Year 2017

221. W. Zeng, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, N. Aratani, Z. Zeng, H. Yamada, J. Ding, J. Wu*, “Rylene Ribbons with Unusual Diradical Character”, Chem 2017, 2, 81-92 (selected as the Cover of the January 2017 issue).

220. X. Lu, S. Lee, Y. Hong, H. Phan, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, T. S. Herng, T. Tanaka, M. E. Sandoval, W. Zeng, J. Ding, D. Casanova, A. Osuka, D. Kim* and J. Wu*, “Fluorenyl Based Macrocyclic Polyradicaloids”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 13173-13183 (selected as Cover).

219. H. Zhang, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, W. Zeng, J. Ding and J. Wu*, “Conformationally Flexible Bis(9-fluorenylidene)porphyrin Diradicaloids”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 13484–13488.

218. G. Li, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, C. Liu, W. Zeng, J. Ding and J. Wu*, “Toward Stable Superbenzoquinone Diradicaloids”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5012-5016.

217. S. Datta, Y. Cai, I. Yudhistira, Z. Zeng, Y.-W. Zhang, H. Zhang, S. Adam, J. Wu*, K. P. Loh*, “Tuning Magnetoresistance in Molybdenum Disulphide and Graphene using a Molecular Spin Transition”, Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 677.

216. J. Wang, X. Xu, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, G. Li, J. Ding, J. Wu*, “Stable Oxindolyl-based Analogues of Chichibabin’s and Müller’s Hydrocarbons”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 14154-14158.

215. X. Gu, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, H. Phan, Y. Ni, T. S. Herng, J. Ding, and J. Wu*, “Three-dimensionally π-Conjugated Diradical Molecular Cage”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15383-15387 (Highlighted in Synfacts, 2018, 14, 0036).

214. S. Lukman, J. M. Richter, L. Yang, P. Hu, J. Wu*, N. C. Greenham*, and A. J. Musser*, “Efficient singlet fission and triplet-pair emission in a family of zethrene diradicaloids”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 18376-18385.

213. X. Lu and J. Wu*, “After 60 Years of Efforts: The Chemical Synthesis of a Carbon Nanobelt”, Chem 2017, 2, 619-620 (Preview for paper Science 2017, 356, 172-175).

212. Q. Qi, P. M. Burrezo, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, W. Zeng, J. Ding,* J. Casado* and J. Wu*, “Ambient Stable Radical Cations, Diradicaloid π-Dimeric Dications, Closed-Shell Dications, and Diradical Dications of Methylthio-Capped Rylenes”, Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 7595-7606.

211. X. Wu, J. O. Kim, S. Medina, F. J. Ram&rez, P. M. Burrezo, S. Wu, Z. L. Lim, C. Lambert, J. Casado,* D. Kim* and J. Wu*, “Push-pull Type Polychlorotriphenylmethyl Radicals: New Two-Photon Absorbers and Dyes for Generation of Photo-Charges”, Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 76985-7702.

210. Y. Liu, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, J. Ding and J. Wu*, “Toward Benzobis(thiadiazole) based Diradicaloids”, Chem. Asian. J. 2017, 12, 2177-2182.

209. P. Hu and J. Wu*, “Mordern Zethrene Chemistry”, Can. J. Chem. 2017, 95, 223-233 (invited article for a special issue to honour Professor Reginald H. Mitchell).

208. F. Miao, Z. L. Lim, P. Hu, S. Dong, Q. Qi, X. Zhang and J. Wu*, “BODIPY blocked anthroxyl radicals: the substituent effect on reactivity and fluorescence turn-on detection of a hydroxyl radical”, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 3188-3191.

207. Yong Ni, R. K. Kannadorai, S. W.-K. Yu,* Y.-T. Chang* and J. Wu*, “Push–pull type meso-ester substituted BODIPY near-infrared dyes as contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging”, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 4531-4535.

206. S. Lee, F. Miao, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, J. Ding, J. Wu*, and D. Kim*, “Radical and Diradical Formation in Naphthalene Diimides through Simple Chemical Oxidation”, ChemPhysChem 2017, 18, 591-595.

205. M. H. Chua, H. Zhou, T. T. Lin, J. Wu*, and J. Xu*, “Aggregation-​induced Emission Active 3,​6-​Bis(1,​2,​2-​triphenylvinyl)​carbazole and Bis(4-​(1,​2,​2-​triphenylvinyl)​phenyl)​amine-​based poly(acrylates) for Explosive Detection”, J. Poly. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 672-681.

204. S. Das and J. Wu*, “Polycyclic Hydrocarbons with an Open-Shell Ground State”, book chapter in Chemistry of Carbon Nanostructures, X. Feng and K. Müllen (eds.), pp 253-288. De Gruyter Press.

203. S. Dasgupta and J. Wu*, “Template-directed Synthesis of Catenanes”, book chapter in Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry II, Jerry Atwood (ed.), vol. 6, pp. 251–268. Oxford: Elsevier.

202. M. H. Chua, H. Zhou, T. T. Lin, J. Wu*, and J. Xu*, “Triphenylethylenyl-​based donor-​acceptor-​donor molecules: studies on structural and optical properties and AIE properties for cyanide detection”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2017, 5, 12194-12203.

201. H. Wei, Y. Liu, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, H. Phan, X. Huang, L. Bao, J. Guo, J. Zhou, S. Luo, J. Wu, Z. Zeng*, “B-N-B Bond Embedded Phenalenyl and Its Anions”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15760-15767.

200. H. Wei, T. Qiu, X. Huang, J. Zhou, J. Guo, C. Jiang, S. Luo, Z. Zeng * and J. Wu, “A facile approach toward 1,2-diazabenzo-[ghi]perylene derivatives: structures and electronic properties”, Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 6740-6743.

199. H. Wei, L. Zhang, H. Phan, X. Huang, T. S. Herng, J. Zhou, W. Zeng, J. Ding, S. Luo, J. Wu, and Z. Zeng*, “A Stable N-Annulated Perylene-Bridged Bisphenoxyl Diradicaloid and the Corresponding Boron Trifluoride Complex”, Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 9419-9424.

198. Z. Lin, J. Chang,* C. Zhang,* D. Chen, J. Wu and Yue Hao, “Enhanced Performance and Stability of Polymer Solar Cells by In Situ Formed AlOx Passivation and Doping”, J. Phys. Chem. C 2017, 121, 10275-10281.

197. Arramel,* X. Yin, Q. Wang, Y. J. Zheng, Z. Song, M. H. bin Hassan, D. Qi, J. Wu, A. Rusydi and Andrew T. S. Wee*, “Molecular Alignment and Electronic Structure of N,N‑Dibutyl-3,4,9,10-perylene-tetracarboxylic-diimide Molecules on MoS2 Surfaces”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 5566-5573.

196. Y. Li, Y. Hong, J. Guo, X. Huang, H. Wei, J. Zhou, T. Qiu, J. Wu and Z. Zeng*, “Bay- and Ortho-Octasubstituted Perylenes”, Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 5094-5097.

195. S. Kamata, S. Sato, J. Wu* and Hiroyuki Isobe*, “Crystal structure of 7,15-bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,9-dimethylheptazethrene”, Acta Cryst. 2017, E73, 99-102.