Song Lin (chemist) explained

Song Lin
Workplaces:Cornell University
University of California, Berkeley
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Peking University
Thesis Title:Elucidation of the Cation-π Interaction in Small-Molecule Asymmetric Catalysis
Thesis Url:http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11169771
Thesis Year:2013
Doctoral Advisor:Eric Jacobsen
Academic Advisors:Christopher Chang (post-doctoral advisor)
Website:https://songlin.chem.cornell.edu/

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]

Early life and education

Lin was born in Tianjin.[4] 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. 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

Lin moved to the University of California, Berkeley for his postdoctoral research, where he worked in the lab of Christopher Chang.[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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Editorial Board . 2022-05-26 . pubs.acs.org . en.
  2. Ross . Haymo . 2021-01-04 . Chemistry: A European Journal and Chemistry Europe . Chemistry – A European Journal . en . 27 . 1 . 6–8 . 10.1002/chem.202005084 . 33393698 . 230488554 . 0947-6539. free .
  3. Web site: Glaser . Linda B. . April 21, 2022 . Chemist Song Lin honored by Chemical & Engineering News . 2022-05-26 . Cornell Chronicle . en.
  4. Web site: Joseph . Alby, J. . April 8, 2022 . One on One with Song Lin . 2022-04-09 . cen.acs.org.
  5. Elucidation of the Cation-[pi] Interaction in Small-Molecule Asymmetric Catalysis. ]. 2013 . English . Song . Lin. 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 . en . 4 . 10 . 817–824 . 10.1038/nchem.1450 . 23000995 . 3457659 . 2012NatCh...4..817L . 1755-4349.
  7. Web site: About Song The Lin Research Group . 2022-04-09 . songlin.chem.cornell.edu.
  8. Web site: Song Lin Innovators Under 35 . 2022-04-09 . www.innovatorsunder35.com.
  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 . en . 349 . 6253 . 1208–1213 . 10.1126/science.aac8343 . 26292706 . 2015Sci...349.1208L . 4652169 . 0036-8075. free .
  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 . en . 140 . 3 . 1116–1122 . 10.1021/jacs.7b11940 . 29284263 . 207188096 . 0002-7863.
  11. Web site: RSC School Seminar - Prof Song Lin (Cornell) ANU Research School of Chemistry . 2022-04-09 . chemistry.anu.edu.au . en.
  12. Web site: Newton . Jennifer . May 20, 2021 . Uncovering new transformations by using electricity as a reagent . 2022-04-09 . Chemistry World . en.
  13. Web site: Nguyen . Tien . August 10, 2017 . Electricity jump-starts synthesis of 1,2-diamines . 2022-05-26 . cen.acs.org.
  14. Fu . Niankai . Sauer . Gregory S. . Saha . Ambarneil . Loo . Aaron . Lin . Song . 2017-08-11 . Metal-catalyzed electrochemical diazidation of alkenes . Science . en . 357 . 6351 . 575–579 . 10.1126/science.aan6206 . 28798126 . 2017Sci...357..575F . 38654113 . 0036-8075. free .
  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 . en . 604 . 7905 . 292–297 . 10.1038/s41586-022-04540-4 . 35189623 . 9016776 . 2022Natur.604..292Z . 1476-4687.
  16. Willans . Charlotte . April 2022 . Electrification promotes tricky synthetic chemical reactions . Nature . en . 604 . 7905 . 253–254 . 10.1038/d41586-022-00852-7. 35352045 . 2022Natur.604..253W . 247791868 .
  17. Web site: Lin receives Thieme Chemistry Journal Award Chemistry & Chemical Biology Cornell Arts & Sciences . 2022-04-09 . chemistry.cornell.edu.
  18. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award # 1751839 - CAREER: Catalytic Electrochemical Amination Reactions . 2022-04-09 . www.nsf.gov . en.
  19. Web site: Ramshaw, Lin and Baskin win Sloan fellowships . 2022-04-09 . Cornell Chronicle . en.
  20. Web site: Hovis . Kathy . June 27, 2019 . Chemistry professor Lin receives Naval young investigator award . 2022-05-26 . Cornell Chronicle . en.
  21. Web site: 2020 BMS Lectureship in Synthetic Organic Chemistry Princeton University Department of Chemistry . 2022-04-09 . chemistry.princeton.edu.
  22. Web site: Song Lin selected as a 2020 Cottrell Scholar Chemistry & Chemical Biology Cornell Arts & Sciences . 2022-04-09 . chemistry.cornell.edu.
  23. Web site: ACS 2022 national award winners . 2022-04-09 . cen.acs.org.
  24. Web site: Three A&S professors honored with national chemistry awards . 2022-04-09 . Cornell Chronicle . en.
  25. Web site: 2021-04-30 . 2021 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards . 2022-04-09 . Dreyfus Foundation . en-US.
  26. Web site: Song Lin receives two national chemistry awards Chemistry & Chemical Biology Cornell Arts & Sciences . 2022-04-09 . chemistry.cornell.edu.
  27. Web site: FMC Corporation announces winners of 2021 FMC New Investigator Awards FMC Corp . 2022-04-09 . www.fmc.com.

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