Year 2012
110. Z. Sun, Q. Ye, C. Chi* and J. Wu*, “Low band gap polycyclic hydrocarbonss: from closed-shell near infrared dyes and semiconductors to open-shell radicals”, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41, 7857-7889.
109. Z. Zeng, S. M. Yung, N. Bao, D. Tan, R. Lee, J. L. Zefra, B. S. Lee, M. Ishida, J. Ding, K.-W. Huang*, R. D. Webster*, J. Casado*, D. Kim* and J. Wu*, “Tetrabenzo- Chichibabin’s Hydrocarbons: Tunable Ground State and Unusual Conversion between Their Closed-shell and Open-shell Resonance Forms”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 14513-14525 (featured in JACS Spotlights, see J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 15605-15606).
108. Y. Li, W.-K. Heng, B.-S. Lee, N. Aratani, J.-L. Zafra, N. Bao, R. Lee, Y.-M. Sung, Z. Sun, K.-W. Huang, R. D. Webster, J. T. Lopez Navarrete, J. Casado*, D.-H. Kim*, J. Ding*, A. Osuka* and J. Wu*, “Kinetically Blocked Heptazethrene and Octazethrene: Closed-shell or Open-shell in The Ground State?”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 14913-14922.
107. S. Dasgupta and J. Wu*, “Formation of [2]rotaxanes by Encircling [20], [21] and [22]crown Ethers Onto a Dibenzylammonium Dumbbell”, Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 425-432.
106. J. Li, J. Chang, P. Tan, H. Jiang, X. Chen, Z. Chen, J. Zhang and J. Wu*, “Disc-like 7,14-Dicyano-ovalene-3,4:10,11-bis(dicarboximide) as a Solution Processible n-Type Semiconductor for Air Stable Field-effect Transistors”, Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 846-850.
105. S. Dsgupta, K.-W. Huang and J. Wu*, “Trifluoromethyl Acting as Stopper in [2]Rotaxane”, Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 4821-4823.
104. W.-D. Zeng, B. S. Lee, Y.-M. Sung, K-W. Huang, Y. Li, D.-H. Kim* and J. Wu*, “Tetrakis(4-tert-butylphenyl) Substituted and Fused Quinoidal Porphyrins”, Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 7684-7686.
103. Z. Sun and J. Wu*, “Open-shell Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons”, J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 4151-4160 (selected as Hot Feature Article).
102. C. Jiao and J. Wu*, “Fused Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds with Near Infrared Absorption and Emission”, Synlett 2012, 23, 171-184 (invited account).
101. L. Mao, K. Zhang, H. S. O. Chan* and J. Wu*, “Nanostructured MnO2/graphene Composites for Supercapacitor Electrodes: The Effect of Morphology, Crystallinity and Composition”, J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 1845-1851.
100. L. Mao, K. Zhang, H. S. O. Chan* and J. Wu*, “Sufactants-stabilized Graphene/polyaniline Nanofiber Composites for Supercapacitor Electrode”, J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 80-85.
99. X. Zhang and J. Wu*, “New Semiconductors for Organic Field Effect Transistors: Molecular Design and Synthesis”, Curr. Org. Chem. 16, 252-279.
98. C. Jiao and J. Wu*, “Nano-sized graphenes: Chemical Synthesis and Applications in Materials Science”, book chapter in the book “Graphene: synthesis and applications”, Taylor and Francis Books / CRC Press, 2012, 145-182.
97. H. F. Xiang, Z. D. Li, K. Xie, J. Z. Jiang, J. J. Chen, P. C. Lian, J. Wu*, Y. Yu and H. H. Wang*, “Graphene Sheets As Anode Materials for Li-ion Batteries: Preparation, Structure, Electrochemical Properties and mechanism for lithium storage”, RSC Adv. 2012, 2, 6792-6799.
96. L Mao, H. S. O. Chan* and J. Wu*, “Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide Intercalated Graphene/polypyrrole Nanowire Composites for High Performance Supercapacitor Electrode”, RSC Adv. 2012, 2, 10610-10617.
95. Q. Ye, J. Chang, K.-W. Huang, G. Dai, J. Zhang, Z.-K. Chen, J. Wu and C. Chi*, “Incorporating TCNQ Into Thiophene-fused Heptacene for n-Channel Field Effect Transistor”, Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 2786–2789.
94. J. Chang, Q. Ye, K.-W. Huang, J. Zhang, Z.-K. Chen, J. Wu and C. Chi*, “Stepwise Cyanation of Naphthalene Diimide for n-Channel Field-effect Transistors”, Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 2964–2967.
93. Z. Li, W. Liu, J. Wu, S. H. Liu and J. Yin*, “Synthesis of [2]Catenanes by Template-directed Clipping Approach”, J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 7129−7135.
92. C. Y. Jiang*, W. L. Koh, M. Y. Leung, S. Y. Chiam, J. Wu and J. Zhang*, “Low Temperature Processing Solid-state Dye Sensitized Solar Cells”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 2012, 100, 113901.
91. B. Fückel, G. Hinze, J. Wu, K. Müllen and Thomas Basché*, “Probing The Electronic State of a Single Coronene Molecule by The Emission From Proximate Fluorophores”, ChemPhysChem 2012, 13, 938-945.
90. G. Dai, J. Chang, J. Wu and C. Chi*, “Dithieno-naphthalime based Copolymers for Air Stable Field Effect Transistors: Synthesis, Characterization and Device Performance”, J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 21201-21209.
89. D. Wu, H. Zhang, J.-H. Liang, H.-J. Ge, C. Chi, J. Wu, S.-H. Liu* and J. Yin*, “Functionalized Coronenes: Synthesis, Solid Structure, and Properties”, J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 11319-11324.
88. W. Xu, G. Wu, W. Yao, H. Fan,* J. Wu and P. Chen*, “Metal Amidoboranes: Superior Double-hydrogen-transfer Agents in The Reduction of Ketones and Imines”, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 13885-13892.