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Jongrock Kong

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Active since

2004

Affiliations

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)(Current)

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The University of Texas at Austin

Jongrock Kong is an author at Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) specializing in chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and natural sciences.

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Publications per year

2004–2025

18

Publications

18

Enantioselective α-Arylation of Aldehydes via Organo-SOMO Catalysis. An Ortho-Selective Arylation Reaction Based on an Open-Shell Pathway

Jay C. Conrad, Jongrock Kong, Brian N. Laforteza et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2009 · 252 citations

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Engineered Ribosyl-1-Kinase Enables Concise Synthesis of Molnupiravir, an Antiviral for COVID-19

John A. McIntosh, Tamas Benkovics, Steven M. Silverman et al. · ACS Central Science · 2021 · 192 citations · Full text

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Hydrogen-Mediated C−C Bond Formation:  A Broad New Concept in Catalytic C−C Coupling<sup>1</sup>

Ming‐Yu Ngai, Jongrock Kong, Michael J. Krische · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2006 · 172 citations

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Phosphine‐Catalyzed Regiospecific Allylic Amination and Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Morita—Baylis—Hillman Acetates.

Chang‐Woo Cho, Jongrock Kong, Michael J. Krische · ChemInform · 2004 · 160 citations · Full text

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Enantioselective Synthesis of 4′-Ethynyl-2-fluoro-2′-deoxyadenosine (EFdA) via Enzymatic Desymmetrization

Mark McLaughlin, Jongrock Kong, Kevin M. Belyk et al. · Organic Letters · 2017 · 68 citations

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