Year 2020
290. Y. Ni, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, H. Phan, T. Kim, T. S. Herng, Y. Han, T. Tao, J. Ding, D. Kim, J. Wu*, “3D Global Aromaticity in A Fully Conjugated Diradicaloid Cage at Different Oxidation States”, Nat. Chem. 2020, 12, 242–248 (also see preview by J. Casado and N. Martín in Chem 2020, 6, 1514-1516).
289. L. Ren, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, I.-H. Park, Y. Han, J. Wu*, “Porphyrin/Quinoidal Bithiophene Based Macrocycles and Their Dications: Template-free Synthesis and Global Aromaticity”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2230-2234.
288. Y. Ni, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, S. Wu, J. Wu*, “A Stable All‐thiophene‐based Core‐modified [38]Octaphyrin Diradicaloid: Conformation and Aromaticity Switch at Different Oxidation States”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 7414-7418.
287. Y. Gu, R. Muñoz-Mármol, S. Wu, Y. Han, Y. Ni, M. A. Díaz-García, J. Casado*, J. Wu*, “Cove‐Edged Nanographenes with Localized Double Bonds”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 8113-8117.
286. G. Li, T. Matsuno, Y. Han, H. Phan, S. Wu, Q. Jiang, Y. Zou, H. Isobe,* J. Wu*, “Benzidine/Quinoidal-Benzidine Linked, Superbenzene Based π-Conjugated Chiral Macrocycles and Cyclophanes”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 9727-9735.
285. Y. Zou, V. Bonal, S. M. Quintero, P. G. Boj, J. M. Villalvilla, J. A. Quintana, G. Li, S. Wu, Q. Jiang, Y. Ni, J. Casado,* M. A. Díaz-García,* J. Wu*, “Perylene-fused, Aggregation-free Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons for Solution-processed Distributed Feedback Lasers”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 14927-14934.
284. Y. Ni, F. Gordillo-Gámez, M. P. Alvarez, Z. Nan, Z. Li, S. Wu, Y. Han, J. Casado,* J. Wu*, “A Chichibabin’s Hydrocarbon Based Molecular Cage: The Impact of Structural Rigidity on Dynamics, Stability, and Electronic Properties”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12730–12742.
283. W. Fan, Y. Han, S. Dong, G. Li, J. Wu*, “Facile Synthesis of Aryl-substituted Cycloarenes via Bismuth (III) Triflate Catalyzed Cyclization of Vinyl Ethers”, CCS Chem. 2020, 2, 1445–1452.
282. D. Wang, Z. Wang, W. Liu, Arramel, J. Zhou, Y, Feng, K. P. Loh, J. Wu*, A. T. S. Wee,* “Atomic-level electronic properties of carbon nitride monolayers”, ACS Nano 2020, 14, 14008–14016.
281. C. H. E. Chow, H. Phan, X. Zhang,* J. Wu*, “Sulfur-Doped (Dibenzo)heptazethrene and (Dibenzo)octazethrene Diradicaloids”, J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 234-240.
280. L. Yang, N. Z., Y. Han, Y. Zou, Y. Qiao, D. Chang, Y. Zhao,* X. Lu,* J. Wu*, and Y. Liu*, “A sulfur-containing hetero-octulene: synthesis, host–guest properties, and transistor applications”, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 9990-9993.
279. H. Zhang, J. Kim, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, W. Zeng, J. Ding, D. Kim*, J. Wu*, “2,6-/1,5-Naphthoquinodimethane bridged porphyrin dimer diradicaloids”, J. Porph. Phthalo. 2020, 24, 220-229.
278. D. Wang, M. Yang*, Arramel, J. Wu*, A. T. S. Wee*, “Thermally Induced Chiral Aggregation of Dihydrobenzopyrenone on Au(111)”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 35547–35554.
277. H. Xu, S. Xi, J. Li, S. Liu, P. Lyu, W. Yu, T. Sun, D.-C. Qi, Q. He, H. Xiao, M. Lin, J. Wu,* J. Zhang,* J. Lu*, “Chemical design and synthesis of superior single-atom electrocatalysts via in situ polymerization”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 17683-17690.
276. R. Muñoz-Mármol, V. Bonal, G. M. Paternò, A. M. Ross, P. G. Boj, J. M. Villalvilla, J. A. Quintana, F. Scotognella, C. D’Andrea, S. Sardar, G. Lanzani,* Y. Gu, J. Wu,* and M. A. Díaz-García*, “Dual Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Lasing from Nanographene Films”, Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1525.
275. Z. Xiao, J. Zeng, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, J. Ding, W. Zeng,* J. Wu*, “A stable nitrogen-centered bis(imino)perylene dimer based diradicaloid”, Asian J. Org. Chem. 2020, 9, 1798-1801.
274. Q. Xiang, J. Guo, J. Xu, S. Ding, Z.-Y. Li, G. Li, H. Phan, Y. Gu, Y. Dang, Z. Xu, Z. Gong, W. Hu, Z. Zeng, J. Wu, Z. Sun*, “Stable Olympicenyl Radicals and Their π-Dimers”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 11022-11031.
273. J. Guo, C. Zhou, S. Xie, S. Luo, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, Z. Sun, J. Jouha, J. Wu, and Z. Zeng*, “Large Aromatic Hydrocarbon Radical Cation with Global Aromaticity and State-Associated Magnetic Activity”, Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 5927–5936.
272. W. Wang, L. Ge, G. Xue, F. Miao,* P. Chen, H. Chen, Y. Lin, Y. Ni, J. Xiong, Y. Hu, J. Wu, Y. Zheng*, “Fine-tuning the diradical character of molecular systems via the heteroatom effect”, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 1405-1408.
271. X. Wang, Z. Zhang, J. Guo, C. Liu, Y. Hu, H. Xiao, S. Xie, J. Wu, and Z. Zeng*, “Ring-expansion approach towards extended asymmetric benzopentafulvalenes: overcrowded olefinic structure and chain length-dependent properties”, Org. Chem. Front. 2020, 7, 2247-2254.
270. X. Su, R. Borayek, X. Li, T. S. Herng, D. Tian, G. J. H. Lim, Y. Wang, J. Wu, Jun Ding,* “Integrated wearable sensors with bending/stretching selectivity and extremely enhanced sensitivity derived from agarose-based ionic conductor and its 3D-shaping”, Chem. Eng. J. 2020, 389, 124503.
269. F. Hea, Y. Qin, L. Wan, J. Su*, Z. Lin, J. Zhang, J. Chang*, J. Wu, Y. Hao, “Metal oxide heterojunctions for high performance solution grown oxide thin film transistors”, Appl. Surf. Sci. 2020, 527, 146774.