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2020 publications

Photocatalytic Superoxide Radical Generator that Induces Pyroptosis in Cancer Cells

Le Yu, Yunjie Xu, Zhongji Pu, Heemin Kang, Mingle Li*, Jonathan L. Sessler*, and Jong Seung Kim*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 25, 11326–11337; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03256

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Controlled assembly of a bicyclic porphyrinoid and its 3-dimensional boron difluoride arrays

Weinan Zhou, Tridib Sarma, Liu Yang, Chuanhu Lei* and Jonathan L. Sessler* 

Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 7276-7282; DOI: 10.1039/D2SC01635D

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Hypoxia-responsive luminescent CEST MRI agent for in vitro and in vivo tumor detection and imaging

Sanu Karan, Mi Young Cho, Hyunseung Lee, Hye Sun Park, Eun Hee Han, Youngkyu Song, Youlee Lee, Mina Kim, Jee-Hyun Cho*, Jonathan L. Sessler*, and Kwan Soo Hong*

J. Med. Chem. 2022, 65, 10, 7106–7117; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01745

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Rationally designed Ru(II)-metallacycle chemo-phototheranostic that emits beyond 1000 nm

Chonglu Li, Yuling Xu, Le Tu, Minhyeok Choi, Yifan Fan, Xiaoqiang Chen, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Jong Seung Kim*and Yao Sun*

Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 6541-6549; DOI: 10.1039/D2SC01518H

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Oligopyrrolic Cages: From Classic Molecular Constructs to Chemically Responsive Polytopic Receptors

Fei Wang, Christophe Bucher, Qing He*, Atanu Jana*, and Jonathan L. Sessler*

Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 12, 1646–1658; DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00120

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Porphyrinoid actinide complexes

Gabriela I. Vargas-Zúñiga*, Michael A. Boreen, Daniel N. Mangel, John Arnold* and Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, 51, 3735-3758; DOI: 10.1039/D2CS00107A

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3,6-Carbazoylene Octaphyrin (1.0.0.0.1.0.0.0) and Its Bis-BF2 Complex

Hao Chen, Xusheng Shi, Yipeng Lun, Yan Xu, Tian Lu, Zhiming Duan, Min Shao, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Huakang Yu*, and Chuanhu Lei*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 18, 8194–8203; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01240

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Tuning the Solid- and Solution-State Fluorescence of the Iron-Chelator Deferasirox

Xi-Le Hu, Adam C. Sedgwick*, Daniel N. Mangel, Ying Shang, Axel Steinbrueck, Kai-Cheng Yan, Ling Zhu, Dylan W. Snelson, Sajal Sen, Calvin V. Chau, Gabriel Juarez, Vincent M. Lynch, Xiao-Peng He*, and Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 16, 7382–7390; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01155

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Non-aromatic Organonickel(II) Phototheranostics

Yuhang Yao, Guangliu Ran, Chun-Liang Hou, Ruijing Zhang, Daniel N. Mangel, Zi-Shu Yang, Mengliang Zhu, Wenkai Zhang*, Jing Zhang*, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Song Gao, and Jun-Long Zhang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 16, 7346–7356; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00710

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Pyrene-Bridged Expanded Carbaporphyrin Nanobelts

Yuying Wang, Xian-Sheng Ke*, Seokwon Lee, Seongsoo Kang, Vincent M. Lynch, Dongho Kim*, and Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 21, 9212–9216; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01605

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A homogeneous high-throughput array for the detection and discrimination of influenza A viruses

Wei-Tao Dou, Xiang Wang, Tingting Liu, Suwen Zhao, Jiao-Jiao Liu, Yao Yan, Jun Li, Chi-Yu Zhang, Adam C. Sedgwick, He Tian, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Dong-Ming Zhou*, Xiao-Peng He*

Chem, 2022, Volume 8, Issue 6, 1750-1761; DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.03.012

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Visualizing molecular weights differences in supramolecular polymers

Qingyun Li, Hanwei Zhang, Kai Lou, Yabi Yang, Xiaofan Ji*, Jintao Zhu*, and Jonathan L. Sessler*

PNAS, 2022, Vol. 119, No. 9; DOI: 0.1073/pnas.2121746119

Background-suppressed tumor-targeted photoacoustic imaging using bacterial carriers

Rongkang Gao, Feng Liu, Wenfeng Liu, Silue Zeng, Jingqin Chen, Ruru Gao, Liang Wang, Chihua Fang, Liang Song, Adam C. Sedgwick, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Jun Chu*, Fei Yan*, and Chengbo Liu*  

PNAS, 2022, Vol. 119, No. 8; DOI: 0.1073/pnas.2121982119

Metal-based anticancer agents as immunogenic cell death inducers: the past, present, and future

Sajal Sen, Miae Won, Matthew S. Levine, Yuvin Noh, Adam C. Sedgwick, Jong Seung Kim*, Jonathan L. Sessler* and Jonathan F. Arambula* 

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2022,51, 1212-1233; DOI: 10.1039/D1CS00417D

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Tetradentate halogen bonding macrocyclic anion receptor inspired by the “Texas-sized” molecular box

Tian Zhao, Vincent M. Lynch and Jonathan L. Sessler*

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, Advance Article; DOI: 10.1039/d1ob02381k

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Kinetic trapping of a cobalt(II) metallocage using a carbazole-containing expanded carbaporphyrinoid ligand

Weinan Zhou, Tridib Sarma, Yonghuan Sub, Chuanhu Lei* and Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Sci. 2022, online; DOI: 10.1039/D1SC06514A

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Calix[4]pyrrole-based Crosslinked Polymer Networks for Highly Effective Iodine Adsorption from Water

Linhuang Xie, Zhiye Zheng, Qiuyuan Lin, Huan Zhou, Xiaofan Ji*, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Hongyu Wang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61,e202113724; DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113724

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Reversible Iodine Capture by Nonporous Adaptive Crystals of a Bipyridine Cage

Dan Luo, Yanlei He, Jinya Tian, Jonathan L. Sessler*, and Xiaodong Chi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 1, 113–117; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11731

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Dual-Channel Fluorescent Probe for the Simultaneous Monitoring of Peroxynitrite and Adenosine-5′-triphosphate in Cellular Applications

Luling Wu, Jihong Liu, Xue Tian, Robin R. Groleau, Beidou Feng, Yonggang Yang, Adam C. Sedgwick, Hai-Hao Han*, Yang Wang, Han-Min Wang, Fang Huang, Steven D. Bull, Hua Zhang*, Chusen Huang*, Yi Zang, Jia Li, Xiao-Peng He, Ping Li*, Bo Tang, Tony D. James*, and Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 1, 174–183; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07954

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2021 publications

2021

2D-ultrathin MXene/DOXjade platform for iron chelation chemo-photothermal therapy

Yunjie Xu, Yingwei Wang, Jusung An, Adam C. Sedgwick,, Mingle Li, Jianlei Xie, Weibin Hu, Jianlong Kang, Sajal Sen, Axel Steinbrueck, Bin Zhang, Lijun Qiao, Swelm Wageh, Jonathan F. Arambula*, Liping Liu*, Han Zhang*, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Jong Seung Kim* 

Bioactive Mat. 2021, online; DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.12.011

Paper without a Trail: Time-Dependent Encryption using Pillar[5]arene-Based Host-Guest Invisible Ink

Huaqiang Ju, Chao Nan Zhu, Hu Wang, Zachariah A Page, Zi Liang Wu, Jonathan L Sessler, Feihe Huang

Advanced Mat. 2021, 2108163; DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108163

Nonporous Adaptive Calix[4]pyrrole Crystals for Polar Compound Separations

Hu Wang, Leighton O. Jones, Inhong Hwang, Marshall J. Allen, Daliao Tao, Vincent M. Lynch, Benny D. Freeman, Niveen M. Khashab, George C. Schatz*, Zachariah A. Page*, and Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 48, 20403–20410; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10255

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Nonporous Adaptive Calix[4]pyrrole Crystals for Polar Compound Separations

Dan Luo, Jinya Tian, Jonathan L. Sessler*, and Xiaodong Chi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 18849–18853; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09385

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Artificial transmembrane ion transporters as potential therapeutics

JieYang, GuocanYu, Jonathan L. Sessler, Injae Shin, Philip A.Gale, Feihe Huang

Chem-Cell Press 2021, 7, 3256-3291; DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.10.028

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Unlocking Chemically Encrypted Information using Three Types of External Stimuli

Hanwei Zhang, Qingyun Li, Yabi Yang, Xiaofan Ji*, and Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 44, 18635–18642; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c08558

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Synergistic regulation of nonbinary molecular switches by protonation and light

Xin Zhang, Yu-Dong Yang, Zhi-Hao Lu, Li-Jin Xu, Jonathan L. Sessler*, and  Han-Yuan Gong*

Proc. National Acad. Sci. USA 2021 118, e2112973118; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2112973118

Turn on chemiluminescence-based probes for monitoring tyrosinase activity in conjunction with biological thiols

Omri Shelef‡, Adam C. Sedgwick‡, Sabina Pozzi‡, Ori Green, Ronit Satchi-Fainaro*, Doron Shabat* and Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 11386-11389; DOI: 10.1039/D1CC05217A

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Carbazole-Containing Carbadecaphyrins: Non-aromatic Expanded Porphyrins that Undergo Proton-Triggered Conformational Changes

Weinan Zhou, Mengdi Hao, Tian Lu, Zhiming Duan, Tridib Sarma*, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Chuanhu Lei* 

Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 16173–16180; DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102939

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Synthetic Na+/K+ exchangers promote apoptosis by disturbing cellular cation homeostasis

Sang-HyunPark, InhongHwang, Daniel A. McNaughton, Airlie J. Kinross, Ethan N. W. Howe, QingHe, Shenglun Xiong. Martin Drøhse Kilde, Vincent M. Lynch, Philip A. Gale*, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Injae Shin*

 Chem- Cell Press. 2021, 7, 3325-3339; DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.08.018

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Tuning the porosity of triangular supramolecular adsorbents for superior haloalkane isomer separations

Bin Hua, Yanjun Ding, Lukman O. Alimi, Basem Moosa, Gengwu Zhang, Walaa S. Baslyman, Jonathan Sessler and Niveen M. Khashab*

 Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 12286-12291; DOI: 10.1039/D1SC03509F

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Trimacrocyclic hexasubstituted benzene linked by labile octahedral [X(CHCl3)6]− clusters

Zhenzhen Lai, Aimin Li, Sangshan Peng, Jonathan L. Sessler and Qing He*

 Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 11647-11651; DOI: 10.1039/D1SC03713G

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Harnessing α-L-fucosidase for in vivo cellular senescence imaging

Seyoung Koo‡, Miae Won‡, Hao Li‡, Won Young Kim, Mingle Li, Chenxu Yan, Amit Sharma, Zhiqian Guo*, Wei-Hong Zhu*, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Jin Yong Lee* and Jong Seung Kim*

 Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 10054-10062; DOI: 10.1039/D1SC02259H 

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Pyrrole-based photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy - A Thomas Dougherty award paper

Gabriela I. Vargas-Zúñiga, Hyeong Seok Kim, Mingle Li, Jonathan L. Sessler, Jong Seung Kim

 Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 25(9), 773-793.; DOI: 10.1142/S1088424621300044

Water compatible supramolecular polymers: recent progress

Weiwei Han*, Wei Xiang, Qingyun Li, Hanwei Zhang, Yabi Yang, Jun Shi, Yue Ji, Sichang Wang, Xiaofan Ji*, Niveen M. Khashab and Jonathan L. Sessler*

 Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 10025-10043; DOI: 10.1039/D1CS00187F

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Fluorescent Supramolecular Organic Frameworks Constructed by Amidinium-Carboxylate Salt Bridges

Hongqin Jiang, Linhuang Xie, Zhiming Duan ,Kunhua Lin, Qing He*,Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Hongyu Wang*

 Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 15006–15012; DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102296

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A Small Molecule Strategy for Targeting Cancer Stem Cells in Hypoxic Microenvironments and Preventing Tumorigenesis

Ji Hyeon Kim, Peter Verwilst, Miae Won, Junhyoung Lee, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Jiyou Han*, and Jong Seung Kim*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 35, 14115–14124; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03875

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Calix[3]pyrrole: A Missing Link in Porphyrin-Related Chemistry

Yuya Inaba, Yu Nomata, Yuki Ide, Jenny Pirillo, Yuh Hijikata, Tomoki Yoneda, Atsuhiro Osuka, Jonathan L. Sessler*, and Yasuhide Inokuma*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 31, 12355–12360; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06331

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Expanded porphyrins: functional photoacoustic imaging agents that operate in the NIR-II region

Jingqin Chen , Adam C. Sedgwick, Sajal Sen, Yaguang Ren, Qinchao Sun, Calvin Chau, Jonathan F. Arambula, Tridib Sarma*, Liang Song, Jonathan L. Sessler* and Chengbo Liu*

Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 9916-9921; DOI: 10.1039/D1SC01591E 

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Small-molecule fluorescence-based probes for interrogating major organ diseases

Hai-Hao Han, He Tian Jr., Yi Zang, Adam C. Sedgwick, Jia Li*, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Xiao-Peng He * and Tony D. James*

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 9391-9429; DOI: 10.1039/D0CS01183E

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In vitro studies of deferasirox derivatives as potential organelle-targeting traceable anti-cancer therapeutics

Axel Steinbrueck, Adam C. Sedgwick, Hai-Hao Han, Michael Y. Zhao, Sajal Sen, Dan-Ying Huang, Yi Zang, Jia Li*, Xiao-Peng He* and Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 5678-5681; DOI: 10.1039/D0CC08156F

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Metal Modulation: An Easy-to-Implement Tactic for Tuning Lanthanide Phototheranostics

Mengliang Zhu, Hang Zhang, Guangliu Ran, Daniel N. Mangel, Yuhang Yao, Ruijing Zhang, Jiao Tan, Wenkai Zhang, JianXin Song, Jonathan L. Sessler* and Jun-Long Zhang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 19, 7541–7552; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03041

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Covalent and non-covalent albumin binding of Au(I) bis-NHCs via post-synthetic amide modification

Sajal Sen, Mark W. Perrin, Adam C. Sedgwick, Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler* and Jonathan F. Arambula*

Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 7547-7553; DOI: 10.1039/D1SC01055G 

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“Texas-Sized” Molecular Boxes: From Chemistry to Applications

Xiaodong Chi*, Jinya Tian, Dan Luo, Han-Yuan Gong*, Feihe Huang* and Jonathan L. Sessler*

Molecules 2021, 26(9), 2426; DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092426

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Double tailed scorpiand-type calix[10]phyrin: Synthesis and proton-driven anion recognition features

Apolonio Aguilar, Qing He, Aaron Lammer, Pall Thordarson*, Jonathan L.Sessler*

Tetrahedron 89 (2021) 132157; DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2021.132157

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A Deferasirox Derivative That Acts as a Multifaceted Platform for the Detection and Quantification of Fe3+

Axel Steinbrueck, Adam C. Sedgwick, Suh-Mi Hwang, Sajal Sen, Michael Y. Zhao, Dan-Ying Huang, Daniel M. Knoll, Yu-Ying Wang andJ onathan L. Sessler*

Chemosensors 2021, 9(4), 68; DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors9040068

An Activatable T1-Weighted MR Contrast Agent: A Noninvasive Tool for Tracking the Vicinal Thiol Motif of Thioredoxin in Live Cells

Jongeun Kang, Eunha Hwang, Hyunseung Lee, Mi Young Cho, Sanu Karan, Hak Nam Kim, Jong Seung Kim, Jonathan L. Sessler*, Sankarprasad Bhuniya*, and Kwan Soo Hong*

Molecules 2021, 26, 2018; DOI: 10.3390/molecules26072018

Thallium(I) Salts: New Partners for Calix[4]pyrroles

Huijuan Zhai, Shenglun XiongShenglun Xiong, Sangshan Peng, Wenlei Sheng, Guangyu Xu, Jonathan L. Sessler*, and Qing He*

Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 7, 2638–2642; DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00555

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Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe Activated by Nitroreductase for In Vitro and In Vivo Hypoxic Tumor Detection

Sanu Karan, Mi Young Cho, Hyunseung Lee, Hwunjae Lee, Hye Sun Park, Mahesh Sundararajan, Jonathan L. Sessler*, and Kwan Soo Hong*

J. Med. Chem. 2021, 64, 6, 2971–2981; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c02162

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Emergent Self-Assembly of a Multicomponent Capsule via Iodine Capture

Yu-Dong Yang, Xu-Lang Chen, Jonathan L. Sessler*, and Han-Yuan Gong*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 5, 2315–2324; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11838

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Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Nanowires on the Surface by MetalloSupramolecular Truncated Cuboctahedra

Heng Wang, Kun Wang, Yaping Xu, Wu Wang, Shaohua Chen, Matthew Hart, Lukasz Wojtas, Li-Peng Zhou, Lin Gan, Xuzhou Yan, Yiming Li, Juhoon Lee, Xian-Sheng Ke, Xu-Qing Wang, Chang-Wei Zhang, Shasha Zhou, Tianyou Zhai, Hai-Bo Yang, Ming Wang, Jiaqing He, Qing-Fu Sun, Bingqian Xu, Yang Jiao, Peter J. Stang, Jonathan L. Sessler*, and Xiaopeng Li*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 5826−5835; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00625

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Molecular “Texas Longhorn”: An expanded Schiff base oligopyrrolic macrocycle

Chenxing Guo, Vincent M. Lynch and Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Porphyr. Phthalocyanines 2021, in press; DOI: 10.1142/S1088424621500474

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Magnetic Field Induced Modulation of Charge-Recombination Dynamics in a Rosarin-Fullerene Complex

Taeyeon Kim, Juno Kim, Xian-Sheng Ke, James T Brewster, Juwon Oh, Jonathan L Sessler,* Dongho Kim*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, in press; DOI: 10.1002/anie.202017332

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Doubly N-confused phlorin and phlorinone analogue

Runju Wang, Ying Yin, Kui Xua, Lamei Wua, Zhengxi Huang,* Hsien-Yi Hsu,* Jonathan L. Sessler, Zhan Zhang*

Chem. Commun. 2021, in press; DOI: 10.1039/D1CC00216C

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Calix[4]pyrrole‐Crosslinked Porous Polymeric Networks for the Removal of Micropollutants from Water

Xiaohua Wang, Linhuang Xie, Kunhua Li, Weibin Ma, Tian Zhao, Xiaofan Ji,* Mram Alyam, Niveen M. Khashab, Hongyu Wang,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, in press; DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016364

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Deferasirox (ExJade): An FDA-Approved AIEgen Platform with Unique Photophysical Properties

Adam C. Sedgwick,† Kai-Cheng Yan,† Daniel N. Mangel,† Ying Shang, Axel Steinbrueck, Hai-Hao Han, James T. Brewster II, Xi-Le Hu, Dylan W. Snelson, Vincent M. Lynch, He Tian, Xiao-Peng He,* Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal Contribution)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 1278–1283; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11641

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Fluorescent probes for the imaging of lipid droplets in live cells

He Tian Jr.,† Adam C. Sedgwick,† Hai-Hao Han,† Sajal Sen, Guo-Rong Chen, Yi Zang, Jonathan L. Sessler, Tony D. James, Jia Li, Xiao-Peng He (†Equal Contribution)

Coord. Chem. Rev. 2021, 427, 213560; DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213560

Supramolecular fluorescent sensors: An historical overview and update

Chenxing Guo, Adam C. Sedgwick, Takehiro Hirao,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Coord. Chem. Rev. 2021, 427, 213560; DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213560

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Indicator displacement assays (IDAs): the past, present and future

Adam C. Sedgwick, James T. Brewster II, Tianhong Wu, Xing Feng, Steven D. Bull, Xuhong Qian, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Tony D. James,* Eric V. Anslyn,* Xiaolong Sun*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 9–38; DOI: 10.1039/C9CS00538B

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Double‐Layered Supramolecular Prisms Self‐Assembled by Geometrically Non‐equivalent Tetratopic Subunits

Heng Wang, Li‐Peng Zhou, Yu Zheng, Kun Wang, Bo Song, Xuzhou Yan, Lukasz Wojtas, Xu‐Qing Wang, Xin Jiang, Ming Wang, Qing‐Fu Sun, Bingqian Xu, Hai‐Bo Yang, Andrew C.‐H. Sue, Yi‐Tsu Chan, Jonathan L. Sessler, Yang Jiao, Peter J. Stang, Xiaopeng Li*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 1298–1305; DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010805

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An Ethacrynic Acid‐Brominated BODIPY Photosensitizer (EA‐BPS) Construct Enhances the Lethality of Reactive Oxygen Species in Hypoxic Tumor‐Targeted Photodynamic Therapy

Miae Won,† Seyoung Koo,† Hao Li,† Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jin Yong Lee,* Amit Sharma,* Jong Seung Kim*  (†Equal Contribution)

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 3196–3204; DOI: 10.1002/anie.202012687

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Pyridazine-bridged expanded rosarin and semi-rosarinogen

Kui Xu, Xiaoshuai Zhang, Guopeng Liu, Wanzun Ma, Yu Yin, Ying Yin, Xi Chen, Xinyun Zhao,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Zhan Zhang*

Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 1486–1489; DOI: 10.1039/D0CC07433K

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2020 publications

2020

Rationally Designed Redox-Active Au(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene: An Immunogenic Cell Death Inducer

Sajal Sen, Stephanie Hufnagel, Esther Y. Maier, Isaiah Aguilar, Jayaraman Selvakumar, Jennie E. DeVore, Vincent M. Lynch, Kuppuswamy Arumugam, Zhengrong Cui,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jonathan F. Arambula*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 20536–20541; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c09753

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Ratiometric Turn-On Fluorophore Displacement Ensembles for Nitroaromatic Explosives Detection

Ji Yoon Lee,† Harrison D. Root,† Rashid Ali, Won An, Vincent M. Lynch, Steffen Bähring, In Su Kim,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jung Su Park* (†Equal Contribution)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 19579–19587; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c08106

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Manganese(II) Texaphyrin: A Paramagnetic Photoacoustic Contrast Agent Activated by Near-IR Light

Yaguang Ren,† Adam C. Sedgwick,† Jingqin Chen,† Gregory Thiabaud, Calvin V. Chau, Jusung An, Jonathan F. Arambula, Xiao-Peng He, Jong Seung Kim,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* and Chengbo Liu* (†Equal Contribution)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 16156–16160; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c04387

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Self-assembled amphiphilic fluorescent probe: Detecting pH-fluctuations within cancer cells and tumour tissues

Soo Yeon Kim,† Arup Podder,† Hyunseung Lee, Youn-Joo Cho, Eun Hee Han, Sabina Khatun, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Kwan Soo Hong,* Sankarprasad Bhuniya* (†Equal Contribution)

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 9875–9883; DOI: 10.1039/D0SC03795H

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Bis–Calix[4]pyrroles: Preparation, Structure, Complexation Properties and Beyond

Zhenzhen Lai, Tian Zhao, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Qing He*

Coord. Chem. Rev. 2020, 425, 213528; DOI: 10.106/j.ccr./2020.213528

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Base-free oxidation of alcohols enabled by nickel(ii)-catalyzed transfer dehydrogenation

Danfeng Ye, Zhiyuan Liu, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Chuanhu Lei*

Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 11811–11814; DOI: 10.1039/D0CC03966G

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Removal of Organic Micropollutants from Water by Macrocycle‐Containing Covalent Polymer Networks  (Review Article)

Xiaofan Ji,* Hu Wang, Hongyu Wang,* Tian Zhao, Zachariah A. Page,* Niveen M. Khashab,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 23402–23412; DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009113

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Capture and displacement-based release of the bicarbonate anion by calix[4]pyrroles with small rigid straps

Nam Jung Heo, Ju Ho Yang, Vincent M. Lynch, Byoung Joon Ko,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Sung Kuk Kim*

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 8288–8294; DOI: 10.1039/D0SC03445B

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Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based small-molecule sensors and imaging agents

Luling Wu, Chusen Huang,* Ben P. Emery, Adam C. Sedgwick, Steven D. Bull, Xiao-Peng He, He Tian,* Juyoung Yoon,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Tony D. James*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2020, 49, 5110–5139; DOI: 10.1039/C9CS00318E

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Rational design of an “all-in-one” phototheranostic

Zi-Shu Yang, Yuhang Yao, Adam C. Sedgwick, Cuicui Li, Ye Xia, Yan Wang, Lei Kang,* Hongmei Su, Bing-Wu Wang, Song Gao, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jun-Long Zhang*

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 8204–8213; DOI: 10.1039/D0SC03368E

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Amethyrin-type expanded porphyrins that display anti-aromatic character upon protonation

Harrison D. Root,† Daniel N. Mangel,† James T. Brewster, II,† Hadiqa Zafar, Adam Samia, Graeme Henkelman,* Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal Contribution)

Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 9994–9997; DOI: 10.1039/D0CC04400H

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Porphyrinoid Drug Conjugates (Review Article)

Jonathan F. Arambula,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem 2020, 6, 1634–1651; DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.06.019

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Protein Encapsulation: A Nanocarrier Approach to the Fluorescence Imaging of an Enzyme-Based Biomarker

Zhiyuan Jia,† Hai-Hao Han,† Adam C. Sedgwick,† George T. Williams, Lauren Gwynne, James T. Brewster II, Steven D. Bull, A. Toby A. Jenkins, Xiao-Peng He,* Holger Schönhre,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Tony D. James* (†Equal Contribution)

Front. Chem. 2020, 8: 389; DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00389

Mitochondrial Relocation of a Common Synthetic Antibiotic: A Non-genotoxic Approach to Cancer Therapy

Kyoung Sunwoo, Miae Won, Kyung-Phil Ko, Miri Choi, Jonathan F. Arambula, Sung-Gil Chi,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Peter Verwilst,* Jong Seung Kim*

Chem 2020, 6, 1408–1419; DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.03.004

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Transition metal chelators, pro-chelators, and ionophores as small molecule cancer chemotherapeutic agents

Axel Steinbrueck, Adam C. Sedgwick, James T. Brewster, II,  Kai-Cheng Yan, Ying Shang, Daniel M. Knoll, Gabriela I. Vargas-Zúñiga, Xiao-Peng He,* He Tian,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2020, 49, 3726–3747; DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00373h

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Functional Supramolecular Polymeric Networks: The Marriage of Covalent Polymers and Macrocycle-Based Host–Guest Interactions

Danyu Xia,* Pi Wang, Xiaofan Ji,* Niveen M. Khashab,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Feihe Huang*

Chem. Rev. 2020, 120, 6070–6123; DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00839

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Tri-Manganese(III) Salen-Based Cryptands: A Metal Cooperative Antioxidant Strategy that Overcomes Ischemic Stroke Damage In Vivo

Yingying Ning, Yan Huo, Haozong Xue, Yujing Du, Yuhang Yao, Adam C. Sedgwick, Hengyu Lin, Cuicui Li, Shang-Da Jiang, Bing-Wu Wang, Song Gao, Lei Kang,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jun-Long Zhang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 10219–10227; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03805

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Supramolecular combination chemotherapy: a pH-responsive co-encapsulation drug delivery system

Junyi Chen, Yadan Zhang, Zhao Meng, Lei Guo, Xingyi Yuan, Yahan Zhang, Yao Chai, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Qingbin Meng,* Chunju Li*

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 6275–6282; DOI: 10.1039/D0SC01756F

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Toward multifunctional anticancer therapeutics: post-synthetic carbonate functionalisation of asymmetric Au(i) bis-N-heterocyclic carbenes

Sajal Sen, Mark W. Perrin, Adam C. Sedgwick, Evie Y. Dunsky, Vincent M. Lynch, Xiao-Peng He, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jonathan F. Arambula*

Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 7877–7880; DOI: 10.1039/D0CC03339A

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Semiconducting Supramolecular Organic Frameworks Assembled from a NIR Fluorescent Macrocyclic Probe and Fullerenes

Ramandeep Kaur,† Sajal Sen,† Mads Christian Larsen,† Luciana Tavares, Jakob Kjelstrup-Hansen, Masatoshi Ishida, Anna Zieleniewska, Vincent M Lynch, Steffen Bähring,* Dirk M. Guldi,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* and Atanu Jana* (†Equal Contribution)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 11497–11505; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03699

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Selective Inclusion of Fluoride within the Cavity of a Two-Wall Bis-calix[4]pyrrole

Shenglun Xiong,† Fangyuan Chen,† Tian Zhao,† Aimin Li, Guangyu Xu,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Qing He* (†Equal Contribution)

Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 4451–4455; DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01440

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Excitonically Coupled Cyclic BF2 Arrays of Calix[8]‐ and Calix[16]phyrin as Near‐IR‐ Chromophores

Taeyeon Kim, Zhiming Duan, Sangita Talukdar, Chuanhu Lei,* Dongho Kim,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Tridib Sarma*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 13063–13070; DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004867

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Molecular recognition of pyrazine N,N'-dioxide using aryl extended calix[4]pyrroles (Inside Front Cover)

Chenxing Guo,† Hu Wang,† Vincent M. Lynch, Xiaofan Ji,* Zachariah A. Page,* Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal Contribution)

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 5650–5657; DOI: 10.1039/D0SC01496F

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Intra- and intermolecular self-assembly of a 20-nm-wide supramolecular hexagonal grid

Zhe Zhang,† Yiming Li,†,* Bo Song,† Yuan Zhang, Xin Jiang, Ming Wang, Ryan Trumbleson, Changlin Liu, Pingshan Wang, Xin-Qi Hao, Tomas Rojas, Anh T. Ngo, Jonathan L. Sessler,* George R. Newkome, Saw Wai Hla,* Xiaopeng Li* (†Equal Contribution)

Nat. Chem. 2020, 12, 468–474; DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0454-z

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Boronate ester cross-linked PVA hydrogels for the capture and H2O2-mediated release of active fluorophores

George T. Williams,† Adam C. Sedgwick,† Sajal Sen,† Lauren Gwynne, Jordan E. Gardiner, James T. Brewster, II,  Jennifer R. Hiscock,* Tony D. James,* A. Toby A. Jenkins,* Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal Contribution)

Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 5516–5519; DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01904F

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Oxaliplatin Pt(IV) prodrugs conjugated to gadolinium-texaphyrin as potential antitumor agents

Grégory Thiabaud, Guangan He, Sajal Sen, Kathryn A. Shelton, Wallace B. Baze, Luke Segura, Julie Alaniz, Ruben Munoz Macias, Greg Lyness, Alan B. Watts, Hyun Min Kim, Hyunseung Lee, Mi Young Cho, Kwan Soo Hong, Rick Finch,* Zahid H. Siddik,* Jonathan F. Arambula,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2020, 117, 7021–7029; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1914911117

Supramolecular prodrugs based on host–guest interactions

Wen-Chao Geng, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Dong-Sheng Guo*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2020, 49, 2303–2315; DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00622b

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Regulating the Structures of Self-Assembled Mechanically Interlocked Moleculecular Constructs via Dianion Precursor Substituent Effects

Xu-Lang Chen, Yun-Jia Shen, Chao Gao, Jian Yang, Xin Sun, Xin Zhang, Yu-Dong Yang, Gong-Ping Wei, Jun-Feng Xiang, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Han-Yuan Gong*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 7443–7455; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b13473

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Split and Use: Structural Isomers for Diagnosis and Therapy

Yingying Ning, Yi-Wei Liu, Zi-Shu Yang, Yuhang Yao, Lei Kang, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jun-Long Zhang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 6761–6768; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01155

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Deferasirox (ExJade): A Fluorescent Pro-Chelator Active Against Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

Adam Sedgwick,† Kai-Cheng Yan,† Daniel N. Mangel, Ying Shang, Axel Steinbrueck, Hai-Hao Han, James T. Brewster II, Xi-Le Hu, Dylan W. Snelson, Vincent M. Lynch, He Tian, Xiao-Peng He,* Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal Contribution)

ChemRxiv 2020; DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.12040518

Metal-based imaging agents: progress towards interrogating neurodegenerative disease

Adam C. Sedgwick, James T. Brewster II, Peter Harvey,* Diana A. Iovan, Graham Smith, Xiao-Peng He,* He Tian,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Tony D. James* 

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2020, 49, 2886–2915; DOI: 10.1039/C8CS00986D

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Synthesis and Characterization of a Binuclear Copper(II)-dipyriamethyrin Complex: [Cu2(dipyriamethyrin)(μ2-1,1-acetato)2]

James T. Brewster II, Harrison D. Root, Hadiqa Zafar, Gregory D. Thiabaud, Adam C. Sedgwick, Jiaming He, Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Molecules 2020, 25, 1446; DOI: 10.3390/molecules25061446

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Strapped calix[4]pyrroles: from syntheses to applications

Sangshan Peng, Qing He,* Gabriela I. Vargas-Zúñiga, Lei Qin, Inhong Hwang, Sung Kuk Kim,* Nam Jung Heo, Chang-Hee Lee,* Ranjan Dutta, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2020, 49, 865–907; DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00528

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Metallotexaphyrins as MRI-Active Catalytic Antioxidants for Neurodegenerative Disease: A Study on Alzheimer’s Disease

James T. Brewster II,† Gregory D. Thiabaud,† Peter Harvey,* Hadiqa Zafar, James F. Reuther, Simone Dell’Acqua,* Rachel M. Johnson, Harrison D. Root, Pedro Metola, Alan Jasanoff, Luigi Casella,* Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal Contribution)

Chem. 2020, 6, 703–724; DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2019.12.016

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Reduced texaphyrin: A ratiometric optical sensor for heavy metals in aqueous solution

Harrison D. Root, Gregory Thiabaud, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. 2020, DOI:10.1007/s11705-019-1888-y

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Time-dependent solid-state molecular motion and colour tuning of host-guest systems by organic solvents

Yu-Dong Yang, Xiaofan Ji, Zhi-Hao Lu, Jian Yang, Chao Gao, Haoke Zhang, Ben Zhong Tang,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Han-Yuan Gong*

Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 77; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13844-5

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Self-Assembled Cage-like Receptor that Binds Biologically Relevant Dicarboxylic Acids via Proton Coupled Anion Recognition

Fei Wang, Sajal Sen, Chuang Chen, Steffen Bähring,* Chuanhu Lei,* Zhiming Duan, Zhan Zhang,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Atanu Jana*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 1987–1994; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11566

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Cyclodextrin-based Peptide Self-Assemblies (Spds) that Enhance Peptide-based Fluorescence Imaging and Antimicrobial Efficacy

Jinbiao Jiao,† Guan-Zhen Wang,† Xi-Le Hu,† Yi Zhang, Stéphane Maisonneuve, Adam Sedgwick, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Juan Xie,* Jia Li,* Xiao-Peng He,* He Tian (†Equal Contribution)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 1925–1932; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11207

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Phenanthroline-Strapped Calix[4]pyrroles: Anion Receptors Displaying Affinity Reversal as a Function of Solvent Polarity

Nam Jung Heo,† Ju Hyun Oh,† Jeong Tae Lee, Qing He,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Sung Kuk Kim* (†Equal Contribution)

Org. Chem. Front. 2020, 20, 548–556; DOI: 10.1039/C9QO01377F

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A robust bis-rhodium(I) complex of p-extended planar, anti-aromatic hexaphyrin[1.0.1.0.1.0]

Srinivas Samala, Ranjan Dutta, Qing He, Yeonju Park, Brijesh Chandra, Vincent M. Lynch, Young Mee Jung, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Chang-Hee Lee*

Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 758–761; DOI: 10.1039/c9cc09221h

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Protein Encapsulation: A New Approach for Improving the Capability of Small-Molecule Fluorogenic Probes

Hai-Hao Han,† Adam C. Sedgwick,† Ying Shang,† Na Li, Tingting Liu, Bo-Han Li, Kunqian Yu, Yi Zang, James T. Brewster II, Maria L. Odyniec, Maria Weber, Steven D. Bull, Jia Li,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Tony D James,* Xiao-Peng He* He Tian (†Equal Contribution)

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 1107–1113; DOI: 10.1039/C9SC03961A

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Fluorescent materials-based information storage (Review Article) (Cover)

Hu Wang, Xiaofan Ji,* Zachery Page,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Mater. Chem. Front. 2020, 4, 1024–1039; DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00607A

(Special Issue in celebration of Jean-Marie Lehn's 80th birthday)

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Porphyrinoid f-Element Complexes (Review Article)

James T. Brewster, Hadiqa Zafar, Harrison D. Root, Gregory D. Thiabaud, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 32–47; DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00884

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2019 publications

2019

AAAA–DDDD Quadruple H-Bond-Assisted Ionic Interactions: Robust Bis(guanidinium)/Dicarboxylate Heteroduplexes in Water

Yuren Sun, Jun Gu, Hongyu Wang, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Pall Thordarson,* Yue-Jian Lin, Hegui Gong*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 20146–20154; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09503

In-plane Thorium(IV), Uranium(IV), and Neptunium(IV) Expanded Porphyrin Complexes

James T. Brewster,† Daniel N. Mangel,† Andrew J. Gaunt,* Douglas P. Saunders, Hadiqa Zafar, Vincent M Lynch, Michael A. Boreen, Mary E. Garner, Conrad A. P. Goodwin, Nicholas S. Settineri, John Arnold, Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal Contribution)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 17867–17874; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09123

Targeting Heterogeneous Tumors Using a Multifunctional Molecular Prodrug (Cover)

Amit Sharma,† Min-Goo Lee,† Miae Won, Seyoung Koo, Jonathan F. Arambula, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Sung-Gil Chi,* Jong Seung Kim* (†Equal Contribution)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 15611–15618; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b07171

Molecular Cursor Caliper: A Fluorescent Sensor for Dicarboxylate Dianions

Wei Chen,† Chenxing Guo,† Qing He, Xiaodong Chi, Vincent M Lynch, Zhiyun Zhang, Jianhua Su, He Tian,*

Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal Contribution)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 14798–14806; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b07170

Expanding the biological utility of bis-NHC gold(I) complexes through post synthetic carbamate conjugation

Sajal Sen, Yue Li, Vincent Lynch, Kuppuswamy Arumugam, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jonathan Arambula*

Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 10627–10630; DOI: 10.1039/C9CC05635A

Small triimionopyrrolic molecular cage with high affinity and selectivity for fluoride

Hye Jin Han, Ju Hyun Oh, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Sung Kuk Kim*

Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 10876–10879; DOI: 10.1039/C9CC05613K

A Functioning Macroscopic “Rubik's Cube” Assembled via Controllable Dynamic Covalent Interactions (Frontispiece)

Xiaofan Ji,† Zhao Li,† Xiaolin Liu, Hui-Qing Peng, Fengyan Song, Ji Qi, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Lingliang Long, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Ben Zhong Tang* (†Equal Contribution)

Adv. Mater. 2019, 1902365; DOI: 10.1002/adma.201902365

Soft Materials Constructed Using Calix[4]pyrrole- and “Texas-Sized” Box-Based Anion Receptors

Xiaofan Ji,† Xiaodong Chi,† Mehroz Ahmed, Lingliang Long,* Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal Contribution)

Acc. Chem. Res. 2019, 52, 1915–1927; DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00187

Synthesis and Anion Recognition Features of a Molecular Cage Containing Both Hydrogen Bond Donors and Acceptors

Ju Hyun Oh, Jeong Hyeon Kim, Dong Sub Kim, Hye Jin Han, Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Sung Kuk Kim*

Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 4336–4339; DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01515

Platinum(IV)-Ferrocene Conjugates and Their Cyclodextrin Host−Guest Complexes

Grégory Thiabaud, Louis Harden-Bull, Yoo-Jin Ghang, Sajal Sen, Xiaodong Chi, James L. Bachman, Vincent M. Lynch, Zahid H. Siddik, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 7886–7894; DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00570

Determinants of Ion-Transporter Cancer Cell Death

Sang-Hyun Park, Seong-Hyun Park, Ethan N.W. Howe, Ji Young Hyun, Li-Jun Chen, Inhong Huang, Gabriela Vargas-Zuñiga, Nathalie Busschaert, Philip A. Gale,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Injae Shin*

Chem 2019, 5, 2079–2098; DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2019.05.001

Macrocycles as Ion Pair Receptors

Qing He,* Gabriela I. Vargas-Zúñiga,* Seung Hyun Kim, Sung Kuk Kim,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Rev. 2019, 119, 9753–9835; DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00734

Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based fluorescence probes for the imaging of lysosomal Zn2+ and identification of prostate cancer in human tissue

Chenchen Du,† Shibo Fu,† Xiaohua Wang, Adam C. Sedgwick, Wei Zhen, Minjie Li, Xinqiang Li, Juan Zhou,* Zhong Wang,* Hongyu Wang,* Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal Contribution)

Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 5699–5704; DOI: 10.1039/C9SC01153F

UO22+-Mediated Ring Contraction of Pyrihexaphyrin: Synthesis of a Contracted Expanded Porphyrin- Uranyl Complex

James T. Brewster II,† Harrison D. Root,† Daniel Mangel,† Adam Samia, Hadiqa Zafar, Adam C. Sedgwick, Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal Contribution)

Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 5596–5602; DOI: 10.1039/C9SC01593K

Adhesive supramolecular polymeric materials constructed from macrocycle-based host–guest interactions

Xiaofan Ji, Mehroz Ahmed, Lingliang Long,* Niveen M. Khashab,* Feihe Huang,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 2682–2697; DOI: 10.1039/C8CS00955D

Azobenzene-Bridged Expanded “Texas-sized” Box: A Dual-Responsive Receptor for Aryl Dianion Encapsulation

Xiaodong Chi, Wanglai Cen, Jack A. Queenan, Lingliang Long, Vincent M. Lynch, Niveen M. Khashab, Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 6468–6472; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b01241

Cation-based Structural Tuning of Pyridine Dipyrrolate Cages and Morphological Control over Their Self-Assembly

Huacheng Zhang,* Juhoon Lee, James T. Brewster, Xiaodong Chi, Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 4749–4755; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b01042

Shape-persistent pyrrole-based covalent organic cages: synthesis, structure and selective gas adsorption properties

Fei Wang, Eric Sikma, Zhiming Duan, Tridib Sarma, Chuanhu Lei, Zhan Zhang,* Simon M. Humphrey,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Commun. 2019, 141, 4749–4755; DOI: 10.1039/C9CC02490E

Air-Stable N,N’-Dihydroporphycene: A Quinoxaline-Fused Tetrapyrrolic Macrocycle that Detects Fluoride Anion via Deprotonation

Ying Yin, Tridib Sarma, Fei Wang, Ningning Yuan, Zhiming Duan,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Zhan Zhang*

Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 1849–1852; DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00445

Excimer Disaggregation Enhanced Emission: A Fluorescence “Turn-On” Approach to Oxoanion Recognition

Jian Yang, Chao-Chen Dong, Xu-Lang Chen, Xin Sun, Jin-Yan Wei, Jun-Feng Xiang, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Han-Yuan Gong*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 4597–4612; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09021

Tetrathiafulvalene-calix[4]pyrrole: a versatile synthetic receptor for electron-deficient planar and spherical guests (Cover)

Steffen Bähring,* Harrison D. Root, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jan O. Jeppesen*

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 2594–2613; DOI: 10.1039/C8OB02514B

Amidinium–carboxylate salt bridge mediated proton-coupled electron transfer in a rigid supramolecular polymer

Xiaolei Ren, Xiaohua Wang, Yuren Sun, Xiaodong Chi, Daniel Mangel, Hongyu Wang,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Org. Chem. Front. 2019, 6, 584–590; DOI: 10.1039/C8QO01408F

Hypoxia-targeted drug delivery

Amit Sharma, Jonathan F. Arambula, Seyoung Koo, Rajesh Kumar, Hardev Singh, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jong Seung Kim*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 771–813; DOI: 10.1039/C8QO01408F

Trapping of Stable [4n+1] π-Electron Species from Peripherally Substituted, Conformationally Rigid, Antiaromatic Hexaphyrins

Dikhi Firmansyah, Seong-Jin Hong, Ranjan Dutta, Qing He, Jinhee Bae, Hongil Jo, Hakwon Kim, Kang Min OK, Vincent M. Lynch, Hye Ryung Byon,* Jonathan Sessler,* Chang-Hee Lee*

Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 3525–3531; DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900022

Chemiluminescent Probe for the In Vitro and In Vivo Imaging of Cancers Over-Expressing NQO1

Subin Son, Miae Won, Ori Green, Nir Hananya, Amit Sharma, Yukyoung Jeon, Jong Hwan Kwak,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Doron Shabat,* Jong Seung Kim*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 131, 1753–1757; DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813032

Dual-Function Fluorescent Probe for the Detection of Peroxynitrite and Adenosine Triphosphate

Luling Wu, Hai-Hao Han, Yang Wang, Xue Tian, Steven D. Bull, Adam C. Sedgwick, Xiao-Peng He,* Chusen Huang,* Tony D. James,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

ChemRxiv 2019; DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.7777112

Hydrogels for anion removal from water (Review Article)

Hu Wang, Xiaofan Ji, Mehroz Ahmed, Feihe Huang,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Mater. Chem. A. 2019, 7, 1394–1403; DOI: 10.1142/S1088424618501080

Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Donepezil

James T. Brewster II, Simone Dell'Acqua,* Danny Q. Thach, Jonathan L. Sessler*

ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2019, 10, 155–167; DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00517

Synthesis of ɑ,ɑ'-linked penta- and septaheterocycles by tandem Suzuki coupling

Hadiqa Zafar, James T. Brewster, Christopher D. Wight, Matthew McVeigh, Axel Steinbrück, Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Porphyr. Phthalocy. 2019, 23, 28–33; DOI: 10.1142/S1088424618501080

Cesium halide ion pair recognition by a pyrrole strapped Calix[4]pyrrole

Ju Ho Yang, Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Sung Kuk Kim*

Supramol. Chem. 2019, 31, 203–210; DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2018.1535711

2018 publications

2018

Synthesis of Ferrocene Derivatives Allowing Linear Free Energy Studies of Redox Potentials

Byung Joon Lim, Inhong Hwang, Andrew D. Ellington,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Helv. Chimi. Acta. 2018,102; DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201800186 (Special Issue dedicated to François Diederich)

A 3-Dimensional Fully Conjugated Carbaporphyrin Cage

Xian-Sheng Ke, Taeyeon Kim, Qing He, Vincent M. Lynch, Dongho Kim,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 16455–16459; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b11158

Excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer (ESIPT) based fluorescence sensors and imaging agents

Adam C. Sedgwick, Luling Wu, Hai-Hao Han, Steven D. Bull,* Xiao-Peng He,* Tony D. James,* Jonathan L. Sessler,* Ben Zhong Tang,* He Tian*, Juyoung Yoon*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018, 47, 8842–8880; DOI: 10.1039/C8CS00185E

Controlling Structure Beyond the Initial Coordination Sphere: Complexation-Induced Reversed Micelle Formation in Calix[4]pyrrole-containing Diblock Copolymers

Xiaodong Chi, Gretchen Peters, Chandler Brockman, Vincent Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 13219–13222; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09620

An ESIPT Probe for the Ratiometric Imaging of Peroxynitrite Facilitated by Binding to Aβ-Aggregates

Adam C. Sedgwick,† Wei-Tao Dou,† Jin-Biao Jiao, Luling Wu, George T. Williams, A. Toby A. Jenkins, Steven D. Bull, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Xiao-Peng He,* Tony D. James* (†Equal contribution)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 14267–14271; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b08457

Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-Annulated Calix[4]pyrroles: Chemically Switchable Systems with Encodable Allosteric Recognition and Logic Gate Functions

Jung Su Park,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Acc. Chem. Soc. 2018, 51, 2400–2410; DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00308

Proton Coupled Redox Switching in an Annulated π-Extended Core Modified Octaphyrin

Tridib Sarma, Gakhyun Kim, Sajal Sen, Won-Young Cha, Zhiming Duan, Matthew D. Moore, Vincent M Lynch, Zhan Zhang,* Dongho Kim,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12111–12119; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b06938

Double layer 3D codes: fluorescent supramolecular polymeric gels allowing direct recognition of the chloride anion using a smart phone (Cover)

Xiaofan Ji, Wei Chen, Lingliang Long,* Feihe Huang,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 7746–7752; DOI: 10.1039/C8SC03463J

Removal of Anions from Aqueous Media by Means of a Thermoresponsive Calix[4]pyrrole Amphiphilic Polymer

Xiaofan Ji, Chenxing Guo, Wei Chen, Lingliang Long, Gengwu Zhang, Niveen M. Khashab,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 15791–15795; DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804335

Overcoming Drug Resistance by Targeting Cancer Bioenergetics with an Activatable Prodrug

Amit Sharma, Min-Goo Lee, Hu Shi, Miae Won, Jonathan F. Arambula, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jin Yong Lee,* Sung-Gil Chi,* Jong Seung Kim*

Chem 2018, 4, 2370–2383; DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2018.08.002

Pyrene-Linked Formylated Bis(dipyrromethane): A Fluorescent Probe for Dihydrogen Phosphate

Chenxing Guo, Shantao Sun, Qing He, Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 5414–5417; DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b0232

Uranyl dication mediated photoswitching of a calix[4]pyrrole-based metal coordination cage

Juhoon Lee, James T. Brewster II, Bo Song, Vincent M. Lynch, Inhong Hwang, Xiaopeng Li, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 9422–9425; DOI: 10.1039/C8CC05160G

Functionalised tetrathiafulvalene- (TTF-) macrocycles: recent trends in applied supramolecular chemistry

Atanu Jana, Steffen Bähring, Masatoshi Ishida, Sébastien Goeb, David Canevet, Marc Sallé,* Jan O. Jeppesen,* Jonathan L. Sessler* (Cover)

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018, 47, 5614–5645; DOI: 10.1039/C8CS00035B

Ionic Organic Small Molecules as Hosts for Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

Matthew D. Moore, Melanie H. Bowler, Joseph E. Reynolds, Vincent M. Lynch, Yulong Shen, Jason D. Slinker,* Jonathan L. Sessler

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 24699–24707; DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b08176

Functionalized 2,2’-Bipyrroles: Building Blocks for Pyrrolic Macrocycles (Review Article)

Gonzalo Anguera, James T. Brewster II, David Sánchez-García, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Macroheterocycles 2018, 11, 227–245; DOI: 10.6060/mhc180483s

Gram-Scale Synthesis of a Bench-Stable 5,5”-Unsubstituted Terpyrrole

James T. Brewster, Hadiqa Zafar, Matthew McVeigh, Christopher D Wight, Gonzalo Anguera, Axel Steinbrück, Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 9568–9570; DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01333

Selective Solid‐liquid Extraction and Liquid‐liquid Extraction of Lithium Chloride using Strapped Calix[4]pyrroles (Inside Cover)

Qing He, Neil J. Williams, Ju Hyun Oh, Vincent M. Lynch, Sung Kuk Kim*, Bruce A. Moyer,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 11924–11928; DOI: 10.1002/anie.201805127

Disparate Downstream Reactions Mediated by an Ionically Controlled Supramolecular Tristate Switch

Jung Su Park,* Jihye Park, Yun Jae Yang, Trang Thu Tran, In Su Kim,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7598–7604; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02867

A Metal-Stabilized Quinoidal Dibenzo[g,p]chrysene-fused Bis-dicarbacorrole System

Xian-Sheng Ke,† Yongseok Hong,† Vincent M Lynch, Dongho Kim,* Jonathan L. Sessler* (†Equal contribution)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7579–7586; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02718

Supramolecular Properties of a Monocarboxylic Acid-Functionalized “Texas-Sized” Molecular Box

Ren-Tsung Wu, Xiaodong Chi, Takehiro Hirao, Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 6823–6831; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b12957

Polyvinyl alcohol–boronate gel for sodium hydroxide extraction (Cover)

Gretchen Marie Peters, Xiaodong Chi, Chandler Brockman, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 5407–5409; DOI: 10.1039/C8CC02610F

Electrochemical amphotericity and NIR absorption induced via the step-wise protonation of fused quinoxaline-tetrathiafulvalene-pyrroles

Jung Su Park,* Trang Thu Tran, Jongmin Kim, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 4553–4556; DOI: 10.1039/C8CC02018C

Organic molecule-based photothermal agents: an expanding photothermal therapy universe

Hyo Sung Jung, Peter Verwilst, Amit Sharma, Jinwoo Shin, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Jong Seung Kim*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018, 47, 2280–2297; DOI: 10.1039/C7CS00522A

Lanthanide Texaphyrins as Photocatalysts

Aaron D. Lammer, Grégory Thiabaud, James T. Brewster II, Julie Alaniz, Jon A. Bender, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 392–399; DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02639

Control over multiple molecular states with directional changes driven by molecular recognition

Takehiro Hirao,† Dong Sub Kim,† Xiaodong Chi, Vincent M. Lynch, Kazuaki Ohara, Jung Su Park,* Kentaro Yamaguchi,* Jonathan L. Sessler*  (†Equal contribution)

Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 823; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03220-0

Synthesis and characterization of an amethyrin-uranyl complex displaying aromatic character

James T. Brewster II, Apolonio Aguilar, Gonzalo Anguera, Hadiqa Zafar, Matthew D. Moore, Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Coord. Chem. 2018, 71, 1808–1813; DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2018.1458230

Hexadecaphyrin (1.0.0.0.1.1.0.1.1.0.0.0.1.1.0.1): A Dual Site Ligand that Supports Thermal Conformational Changes

Gonzalo Anguera, Won-Young Cha, Matthew D. Moore, Juhoon Lee, Shenyi Guo, Vincent M. Lynch, Dongho Kim,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 4028–4034; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b13024

Physical Removal of Anions from Aqueous Media by Means of a Macrocycle-Containing Polymeric Network

Xiaofan Ji, Ren-Tsung Wu, Lingliang Long, Chenxing Guo, Niveen M. Khashab, Feihe Huang,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 2777–2780; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b13656

Encoding, Reading, and Transforming Information Using Multifluorescent Supramolecular Polymeric Hydrogels

Xiaofan Ji, Ren-Tsung Wu, Lingliang Long,* Xian-Sheng Ke, Chenxing Guo, Yoo-Jin Ghang, Vincent M. Lynch, Feihe Huang,* Jonathan L. Sessler*

Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1705480; DOI: 10.1002/adma.201705480

A Mitochondria-Specific Fluorescent Probe for Visualizing Endogenous Hydrogen Cyanide Fluctuations in Neurons

Lingliang Long, Meiyu Huang, Ning Wang, Yanjun Wu, Kun Wang, Aihua Gong, Zhijian Zhang, Jonathan L. Sessler*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 1870–1875; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b12545

An expanded porphycene with high NIR absorptivity that stabilizes two different kinds of metal complexes

Gonzalo Anguera, Won-Young Cha, Matthew D. Moore, James T. Brewster II, Michael Y. Zhao, Vincent M. Lynch, Dongho Kim,* Jonathan L. Sessler* (Inside Cover)

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 2575–2579; DOI: 10.1002/anie.201711197

Anion and Cation Complexes of Expanded Porphyrins (Review Article)

Gabriela I. Vargas-Zúñiga, Jonathan L. Sessler

Adv. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 71, 327–377; DOI: 10.1016/bs.adioch.2017.11.003

Supramolecular Chemistry of Anionic Dimers, Trimers, Tetramers, and Clusters (Review Article)

Qing He, Peiyu Tu, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Chem 2018, 4, 46–93; DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2017.10.015

Fluorogenic reaction-based prodrug conjugates as targeted cancer theranostics (Inside Cover)

Min Hee Lee,* Amit Sharma, Min Jung Chang, Jinju Lee, Subin Son, Jonathan L. Sessler,* Chulhun Kang,* Jong Seung Kim*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018, 47, 28–52; DOI: 10.1039/C7CS00557A

Copper Selective Polymeric Extractant Synthesized by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

Robert Fimognari, Leander M. Cinninger, Vincent M. Lynch, Bradley J. Holliday, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 392–399; DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02639

Schiff-base appended polymers for phosphate removal

Murat K. Deliomeroglu, Vincent M. Lynch, Jonathan L. Sessler*

Supramol. Chem. 2018, 30, 807–821; DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2017.1372581

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