Year 2025

382. Y. Sui, J. Hao, S. Wu, L. Ren, Z. Zeng*, J. Wu,* and Y. Ni*, “[2]Catenanes comprising two globally electron-delocalized octaphyrinoid rings: Synthesis, aromaticity and through-space electronic coupling”, Nat. Synth. 2025, in press.

381. T. Jiao, C.-H. Wu, Y.-S. Zhang, X. Miao, S. Wu, S.-D. Jiang*, and J. Wu*, “Solution-phase synthesis of Clar’s goblet and elucidation of its spin properties”, Nat. Chem. 2025, 17, 924–932 (Highlighted in ChemistryWorld).

380. L. Jiao, Y. Zou, W. Fan, Y. Han, Q. Zhou, J. Shao and J. Wu*, “Aggregation-Free, Highly Soluble CN-Terminated Dicyclopentadiene-Fused Rylenes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 9415–9423.

379. D. Fu, J. Zhu*, L. Wang, R. Liu, L. Jiao, Z. Li, X. Zhang, L. Yang*, P. Ou*, J. Wu*, “Biradical-mediated synergistic electrocatalysis using metal-free redox molecular catalysts”, Nat. Commun., 2025, under revision.

378. G. Huo, Y. Han, Wei Fan, Y. Zou, and J. Wu*, “Aggregation-Free, Perylene-Containingπ-Extended Kekulene with Improved Photoluminescence Quantum Yield.” Chem. Asian J. 2025, e00442.

377. J. Zeng, W. Yu, H. Xu, X. Zhang, Q. Xu, J. Lu, K. P. Loh, and J. Wu*, “Benzophenone-Based Polymers and Covalent Organic Framework for Photocatalytic Molecular Oxygen Activation”, ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces 2025, 17, 27275-27288.

376. T. Y. Gopalakrishna, A. Basavarajappa, H. S. Udaya, K. Furukawa,* J. Wu,* and V. G. Anand*, “Reversible Ring Oxidation of 48π Planar Nonaphyrins to Open Shell 46π Dications”, Chem. Eur. J. 2025, 31, e202500555.

375. X. Hou, T. Xu, J. Zhu, S. Wu and J. Wu*, “Stable Fluorenyl Radicals Showing Tunable Doublet Emission”, Chemistry 2025, 7, 21.

374. Y. Zou, J. Wu*, “Nanographenes with Multiple Zigzag Edges”, chapter in the book “Molecular Nanographenes: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications”, Wiley-VCH, 2025, edited by Nazario Martín and Colin P. Nuckolls.

373. J. Lión-Villar, J.M. Fernández-García, S. Medina Rivero, J. Perles, S. Wu, D. Aranda, J. Wu, S. Seki, J. Casado*, N. Martín*, “Synthesis of zwitterionic open-shell bilayer spironanographenes”, Nat. Chem.  2025, DOI: 10.1038/s41557-025-01810-2.

372. L. Palomo, C. M. Cruz, A. G. Campaña, B. Jiang, J. Wu, J. Casado*, and F. J. Ramírez*, “Chiroptical Signature and Absolute Configuration of Tröger’s Base-Based Triangular Macrocycles”, ACS Omega 2025, 10, 6419-6426.

371. A. Cárdenas, Z. Jin, Y. Ni, J. Wu, Y. Xia*, F. J. Ramírez,* and J. Casado*, “Oxidation of [3]naphthylenes to cations and dications converts local paratropicity into global diatropicity”, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 277–285.