| Bottom-up synthesis of soluble and narrow graphene nanoribbons using alkyne benzannulations W Yang, A Lucotti, M Tommasini, WA Chalifoux Journal of the American Chemical Society 138 (29), 9137-9144, 2016 | 204 | 2016 |
| Design and Assembly of Rotaxane‐Based Molecular Switches and Machines W Yang, Y Li, H Liu, L Chi, Y Li Small 8 (4), 504-516, 2012 | 152 | 2012 |
| Chiral peropyrene: synthesis, structure, and properties W Yang, G Longhi, S Abbate, A Lucotti, M Tommasini, C Villani, ... Journal of the American Chemical Society 139 (37), 13102-13109, 2017 | 109 | 2017 |
| Pyrenes, Peropyrenes, and Teropyrenes: Synthesis, Structures, and Photophysical Properties W Yang, JHSK Monteiro, A de Bettencourt‐Dias, VJ Catalano, ... Angewandte Chemie 128 (35), 10583-10586, 2016 | 98 | 2016 |
| A smart porphyrin cage for recognizing azide anions J Zhang, Y Li, W Yang, SW Lai, C Zhou, H Liu, CM Che, Y Li Chemical communications 48 (30), 3602-3604, 2012 | 79 | 2012 |
| An unusual addition reaction for constructing a novel pH-controlled fluorescence switch C Zhou, Y Li, Y Zhao, J Zhang, W Yang, Y Li Organic Letters 13 (2), 292-295, 2011 | 78 | 2011 |
| Persistent borafluorene radicals W Yang, KE Krantz, LA Freeman, DA Dickie, A Molino, G Frenking, S Pan, ... Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59 (10), 3850-3854, 2020 | 69 | 2020 |
| Rapid π-extension of aromatics via alkyne benzannulations W Yang, WA Chalifoux Synlett 28 (06), 625-632, 2017 | 63 | 2017 |
| Synthesis and tuning optical nonlinear properties of molecular crystals of benzothiadiazole S Chen, Y Li, W Yang, N Chen, H Liu, Y Li The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114 (35), 15109-15115, 2010 | 56 | 2010 |
| Highly Regioselective Domino Benzannulation Reaction of Buta‐1, 3‐diynes To Construct Irregular Nanographenes W Yang, R Bam, VJ Catalano, WA Chalifoux Angewandte Chemie 130 (45), 14989-14993, 2018 | 55 | 2018 |
| Crystalline BP‐Doped Phenanthryne via Photolysis of The Elusive Boraphosphaketene W Yang, KE Krantz, DA Dickie, A Molino, DJD Wilson, RJ Gilliard Jr Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59 (10), 3971-3975, 2020 | 48 | 2020 |
| Stable Borepinium and Borafluorenium Heterocycles: A Reversible Thermochromic “Switch” Based on Boron–Oxygen Interactions W Yang, KE Krantz, LA Freeman, DA Dickie, A Molino, A Kaur, ... Chemistry–A European Journal 25 (54), 12512-12516, 2019 | 47 | 2019 |
| Expanding the scope of peropyrenes and teropyrenes through a facile InCl 3-catalyzed multifold alkyne benzannulation W Yang, RR Kazemi, N Karunathilake, VJ Catalano, MA Alpuche-Aviles, ... Organic Chemistry Frontiers 5 (15), 2288-2295, 2018 | 45 | 2018 |
| Amidetriazole: a versatile building block for construction of oxyanion anion receptors YJ Li, L Xu, WL Yang, HB Liu, SW Lai, CM Che, YL Li Chemistry–A European Journal 18 (15), 4782-4790, 2012 | 40 | 2012 |
| New thiophene-functionalized pyrene, peropyrene, and teropyrene via a two-or four-fold alkyne annulation and their photophysical properties W Yang, JHSK Monteiro, A de Bettencourt-Dias, WA Chalifoux Canadian Journal of Chemistry 95 (4), 341-345, 2017 | 38 | 2017 |
| Four-Fold Alkyne Benzannulation: Synthesis, Properties, and Structure of Pyreno[a]pyrene-Based Helicene Hybrids R Bam, W Yang, G Longhi, S Abbate, A Lucotti, M Tommasini, R Franzini, ... Organic letters 21 (21), 8652-8656, 2019 | 34 | 2019 |
| Directed synthesis of [2] catenanes incorporating naphthalenediimide and crown ethers by associated interactions of templates W Yang, Y Li, J Zhang, N Chen, S Chen, H Liu, Y Li The Journal of Organic Chemistry 76 (19), 7750-7756, 2011 | 34 | 2011 |
| Synthesis of a [2] rotaxane operated in basic environment W Yang, Y Li, J Zhang, Y Yu, T Liu, H Liu, Y Li Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 9 (17), 6022-6026, 2011 | 26 | 2011 |
| Synthesis, structure, photophysical properties, and photostability of benzodipyrenes W Yang, JHSK Monteiro, A de Bettencourt‐Dias, VJ Catalano, ... Chemistry–A European Journal 25 (6), 1441-1445, 2019 | 21 | 2019 |
| A controllable chiral molecular machine: movement on molecular level W Yang, Y Li, J Zhang, N Chen, S Chen, H Liu, Y Li Small 8 (16), 2602-2607, 2012 | 21 | 2012 |
Vincent J. CatalanoProfessor of Chemistry, University of Nevada, RenoVerified email at unr.edu
