Zhang, J.; Liu, J.; Li, Z.; He, Y.; Gao, G.;* Chen, X.-K.;* Yang, C.;* Bin, Z.* Pentagonal/Heptagonal-Lock Strategy Enables Narrowband Red Multiple Resonance Emitters Through Temperature-Controlled Scholl Reaction Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e20322. (Very Important Paper)
Fan, Y.; Li, S.; He, Y.; Liu, J.; Bin, Z.;* Gao, G.* A Modular Access to N-Heterocycle-Winged Boron-Nitrogen Multiresonant Emitters with Narrowband Deep-Blue Emissions Org. Electon. 2025, 145, 107312.
Wu, J.; Gao, G.;* Liu, J.; Bin, Z.* Modified Medium-Ring Strategy Enables Multiple Resonance Emitters with Enhanced Spin-Flip and Color Purity Sci. China Chem. 2025, 68(12), 6431.
Zheng, Q.; Du, K.; Chen, X.-K.;* He, Y.; Gao, G.;* Bin, Z.* Multiresonant Framework-Perturbed Platinum(II) Complexes Enable Efficient Narrowband Red Phosphorescence Emissions Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202512098. (Very Important Paper)
Li, Z.; Li, Z.; Zhang, S.; Liu, M.; Gao, G.;* You, J.; Bin, Z.* Narrowband Pure-Green Emitters Based on Naphthalene-Fused meta-Positioned Double Boron Framework Sci China Mater 2024, 67(5), 1581.
Han, W.; Liu, J.; Ran, C.; Huang, Z.; Gao, G.; You, J.;* Bin, Z.* Alignment of Heptagonal Diimide and Triazine Enables Narrowband Pure-Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Low Efficiency Roll-Off Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202312297.
Cheng, R.; Liu, J.; Wang, M.; Bin, Z.; Lan, J.;* You, J.; Yang, Y.; Gao, G.* Imide-Modified Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Materials for Pure Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Low Efficiency Roll-Off Org. Electon. 2023, 122, 106906.
Zheng, X.; Huang, Z.; Zheng, Q.; Wang, W.; Zhang, C.; Gao, G.* Planar Tetraindolodipleiadiene via Zirconium-Promoted Intramolecular Indolyl C4–H Homocoupling Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 4197.
Wang, L.; Zheng, X.; Zheng, Q.; Li, Z.; Wu, J.; Gao, G.* Thioether-Assisted Cu-Catalyzed C5–H Arylation of Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 3834.
Wang, T.; Zheng, X.; Zheng, Q.; Zhou, F.; Wang, L.; Gao, G.* Ni(II)-Catalyzed C–H Hydroarylation of Diarylacetylenes with Imidazolium Salts Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 2730.
Wang, T.; Zheng, Q.; Wang, L.; Huang, Z.; Zhang, H.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, C.; Gao, G.* Synthesis of Cationic π-Extended Imidazolium Salts by Sequential Cu-Catalyzed Arylation/Annulation and Photocyclization Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 541.
Liu, Y.; She, Z.; Zheng, Q.; Zheng, X.; Wang, T.; Gao, G.* Rigid Chelating Dicarbene Ligands Based on Naphthyridine-Fused Bisimidazolium Salts Chin. Chem. Lett. 2022, 33, 2993.
Yu, C.; Zheng, Q.; Wang, L.; Wang, T.; Zheng, X.; Gao, G.* A Prototype of Benzobis(imidazolium)-embedded Conjugated Polyelectrolyte: Synthesis by Direct C‒H Arylation and Fluorescent Responses to Anions Chin. Chem. Lett. 2022, 33, 2425.
Ran, Y.; Yang, G.; Liu, Y.; Han, W.; Gao, G.; Su, R.; Bin, Z.; You, J. A Methyl-Shield Strategy Enables Efficient Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Hosts for High-Performance Fluorescent OLEDs Mater. Horiz. 2021, 8, 2025.
Wang, C.; Han, S.; Wang, T.; Zheng, X.; Zhou, L.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, C.; Gao, G.* Red Fluorescent Zwitterionic Naphthalenediimide with Di/mono-benzimidazolium and a Negatively Charged Oxygen Substituent Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 9422.
Li, C.; Huang, Z.; Hu, Y.; Liang, W.; Su, R.; Chen, M.; Zhou, L.; Wu, D.; Gao, G.* You, J.* Synthesis of Imidazole-Based [30]Heptaphyrin and Stable Figure-Eight [60]Tetradecaphyrins via [5 + 2] Condensations in One Pot Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 3746.
Zhao, T.; Pu, X.; Han, W.; Gao, G.* Nickel-Catalyzed 3,3-Dialkynylation of 2-Aryl Acrylamides: Direct Access to gem-Diethynylethenes via Double Vinylic C–H Bond Activation Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 1199.
Wang, D.; Liu, Y.; Wang, L.; Cheng, H.; Zhang, Y.; Gao, G.* Synthesis of π-extended dibenzo[d,k]ullazines by a palladium-catalyzed double annulation using arynes Chin. Chem. Lett. 2021, 32, 1407.
Yu, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Tang, J.; Zhang, L.; Liu, Q.; Li, Q.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Ir-Catalyzed Cascade C−H Fusion of Aldoxime Ethers and Heteroarenes: Scope and Mechanisms ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 203.
Wang, Z.; Wang, F.; Liu, Z.; He, S.; Pu, X.; Yang, Y.; Gao, G.* Direct C–H/C–H Cross-Coupling of Benzimidates with Heteroarenes to Access Biheteroaryl-2-carbonitriles Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 10599.
Zhao, T.; Qin, D.; Han, W.; Yang, S.; Feng, B.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Co(III)-Catalyzed Z-Selective Oxidative C–H/C–H Cross-Coupling of Alkenes with Triisopropylsilylacetylene Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 6118.
Zheng, X.; Su, R.; Wang, Z.; Wang, T.; Bin, Z.; She, Z.; Gao, G.;* You, J. Synthesis of a Double-Helical Naphthotetraindole Core via an Intramolecular Dehydrogenative Homocoupling Reaction Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 797.
Kadam, V. D.; Feng, B.; Chen, X.; Liang, W.; Zhou, F.; Liu, Y.; Gao, G.;* You J.* Cascade C‒H Annulation Reaction of Benzaldehydes, Anilines, and Alkynes toward Dibenzo[a,f]quinolizinium Salts: Discovery of Photostable Mitochondrial Trackers at the Nanomolar-Level Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 7071.
She, Z.; Wang, Y.; Wang, D.; Zhao, Y.; Wang, T.; Zheng, X.; Yu, Z.-X.;* Gao, G.;* You, J.* Two-Fold C−H/C−H Cross-Coupling Using RhCl3·3H2O as the Catalyst: Direct Fusion of N-(Hetero)arylimidazolium Salts and (Hetero)arenes J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12566.
Zhao, Y.; Zheng, Q.; Yu, C.; Liu, Z.; Wang, D.; You, J.; Gao, G.* Rh(III)-Catalyzed Regioselective C–H [4+2] C-Annulation of Vinyl Enaminones with Alkynes to Form Polysubstituted Salicylaldehydes Org. Chem. Front. 2018, 5, 2875.
Zhao, Y.; Yu, C.; Wang, T.; She, Z.; Zheng, X.; You, J. Gao, G.* Tandem Rh-Catalyzed [4 + 2] Vinylic C−H O-Annulation of Exocyclic Enones with Alkynes and 1,5-H Shift Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 1074.
Li, S.; Tang, J.; Zhao, Y.; Jiang, R.; Wang, T.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Cu-Catalyzed Selective C‒H Mono-/Di-/Triarylation of Imidazolium Salts for Ionic Functional Materials Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 3489.
Zhao, Y.; Li, S.; Zheng, X.; Tang, J.; She, Z.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Rh/Cu-Catalyzed Cascade [4+2] Vinylic C–H O-Annulation and Ring Contraction of a-Aryl Enones with Alkynes in Air Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 4286.
Tang, J.; Li, S.; Liu, Z.; Zhao, Y.; She, Z.; Kadam, V. D.; Gao, G.;* Lan, J.; You, J.* Cascade C‒H Annulation of Aldoximes with Alkynes using O2 as the Sole Oxidant: One-Pot Access to Multisubstituted Protoberberine Skeletons Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 604.
He, Z.; Qi, X.; She, Z.; Zhao, Y. Li, S.; Tang, J.; Gao, G.;* Lan, Y.;* You, J.* Room-Temperature Coupling/Decarboxylation Reaction of α-Oxocarboxylates with α-Bromoketones: Solvent-Controlled Regioselectivity for 1,2- and 1,3-Diketones J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 1403.
Feng, B.; Wan, D.; Yan, L.; Kadam, V. D.; You, J.; Gao, G.* A Facile Access to Substituted Cationic 12-Azapyrene Salts by Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C–H Annulation of N-Arylpyridinium Salts RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 66407.
Cheng, Y.; Li, G.; Liu, Y.; Shi, Y.; Gao, G.;* Wu, D.; Lan, J.; You, J.* Unparalleled Ease of Access to a Library of Biheteroaryl Fluorophores via Oxidative Cross-Coupling Reactions: Discovery of Photostable NIR Probe for Mitochondria J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 4730.
Zhao, Y.; He, Z.; Li, S.; Tang, J.; Gao, G.;* Lan, J.; You, J.* An Air-stable Half-sandwich RuII Complex as Efficient Catalyst for [3+2] Annulation of 2-Arylcyclo-2-enones with Alkynes Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 4613. (Cover story)
Qin, D.; Wang, J.; Qin, X.; Wang, C.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Rh(III)-catalyzed oxime ether-directed heteroarylation of arene through oxidative C–H/C–H cross-coupling Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 6190.
He, Z.; Qi, X.; Li, S.; Zhao, Y.; Gao, G.;* Lan, Y.;* Wu, Y.; Lan, J.; You, J.* Transition-Metal-Free Formal Decarboxylative Coupling of α-Oxocarboxylates with α-Bromoketones under Neutral Conditions: A Simple Access to 1,3-Diketones Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 855.
Li, S.; Yang, F.; Lv, T.; Lan, J.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Imidazolium Salts by Direct Quaternization of N-Substituted Imidazoles with Arylboronic Acids Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 3941.
Zhou, H.; Zhao, Y.; Gao, G.;* Li, S.; Lan, J.; You, J.* Highly Selective Fluorescent Recognition of Sulfate in Water by Two Rigid Tetrakisimidazolium Macrocycles with Peripheral Chains J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 14908.
Lv, T.; Yang, L.; Zhao, Y.; Song, F.; Lan, J.; You, J.;* Gao, G.* One-pot Synthesis of Diarylimidazolium Salts from 1H-Imidazole Chin. Chem. Lett. 2013, 24, 773.
Hu, J.; He, Z.; Wang, Z.; Li, X.; You, J.; Gao, G.* A Simple Approach to Aggregation-Induced Emission in Difluoroboron Dibenzoylmethane Derivatives Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54, 4167.
Lv, T.; Wang, Z.; You, J.;* Lan, J.; Gao, G.* Copper-Catalyzed Direct Aryl Quaternization of N-Substituted Imidazoles to Form Imidazolium Salts J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 5723.
Zhou, H.; Wang, Z.; Gao, C.; You, J.; Gao, G.* Synthesis and Characterization of a Luminescent and Fully Rigid Tetrakisimidazolium Macrocycle Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 1832.
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Yang, S.; You, J.;* Lan, J.; Gao, G.* Facile Access to Extremely Efficient Energy-Transfer Pairs via an Unexpected Reaction of Squaraines with Ketones J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 11868.
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