-covalent interactions". Nature Chemistry. 4 (10): 817–824. Bibcode:2012NatCh...4..817L. doi:10.1038/nchem.1450. ISSN 1755-4349. PMC 3457659. PMID 23000995.
  7. ^ "About Song | The Lin Research Group". songlin.chem.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  8. ^ a b "Song Lin | Innovators Under 35". www.innovatorsunder35.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  9. ^ Lin, Song; Diercks, Christian S.; Zhang, Yue-Biao; Kornienko, Nikolay; Nichols, Eva M.; Zhao, Yingbo; Paris, Aubrey R.; Kim, Dohyung; Yang, Peidong; Yaghi, Omar M.; Chang, Christopher J. (2015-09-11). "Covalent organic frameworks comprising cobalt porphyrins for catalytic CO 2 reduction in water". Science. 349 (6253): 1208–1213. Bibcode:2015Sci...349.1208L. doi:10.1126/science.aac8343. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 26292706. S2CID 4652169.
  10. ^ Diercks, Christian S.; Lin, Song; Kornienko, Nikolay; Kapustin, Eugene A.; Nichols, Eva M.; Zhu, Chenhui; Zhao, Yingbo; Chang, Christopher J.; Yaghi, Omar M. (2018-01-24). "Reticular Electronic Tuning of Porphyrin Active Sites in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140 (3): 1116–1122. doi:10.1021/jacs.7b11940. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 29284263. S2CID 207188096.
  11. ^ "RSC School Seminar - Prof Song Lin (Cornell) | ANU Research School of Chemistry". chemistry.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  12. ^ Newton, Jennifer (May 20, 2021). "Uncovering new transformations by using electricity as a reagent". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  13. ^ Nguyen, Tien (August 10, 2017). "Electricity jump-starts synthesis of 1,2-diamines". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  14. ^ Fu, Niankai; Sauer, Gregory S.; Saha, Ambarneil; Loo, Aaron; Lin, Song (2017-08-11). "Metal-catalyzed electrochemical diazidation of alkenes". Science. 357 (6351): 575–579. Bibcode:2017Sci...357..575F. doi:10.1126/science.aan6206. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 28798126. S2CID 38654113.
  15. ^ Zhang, Wen; Lu, Lingxiang; Zhang, Wendy; Wang, Yi; Ware, Skyler D.; Mondragon, Jose; Rein, Jonas; Strotman, Neil; Lehnherr, Dan; See, Kimberly A.; Lin, Song (April 2022). "Electrochemically driven cross-electrophile coupling of alkyl halides". Nature. 604 (7905): 292–297. Bibcode:2022Natur.604..292Z. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04540-4. ISSN 1476-4687. PMC 9016776. PMID 35189623.
  16. ^ Willans, Charlotte (April 2022). "Electrification promotes tricky synthetic chemical reactions". Nature. 604 (7905): 253–254. Bibcode:2022Natur.604..253W. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00852-7. PMID 35352045. S2CID 247791868.
  17. ^ "Lin receives Thieme Chemistry Journal Award | Chemistry & Chemical Biology Cornell Arts & Sciences". chemistry.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  18. ^ "NSF Award Search: Award # 1751839 - CAREER: Catalytic Electrochemical Amination Reactions". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  19. ^ "Ramshaw, Lin and Baskin win Sloan fellowships". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  20. ^ Hovis, Kathy (June 27, 2019). "Chemistry professor Lin receives Naval young investigator award". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  21. ^ "2020 BMS Lectureship in Synthetic Organic Chemistry | Princeton University Department of Chemistry". chemistry.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  22. ^ "Song Lin selected as a 2020 Cottrell Scholar | Chemistry & Chemical Biology Cornell Arts & Sciences". chemistry.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  23. ^ "ACS 2022 national award winners". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  24. ^ "Three A&S professors honored with national chemistry awards". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  25. ^ "2021 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards". Dreyfus Foundation. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  26. ^ "Song Lin receives two national chemistry awards | Chemistry & Chemical Biology Cornell Arts & Sciences". chemistry.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  27. ^ "FMC Corporation announces winners of 2021 FMC New Investigator Awards | FMC Corp". www.fmc.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.


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