
Publications
2025
Nanographene-Oxy Radical Stabilized by a Carbaporphyrin Framework
He, H.; Ryu, J.; Zong, Z.; Lee, J. Heo, T. H.; Oh, J.; Kim, J.; Sessler, J. L.; Ke, X.-S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c11048
Three is Better than One: A Multimetal Complex That Triggers Immunogenic Cell Death
Babu, T.; Levine, M. S.; Acharya, S.; Maier, E. Y.; Sessler, J. L.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202514351, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202514351.
Calix[4]pyrrole-based Wavy Covalent Organic Framework: A Protective Layer for High Performance Lithium-Metal Batteries
Tian, J.; Liao, Y.; Zhu, Y.; Li, Y.; He, Y.; Zhou, J.; Yao, Y.; Yuan, L.; Sessler, J. L.; Huang, Y.; Chi, X. Small, online. DOI: 10.1002/smll.202506365
Bis-pyridinium calix[4]pyrrole derivative for remediation and detection of surrogate nerve agents
Lee, D.-H.; Hwang, I.; Kim, J.; Kang, K.; Baw, S.; Yang, J.; Park, H. M.; Anslyn, E. V.; Sessler, J. L.
J. Chemical Sci., accepted.
Cation Recognition by a Cationic Capsule through Anion-induced Allosteric Regulation
Fang, S.; Wang, M.; Tang, C.; Wu, G.; Liu, E.; Han, H.; Zhao, B.; Li, S.; Xiao, M.; Li, M.; Zhao, X.; Liu, B.-T.; Tang, B.; Shi, C.; Stoddart, J. F.; Sessler, J. L.; Huang, F.
CSC Chem 2025, 7, 1-11. DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.025.202506120
Glycosidase-Activated Prodrugs of a Cytotoxic Iron Chelator for Targeted Cancer Therapy
Tomar, D.; Steinbrueck, A.; Sedgwick, A.; Levine, M. S.; Sessler, J. L.; Metzler-Nolte, N.
RSC Medicinal Chemistry. DOI: 10.1039/d5md00232j
Synergic Regulation of Mechanically Interlocked Molecules via Lanthanide-contraction-based Metal Modulation and Constituent Ratios
Zhang, X.; Sessler, J. L.; Gong, H.-Y.
Science China Chemistry. DOI: 10.1007/s11426-025-2752-7
Precise Internal Post-synthetic Oxygen-doping of Metallonanographenes
He, H.; Lee, J.; Zong, Z.; Lim, K. M.; Ryu, J.; Oh, J.; Kim, J.; Sessler, J. L.; Ke, X.-S.
Precision Chemistry. DOI: 10.1021/prechem.5c00035
Self-Aggregative Optical Recognition of Perfluorooctanesulfonate with Flexible Cationic Water-Soluble Deep Cavitands
Lian, R.; Chen, J.; Moreno, J. L.; Gibson-Elias, L. J.; Eggimann, B. L.; Lee, A. J.; Yang, Y.-D.; Sessler, J. L.; Siepmann, J. I.; Johnson, D. W.; Hooley, R. J.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 26, 22768-22777. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c0476
Long-Lived Immunogenic Cell Death Induced by A Water-Soluble Redox Active Au(I) Bis-N-Heterocyclic Carbene
Levine, M. S.; Sen, S.; Maier, E. Y.; Moya, M.; Won, M.; Li, J.; Arambula, J. F.; Lynch, V. M.; Kim, J. S.; DePinho, R. A.; Iverson, B.; Sessler, J. L.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 27, 23574–23582. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c03455
Controlling the Conductivity of Cyclo[8]pyrrole Polyiodide Co-crystals via Minor Substituent Group Changes
Yang, Y.-D.; Leng, M.; Zhang, Q.; Jin, X.; Chau, C. V.; Yang, J.; Vasylevskyi, S.; Henkelmen, G.; Gong, H.-Y.; Fang, L.; Sessler, J. L.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 22, 19364–19371. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c05723
Oxoisoaporphine Alkaloid Iridium(III) Derivative: An Immunogenic Cell Death Inducer that Engages the Autophagy-Dependent Regulator Cathepsin D
Lu, Y.; Wang, F.-Y.; Levine, M. S.; Shi, H.-R.; Wang, Y.; Xiong, X.; Yang, L.-M.; Shi, Y.-Q.; Zou, T.; Sessler, J. L.; Liang, H.; Huang, K.-B.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 15216–15228. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c00255
Dual-laser ‘808 and 1064 nm’ strategy that circumvents the Achilles’ heel of photothermal therapy
Ding, Q.; Liu, J.; Wang, Y.; Kim, J.; Huang, Z.; Lee, Y.; Zhou, H.; Zhang, P.; Sessler, J. L.; Kim, J. S.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA 2025, 122 (24) e25035741. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2503574122
Making molecules work–stories of supramolecular translation
Davis, A. P.; Priimagi, A.; Virkki, M.; Hiscock, J. R.; Carroll, C. N.; Haley, M. M.; Johnson, D. W.; Arambula, J. F.; Karoscik, K.; Sessler, J. L.
Chem. Sci., accepted. DOI: 10.1039/d5sc90071a
Macrocycle-ATP mediated contraction and expansion of hydrogel actuator
Ahmed, M.; Baser, B.; Sessler, J. L.
ChemComm 2025, 61, 7069-7072. DOI: 10.1039/D5CC01195G
Readily Visualized of Perfluorooctanoic Acid Detection Using a Small Molecule Chemosensor
Yang, Y.-D.; Zhang, Q.; Jin, X.; Chau, C. V.; Yang, J.; Henkelman, G.; Chi, X.; Gong, H.-Y.; Hooley, R. J.; Sessler, J. L.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202501245. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202501245
Real-time Visualization of Epileptic Seizures Using Photoacoustic Imaging with a Peroxynitrite-Responsive Manganese(II) Texaphyrin
Ren, Y.; Chau, C. V.; Chen, T.; Chen, J.; Hu, Y.; Lu, Z.; Brewster, J. T.; Arambula, J. F.; Gao, R.; Sedgwick, A. C.; Sessler, J. L.; Liu, C.
Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 6862-6871. DOI: 10.1039/D5SC00568J
Metal-centered planar [15]annulenes
Xu, B.; Chen, D.; Ruan, K.; Luo, M.; Cai, Y.; Qiu, J.; Zhou, W.; Cao, B.; Lin, Z.; Sessler, J. L.; Xia, H.
Nature 2025, 641, 106–111. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08841-2
Supramolecular docking structure determination of alkyl-bearing molecules
Wu, Y.; Shi, L.; Xu, L.; Ying, J.; Miao, X.; Hua, B.; Chen, Z.; Sessler, J. L.; Huang, F.
Nature 2025, 640, 676–682. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08833-2
An Ag(i)-linked bis-calix[4]pyrrole molecular capsule and its selective recognition of fluoride anions
Chen, X.; Zheng, Z.; Peng, S.; Guo, Y.; Gao, Y.; Guo, C; Sessler, J. L.; Wang, H.
Org. Chem. Front. 2025, 12, 1284-1292. DOI: 10.1039/D4QO02177K
Precisely metal doped nanographenes via a carbaporphyrin approach
He, H.; Lee, J.; Zong, Z.; Liu, N.; Noh, Y.; Lynch, V. M.; Oh, J.; Kim, J.; Sessler, J. L.; Ke, X.-S.
Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, article number: 1534. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56828-4
Deuterium exchange of pyrrolic NH protons accelerated by fluoride and bicarbonate in CDCl3, CD3CN, and DMSO-d6
Heo, N. J.; Oh, J. H.; Sessler, J. L.; Kim, S. K.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers 2025, 12, 599-606. DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01855A
Electrostatic Force-Enabled Microneedle Patches that Exploit Photoredox Catalysis for Transdermal Phototherapy
Zhang, H.; Xie, W.-C.; Yao, Y.; Tang, Z.-Y.; Ni, W.-X.; Wang, B.; Gao, S.; Sessler, J. L.; Zhang, J.-L.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 3038–3051. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c18211
Internally diketopyrrolopyrrole-bridged bis-anthracene macrocycle: A multifunctional fluorescent platform
Zhou, H.; Zhang, Y.; Zheng, Z.; Wan, J.; Zhang, H.; Lin, K.; Sessler, J. L.; Wang, H.
Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 910-919. DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06067A
2024
Amide-Based Naphthotubes as Biomimetic Receptors for Acetal Protection and Other Substrates in Water via Noncovalent Interactions
Zhou, H.; Pang, X.-Y.; Xie, X.; Phillips, D. L.; Gong, H-Y.; Sessler, J. L.; Jiang, W.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146(50), 34842–34851. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c13907
Synthesis of Annulated Rosarins via Iminium Activation
Nguyen, D. D.; Labella, J.; Gómez-Gómez, M.; Torres, T.; Sessler, J. L.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers 2024, 11, 6036-6041. DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01559B
Chiral Macrocycles for Enantioselective Recognition
Sun, G.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, Z.-Y.; Dong, M.; Sessler, J. L.; Li, C.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146(38), 26233–26242. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07924
Super-resolution imaging of antibiotic-induced structural disruption of bacteria enabled by photochromic glycomicelles
Hu, X.-L.; Gan, H.-Q.; Gui, W.-Z.; Yan, K.-C.; Sessler, J. L.; Yi, D.; Tian, H.; He, X.-P.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA, 2024, 121(37), e24087161. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2408716121
Diphenylacetylene-Incorporating Octaphyrin: A Rigid Macrocycle with Readily Separable Conformational Isomers
Han, P.; Duan, Z.; Shao, M.; Sessler, J. L.; Lei, C.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202413962. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202413962
Ion Pair Extractant Selective for LiCl and LiBr
Heo, N. J.; Oh, J. H.; Li, A.; Lee, K.; He, Q.; Sessler, J. L.; Kim, S. K.
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 13958-13965. DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03760J
Thermally-Driven Catch-and-Release of CoCl2
Huang, S.-Y.; Ray, D.; Zhang, Q.; Yang, J.; Bryantsev, V. S.; Sessler, J. L.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 22145–22150. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07530
1,3,5-2,4,6-Functionalized Benzene Molecular Cage: An Environmentally Responsive Scaffold the Supports Hierarchical Superstructures
Pang, X.-Y.; Zhou, H.; Xie, X.; Jiang, W.; Yang, Y.; Sessler, J. L.; Gong, H.-Y.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202407805. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407805
Lutetium Texaphyrin-Celecoxib Conjugate as a Potential Immuno-Photodynamic Therapy Agent
An, J.; Lv, K.-P.; Chau, C. V.; Lim, J.; Parida, R.; Huang, X.; Debnath, S.; Xu, Y.; Zheng, S.; Sedgwick, A. C.; Lee, J. Y.; Luo, D.; Liu, Q.; Sessler, J. L.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 19434–19448. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05978
Cu(II) complex that synergistically potentiates cytotoxicity and an anti-tumor immune response by targeting cellular redox homeostasis
Huang, K.-B.; Wang, F.-Y.; Lu, Y.; Yang, L.-M.; Long, N.; Wang, S.-S.; Xie, Z.; Levine, M.; Zou, T.; Sessler, J. L.; Liang, H.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2024, 121, e24046681. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2404668121
Sensitive intracellular recording of action potentials by supramolecular self-assembled electrodes
Xiao, X.; Xu, D.; Han, H.; Wang, D.-C.; Lei, S.-N.; Liu, R.; Hu, N.; Sessler, J. L.; Huang, F.
Adv. Funct. Mat., online. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202404634
Photochemical and Biological Dual-effects Enhance the Inhibition of Photosensitizer for Tumour Growth
Niu, H.; Liu, Y.; Wang, Y.; Yang, Y.; Wang, G.; James, T. D.; Sessler, J. L.
Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 7757-7766. DOI: 10.1039/D4SC00874J
Activatable near-infrared fluorescence and chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI multimodal imaging probe for tumor detection in vitro and in vivo
Karan, S.; Cho, J.-H.; Tran, C. T. N.; Cho, M. Y.; Lee, H.; Naskar, R.; Hwang, I.; Pradhan, S.; Park, H. S.; Han, E. H.; Sessler, J. L.; Hong, K. S.
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2024, 413, 135839. DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2024.135839
Recent advances in iodine adsorption from water
Zheng, Z.; Lin, Q.; Gao, Y.; Ji, X.; Sessler, J. L.; Wang, H.
Coord. Chem. Rev. 2024, 511, 215860. DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2024.215860
Three-Dimensional Crystalline Organic Framework Stabilized by Molecular Mortise-and-Tenon Jointing
Sheng, X.; Wang, Z.; Sheng, G.; Zhu, C.; Xiao, D.; Shan, T.; Xiao, X.; Liu, M.; Li, G.; Zhu, Y.; Sessler, J. L.; Huang, F.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 12547–12555. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01104
One-pot’’ synthesis of oligopyrrolic dialdehydes
Wang, F.; Zhang, Y.; Zhou, W.; Long, Z.; Xiong, S.; Zhang, Q.; Sessler, J. L.; He, Q.
New Journal of Chemistry 2024, 48, 8153-8157. DOI: 10.1039/d4nj00933a
Chemically Mediated Artificial Electron Transport Chain
Yang, Y.-D.; Zhang, Q.; Chau, C. V.; Yang, J.; Wang, Y.-Y.; Bucher, C.; Henkelman, G. A.; Gong, H.-Y.; Sessler, J. L.
ACS Central Science 2024, 10, 1148-1155 (cover). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.4c00165
A Janus Carbaporphyrin Pseudo-Dimer
He, H.; Lee, J.; Zong, Z.; Kim, J.; Lynch, V. M.; Oh, J.; Kim, D.; Sessler, J. L.; Ke, X.-S.
Nature Commun. 2024, 15, 2913. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47239-y
Columnar liquid crystals based on antiaromatic expanded porphyrins
Nguyen, D.; Labella, J.; Laforga, J.; Folcia, C.; Ortega, J.; Torres, T.; Sierra, T.; Sessler, J.
ChemComm 2024, 60, 3401-3404. DOI: 10.1039/D3CC05414D
Theranostic Fluorescent Probes
Sharma, A.; Verwilst, P.; Li, M.; Singh, N.; Yoo, J.; Kim, Y.; Yang, Y.; Ma, D.; Zhu, J.-H.; Huang, H.; Hu, X.-L.; He, X.-P.; Zeng, L.; James, T.; Peng, X.; Sessler, J.; Kim, J. S.
Chem. Rev. 2024, 124, 2699-2804. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00778
High-nuclearity Luminescent Lanthanide Nanocages for Tumor Drug Delivery
Wang, S.-Q.; Wang, Y.; Yang, X.; Liu, Y.; Li, H.; Yang, Z.; Sun, W.-Y.; Sessler, J. L.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202317775. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317775
Fluorinated Nonporous Adaptive Cages for the Efficient Removal of Perfluorooctanoic Acid from Aqueous Source Phases
He, Y.; Zhou, J.; Li, Y.; Yang Y.-D.; Sessler, J. L.; Chi, X.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 6225-6230. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14213
Encapsulated Fe(IV) Molecular Complex for Photoacoustic Imaging
Xu, Y.; Li, C.; Yu, Z.-Y.; Wang, J.; Liu, Z.; Jiang, C.; Chen, Z.-C.; Wu, X.; Li, M.-X.; Yang, H.; Wang, Z.-X; Sessler, J. L.
CSC Chemistry 2024, 6, 1184-1197. DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.024.202303775
Targeted Cyclo[8]pyrrole-based NIR-II Photoacoustic Tomography Probe for Suppression of Orthotopic Pancreatic Tumor Growth and Intra-abdominal Metastases
Chen, J.; Chen, R.; Chau, C. V.; Sedgwick, A. C.; Xue, Q.; Chen, T.; Zeng, S.; Chen, N.; Wong, K. K. Y.; Song, L.; Ren, Y.; Yang, J.; Sessler, J. L.; Liu, C.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 4620–4631. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11666
Cyclo[2]pyridine[8]pyrrole: An Expanded Porphyrinoid with Three Closed-Shell Oxidation States
Li, R.; Mak, C.-H.; Luo, K.; Wang, F.; Liu, G.; Tan, B.; Liu, G.; Xu, Y.; Yang, Y.-D.; Wei, H.; Huang, Z.; Wu, L.; Zhao, X.; Hsu, H.-Y.; He, Q.; Sessler, J. L.; Zhang, Z.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 3585-3590. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10695
3D Printed Porous Supramolecular Sorbents for Cobalt Recycling
Mason, K. S.; Huang, S.-Y.; Emslie, S. K.; Humphrey, S. M.; Sessler, J. L.; Page, Z. A.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 4078-4086. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12635
Cyclopentadienyl capped thorium(IV) porphyrinoid complex
Mangel, D.; Brewster, J.; Juarez, G.; Lynch, V.; Sessler, J.
ChemComm 2024, 60, 1020-1022. DOI: 10.1039/D3CC05283D
Nanographene-Fused Expanded Carbaporphyrin Tweezers
Kim, J.; He, H.; Lee, Y. J.; Zong, Z.; Liu, N.; Lynch, V. M.; Oh, J.; Kim, D.; Sessler, J. L.; Ke, X.-S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 543–551. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10122
Enhancing the Toughness and Strength of Polymers Using Mechanically Interlocked Hydrogen Bonds
Chen, L.; You, W.; Wang, J.; Yang, X.; Xiao, D.; Zhu, H.; Zhang, Y.; Li, G.; Yu, W.; Sessler, J. L.; Huang, F.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 1109–1121. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12404
Lutetium Texaphyrin: A Photocatalyst that Triggers Pyroptosis via Biomolecular Photoredox Catalysis
Xu, Y.; Chau, C. V.; Lee, J.; Sedgwick, A. C.; Yu, L.; Li, M.; Peng, X.; Kim, J. S.; Sessler, J. L.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2024, 121 (9), e2314620121. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2314620121
Phenylboronic Acid Functionalized Calix[4]pyrrole-Based Solid-State Supramolecular Electrolyte
Tian, J.; Ji, J.; Zhu, Y.; He, Y.; Li, H.; Li, Y.; Luo, D.; Xing, J.; Qie, L.; Sessler, J. L.; Chi, X.
Advanced Materials 2024. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202308507
2023
Fjord-Type AIEgens Based on Inherent Through-Space Conjugation
Han, Y.; Xie, Y.; Zhang, J.; Zhang, H.; Tan, S.; Zhang, H.; Tang, B. Z.; Sessler, J. L.; Huang, F.
CCS Chem. 2023, 5, online. DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.023.202303387
Resolution of Expanded Porphyrinoids: A Path to Persistent Chirality and Appealing Chiroptical Properties
Han, P.; Han, M.; Sessler, J. L.; Lei, C.
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29(72), e202303058. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303058
A Texaphyrin-Based Calcium Sensor for Multimodal Imaging
Thiabaud, G. D.; Schwalm, M.; Sen, S.; Barandov, A.; Simon, J.; Harvey, P.; Spanoudaki, V. C.; Müller, P.; Sessler, J. L.; Jasanoff, A.
ACS Sensors 2023, 8, 3855–3861. DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01387
Nickel(II) Phototheranostics: A Case Study in Photoactivated H2O2-Enhanced Immunotherapy
Zhang, R.; Xu, H.; Yao, Y.; Ran, G.; Zhang, W.; Zhang, J.; Sessler, J. L.; Gao, S.; Zhang, J.-L.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 23257–23274. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08181
Hypoxia-directed and Self-immolative Theranostic Agent: Imaging and Treatment of Cancer and Bacterial Infections
Karan, S.; Cho, M. Y.; Lee, H.; Kim, H. M.; Park, H. S.; Han, E. H.; Sessler, J. L.; Hong, K. S.
J. Med. Chem. 2023, 66, 14175–14187. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01274
Diphenylpyrrole-Strapped Calix[4]pyrrole Extractant for the Fluoride and Chloride Anions
Heo, N. J.; Lynch, V. M.; Gross, D. E.; Sessler, J. L.; Kim, S. K.
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202302410. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302410
Deferasirox Derivatives: New Ligands for the Lanthanide Series
Mangel, D. N.; Juarez, G. J.; Carpenter, S. H.; Steinbrueck, A.; Lynch, V. M.; Yang, J.; Sedgwick, A. C.; Tondreau, A.; Sessler, J. L.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 22206-22212. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08375
Industrial Separation Challenges: How Does Supramolecular Chemistry Help?
Zhang, G.; Lin, W.; Huang, F.; Sessler, J.; Khashab, N. M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 19143–19163. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06175
Orthogonally Engineered Albumin with Attenuated Macrophage Phagocytosis for the Targeted Visualization and Phototherapy of Liver Cancer
Dou, W.-T.; Qiu, P.; Shi, Y.; Zhu, L.; Guo, C.; Li, N.; Zang, Y.; Liu, T.; Zhao, S.; Pan, Y.; Dong, L.; Sessler, J. L.; Tan, Y.; Li, J.; Wang, H.; Tian, H.; He, X.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 17377–17388. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05052
Pillararene incorporated metal−organic frameworks: crystal structures and applications in supramolecular recognition and selective separation
Wu, Y.; Tang, M.; Wang, Z.; Shi, L.; Chen, Z.; Sessler, J. L.; Huang, F.
Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 4927. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40594-2
Direct Extraction of Sodium Hydroxide by Calix[4]pyrrole-Based Ion-Pair Receptors
Hwang, I.; Huang, S.-Y.; Smith, S.; Lynch, V.; Custelcean, R.; Moyer, B. A.; Kumar, N.; Bryantsev, V. S.; Sessler, J. L.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 14387-14394. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03547
Purely Organic Polyrotaxane Crystals Driven by Dative Boron–Nitrogen Bonds
Xiao, X.; Xiao, D.; Sheng, G.; Shan, T.; Wang, J.; Miao, X.; Liu, Y.; Li, G.; Zhu, Y.; Sessler, J. L.; Huang, F.
Science Advances 2023, 9(27). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi1169
Time Dependent Solvent-Driven Solid-state Fluorescence-based Numeric Coding
Yan, Y.-D.; Chen, X.-L.; Liang, J.; Fang, J.-W.; Sessler, J. L.; Gong, H.-Y.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 14010–14018. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03727
Caging the Hofmeister Effect by a Biomimetic Supramolecular Receptor
Lin, W.; Zhang, G.; Zhu, X.; Yu, P.; Alimi, L. O.; Moosa, B. A.; Sessler, J. L.; Khashab, N. M.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 12609-12616. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01849
Xanthene Separated 24 π-Electron Antiaromatic Rosarin Dimer
Lee, S.; Wang, Y.; Dutta, R.; Lee, C.-H.; Sessler, J. L.; Kim, D.
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202301501. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301501
Can proteins be used to stop a bullet
Sessler, J. L.
Chem. 2023, 1625-1644. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2023.06.009
Reversible Macrocycle–to–Macrocycle Interconversion Driven by Solvent Selection
Wang, F.; Shi, X.; Zhang, Y.; Zhou, W.; Li, A.; Liu, Y.; Sessler, J. L.; He, Q.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 10943-10947. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01066
A Dual Action Niclosamide-based Prodrug that Targets Cancer Stem Cells and Inhibits TNBC Metastasis
Kim, J. H.; Park, S.; Jung, E.; Shin, J.; Kim, Y.-J.; Kim, J. Y.; Sessler, J. L.; Seo, J. H.; Kim, J. S.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2023, 120, e2304081120. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2304081120
Room temperature phosphorescence from natural wood activated by external chloride anion treatment
Zhai, Y.; Li, S.; Li, J.; Liu, S.; James, T.; Sessler, J.; Chen, Z.
Nature Commun. 2023, 14, article number: 2614. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37762-9
Synthesis and characterization of an expanded antiaromatic macrocycle porphyrin analogue
Chau, C. V.; Johnson, M. R.; Mangel, D. N.; Sessler, J. L.
J. Porphyrin. Phthalocyan. 2023, 27, 682-685. DOI: 10.1142/S108842462350061X
Macrocycle Polymeric Networks Based on a Chair-like Calix[4]pyrrole for the Rapid and Efficient Adsorption of Iodine from Water
Zheng, Z.; Lin, Q.; Xie, L.; Chen, X.; Zhou, H.; Lin, K.; Zhang, D.; Chi, X.; Sessler, J. L.; Wang, H.
J. Mat. Chem. A. 2023, 11, 13399-13408. DOI: 10.1039/D2TA09474F
Substrate-Responsive Pillar[5]arene-Based Organic Room Temperature Phosphorescence
Zhu, H.; Liu, J.; Wu, Y.; Li, Q.; Wang, H.; Xing, H.; Sessler, J. L.; Huang, F.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 11130–11139. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c00711
Phenotyping of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Using a Ratiometric Sensor Array
Hu, X.-L.; Gan, H.-Q.; Qin, Z.-Y.; Liu, Q.; Li, M.; Chen, D.; Sessler, J.; Tian, H.; He, Z.-P.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 8917–8926. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12798
Chiral Calix[3]pyrrole Derivatives: Synthesis, Racemization Kinetics, and Ring Expansion to Calix[9]- and Calix[12]pyrrole Analogues
Inaba, Y.; Yang, J.; Kakibayashi, Y.; Yoneda, T.; Ide, Y.; Hijikata, Y.; Pirillo, J.; Saha, R.; Sessler, J. L.; Inokuma, Y.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2023, e202301460. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301460
Fluorescent Copolymer Aggregate Sensor for Lithium Chloride
Wang, H.; Jones, L. O.; Zhao, T.; Hwang, I.; Lynch, V. M.; Khashab, N. M.; Schatz, G. C.; Page, Z. A.; Sessler, J. L.
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 4120-4125. DOI: 10.1039/D2SC05342J
Photon-Controlled Pyroptosis Activation (PhotoPyro): An Emerging Trigger for Antitumor Immune Response
Li, M.; Kim, J.; Rha, H.; Son, S.; Levine, M. S.; Xu, Y.; Sessler, J. L.; Kim, J. S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 6007–6023. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01231
Cu(II)-BODIPY photosensitizer for CAIX overexpressed cancer stem cell therapy
Jung, H. S.; Koo, S.; Won, M.; An, S.; Park, H. B.; Sessler, J. L.; Han, J.; Kim, J. S.
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 1808-1819. DOI: 10.1039/D2SC03945A
Cyclic Carbaporphyrin Arrays
He, H.; Lee, S.; Liu, N.; Zhang, X.; Wang, Y.; Lynch, V. M.; Kim, D.; Sessler, J. L.; Ke, X.-S.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 3047–3054. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11788
Cyclo[2]carbazole[2]pyrrole: A Preorganized Calix[4]pyrrole Analogue
Lee, A.; Yang, J. H.; Oh, J. H.; Hay, B. P.; Lee, K.; Lynch, V. M.; Sessler, J. L.; Kim, S. K.
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 1218-1226. DOI: 10.1039/D2SC06376J
Supramolecular Recognition within a Nanosized “Buckytrap” that Exhibits Substantial Photoconductivity
Sen, S.; Ishiwari, F.; Kaur, R.; Ishida, M.; Bähring, S.; Lynch, V. M.; Saeki, A.; Guildi, D. M.; Sessler, J. L.; Jana, A.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 1031–1039. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10555
Pillararene-Based Variable Stoichiometry Co-Crystallization: A Versatile Approach to Diversified Solid-State Superstructures
Li, M.; Liu, Y.; Shao, L.; Hua, B.; Wang, M.; Liang, H.; Khashab, N. M.; Sessler, J. L.; Huang, F.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 667–675. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11618
Quinoxaline-fused octaphyrin(2.0.0.0.2.0.0.0). A rudimentary chemosensor
Tan, B.; Ding, W.; Yin, Y.; Xu, K.; Ying, Y.; Chen, X.; Huang, Z.; Wu, L.; Sessler, J. L.; Zhang, Z.
ChemComm 2023, 59, 708–711. DOI: 10.1039/D2CC05604F
One Carbon Ring Expansion of Bipyrrole to Bipyridine Enables Access to a π-Extended, Non-innocent Corrole-like Ligand
Samala, S.; Lee, J. H.; Park, Y.; Hong, S.-J.; Jo, H.; Hwang, H.; Jung, Y. M.; Ok, K. M.; Sessler, J. L.; Lee, C.-H.
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202203009. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203009
Di-2,7-pyrenidecaphyrin(1.1.0.0.0.1.1.0.0.0) and Its Bis-Organopalladium Complexes: Synthesis and Chiroptical Properties
Liang, K.; Chen, H.; Wang, X.; Lu, T.; Duan, Z.; Sessler, J. L.; Lei, C.
Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed. Engl. 2023, 62, e202212770. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212770
Porous adaptive luminescent metallacage for the detection and removal of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids
He, Y.; Luo, D.; Lynch, V. M.; Ahmed, M.; Sessler, J. L.; Chi, X.
Chem (Cell Press) 2023, 9, 1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.09.004
2022
Supramolecular Polymers: Recent Advances Based on the Types of Underlying Interactions
Peng, H.-Q.; Zhu, W.; Guo, W.-J.; Li, Q.; Ma, S.; Bucher, C.; Liu, B.; Ji, X.; Huang, F.; Sessler, J. L.
Progress in Polymer Science 2022, 137, 101635. DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101635
Tetraamidoindoly Calix[4]arene as a Selective Ion Pair Receptor for LiCl
Kim, S. H.; Yeon, Y.; Lee, A.; Lynch, V. M.; He, Q.; Sessler, J. L.; Kim, S. K.
Org. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 6888-6893. DOI: 10.1039/D2QO01519F
Sheet-like 2D Manganese(IV) MRI Contrast Agent with High Photothermal Conversion Efficiency
Xu, Y.; Li, C.; Wu, X.; Li, M.-X.; Ma, Y.; Yang, H.; Zeng, Q.; Sessler, J. L.; Wang, Z.-X.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 18834–18843. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04734
Photoacoustic Image-guided Biomimetic Nanoparticles Targeting Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chen, J.; Zeng, S.; Xue, Q.; Hong, Y.; Liu, L.; Song, L.; Fang, C.; Zhang, H.; Wang, B.; Sedgwick, A. C.; Zhang, P.; Sessler, J. L.; Liu, C.; Chen, J.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2022, 119 (43), e2213373119. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2213373119
Calix[4]pyrrole-Based Azo-Bridged Porous Organic Polymers for Bromine Capture
Chen, D.; Luo, D.; He, Y.; Tian, J.; Yu, Y.; Wang, H.; Sessler, J. L.; Chi, X.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 16755–16760. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08327
Calix[4]pyrrole-Based Molecular Capsule: Dihydrogen Phosphate-promoted 1:2 Fluoride Anion Complexation
Oh, J. H.; Hay, B. P.; Lynch, V. M.; Li, H.; Sessler, J. L.; Kim, S. K.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 16996–17009. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06284
Photoredox Catalysis May Be a General Mechanism in Photodynamic Therapy
Li, M.; Xu, Y.; Pu, Z.; Xiong, T.; Huang, H.; Long, S.; Son, S.; Yu, L.; Singh, N.; Tong, Y.; Sessler, J. L.; Peng, X.; Kim, J. S.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2022, 119, e2210504119. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2210504119
Exhausted Cr(VI) Sensing/Removal Aerogels Are Recycled for Water Purification and Solar-Thermal Energy Generation
Li, X.; Li, M.; Shi, Q.; Guo, H.; Wang, L.; Guo, X.; Chen, Z.; Sessler, J. L.; Xiao, H.; James, T. D.
Small 2022, 2201949. DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201949
Lanthanide porphyrinoids as molecular theranostics
Jin, G.-Q.; Chau, C. V.; Arambula, J. F.; Gao, S.; Sessler, J. L.; Zhang, J.-L.
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2022, 51, 6177-6209. DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00275b
Anion extractants constructed by macrocycle-based anion recognition
Zhang, Q.; Zhou, Y.; Ahmed, M.; Khashab, N. M.; Han, W.; Wang, H.; Page, Z. A.; Sessler, J. L.
J. Mat. Chem. A. 2022, 10, 15297-15308. DOI: 10.1039/D2TA03791B
Polystyrene-supported neutral lithium receptor for the recovery of high-purity LiPF6 from simulated degraded electrolyte
Huang, S.-Y.; Wang, H.; Khashab, N. M.; Page, Z. A.; Sessler, J. L.
J. Mat. Chem. A. 2022, 10, 14788-14794. DOI: 10.1039/D2TA03220A
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Porphyrinoid Drug Conjugates (Review Article)
Jonathan F. Arambula,* Jonathan L. Sessler*
Chem 2020, 6, 1634–1651; DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.06.019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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
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