Selected Representative Publications

34. Z. Xu, X. Liu, X. Ma, Z. Sun*.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2026, e8876064.

33. X. Tian, M. Wang, X. Ma, S. Sato, Z. Sun*.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202520605. (selected as Hot Paper）

32. M. Tian, L. Ye, M. Wang, X. Tian, Z. Sun*.

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147(21), 18122–18133.

31. X. Zhang, H. He, C. Ge, Q. Xiang, S. Sato, M. Lv, X. Chen*, Z. Sun*.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202418261.

30. G. Huo, W. Xu, J. Hu, Y. Han, W. Fan, W. Wang, Z. Sun*, H. Yang*, J. Wu*,

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202416707.

29. T. Weng, Z. Xu, K. Li, Y. Guo, X. Chen, Z. Li, Z. Sun*

"1,1′-Biolympicenyl: A Stable Non-Kekulé Diradical with a Small Singlet and Triplet Energy Gap"

28. J. Hu, Q. Xiang, X. Tian, L. Ye, Y. Wang, Y. Ni, X. Chen, Y. Liu, G. Chen,* Z. Sun*

27. Z. Pu, Z. Xu, X. Zhang, Y. Guo, Z. Sun*

"Unlocking the Multistage Redox Property of Graphenic Radicals by π-Extension"

26. G. Chen,* J. Yu, L. Wu, X. Ji, J. Xu, C. Wang, S.e Ma, Q. Miao,

L. Wang, C. Wang, S. E Lewis, Y. Yue,* Z. Sun,* Y. Liu,* B. Tang,* T. D James*

Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 18832-18839. (selected as Hot paper）

24. T. Jiao, Y. Ni, T. Xu, X. Hou, S. Wu, L. Ren, Z. Sun, J. Wu,
“Synthesis of monolayer and persistent bilayer graphene fragments via a radical-mediated coupling approach”
Nature Synthesis, 2023, 2, 1104-1115.

23. L. Ye, S. Jiang, J. Hu, M. Wang, T. Weng, F. Wu, L. Cai, Z. Sun,* L. Ma*
"Induction of Metabolic Reprogramming in Kidney by Singlet Diradical Nanoparticles"
Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2301338.

22. P. Wang, Q. Xiang, M. Tian, S. Tao, Z. Xu, Y. Guo, W. Hu,* Z. Sun*
"Spin‐Distribution‐Directed Regioselective Substitution Strategy for Highly Stable Olympicenyl Radicals"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202313257. (selected as Hot paper）

21. Q. Zhou, X. Hou, J. Wang, Y. Ni, W. Fan, Z. Li, X. Wei, K. Li, W. Yuan, Z. Xu, M. Zhu, Y. Zhao, Z. Sun, J. Wu,
“A Fused [5]Helicene Dimer with a Figure-Eight Topology: Synthesis, Chiral Resolution, and Electronic Properties”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202302266. (selected as Hot paper）

20. T. Shen, D. Dijkstra, A. Farrando-Pérez, P. G. Boj, J. M. Villalvilla,
J. A. Quintana, Y. Zou, X. Hou, H. Wei, Z. Li, Z. Sun,* M. A. Díaz-García, J. Wu,
“Fused Triangulene Dimers: Facile Synthesis by Intramolecular Radical-Radical Coupling and Application for Near Infrared Lasers“,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202304197. (selected as Hot paper）

19. B. Hou+, K. Li+, H. He, J. Hu, Z. Xu, Q. Xiang, P. Wang, X. Chen,* Z. Sun,*
"Stable Crystalline Nanohoop Radical and Its Self-Association Promoted by van der Waals Interactions"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202301046 (selected as Hot paper）

18. Z. Sun, W. Fan, Y. Han, W. Yuan, Y. Ni, J. Wang, H. Wei, Y. Zhao, Z. Sun, J. Wu ,
"Helical fused 1,2:8,9-dibenzozethrene oligomers with up to 201° end-to-end twist: “one-pot” synthesis and chiral resolution"
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 7922-7927.

17. H. Deng+, Z. Guo+, Y. Wang, K. Li, Q. Zhou, C. Ge, Z. Xu, S. Sato, X. Ma, Z. Sun
"Modular Synthesis, Host-Guest Complexation and Solvation-Controlled Relaxation of Nanohoops with Donor-Acceptor Structures"
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 14080-14089.

16. M. Zhu, Q. Zhou, H. Cheng, Y. Sha,* V. I Bregadze, H. Yan,* Z. Sun,* X. Li*
"Boron-Cluster Embedded Necklace-Shaped Nanohoops"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202213470 (selected as Hot paper）

15. C. Zong+, S. Yang+, Y. Sun, L. Zhang, J. Hu, W. Hu, R. Li,* Z. Sun*
"Isomeric dibenzooctazethrene diradicals for high-performance air-stable organic field-effect transistors"
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 11442-11447.

14. B. Zhang, S. Wu, X. Hou, G. Li, Y. Ni, Q. Zhang, J. Zhu, Y. Han, P. Wang, Z. Sun, J. Wu
"A graphyne spoked wheel"
Chem. 2022 , 8, 2831-2842.

13. Y. Guo, S. Ding, N. Zhang, Z. Xu, S. Wu, J. Hu, Q. Xiang,* Z. Li, X. Chen, S. Sato, J. Wu, Z. Sun*
"π-Extended Doublet Open-Shell Graphene Fragments Exhibiting One-Dimensional Chain Stacking"
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 2095-2100

12. 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

11. C. Zong+, X. Zhu+, Z. Xu, L. Zhang, J. Xu, J. Guo, Q. Xiang, Z. Zeng, W. Hu, J. Wu, R. Li, Z. Sun
"Isomeric Dibenzoheptazethrenes for Air‐stable Organic Field‐effect Transistors"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 16230-16236 (selected as Hot paper）

10. K. Li, Z. Xu, H. Deng, Z. Zhou, Y. Dang, Z. Sun*
“Dimeric Cycloparaphenylenes with a Rigid Aromatic Linker”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 7649–7653
(selected as VIP paper, highlighted by Synfacts, 2021, 17, 0391)

9. Q. Xiang, J. Guo, J. Xu, S. Ding, Z. Li, G. Li, H. Phan, Y. Gu,Y. Dang, Z. Xu, Z. Gong, W. Hu, Z. Zeng, J. Wu, Z. Sun*
"Stable Olympicenyl Radicals and Their π-Dimers"
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 11022–11031.

8. Z. Sun, K. Ikemoto, T. M Fukunaga, T. Koretsune, R. Arita, S. Sato, H. Isobe
"Finite phenine nanotubes with periodic vacancy defects"
Science 2019, 363, 151–155.

7. Z. Sun, T. Mio, T. Okada, T. Matsuno, S. Sato, H. Kono, H. Isobe
"Unbiased rotational motions of an ellipsoidal guest in a tight yet pliable host"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 2040–2044.

6. Z. Sun, T. Suenaga, P. Sarkar, S. Sato, M. Kotani, H. Isobe,
"Stereoisomerism, crystal structures, and dynamics of belt-shaped cyclonaphthylenes"
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2016, 29, 8109–8114.

5. Z. Sun, P. Sarkar, T. Suenaga, S. Sato, H. Isobe,
"Belt-shaped cyclonaphthylenes"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 12800–12804.

4. Z. Sun, Z. Zeng, J. Wu,
“Extended zethrenes, p-quinodimethanes and periacenes with a biradical ground state”
Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 2582–2591.

3. Z. Sun, S. Lee, K. H. Park, X. Zhu, W. Zhang, B. Zheng, P. Hu, Z. Zeng, S. Das, Y. Li, C. Chi, R. Li, K. Huang, J. Ding, D. Kim, J. Wu,
“Dibenzoheptazethrene isomers with different biradical characters: an exercise of Clar’s aromatic sextet rule in singlet biradicaloids”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 18229–18236.

2. Z. Sun, Q. Ye, C. Chi, J. Wu,
“Low band gap polycyclic hydrocarbons: from closed-shell near infrared dyes and semiconductors to open-shell radicals”
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41, 7857–7889.

1. Z. Sun, K. Huang, J. Wu,
“Soluble and stable heptazethrene bis(dicarboximide) with a singlet open-shell ground state”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 11896–11899.