N. Zhang,# W. Li,# J. Zhu,# T. Wang, R. Zhang, K. Chi, Y. Liu, Y. Zhao,* X. Lu,* Periphery Fusion Strategy of a Carbazole-Based Macrocycle toward Coplanar N-Heterocycloarene for High-Mobility Single-Crystal Transistors. Adv. Mater., 2023, 35, 2300094.
R. Zhang, D. An, J. Zhu, X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* Carbon Nanorings and Nanobelts: Material Syntheses, Molecular Architectures, and Applications. Adv. Funct. Mater.2023, 33, 2305249.
D. Chang,# J. Zhu,# Y. Sun, K. Chi, Y. Qiao, T. Wang, Y. Zhao, Y. Liu, X. Lu,* From Closed-shell Edge-extended Kekulenes to Open-shell Carbonylated Cycloarene Diradicaloid.Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 6087.
D. Chang, X. Xiao, D. An, R. Zhang, X. Song, Y. Liu, Y. Zhao,* X. Lu,* Facile Synthesis of Azobenzene-embedded Conjugated Macrocycles for Optically Switchable Single-crystal Transistors and Tunable Supramolecular Assemblies. Aggregate, 2023, DOI: 10.1002/agt2.380.
R. Zhang, J. Zhu, D. An, X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* Synthetic Strategies and Applications towards Carbon Nanorings and Carbon Nanobelts. Sci. Bull., 2023, 68, 247.
J. Zhu,# W. Li # R. Zhang, Y. Zhao*, X. Lu* Y. Liu,*Effect of Substituents on Self-assembling Behaviors and Charge Transport Properties of nonplanar heterocycloarenes. Sci. China Chem., 2023, DOI: 10.1007/s11426-023-1743-4.
C. Yan, J. Fang, J. Zhu, W. Chen, M. Wang, K. Chi, X. Lu,* G. Zhou* Y. Liu,* Donor Engineering of Diphenylamine-Substituted Tris(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)methyl Radicals for Controlling the Intramolecular Charge Transfer and Near-Infrared Photothermal Conversion. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 2729.
N. Zhang,# L. Yang,# W. Li, J. Zhu, K. Chi, D. Chang, Y. Qiao, T. Wang, Y. Zhao,* X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* Alkyl-Substituted N,S-Embedded Heterocycloarenes with a Planar Aromatic Configuration for Hosting Fullerenes and Organic Field-Effect Transistors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 21521.
J, Zhu, W, Li, N, Zhang, D, An, Y, Zhao, X, Lu,* Yunqi Liu,* Size-dependent Properties and Unusual Reactivity of Novel Nonplanar Heterocycloarenes. Chem. Sci.,2022, 13, 11174.
N. Zhang, J. Zhu, D. An, R. Zhang, X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* BN-Embedded V‑Shaped Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Exhibiting Tunable Molecular Packing and Supramolecular Interactions. Org. Lett., 2022, 24, 5439.
C. Yan, D. An, W. Chen, N. Zhang, Y. Qiao, J. Fang, X. Lu,* G. Zhou,* Y. Liu,* Stable Diarylamine Substituted Tris(2,4,6-trichloro-phenyl)methyl Radicals: One-Step Synthesis, Near-Infrared Emission, and Redox Chemistry. CCS Chemistry, 2022, 4, 3190.
Y. Li,*,# X. Fan,# Y. Li,# S. Liu, C. Chuah, Y. Tang, R. T. K. Kwok, J. W. Y. Lam, X. Lu,* J. Qian,* B. Z. Tang,* Molecular Crystal Engineering of Organic Chromophores for NIR-II Fluorescence Quantification of Cerebrovascular Function. ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 3323.
D. An,# Yutao Sun,# D. Chang, J. Zhu, S. Chen,* X. Lu,* Naphthalimide-Based Conjugated Macrocycles Possessing Tunable Self-Assembly and Supramolecular Binding Behaviours. Front. Chem. 2022, DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1094828.
Y. Qiao,# L. Yang,# J. Zhu, C. Yan, D. Chang, N. Zhang, G. Zhou,* Y. Zhao,* X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* Crystal Engineering of Angular-Shaped Heteroarenes Based on Cyclopenta[b]thiopyran for Controlling the Charge Carrier Mobility.J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2021, 143, 11088.
X. Lu,* D. An, Y. Han, Y. Zou, Y. Qiao, N. Zhang, D. Chang, J. Wu,* Y. Liu, A Cyclopenta−fused Dibenzo[b,d]thiophene−co−phenanthrene Macrocyclic Tetraradicaloid. Chem. Sci.,2021, 12, 3952.
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.
Y. Li,# S. Liu,# H. Ni,# H. Zhang, H. Zhang, C. Chuah, C. Ma, K. S. Wong, Jacky W. Y. Lam, R. T. K. Kwok, J. Qian,* X. Lu,* B. Z. Tang,* ACQ−to−AIE Transformation: Tuning Molecular Packing by Regioisomerization for Two−Photon NIR Bioimaging. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 12822.
L. Yang,# N. Zhang,# Y. Han, Y. Zou, Y. Qiao, D. Chang, Y. Zhao,* X. Lu,* J. Wu,* Y. Liu,* A Sulfur−containing Hetero−octulene: Synthesis, Host–guest Properties, and Transistor Applications. Chem. Commun.,2020, 56, 9990.
X. Lu, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, Y. Han, Y. Ni, Y. Zou, J. Wu,* Bowl−shaped Carbon Nanobelts Showing Size−dependent Properties and Selective Encapsulation of C70. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 5934.
X. Lu, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, Q. Jiang, C. Liu, G. Li, J. Ding, J. Wu,* Global Aromaticity in Macrocyclic Cyclopenta−fused Tetraphenanthrenylene Tetraradicaloid and Its Charged Species. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 13052.
X. Lu, S. Lee, Y. Hong, H. Phan, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, T. S. Herng, T. Tanaka, M. E. Sandoval−Salinas, W. Zeng, J. Ding, D. Casanova, A. Osuka, D. Kim,* J. Wu,* Fluorenyl Based Macrocyclic Polyradicaloids. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 13173.
X. Lu, J. Wu,* After 60 Years of Efforts: The Chemical Synthesis of a Carbon Nanobelt. Chem, 2017, 2, 619.
X. Lu, S. Lee, J. O. Kim, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, Z. Lim, Z. Zeng, J. Ding, D. Kim,* Jishan Wu,* Stable 3,6−Linked Fluorenyl Radical Oligomers with Intramolecular Antiferromagnetic Coupling and Polyradical Characters. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 13048.