Year 2016

194. X. Lu, S. Lee, J. O. Kim, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, Z. L. Lim, Z. Zeng, J. Ding, D. Kim* and J. Wu*, “Stable 3,6-Linked Fluorenyl Radical Oligomers with Intramolecular Anti-ferromagnetic Coupling and Polyradical Characters”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 13049-13058.

193. R. Huang, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, P. Hu, W. Zeng, S. Dong, S. Das, Y. Shen, J. Ding, D. Casanova* and J. Wu*, “Higher Order π‑Conjugated Polycyclic Hydrocarbons with Open-Shell Singlet Ground State: Nonazethrene versus Nonacene”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 10323-10330.

192. S. Das, T. S. Herng, J. L. Zafra, P. M. Burrezo, M. Kitano, M. Ishida, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, P. Hu, A. Osuka, J. Casado,* J. Ding,* D. Casanova,* and J. Wu*, “Fully Fused Quinoidal/Aromatic Carbazole Macrocycles with Polyradical Characters”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 7782-7790 (selected as JACS Spotlights, see J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 7446-7447).

191. W. Zeng, Z. Sun, T. S. Herng, T. P. Gonalves, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, K.-W. Huang, J. Ding,* and J. Wu*, “Super-heptazethrene”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 8816-8819 (selected as Very Important Paper; highlighted by Uwe. H. F. Bunz et al. in a “Highlight” article published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 9830-9832).

190. P. Hu, S. Lee, T. S. Herng, N. Aratani, T. P. Gonçalves, Q. Qi, X. Shi, H. Yamada, K.-W. Huang, J. Ding,* D. Kim* and J. Wu*, “Towards Tetraradicaloid: The Effect of Fusion Mode on Radical Character and Chemical Reactivity”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 1065-1077.

189. Y. Ni, S. Lee, M. Son, N. Aratani, M. Ishida, H. Yamada, Y.-T. Chang, H. Furuta, D. Kim* and J. Wu*, “Diradical Approach towards BODIPY Based Near-infrared Dyes with Intense Absorption around λ=1100 nm”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 2815-2819.

188. S. Lukman, K. Chen, J. Hodgkiss, D. Turban, N. Hine, S. Dong, J. Wu, N. Greenham, and A. Musser*, "Tuning the Role of Charge-Transfer States in Intramolecular Singlet Exciton Fission Through Side-Group Engineering", Nat. Commun. 2016, 7:13622, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13622.

187. K. P. Loh,* S. W. Tong and J. Wu, “Graphene and Graphene-​like Molecules: Prospects in Solar Cells”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 1095-1102 (Perspectives).

186. P. Yadav, S. Das, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, J. Ding and J. Wu*, “Kinetically Blocked Stable 5,6:12,13-Dibenzozethrene: A Laterally π‑Extended Zethrene with Enhanced Diradical Character”, Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 2886-2889.

185. P. Hu, S. Lee, K. H. Park, S. Das, T. S. Herng, T. P. Gonçalves, K.-W. Huang, J. Ding,* D. Kim* and J. Wu*, “Octazethrene and Its Isomer with Different Diradical Characters and Chemical Reactivity: The Role of the Bridge Structure”, J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 2911-2922.

184. Y. Ni, R. K. Kannadorai, J. Peng, S. W.-K. Yu, Y.-T. Chang* and J. Wu*, “Naphthalene-fused BODIPY Near-Infrared Dye as A Stable Contrast Agent for In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging”, Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 11504-11507.

183. F. Miao, S. Uchinomiya, Y. Ni, Y.-T. Chang* and J. Wu*, “Development of pH-Responsive BODIPY Probes for Staining Late Endosome in Live Cells”, ChemPlusChem. 2016, 81, 1209-1215.

182. J. Luo, X. Wang, L. Fan, G. Li, Q. Qi, K.-W. Huang, T. L. D. Tam, J. Zhang, Q. Wang* and J. Wu*, “N-Annulated Perylene as a Donor in Cyclopentadithiophene Based Sensitizers: The Effect of The Linking Mode”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2016, 4, 3709-3714.

181. J. Luo, J. Zhang, K.-W. Huang, Q. Qi, S. Dong, J. Zhang, P. Wang* and J. Wu*, “N-Annulated Perylene Substituted Zinc–porphyrins with Different Linking Modes and Electron Acceptors for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2016, 4, 8428-8434.

180. J. Chang*, P. Sonar, Z. Lin, C. Zhan, J. Zhang,* Y. Hao and J. Wu*, “Controlling Aggregation and Crystallization of Solution Processed Diketopyrrolopyrrole Based Polymer for High Performance Thin Film Transistors by Pre-metered Slot Die Coating Process”, Org. Elect. 2016, 36, 113-119.

179. Q. Qi, J. Zhang, S. Das, W. Zeng, J. Luo, J. Zhang, P. Wang* and J. Wu*, “Push-​pull Type Alkoxy-​wrapped N-​annulated Perylenes for Dye-​sensitized Solar Cells”, RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 81184-81190.

178. Y. Ni and J. Wu*, “Diradical Approach toward Organic Near Infrared Dyes”, Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 5426-5434 (invited Digest article; selected as cover of the issue).

177. S. Qiu, Y. Zhang, X. Huang, L. Bao, Y. Hong, Z. Zeng* and J. Wu, “9-Ethynylfluoroenyl Radicals: Regio-Selective Dimerization and Post Ring-Cyclization Reactions”, Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 6018-6021.

176. P. Sonar*, J. Chang*, J. H. Kim, K. H. Ong, E. Gann, S. Manzhos, J. Wu and C. R. McNeill, “High-​Mobility Ambipolar Organic Thin-​Film Transistor Processed From a Nonchlorinated Solvent”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016, 8, 24325-24330.

175. Z. Lin, J. Chang,* C. Zhang,* J. Zhang, J. Wu and Y. Hao, “Low temperature Aqueous Solution-processed Li Doped ZnO Buffer Layers for High Performance Inverted Organic Solar Cells”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2016, 4, 6169-6175.