Year 2021

317. W. Zeng, J. Wu*, “Open-shell Graphene Fragments”, Chem 2021, 7, 358–386.

316. L. Ren, Y. Han, X. Hou, Y. Ni, J. Wu*, “All are Aromatic: A 3D Globally Aromatic Cage Containing Five Types of 2D Aromatic Macrocycles”, Chem 2021, 7, 3442–3453.

315. J. Zhu, Y. Han, Y. Ni, G. Li, J. Wu*, “Facile Synthesis of Nitrogen-doped [(6.)m8]nCyclacene Carbon Nanobelts by a One-pot Self-condensation Reaction”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 2716–2721.

314. J. Zhu, Y. Han, Y. Ni, S. Wu, Q. Zhang, T. Jiao, Z. Li, J. Wu*, “Facile Synthesis of a Fully Fused, 3D π-Conjugated Archimedean Cage with Magnetically Shielded Cavity”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 14314–14321.

313. W. Fan, Y. Han, X. Wang, X. Hou, J. Wu*, “Expanded Kekulenes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 13908–13916 (Highlighted by ChemistryViews, Aug 22, 2021, https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/news/11315260/Edge-Extended_Kekulenes/).

312. W. Fan, T. Matsuno, Y. Han, X. Wang, Q. Zhou, H. Isobe,* J. Wu*, “Synthesis and Chiral Resolution of Twisted Carbon Nanobelts”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 15924–15929.

311. G. Li, T. Matsuno, Y. Han, S. Wu, Y. Zou, Q. Jiang, H. Isobe,* J. Wu*, “Fused Quinoidal Dithiophene-Based Helicenes: Synthesis by Intramolecular Radical-Radical Coupling Reactions and Dynamics of Interconversion of Enantiomers”. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 10326–10333.

310. Y. Zou, Y. Han, S. Wu, X. Hou, C. H. E. Chow, J. Wu,* “Scholl Reaction of Perylene-Based Polyphenylene Precursors under Different Conditions: Formation of Hexagon or Octagon?” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 17654-17663 (Highlighted in Synfacts 2021; 17(08): 0874; https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0040-1719686).

309. J. Zhu, S. Wu, X. Hou, J. Wu*, “1,6-Anthrazoline-linked π-Conjugated Macrocycles and Two-dimensional Polymer via Friedländer Synthesis”. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 25323-25327 (Highlighted in Synfacts 2022; 18(02): 0148; https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0041-1737765).

308. M. Telychko, G. Li, P. Mutombo, D. Soler-Polo, X. Peng, J. Su, S. Song, M. J. Koh, P. Jelínek*, J. Wu*, J. Lu*, “Ultra-high Yield On-surface Synthesis and Assembly of Circumcoronene into Chiral Electronic Kagome-honeycomb Lattice”, Sci. Adv. 2021, 7, eabf0269.

307. J. Su, W. Fan, P. Mutombo, X. Peng, S. Song, M. Telychko, P. Jelínek*, J. Wu* and J. Lu*, “On-Surface Synthesis and Characterization of [7]Triangulene Quantum Ring”, Nano Lett. 2021, 21, 861–867.

306. S. Song, J. Su, M. Telychko, J. Li, G. Li, Y. Li, C. Su,* J. Wu* and  J. Lu,* “On-surface Synthesis of Graphene Nanostructures with π-Magnetism”, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 3238–3262.

305. X. Lu,* D. An, Y. Han, Y. Zou, Y. Qiao, N. Zhang, D. Chang, J. Wu* and Y. Liu, “A Cyclopenta-fused Dibenzo[b,d]thiophene-co-Phenanthrene Macrocyclic Tetraradicaloid”, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 3952–3957.

304. R. Muñoz-Mármol, F. Gordillo, V. Bonal, J. M. Villalvilla, P. G. Boj, J. A. Quintana, A. M. Ross, G. M. Paternò, F. Scotognella, G. Lanzani,* A. Derradji, J. C. Sancho-García, Y. Gu, J. Wu,* J. Casado,* and M. A. Díaz-García*, “Near-Infrared Lasing in Four-Zigzag Edged Nanographenes by 1D versus 2D Electronic π-Conjugation”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31: 2105073.

303. C. Liu, G. Li, H. Phan, Y. Zou, X. Lu, J. Wu*, “Highly Strained 1,8-Naphthalene-Bridged Cyclic Oligophenylenes and Their Open-Shell Diradical Dications”, Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 4860–4863.

302. Y. Tanaka, S. Bai, X. Wang, S. Y. Tee, S. L. Lim, L. Ke, S. B. Dolmanan, C. J. J. Lee, P. C. Lim, X. Yao, J. Wu*, M.-Y. Han*, “Synthesis and optical and electronic properties of one-dimensional sulfoxonium-based hybrid metal halide (CH3)3SOPbI3”, Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 5790–5793.

301. D. Wang, X. Lu, Arramel, M. Yang, J. Wu*, A.T. S. Wee*, “On-Surface Synthesis of Variable Bandgap Nanoporous Graphene”, Small 2021, 17: 2102246.

300. S. Wu, H. Phan, J. Li, H. Xu, X. Li, D. Wang, T. S. Herng, Y. Han, A. Wee, J. Ding, J. Lu, and J. Wu,* “Two-dimensional Conjugated Covalent Organic Framework Films via Oxidative C-C Coupling Reaction at a Liquid-liquid Interface”, Org. Mater. 2021, 3, 60–66.

299. J. J. Lee, C. Chi*, J. Wu*, “Synthesis of a Highly Fluorescent Bis(1,4-oxaborine)pentacene”, ChemPlusChem 2021, 86, 836–839.

298. Y. Liu, S. Wu, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, J. Wu*, “Benzo[1,2-c;4,5-c’]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole-Porphyrin Based Near-Infrared Dyes”, SmartMat 2021, 2, 398-405.

297. C. Zong, X. Zhu, Z. Xu, L. Zhang, J. Xu, J. Guo, Q. Xiang, Z. Zeng, W. Hu, J. Wu, R. Li,* and Z. Sun*, “Isomeric Dibenzoheptazethrenes for Air-stable Organic Field-effect Transistors”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 16230-16236.

296.  B. Li, C. Yang, X. Wang, G. Li, W. Peng, H. Xiao, S. Luo, S. Xie, J. Wu, Z. Zeng*, “Synthesis and Structural Elucidation of Bisdibenzocorannulene at Redox States”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 19790-19796.

295. J. Li, M. Telychko, J. Yin, Y. Zhu, G. Li, S. Song, H. Yang, J. Li, J. Wu, J. Lu*, and X. Wang,* “Machine Vision Automated Chiral Molecule Detection and Classification in Molecular Imaging”,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 10177-10188.

294. K. Li, Z. Xu, J. Xu, T. Weng, X. Chen, S. Sato, J. Wu, Z. Sun*, “Overcrowded Ethylene-Bridged Nanohoop Dimers: Regioselective Synthesis, Multiconfigurational Electronic States, and Global Hückel/Möbius Aromaticity”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 20419–20430.

293. X. Peng, H. Mahalingam, S. Dong, P. Mutombo, J. Su, M. Telychko, S. Song, P. Lyu, P. W. Ng, J. Wu, P. Jelínek*, C. Chi*, A. Rodin*, J. Lu*, “Visualizing designer quantum states in stable macrocycle quantum corrals”, Nat. Comm. 2021, 12: 5895.

292. J. Guo, Z. Li, J. Zhang, B. Li, Y. Liang, Y. Wang, S.Xie, H. Phan, H. T. Seng, J. Ding, J. Wu, Z. Zeng,* B. Z. Tang, “Stable Quadruple Helical Tetraradicaloid with Thermally-induced Intramolecular Magnetic Switching”, CCS Chem. 2021, 3, 399–407.

291. J. J. C. Lee, S. Dong, A. Ong, Y. Han, J. Wu, C. Chi*, “A Tetraindeno-Fused Bis(anthraoxa)quinodimethane with Nine Consecutively Fused Six-Membered Rings”, Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 3027–3031.