2023

61. 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.











60. 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


59. 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）


58. 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）

57. 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）

56. 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）






55. 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.

54. Q. Xiang, L. Ye, L. Ma,* Z. Sun* "The Olympicenyl Radical and Its Derivatives" ChemPlusChem 2023, e202300571. (Invited review)

53. Q. Xiang, Y. Guo, J. Hu, Z. Li,* Z. Sun* "Formation of slipped dimer in 6-pentafluorophenyl-substituted olympicenyl radical", Chin. J. Chem. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/cjoc.202300370 (back cover)

52. P. Wang, J. Hu, Z. Xu, Z. Pu, S. Sato, X. Zhang,* W. Hu,* Z. Sun,*"Synthesis and structure elucidation of triarylmethyl radicals withanthryl substitution"Chem. Comm, 2023, 59, 2015-2018. 

51. Y. Guo, X. Wu, B. Hou, Q. Xiang, Y. Ni,* J. Li,* Z. Sun,*"Synthesis and Characterization of a Persistent Benzoanthracenyl Radical Derivative" Chem. Res. Chin. Univ., 2023, 39, 208-212.
(contribution to special issue "organic functional free radicals") 

50. K. Li, Z. Sun,*"Cyclocondensation Reaction for the Synthesis of N-Containing Macrocycles" 
Chem. Lett., 2023, 10.1246/cl.230131. (invited highlight article, back cover)

49. Y. Li, W. Li, J. Hu, X. Yao,* L. Hua, W. Cai,* S. Shi, C. Zhang, Z. Liu, S. Li, X. Chen, Z. Sun, Z. Ren, M. Tang, G. Wei,* Z. Fei* "Sulfide, Sulfoxide, and Sulfone Substitution: Electron Structure Modulation from Para-D-π-B to Para-A-π-B in Multiple-Resonance Emitters with Narrowband Emission and High Color Purity"
Adv. Opt. Mater. 2023, 11, 2300298.

48. M. Zhang, Z. Li, M. Luo, G. V Baryshnikov, R. R Valiev, T. Weng, S. Shen, Q. Liu, H. Sun, X. Xu, Z. Sun, H. Ågren, L. Zhu.* "Highly Efficient Room-Temperature Light-Induced Synthesis of Polymer Dots: A Programming Control Paradigm of Polymer Nanostructurization from Single-Component Precursor"
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 24657-24668.

47. G. Liu, L. Gao, Y. Han, Y. Xiao, B. Du, J. Gong, J. Hu, F. Zhang, H. Meng, X. Li, X. Shi, Z. Sun, J. Wang, G. Dai,* C. Chi,* Q. Wang*"Symmetry-Broken Intermolecular Charge Separation of Cationic Radicals"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202301348.

2022

​​46. 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.
​
45. 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）

​​44. 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.

43. 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.

42. Z. Gong, Q. Xiang, K. Li, Z. Xu, J. Hu, Y. Ni, S. Sato, Z. Sun*
"Pentagon-Containing Doublet Graphene Fragments with
Edge-Dependent Spin/Charge Distribution"
Chin. J. Chem. 2022, 40, 2525-2530.
(selected as inside back cover)​

41. Q. Xiang, Z. Sun*
"Doublet Open-Shell Graphene Fragments"
Chem Asian. J. 2022, e202200251(invited review)

40. 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

2021

39. 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

38. J. Hu, Q. Xiang, J. Xu, Z. Xu,* G. Chen,* Z. Sun*
"Stable and twisted 5,6:12,13-dinaphthozethrene from angular π-extension"
Chem. Comm. 2021, 57, 9712-9715 

37. K. Li, Z. Sun*
"Recent Advances in Dimeric Cycloparaphenylenes as Nanotube Fragments"
Synlett. 2021, DOI: 10.1055/a-1534-3103 (invited Synpacts article）

36. 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）

35. Q. Xiang, J. Xu, J. Guo, Y. Dang, Z. Xu, Z. Zeng, Z. Sun*
"Unveiling the Hidden σ‐Dimerization of a Kinetically Protected Olympicenyl Radical"
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 8203-8213 (selected as VIP paper）

34. 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)

Before TJU
​
31. Z. Sun, T. Mio, K. Ikemoto, S. Sato, H. Isobe
"Synthesis, Structures, and Assembly of Geodesic Phenine Frameworks with Isoreticular Networks of [n]Cyclo-para-phenylenes"
J. Org. Chem  2019, 84, 3500–3507.

30. 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.

29. 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.

28. Z. Sun, T. Matsuno, H. Isobe,
"Stereoisomerism and structures of rigid cylindrical cycloarylenes"
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2018, 91, 907–921.

27. N. Miyamoto, Y. Nakazawa, T. Nakamura, K. Okano, S. Sato, Z. Sun, H. Isobe, H. Tokuyama,
"Synthesis of 9, 10-Diarylanthracenes via Mg (TMP)2· 2LiCl-Mediated Benzyne Generation/[4+ 2] Cycloaddition and Deoxygenation of 9, 10-Epoxyanthracene Intermediates" 
Synlett, 2018, 29, 513–518.

26. Z. Sun, N. Miyamoto, S. Sato, M. Kotani, H. Tokuyama, H. Isobe, 
"An obtuse-angled corner unit for fluctuating carbon nanohoops" 
Chem. Asian J. 2017,12, 271–275.

25. 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.

24. W. Zeng, Z. Sun, T. S. Herng, T. P. Gonçalves, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, K-W. Huang, J. Ding, J. Wu, 
"Super-heptazethrene"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 8615–8619.

​23. P. Sarkar, Z. Sun, T. Tokuhira, M. Kotani, S. Sato, H. Isobe, 
"Stereoisomerism in nanohoops with heterogeneous biaryl linkages of E/Z- and R/S-geometries"
ACS Cent. Sci. 2016, 2, 740–747.

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

21. W. Zeng, S. Lee, M. Son, M. Ishida, K. Furukawa, P. Hu, Z. Sun, D. Kim, J. Wu,
"Phenalenyl-fused porphyrins with different ground states"
Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 2427–2433.

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

19. Z. Sun, B. Zheng, K.-W. Huang, J. Wu,
“Highly twisted 1,2:8,9-dibenzozethrenes: synthesis, ground state, and physical property”
ChemPlusChem, 2014, 79, 1549–1553.

18. Z. Sun, J. Wu,
“Zethrene and expanded zethrenes with tunable ground states and physical properties” 
Pure. Appl. Chem. 2014, 86, 529–537.

17. D. Luo, S. Lee, B. Zheng, Z. Sun, W. Zeng, K.-W. Huang, K. Furukawa, D. Kim, R. D. Webster, J. Wu,
“Indolo[2,3-b]carbazoles with tunable ground states: how Clar’s aromatic sextet determines the singlet biradical character” 
Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 4944–4952.

16. Y. Li, K.-W. Huang, Z. Sun, R. D. Webster, Z. Zeng, W. Zeng, C. Chi, K. Furukawa, J. Wu,
“A kinetically blocked 1,14:11,12-dibenzopentacene: a persistent triplet diradical of non-Kekulé polycyclic benzenoid hydrocarbons” 
Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 1908–1914.

15. J. L. Zafra, R. C. González Cano, C. R. Delgado, Z. Sun, Y. Li, J. T. López Navarrete, J. Wu, J. Casado, 
“Zethrene biradicals: how pro-aromaticity is expressed in the ground electronic state and in the lowest energy singlet, triplet and ionic states”
J. Chem. Phys. 2014, 140, 054706.

14. S. Das, S. Lee, M. Son, X. Zhu, W. Zhang, B. Zheng, P. Hu, Z. Zeng, Z. Sun, W. Zeng, R. Li, K. Huang, J. Ding, D. Kim, J. Wu,
“p-Quinodimethane bridged perylene dimers and peri-condensed quaterrylenes: the effect of fusion mode on their ground states and physical properties”
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 11410–11420.

13. 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.

12. Z. Sun, J. Wu,
“7,14-Diaryl-substituted zethrene diimides as stable far-red dyes with tunable photo physical properties”
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 9032–9040.

11. Z. Sun, Z. Zeng, J. Wu,
“Benzenoid polycyclic hydrocarbons with an open–shell biradical ground state”
Chem. Asian J. 2013, 8, 2894–2904.

10. Z. Zeng, S. Lee, J. L. Zafra, M. Ishida, X. Zhu, Z. Sun, Y. Ni, R. D. Webster, R.-W. Li, J. T. L. Navarrete, C. Chi, J. Ding, J. Casado, D. Kim, J. Wu,
“Tetracyanoquaterrylene and tetracyanohexarylenequinodimethanes with tunable ground states and strong near-infrared absorption”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 8561–8565.

9. Q. Ye, Z. Sun, C, Chi, J, Wu,
“Linking theory to reactivity and properties of nanographenes”
Chapter 19 in the book “Graphene Chemistry: Theoretical Perspectives” Willey, 2013.

8. 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.

7. Z. Sun, J. Wu,
“Open-shell polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons”
J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 4151–4160.

6. Y. Li, W.-K. Heng, B.-S. Lee, N. Aratani, J.-L. Zafra, N. Bao, R. Lee, Y.-M. Sung, Z. Sun, K.-W. Huang, R. D. Webster, J. T. Lopez Navarrete, J. Casado, D.-H. Kim, J. Ding, A. Osuka, J. Wu,
“Kinetically blocked heptazethrene and octazethrene: closed-shell or open-shell in the ground state?”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 14913-14922.

5. Z. Sun, J. Wu,
“2D Closed-shell and open-shell nanographenes”
Top. Curr. Chem. 2012, chapter in the book “Polyarenes”, Ed. by J. Siegel and Y.-T. Wu.

4. 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.

3. Z. Sun, J. Wu,
“Higher order acenes and fused acenes with near-infrared absorption and emission”
Aust. J. Chem. 2011, 64, 519–528.

2. Z. Sun, K. Huang, J. Wu,
“Soluble and stable zethrene diimide and its quinone”
Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 4690–4693.

1. X. K. Jing, X. G. Ge, X. Xiang, C. Wang, Z. Sun, Y. Z. Wang,
"A novel phosphorus-containing copolyester with low melting temperature and high flame retardancy"
Polym. Int. 2009, 58, 1202–1208.