Publications at ZJU
41. Enantioselective Self-Assembly of a Homochiral Tetrahedral Cage Comprising Only Achiral Precursors
Yixin Chen, Ze Cao, Tinglong Feng, Xiaobo Zhang, Zhaoyong Li, Xue Dong, Shaoying Huang, Yingchun Liu, Xiaoyu Cao, Andrew C.-H.Sue, Chuanhui Peng, Xufeng Lin, Linjun Wang*& Hao Li*
Angew, Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202400467
40. Self-Assembly via Condensation of Imine or Its N-Substituted Derivatives
Yixin Chen, Hua Tang, Hongliang Chen & Hao Li*
Acc. Chem.Res. 2023, 56, 2838
39. The sharp structural switch of covalent cages mediated by subtle variation of directing groups
Qiong Chen, Zhaoyong Li, Ye Lei, Yixin Chen , Hua Tang , Guangcheng Wu , Bin Sun , Yuxi Wei, Tianyu Jiao , Songna Zhang, Feihe Huang , Linjun Wang & Hao Li*
Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 4627
38. Self-Assembly of a Purely Organic Bowl in Water via Acylhydrazone Formation
Guangcheng Wu, Tianyu Jiao and Hao Li *
Molecules 2023, 28, 976
37. A π‑Electron Rich Cage via the Friedel−Crafts Reaction
Dingsheng Zhu, Bin Sun, Lu Tong, Yating Wu, M. Mustafa Cetin,* and Hao Li*
Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 8980−8985
36. Cagearenes: synthesis, characterization, and application for programmed vapour release
Shuai Fang, Mengbin Wang, Yating Wu, Qing-Hui Guo, Errui Li, Hao Li* and Feihe Huang*
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 6254–6261
35. A Self-Assembled Cage Binding Iodide Anions over Other Halid Ions in Water
Yating Wu, Chi Zhang, Shuai Fang, Dingsheng Zhu, Yixin Chen, Chenqi Ge, Hua Tang, and Hao Li*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202209078
34. A trefoil knot self-templated through imination in water
Ye Lei, Zhaoyong Li, Guangcheng Wu, Lijie Zhang, Lu Tong, Tianyi Tong, Qiong Chen, Lingxiang Wang, Chenqi Ge, Yuxi Wei, Yuanjiang Pan, Andrew C.-H. Sue, Linjun Wang, Feihe Huang & Hao Li*.
Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 3557
33. Self-Assembled Cage for In Situ Detecting Silver Cation in Water
Shuai Fang, Wengang Sun, Chuhao Lin, Feihe Huang, and Hao Li*
Inorg. Chem.
32. Ultramacrocyclization in water via externa templation
Qiong Chen, Ye Lei, Guangcheng Wu, Qing Li,* Yuanjiang Pan and Hao Li*
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 798
31. Narcissistic self-sorting and enhanced luminescence via catenation in water
Q. Chen, Y. Lei, H. Wang, G. Wu, W. Xu, T. Jiao, Y. Pan, Q. Zhang Y.-M. Zhang, Y. Liu**, H. Li*
Materials Today Chemistry, 2022, 23, 100679
30. Water-Soluble Cyclophanes Synthesized via the Zincke Reaction
Lu Tong, Dingsheng Zhu, Binbin Chen, Yixin Chen, Guangcheng Wu, Fei Zeng,* and Hao Li*
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 9343−9347
29. Stabilization of Dynamic Covalent Architectures by Multivalence
Yixin Chen, Ye Lei, Lu Tong, and Hao Li*
Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202102910
28. Self-Assembly of a Purely Covalent Cage with Homochirality by Imine Formation in Water
Yixin Chen, Guangcheng Wu,* Binbin Chen, Hang Qu, Tianyu Jiao, Yintao Li, Chenqi Ge, Chi Zhang, Lixin Liang, Xiuqiong Zeng, Xiaoyu Cao, Qi Wang, and Hao Li*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 18815 – 18820
27. A Self-Assembled Cage for Wide-Scope Chiral Recognition in Water
Guangcheng Wu, Yixin Chen, Shuai Fang, Lu Tong, Libo Shen, Chenqi Ge, Yuanjiang Pan, Xiangli Shi, Hao Li*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 16594–16599.
26. A water-soluble naphthalenediimide-containing hexacationic cage
Shuai Fang, Errui Li, Dingsheng Zhu, Guangcheng Wu, Qinhao Zhang, Chuhao Lin, Feihe Huang and Hao Li*
Chem. Commun. 2021. 57. 6074–6077.
25. A Self-Assembled Homochiral Radical Cage withParamagnetic Behaviors
Tianyu Jiao, Hang Qu, Lu Tong, Xiaoyu Cao,* and Hao Li*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 9852–9858
24. A cylinder-shaped macrocycle formedvia Friedel–Crafts reaction
Dingsheng Zhu, Shuai Fang, Lu Tong, Ye Lei, Guangcheng Wu, Tayba Chudhary and Hao Li*
Chem. Commun. 2021. 57. 4440-4443.
23. Molecular cages self-assembled via imine condensation in water
Ye Lei, Qiong Chen, Peiren Liu, Lingxiang Wang, Hongye Wang, Bingda Li, Xingyu Lu, Zhong
Chen, Yuanjiang Pan, Feihe Huang, and Hao Li*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 4705–4711.
22.Constraining Homo- and Heteroanion Dimers in Ultraclos Proximity within a Self-Assembled Hexacationic Cage
Hongye Wang, Shuai Fang, Guangcheng Wu, Ye Lei, Qiong Chen, Hongliang Wang, Yating Wu, Chuhao Lin, Xin Hong, Sung Kuk Kim, Jonathan L. Sessler, and Hao Li*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 20182−20190
21. Selective Recognition of Chloride Anion in Water
Yixin Chen, Guangcheng Wu, Liang Chen, Lu Tong, Ye Lei, Libo Shen, Tianyu Jiao, and Hao Li*
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 4878-4882
20. High yielding self-assembly favored by preorganization
Chi Zhang, Tianyu Jiao, Lu Tong, Hongye Wang, Yuanjiang Pan and Hao Li *
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 3903-3906
19. Efficient syntheses of π-electron deficient macrocycles
Cheng Peng, Chi Zhang, Jiwei Zhang and Hao Li*
SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY 2020, 32, 120
18. An Octacationic [2]Catenane Formed by Oxime Condensation: A Bistable Molecular Switch
Cai-Yun Wang, Guangcheng Wu, Jiaqi Zhu, Tianyu Jiao, Yang Zhang, and Hao Li*
17. Self-assembly in water with N-substituted imines
Tianyu Jiao, Guangcheng Wu, Yang Zhang, Libo Shen, Ye Lei, Cai-Yun Wang, Albert C. Fahrenbach, Hao Li*
Angewandte Chemie 2019
16. A Mutually Stabilized Host-Guest Pair
Chi Zhang, Hongye Wang, Jie Zhong, Ye Lei, Renfeng Du, Yang Zhang, Libo Shen, Tianyu Jiao, Yulu Zhu, Haiming Zhu, Haoran Li and Hao Li
Science Advance 2019; 5 : eaax6707
15. Conformational Preference of Macrocycles Investigated by IonMobility
Mass Spectrometry and Distance Geometry Modeling.
Isaac William Haynes,Guangcheng Wu, MD Ashraful Haque,Hao Li, and Thanh D Do
Anal. Chem.2019. 91, 21, 13439-13447
14. Stabilizing the Naphthalenediimide Radical within a Tetracationic Cyclophane.
Tianyu Jiao,†,‡ Kang Cai,‡ Jordan N. Nelson,‡ Yang Jiao,‡ Yunyan Qiu,‡ Guangcheng Wu,†Jiawang Zhou,‡ Chuyang Cheng,‡ Dengke Shen,‡ Yuanning Feng,‡ Zhichang Liu,§ Michael R. Wasielewski,*,‡ J. Fraser Stoddart,*,‡,∥,⊥ and Hao Li*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 42, 16915-16922
13. Ultramacrocyclization via selective catenation in water.
Qiong Chen,‡Liang Chen,‡Cai-Yun Wang, Tianyu Jiao, Yuanjiang Pan an Hao Li.
Chem. Commun.2019,55,13108-13111
12. A diquat-contained macrocyclic anion acceptor in pure water.
Ye Lei,Libo Shen, Ji-Ren Liu, Tianyu Jiao, Yang Zhang, Chi Zhang,lu tong, Xin Hong, Yuanjiang Pan and Hao Li.Chem.Commun.2019,55, 8297-8300
11. Guest recognition enhanced by lateral interactions.
T. Jiao, K. Cai, Z. Liu, G. Wu, L. Shen, C. Cheng, Y. Feng, C. L. Stern, J. F. Stoddart, H. Li,Chem. Sci.2019.10,5114-5123
10. Precursor Control over the Self-Assembly of Organic Cages via Imine Condensation.
T. Y. Jiao, G. Wu, L. Chen, C. Y. Wang, H. Li,J. Org. Chem.2018,83, 12404-12410.
9. Dynamic Covalent Self‐Assembly Based on Oxime Condensation.
L. Shen, N. Cao, L. Tong, X. Zhang, G. Wu, T. Jiao, Q. Yin, Y. Pan, H. Li, Angew. Chem.Ed. Int.2018, 57, 16486-16490.
8. Precursor control over the self-assembly of [2]catenanes via hydrazone condensation in water.
C. Wang,G. Wu. T. Jiao, L. Shen, G. Ma, Y. Pan, H. Li,Chem. Commun.2018,54, 5106-5109.
7. A Kinetically Stable Macrocycle Self-Assembled in Water.
Y. Zhang, X. Zheng, N. Cao, C. Yang, H. Li, Org. lett.2018. 20, 8, 2356-2359.
6. Temperature-dependent self-assembly of a purely organic cage in water.
X. Zheng, Y. Zhang, G. Wu, J. R. Liu, N. Cao, L. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Li, X. Hong, C. Yang, H. Li, Chem. Commun.2018, 54, 3138-3141.
5. Controllable Self-Assembly of Pills and Cages via Imine Condensation for Silver Cation Detection.
N. Cao, Y. Wang, X. Zheng, T. Jiao, H. Li,Org. Lett.2018,20, 7447-7450.
4. Controllable Self-Assembly of Macrocycles in Water for Isolating Aromatic Hydrocarbon Isomers.
G. Wu, C. Y. Wang, T. Jiao, H. Zhu, F. Huang, H. Li, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2018,140, 5955-5961.
3. Coulombic-enhanced hetero radical pairing interactions.
X. Zheng, Y. Zhang, N. Cao, X. Li, S. Zhang, R. Du, H. Wang, Z. Ye, Y. Wang, F. Cao, H. Li, X. Hong, A. C. H. Sue, C. Yang, W.-G. Liu, H. Li,Nat. Commun.2018, 9:1961
2. Trapping White Phosphorus within a Purely Organic Molecular Container Produced by Imine Condensation.
T. Jiao, L. Chen，D. Yang，X. Li，G. Wu，P. Zeng，A. Zhou, Q. Yin, Y. Pan, B. Wu, X. Hong, X. Kong, V. M. Lynch, J. L. Sessler, H. Li,Angew. Chem. Ed. Int.2017,56, 14545-14550.
1.Quantitative self-assembly of a purely organic three-dimensional catenane in water.
H. Li, H. Zhang, A. D. Lammer, M. Wang, X. Li, V. M. Lynch, J. L. Sessler,Nat. Chem. 2015,7, 1003-1008.
Publications Before ZJU (as the First Author)
- Li, H.; Cheng, C.; McGonigal, P. R.; Fahrenbach, A. C.; Frasconi, M.; Liu, W.-G.; Zhu, Z.; Zhao, Y.; Ke, C.; Lei, J.; Young, R. M.; Dyar, S. M.; Co, D. T.; Yang, Y.-W.; Botros, Y. Y.; Goddard, W. A. III; Wasielewski, M. R.; Astumian, R. D.; Stoddart, J. F. “Relative Unidirectional Translation in an Artificial Molecular Assembly Fueled by Light.”J. Am. Chem. Soc.2013, 135,18609–18620.
- Jia, C.+; Li, H.+; Jiang, J.; Wang, J.; Chen, H.; Cao, D.; Stoddart, J. F. Guo, X. “Interface-engineered bistable [2]rotaxane-graphene hybrids with logic capabilities.” Adv. Mater.2013, 25, 6752–6759.+Equal contribution. First author in Stoddart group.
- Li, H.; Zhu, Z.; Fahrenbach, A. C.; Savoie, B. M.; Ke, C.; Barnes, J. C.; Lei, J.; Zhao, Y.-L.; Lilley, L. M.; Marks, T. J.; Ratner, M. A.; Stoddart, J. F. “Mechanical Bond-Induced Radical Stabilization.”J. Am. Chem. Soc.2013, 135, 456–467.Highlighted Article.
- Zhu, Z.+; Li, H.+; Colquhoun, H. M.; Stoddart, J. F. “Oligomeric Pseudorotaxanes Adopting Infinite-Chain Lattice Superstructures.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2012, 51, 7231–7235. +Equal contribution.
- Avellini, T.+; Li, H.+; Coskun, A.+; Barin, G.; Trabolsi, A.; Basuray, A. N.; Dey, S. K.; Credi, A.; Silvi, S.; Stoddart, J. F.; Venturi, M.“Photoinduced Memory Effect in A Redox Controllable Bistable Mechanical Molecular Switch.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2012, 51, 1611–1615. +Equal contribution. First author in Stoddart group.
- Li, H.; Fahrenbach, A. C.; Coskun, A.; Zhu, Z.; Barin, G.; Zhao, Y.-L.; Botros, Y. Y.; Sauvage, J.-P.; Stoddart, J. F. “A Light–Stimulated Molecular Switch Driven by Radical–Radical Interactions in Water.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2011, 50, 6782–6788.
- Li, H.; Zhao, Y.-L.; Fahrenbach, A. C.; Kim, S.-Y.; Paxton, W. F.; Stoddart, J. F. “Degenerate [2]Rotaxanes with Electrostatic Barriers.”Org. Biomol. Chem.2011, 9, 2240–2250. Hot Paper.
- Li, H.; Fahrenbach, A. C.; Dey, S. K.; Basu, S.;Trabolsi, A.; Zhu, Z.; Botros, Y. Y.; Stoddart, J. F. “Mechanical Bond Formation by Radical Templation.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2010, 49, 8260–8265. VIP Paper.
Publications (as a Co-Author)
Cheng, C.; McGonigal, P. R.; Li, H.; Vermeulen, N. A.; Ke, C.; Stoddart, J. F. “An Artificial Molecular Pump.” Nature Nanotech.2015, Accepted.
Cheng, C.; McGonigal, P. R.; Liu, W.-G.;Li, H.; Vermeulen, N. A.; Ke, C.; Frasconi, M.; Stern, C. L.; Goddart, W. A. III, Stoddart, J. F. “Energetically demanding transport in a supramolecular assembly.” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2014, 136, 14702—14705.
Zhu, Z.; Xu, L.; Li, H.; Zhou, X.; Qin, J.; Yang, C. “A Tetraphenylethene-based Zinc Complex as a Sensitive DNA Probe by Corodination Interaction.” Chem. Commun.2014, 50, 7060—7062.
Fahrenbach, A. C.; Bruns, C. J.; Li, H.; Trabolsi, A.; Coskun, A.; Stoddart, J. F. “Ground-State Kinetics of Bistable Redox-Active Donor-Acceptor Mechanically Interlocked Molecules.” Acc. Chem. Res.2014, 47, 482—493
Sheng, L.; Li, M.; Zhu, S.; Li, H.; Xi, G.; Li, Y.-G.; Wang, Y.; Li, Q.; Liang, S.; Zhong, K.; Zhang, S. X.-A. “Hydrochromic Molecular Switches for Water-Jet Rewritable Paper.” Nature Commun.2014, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4044
Ke, C.; Strutt, N. L.; Li, H.; Hou, X.; Hartlieb, K. J.; McGonigal, P. R.; Ma, Z.; Iehl, J.; Stern, C. L.; Cheng, C.; Zhu, Z.; Vermeulen, N. A.; Meade, T. J.; Botros, Y. Y.; Stoddart, J. F. “Pillar[5]arene as a Co-Factor in Templating Rotaxane Formation.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 17019—17030.
Zhu, Z.; Bruns, C.; Li, H.; Lei, J.; Ke, C.; Liu, Z.; Shafaie, S.; Colquhoun, H. M.; Stoddart, J. F. “Synthesis and solution–state dynamics of donor–acceptor oligorotaxane foldamers.”Chem. Sci.2013, 4, 1470–1483.
Zou, Y; Zou, J.; Ye, T.; Li, H.; Yang, C.; Wu, H.; Ma, D.; Qin, J.; Cao, Y. “Unexpected Propeller-Like Hexakis(fluoren-2-yl)benzene Cores for Six-Arm Star-Shaped Oligofluorenes: Highly Efficient Deep-Blue Fluorescent Emitters and Good Hole-Transporting Materials.” Adv. Funct. Mater.2013, 23, 1781–1788.
Ke, C.; Smaldone, R. A.; Kikuchi, T.; Li, H.; Davis, A. P. Stoddart, J. F. “Quantitative Emergence of Hetero[4]rotaxanes by Template-Directed Click Chemistry.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2012, 52, 381–387.
Barnes, J. C.; Fahrenbach, A. C., Cao, D.; Dyar, S. M.; Frasconi, M.; Giesener, M. A.; Benitez, D.; Tkatchouk, E.; Shin, W. H.; Li, H.; Stern, C. L.; Sarjeant, A. A.; Hartlieb, K. J.; Liu, Z.; Carmieli, R.; Botros, Y. Y.; Choi, J. W.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Goddard, W. A.; III, Stoddart, J. F. “A Radically Configurable Six-State Compound. ” Science.2013, 339, 429–433.
Fahrenbach, A. C.; Zhu, Z.; Cao, D.; Liu, W.-G.; Li, H.; Dey, S. K.; Basu, S.; Trabolsi, A.; Botros, Y. Y.; Goddard, W. A. III, Stoddart, J. F. “Radically Enhanced Molecular Switches.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 16275–16288.
Zhu, Z.; Fahrenbach, A.; Li, H.; Barnes, J.; Liu, Z.; Dyar, S.; Zhang, H.; Lei, J.; Carmieli, R.; Raanan, S.; Sarjeant, A.; Stern, C.; Wasielewski, M.; Stoddart, J. F. “Controlling Switching in Bistable [2]Catenanes by Combining Donor–Acceptor and Radical–Radical Interactions.” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2012,134,11709–11720.
Pan, X.; Li, H.; Nguyen, K. T.; Grüner, G.; Zhao, Y. “Phonon energy transfer in graphene-photoacid hybrids” J. Phys. Chem. C.2012, 116, 4275–4181.
Fahrenbach, A. C.; Barnes, J. C.; Lanfranchi, D. A.; Li, H.; Coskun, A.; Gassensmith, J. J.; Liu, Z.; Trabolsi, A.; Elhabiri, M.; Stoddart, J. F. “Solution-Phase Mechanistic Study and Solid-State Structure of A Tris(Bipyridinium Radical Cation) Inclusion Complex.”J. Am. Chem. Soc.2012, 134,3061–3072.
Zhang, H.; Strutt, N. L.; Stoll, R. S.; Li. H.; Zhu, Z.; Stoddart, J. F. “Dynamic Clicked Surfaces Based on Functionalised Pillar[5]arene.”Chem. Commun.2012, 48, 1647–1649.
Fahrenbach, A. C.; Barnes, J. C.; Li, H.; Benítez, D.; Basuray, A. N.; Fang, L.; Sue, C.-H.; Barin, G.; Dey, S. K.; Goddard, W. A. III.; Stoddart, J. F. “Measurement of the Ground State Distributions in Bistable Mechanically Interlocked Molecules Using Slow Scan Rate Cyclic Voltammetry.”Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA2011, 108, 20416–20421.
Hmadeh, M.; Fahrenbach, A. C.; Basu, S.; Trabolsi, A.; Benítez, D.; Li, H.; Albrecht-Gary, A.-M.; Elhabiri, M.; Stoddart, J. F. “Electrostatic Barriers in Rotaxanes and Pseudorotaxanes.” Chem. Eur. J.2011, 17, 6076–6087.
Coskun, A.; Friedman, D. C.; Li, H.; Patel, K.; Khatib, H. A.; Stoddart, J. F.“A Light-Gated STOP-GO Molecular Shuttle.” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2009, 131, 2493–2495.
Li, Y.; Wang, N.; Gan, H.; Liu, H.; Li, H.; Li, Y.; He, X.; Huang, C.; Cui, S.; Wang, S.; Zhu, D. “Synthesis and Characterization of 3,5-Bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,2,4-triazole Functionalized Tetraaryloxy Perylene Bisimide and Metal-Directed Self-Assembly.” J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 9686–9692.
Li, Y., Li, H.; Li, Y.; Liu, H.; Wang, S.; He, X.; Wang, N.; Zhu, D. “Energy Transfer Switching in a Bistable Molecular Machine.”Org. Lett.2005, 7, 4835–4838.
Cai, J.; Zhang, L.; Zhou, J.; Li, H.; Chen, H.; Jin, H. “Novel Fibers Prepared from Cellulose in NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution.”Macromol. Rapid, Commun.2004, 25, 1558–1562.