2022
1. Shen, J.; Gu, Y.; Ke, L.; Zhang, Q.; Cao, Y.; Lin, Y.; Wu, Z.; Wu, C.; Mu, Y.; Wu, Y.-L.; Ren, C.*; Zeng, H. Q.* Cholesterol-Stabilized Membrane-Active Nanopores with Anticancer Activities. Nat. Commun. 2022, in press.
2. Shen, J.; Ye, R.; Liu, Z; Zeng, H. Q.* Hybrid Pyridine-Pyridone Foldamer Channels as M2-Like Artificial Proton Channels. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200259
3. Shen, J.; Ren, C.; Zeng, H. Q.* Membrane-Active Molecular Machines. Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 1148–1159
4. Shen, J.; Roy, A.; Joshi, H.; Samineni, L.; Ye, R. J.; Tu, Y.-M.; Song, W.; Skiles, M.; Kumar, M.*; Aksimentiev, A.*; Zeng, H. Q.* Fluorofoldamer-Based Salt- and Proton-Rejecting Artificial Water Channels for Ultrafast Water Transport. Nano Lett. 2022, 22, 4831–4838
5. Li, Z.; Shen, J.; Jiang, Q.; Shen, S.; Zhou, J.*; Zeng, H. Q.* Directionally aligned crown ethers as superactive organocatalysts for transition metal ion-free arylation of unactivated arenes. Chem. Asian. J. 2022, DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200303
2021
6. Roy, A.; Shen, J.; Joshi, H.; Song, W.; Tu, Y.-M.; Chowdhury, R.; Ye, R. J.; Li, N.; Ren, C.; Kumar, M.; Aksimentiev, A.; Zeng, H. Q.* Foldamer-Based Ultrapermeable and Highly Selective Artificial Water Channels that Exclude Protons. Nat. Nanotech. 2021, 16, 911-917
7. Shen, J.; Ye, R. J.; Zeng, H. Q.* Crystal Packing-Guided Construction of Hetero-Oligomeric Peptidic Ensembles as Synthetic 3-in-1 Transporters. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 12924-12930 (Hot paper)
8. Zhang, H.; Ye, R. J.; Mu, Y. G.; Li, T.; Zeng, H. Q.* Small Molecule-Based Highly Active and Selective K+ Transporters with Potent Anticancer Activities. Nano Lett. 2021, 21, 1384–1391
9. Shen, J.; Han, J. J. Y.; Ye, R. J.; Zeng, H. Q.* Molecular rotors as a class of generally highly active ion transporters. Sci. China Chem. 2021, 64, 2154-2160
10. Yuan, L.; Jiang, P.; Hu, J.; Zeng, H.; Huo, Y.; Li, Z.; Zeng, H. Q.* A highly active and selective chalcogen bond-mediated perchlorate channel. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2021, 33, 2026-2030
2020
11. Li, N.; Shen, J.; Ang, G. K.; Ye, R. J.; Zeng, H. Q.* Molecular Tetrahedrons as Selective and Efficient Ion Transporters via a Two-Station Swing-Relay Mechanism. CCS Chem. 2020, 2, 2269-2279
12. Li, N.; Chen, F.; Shen, J.; Zhang, H.; Wang, T.; Ye, R. J.; Li, T.; Loh, T.P.; Yang, Y.Y.; Zeng, H. Q.* Buckyball-Based Spherical Display of Crown Ethers for De Novo Custom Design of Ion Transport Selectivity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 21082-21090
13. Shen, J.; Ye, R. J.; Romanies, A.; Lin, Y.; Roy, A.; Chen, F.; Ren, C. L., Liu, Z.; Zeng, H. Q.* Aquafoldmer-Based Aquaporin-like Synthetic Water Channel. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 10050-10058
14. Shen, J.; Fan, J.; Ye, R. J.; Li, N.; Mu, Y.; Zeng, H. Q.* Polypyridine-Based Helical Amide Foldamer Channels: Rapid Transport of Water and Protons with High Ion Rejection. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 13328-13334
15. Roy, A.; Joshi, H.; Ye, R. J.; Shen, J.; Chen, F.; Aksimentiev, A.*; Zeng, H. Q.* Polyhydrazide-Based Organic Nanotubes as Efficient and Selective Artificial Iodide Channels. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 4806-4813
16. Chen, F.; Shen, J.; Li, N.; Roy, A.; Ye, R. J.; Ren, C. L.; Zeng, H. Q.* Pyridine/Oxadiazole-Based Helical Foldamer Ion Channels with Exceptionally High K+/Na+ Selectivity. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 1440-1444
17. Ye, R. J.; Jiang, C.-X.; Yuan, L.; Li, Y.; Hu, J.-F.*; Zeng, H. Q.* Macrocyclic Pyridone Pentamers for Highly Selective High-Capacity Removal of Caesium Ions from Radioactive High Salinity Wastes. Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 4286-4290 (VIP paper)
18. Li, Z.; Luo, Z.; Zhou, J.; Ye, Z.; Ou, G.-C.; Huo, Y.; Yuan, L.*; Zeng, H. Q.* Monopeptide-Based Powder Gelators for Instant Phase-Selective Gelation of Aprotic Aromatics and for Toxic Dye Removal. Langmuir 2020, 36, 9090-9098
2019
19. Ye, R. J.; Ren, C. L.; Shen, J.; Li, N.; Chen, F.; Roy, A.; Zeng, H. Q.* Molecular Ion Fishers as Highly Active and Exceptionally Selective K+ Transporters. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 9788-9792
20. Ren, C. L.; Chen, F.; Ye, R. J.; Ong, Y. S.; Lu, H. F.; Lee, S. S.; Ying, J. Y.-R.; Zeng, H. Q.* Molecular swings as highly active ion transporters. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 8034-8038 (Hot Paper)
21. Yuan, L.; Shen, J.; Ye, R. J.; Chen, F.; Zeng, H. Q.* Structurally simple trimesic amides as highly selective anion channels. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 4797-4800
22. Zeng, F.; Liu, F.; Yuan, L.; Zhou, S.; Shen, J.; Li, N.; Ren, H.*; Zeng, H. Q.* A Pore-Forming Tripeptide as an Extraordinarily Active Anion Channel. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 4826-4830
23. Yukun Zhang, et al, Folding and Assembly of Short α, β, γ-Hybrid Peptides: Minor Variations in Sequence and Drastic Differences in Higher-Level Structures. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 14239-14248
2018
24. Ren, C. L.; Zeng, F.; Shen, J.; Chen, F.; Roy, A.; Zhou, S.; Ren, H.; Zeng, H. Q.* Pore-Forming Monopeptides as Exceptionally Active Anion Channels. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 8817–8826
25. Ren, C. L.; Ding, Z.; Roy, A.; Shen, J.; Zhou, S. Y.; Chen, F.; Li, S.; Ren, H. S..; Yang, Y. Y.; Zeng, H. Q.* A halogen bond-mediated highly selective and active artificial chloride channel with high anticancer activity. Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 4044-4051 (Front Cover)
26. Li, J.; Huo, Y.*; Zeng, H. Q.* Combinatorial identification of a highly soluble phase-selective organogelator with high gelling capacity for crude oil gelation. J. Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6, 4044-4051
27. Li, J. T.; Huo, Y.*; Zeng, H. Q.* Polar Solvent-Induced Unprecedented Supergelation of (Un)Weathered Crude Oils at Room Temperature. Langmuir 2018, 34, 8058-8064
28. S. Zhao, L. Zeng, G. Cheng, L. Yu,* Zeng, H. Q.* "Ni/Co-based metal-organic frameworks as electrode material for high performance supercapacitors," Chin. Chem. Lett. 2018, 30, 605-609
29. J Li, J. T.; Huo, Y.*; Zeng, H. Q.* "DMSO-accelerated rapid gelation of crude oils at room temperature," Supramol. Chem. 2018, 30, 1011-1016
30. Xiong, J.; Wang, L. J.; Qian, J. P.; Wang, P.; Wang, X. J.; Ma, G. L.; Zeng, H. Q.; Li, J.; Hu, J. F. Structurally Diverse Sesquiterpenoids from the Endangered Ornamental Plant Michelia shiluensis. J. Nat. Prod. 2018, 81, 2195-2204
2017
31. Ren, C. L.; Shen, J.; Zeng, H. Q.* Combinatorial evolution of fast-conducting highly selective K+-channels via modularly tunable directional assembly of crown ethers J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 12338–12341
32. Shen, J.; Ren, C. L.; Zeng, H. Q.* Surprisingly high selectivity and high affinity in mercury recognition by H-bonded cavity-containing aromatic foldarands. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 5387–5396
33. Ren, C. L.; Shen, J.; Chen, F.; Zeng, H. Q.* Rapid Room-Temperature Gelation of Crude Oils by a Wetted Powder Gelator. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 3847-3851
34. Lee, K. H.; Zeng, H. Q.* Aptamer-Based ELISA Assay for Highly Specific and Sensitive Detection of Zika NS1 Protein. Anal. Chem. 2017, 89, 12743-12748
35. Zhao, H. Q..; Shen, J.; Ren, C. L.; Zeng, W.; Zeng, H. Q.* A Foldamer-Based Organocatalyst for Direct Arylations of Unactivated Arenes. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2190-2193
36. Lee, K. H.; Zeng, H. Q.* A general double library SELEX strategy for aptamer selection using unmodified nonimmobilized targets. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2017, 409, 5081-5089
37. Li, J.; Huo, Y.*; Liu, M.; Zeng, H. Q.* Phase-Selective Organogelators for Oil Spill Treatment. Prog. Chem. 2017, 29, 617-627
38. Hu, X.; Chen, X.; Zhu, Y.; Deng, Y. F.; Zeng, H. Q.; Jiang, H. F.; Zeng, W. Rh(III)-Catalyzed Carboamination of Propargyl Cycloalkanols with Arylamines via Csp2–H/Csp3–Csp3 Activation. Org. Lett. 2017, 139, 3474-3477
2016
39. Huo, Y. P.; Zeng, H. Q.* “Sticky”-Ends-Guided Creation of Functional Hollow Nanopores for Guest Encapsulation and Water Transport. Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 922–930
40. Shen, J.; Ren, C. L.; Zeng, H. Q.* Tuning cation-binding selectivity and capacity via side chain-dependent molecular packing in the solid state. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 10361-10364
41. Ren, C.; Ng, G. H. B.; Wu, H.; Chan, K.-H.; Shen, J.; Teh, C.; Ying, J. Y.; Zeng, H. Q.* Instant room-temperature gelation of crude oil by chiral organogelators. Chem. Mater 2016, 28, 4001–4008
42. Ren, C.; Chen, F.; Zhou, F.; Shen, J.; Su, H.; Zeng, H. Q.* Low-Cost Phase-Selective Organogelators for Rapid Gelation of Crude Oils at Room Temperature. Langmuir 2016, 32, 13510-13516
43. Huo, Y. P.; Zeng, H. Q.*; Zhang, Y. G.,* Integrating Metabolic Engineering and Heterogeneous Chemocatalysis: New Opportunities for Biomass to Chemicals. ChemSusChem 2016, 9, 1078-1080
44. Hong, N.; Li, M.; Yuan, Y.; Wang, T.; Yi, M.; Xu, H.; Zeng, H. Q.; Song, J.; Hong, Y.Dnd Is a Critical Specifier of Primordial Germ Cells in the Medaka Fish. Stem Cell Reports 2016, 6, 411-421
45. Li, C.; Wu, L.; Chen, L.; Yuan, X.; Cai, Y.; Feng, W.; Liu, N.; Ren, Y.; Sengupta, A.; Murali, M. S.; Mohapatra, P. K.; Tao, G.; Zeng, H. Q.; Ding, S.; Yuan, L. Highly efficient extraction of actinides with pillar[5]arene-derived diglycolamides in ionic liquids via a unique mechanism involving competitive host-guest interactions. Dalton Transactions 2016, 45, 19299-19310
46. Hu, C.-L.; Xiong, J.; Gao, L.-X.; Li, J.; Zeng, H. Q.; Zou, Y.; Hu, J.-F. Diterpenoids from the shed trunk barks of the endangered plant Pinus dabeshanensis and their PTP1B inhibitory effects. RSC Advances 2016, 6, 60467-60478
47. Meng, W.-J.; Xiong, J.; Wang, W.-X.; Zhang, H.-Y.; Zeng, H. Q.; Hu, J.-F. Phlefargesiine A, a C16N2 Lycopodium alkaloid with an unprecedented [6/7/6/6]-tetracyclic skeleton from Phlegmariurus fargesii. Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 3218-3221
48. Huo, Y. P.; Pan, C. Q.; Wang, S. Y.; Ji, S. M.; Kong, T. F.; Gao, L.; Cai, N.; Zeng, H. Q.* Color-Tunable Solid-State Emissions of Zn(II) and Cd (II) Complexes Derived from Cyano-modified 2-Substituted 8-Hydroxyquinolines. Polyhedron 2016, 119, 175-183
2015
49. Liu, Y.; Shen, J.; Sun, C.; Zeng, H. Q.* Intramolecularly Hydrogen-Bonded Aromatic Pentamers as Modularly Tunable Macrocyclic Receptors for Selective Recognition of Metal Ions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 12055–12063
50. Ren, C. L..; Shen, J.; Zeng, H. Q.* One-Pot Synthesis of Strained Macrocyclic Pyridone Hexamers and Their High Selectivity toward Cu2+ Recognition. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 5946-5949
51. Ma, W. L.; Wang, C. Q.; Li, J. T.; Zhang, K.; Lu, Y.-J.; Huo, Y. P.; Zeng, H. Q.* The Dynamics, energetics and selectivity of water chain-containing aquapores created by the self-assembly of aquafoldamer molecules. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 10613-10619
52. Li, X. W.; Li, B.; Chen, L.; Hu, J.; Wen, C.; Zheng, Q.; Wu, L.; Zeng, H. Q.; Gong, B.; Yuan, L. H.Liquid-Crystalline Mesogens Based on Cyclo[6]aramides: Distinctive Phase Transitions in Response to Macrocyclic Host–Guest Interactions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 11147
53. Teong, S. P.; Yi, G.; Zeng, H. Q.; Zhang, Y. The effects of emulsion on sugar dehydration to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a biphasic system. Green Chem. 2015, 17, 3751-3755
54. Xiong, J.; Hong, Z.-L.; Gao, L.-X.; Shen, J.; Liu, S.-T.; Yang, G.-X.; Li, J.; Zeng, H. Q.; Hu, J.-F., Chlorabietols A–C, Phloroglucinol-Diterpene Adducts from the Chloranthaceae Plant Chloranthus oldhami. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 11080-11085
2014
55. Zhao, H. Q.; Sheng, S.; Hong, Y. H.; Zeng, H. Q.* Proton Gradient-Induced Water Transport Mediated by Water Wires inside Narrow Aquapores of Aquafoldamer Molecules. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 14270-14276
56. Shen, J.; Ma, W. L.; Yu, L.; Li, J.-B.; Tao, H.-C.; Zhang, K.; Zeng, H. Q.* Size-dependent patterned recognition and extraction of metal ions by a macrocyclic aromatic pyridone pentamer. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 12730
57. Fu, H. L.; Chang, H.; Shen, J.; Lu, Y.-J.; Qin, B.*; Zhang, K.*; Zeng, H. Q.* An Unusual Macrocyclization Reagent for Highly Selective One-Pot Synthesis of Strained Macrocyclic Aromatic Hexamers. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 3582
58. Sun, C.; Liu, Y.; Liu, J. Q.; Lu, Y.-J.; Yu, L.; Zhang, K.; Zeng, H. Q.* Computational Insights into Processes Underlying the Amine-Induced Fluorescence Quenching of a Stimuli-Responsive Phenol-Based Hexameric Foldamer Host. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 2963
59. Liu, J. Q.; Sun, C.; Ma, W. L.; Lu, Y.-J.; Yu, L.; Zhanga, K.; Zeng, H. Q.* A conformationally switchable fluorescent oligophenol foldamer for selective sensing of copper(II) ions. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 54469
60. He, Y. Z.; Xu, M.; Gao, R. Z.; Li, X. W.; Li, F. X.; Wu, X. D.; Xu, D. G.; Zeng, H. Q.; Yuan, L. H., Two-Component Supramolecular Gels Derived from Amphiphilic Shape-persistent Cyclo[6]aramide for Specific Recognition of Native. Arginine. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 11834
61. Hu, J. C.; Chen, L.; Shen, J.; Luo, J.; Deng, P. C.; Ren, Y.; Zeng, H. Q.; Feng, W.; Yuan, L. H., Convergent heteroditopic cyclo[6]aramides as macrocyclic ion-pair receptors for constructing [2]pseudorotaxanes. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 8024
2013
62. Sun, C.; Ren, C. L.; Wei, Y. C.; Qin, B.; Zeng, H. Q.* Patterned Recognition of Amines and Ammonium Ions by a Stimuli-Responsive Foldamer-Based Hexameric Oligophenol Host. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 5307
63. Zhao, H. Q.; Shen, J.; Guo, J. J.; Ye, R. J.; Zeng, H. Q.* A macrocyclic aromatic pyridone pentamer as a highly efficient organocatalyst for the direct arylations of unactivated arenes. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 2323
64. Fu, H. L.; Liu, Y.; Zeng, H. Q.* Shape-persistent H-bonded macrocyclic aromatic pentamers. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 4127 (Invited Feature Article for 2013 ChemComm Emerging Investigators Themed Issue)
65. Ong, W. Q.; Zeng, H. Q.* Rapid construction of shape-persistent H-bonded macrocycles via one-pot H-bonding-assisted macrocyclization. J. Incl. Phenom. Macrocycl. Chem. 2013, 76, 1 (Invited Review)
2012
66. Zhao, H. Q.; Ong, W. Q.; Zhou, F.; Fang, X.; Chen, X. Y.; Li, S. F. Y.; Su, H. B.; Cho, N.-J.; Zeng, H. Q.* Chiral crystallization of aromatic helical foldamers via complementarities in shape and end functionalities. Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 2042
67. Ong, W. Q.; Zhao, H. Q.; Sun, C.; Wu, J. E.; Wong, Z. C.; Li, S. F. Y.; Hong, Y. H.; Zeng, H. Q.* Patterned Recognitions of Amines and Ammonium Ions by a Pyridine-Based Helical Oligoamide Host. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 6343 (Outside back cover)
68. Zhou, F, Fu, H. L.; Ong, W. Q.; Ye, R. J.; Yuan, W. X.; Lu, Y.-J.; Huo, Y.-P.; Zhang, K.; Su, H. B. and Zeng, H. Q.* Locking high energy 1D chain of dichloromethane molecules containing abnormally short Cl···Cl contacts of 2.524 Å inside organic crystals. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 10, 5525 (hot paper)
69. Du, Z. Y.; Qin, B.; Sun, C.; Liu, Y.; Zheng, X.; Zhang, K.; Conney, A. H.; Zeng, H. Q.* Folding-promoted TBAX-mediated selective demethylation of methoxybenzene-based macrocyclic aromatic pentamers. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 10, 4164 (Inside front cover)
70. Zhao, H. Q.; Ong, W. Q.; Fang, X.; Zhou, F.; Hii, M. N.; Li, S. F. Y.; Su, H. B.; Zeng, H. Q.* Synthesis, Structural Investigation and Computational Modelling of Water-Binding Aquafoldamers. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 10, 1172 (hot paper; front cover)
71. Liu, Y.; Qin, B.; Zeng, H. Q.* POCl3-mediated H-bonding-directed one-pot synthesis of macrocyclic pentamers, strained hexamers and highly strained heptamers. Sci. China Chem. 2012, 55, 55 (front cover)
72. Zhao, H. B.; Hong, N.; Lu W. Q.; Zeng, H. Q.; Song, J. X.; Hong, Y. H., Fusion Gene Vectors Allowing for Simultaneous Drug Selection, Cell Labeling, and Reporter Assay in Vitro and in Vivo. Anal. Chem., 2012, 17, 84, 987
2011
73. Ren, C. L.; Maurizot, V.; Zhao, H. Q.; Shen, J.; Zhou, F.; Ong, W. Q.; Du, Z. Y.; Zhang, K.; Su, H. B.; Zeng, H. Q.* Fivefold-symmetric macrocyclic aromatic pentamers: High affinity cation recognition, ion-pair induced columnar stacking and nanofibrillation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 13930.
74. Ren, C. L.; Zhou, F.; Qin, B.; Ye, R. J.; Shen, S.; Su, H. B.; Zeng, H. Q.* Crystallographic realization of the mathematically predicted densest “All Pentamer” packing lattice by C5-symmetric “sticky” fluoropentamers. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10612.
75. Du, Z. Y.; Ren, C. L.; Ye, R. J.; Shen, J.; Lu, Y. J.; Wang, J.; Zeng, H. Q.* BOP-mediated one-pot synthesis of C5-symmetric macrocyclic pyridone pentamers. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 12488.
76. Ong, W. Q.; Zhao, H. Q.; Du, Z. Y.; Yeh, J. Z. Y.; Ren, C. L.; Tan, L. Z. W.; Zhang, K.; Zeng, H. Q.* Computational prediction and experimental verification of pyridine-based helical oligoamides containing four repeating units per turn. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 6416.
77. Qin, B.; Ong, W. Q.; Ye, R. J.; Du, Z. Y.; Chen, X. Y.; Yan, Y.; Zhang, K.; Su, H. B.; Zeng, H. Q.* Highly selective one-pot synthesis of H-bonded pentagon-shaped circular aromatic pentamers. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 5419 (front cover).
78. Qin, B.; Jiang, L.; Shen, S.; Sun, C.; Yuan, W.; Li, S. F. Y.; Zeng, H. Q.* Folding-Promoted TBACl-Mediated Chemo- and Regio-Selective Demethylations of Metoxybenzene-Based Macrocyclic Pentamers. Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 6212.
79. Ren, C. L.; Xu, S. Y.; Xu, J.; Chen, H. Y.; Zeng, H. Q.* Planar macrocyclic fluoropentamers as supramolecular organogelators. Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 3840.
80. Ong, W. Q.; Zhao, H. Q.; Fang, X.; Woen, S.; Zhou, F.; Yap, W. L.; Su, H. B.; Li, S. F. Y.; Zeng, H. Q.* Encapsulation of conventional and unconventional water dimers by water-binding foldamers. Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 3194.
81. Qin, B.; Sun, C.; Liu, Y.; Shen, J.; Ye, R. J.; Zhu, J.; Duan, X.-F.; Zeng, H. Q.* One-pot synthesis of hybrid macrocyclic pentamers with variable functionalizations around the periphery. Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 2270.
82. Qin, B.; Shen, S.; Sun, C.; Du, Z. Y.; Zhang, K.; Zeng, H. Q.* One-pot multi-molecular macrocyclization for the expedient synthesis of macrocyclic aromatic pentamers by a chain growth mechanism. Chem.Asian J. 2011, 3298 (inside cover)
83. Wu, S.-B.; Bao, Q.-Y.; Wang, W.-X.; Zhao, Y.; Xia, G.; Zhao, Z.; Zeng, H. Q.; Hu, J.-F., Cytotoxic Triterpenoids and Steroids from the Bark of Melia azedarach. Planta Med. 2011, 77, 922
84. Du, Z. Y.; Ng, H. F.; Zhang, K.; Zeng, H. Q. and Wang, J.,* "Ionic liquid mediated Cu-catalyzed cascade oxa-Michael-oxidation: efficient synthesis of flavones under mild reaction". Org. Biomol. Chem. 2011, 9, 6930
2008-2010
85. Yan, Y.; Qin, B.; Ren, C. L.; Chen, X. Y.; Yip, Y. K.; Ye, R. J.; Zhang, D. W.; Su, H. B.; Zeng, H. Q.* Synthesis, structural investigations, hydrogen−deuterium exchange studies, and molecular modeling of conformationally stablilized aromatic oligoamides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 5869
86. Qin, B.; Ren, C. L.; Ye, R. J.; Sun, C.; Chiad, K.; Chen, X. Y.; Li, Z.; Xue, F.; Su, H. B.; Chass, G. A.; Zeng, H. Q.* Persistently folded circular aromatic amide pentamers containing modularly tunable cation-binding cavities with high ion selectivity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 9564
87. Fu, C.; Chen, W.; Quek, Y. L.; Ni, R.; Ghani, A. B. A.; Leong, W. W. Y.; Zeng, H. Q.; Huang, D., Sustainability from agricultural waste: chiral ligands from oligomeric proanthocyanidins via acid-mediated depolymerization. Tetrahedron Lett. 2010, 51, 6322Yan, Y.; Qin, B.; Shu, Y. Y.; Chen, X. Y.; Yip, Y. K.; Zhang, D. W.; Su, H. B.; Zeng, H. Q.* Helical organization in foldable aromatic oligoamides by a continuous hydrogen-bonding network. Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 1201
88. Xu, W.; Xue, X.; Li, T.; Zeng, H. Q.; Liu, X., Ultrasensitive and Selective Colorimetric DNA Detection by Nicking, Endonuclease Assisted Nanoparticle Amplification. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6849
89. Zhou, T.; Li, X.; Ng, M. T. T.; Guo, J.; Yuan, W.; Tan, C. H.; Zeng, H. Q.; Li, T., Synthesis and characterization of circular structures of i-motif tagged with fluoresceins. Bioconjug. Chem. 2009, 20, 644-647
90.Qin, B.; Chen, X. Y.; Fang, X.; Shu, Y. Y.; Yip, Y. K.; Yan, Y.; Pan, S. Y.; Ong, W. Q.; Ren, C. L.; Su, H. B.; Zeng, H. Q.* Crystallographic evidence of an unusual, pentagon-shaped folding pattern in a circular aromatic pentamer. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 5127
1997-2006:
91. Huaqiang Zeng, Jianmin Xie, and Peter G. Schultz.* Genetic introduction of a diketone-containing amino acid into proteins. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2006, 16, 5356-5359
92. Huaqiang Zeng, Xiaowu Yang, and Bing Gong,* etc. An extremely stable, self-complementary hydrogen-bonded duplex. Chem. Commun. 2003, 13, 1556–1557
93. Huaqiang Zeng, Xiaowu Yang, Robert A. Flowers, II and Bing Gong.* A Non-Covalent Approach to Anti-Parallel β-Sheet Formation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2903-2910
94. Bing Gong,* Huaqiang Zeng, and Jin Zhu, etc. Creating nanocavities of tunable sizes: Hollow helices. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2002, 99, 11583-11588
95. Huaqiang Zeng, Harold Ickes, Robert A. Flowers, II, and Bing Gong.* Sequence-Specificity of Hydrogen-Bonded Molecular Duplexes. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 3574-3583
96. Huaqiang Zeng, Rebecca S. Miller, Robert A. Flowers, II, and Bing Gong.* A Highly Stable, Six-Hydrogen-Bonded Molecular Duplex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 2635 -2644
97. Bing Gong,* Chong Zheng,* Huaqiang Zeng, and Jin Zhu. Polar Assembly of N,N'-Bis(4-substituted benzyl)sulfamides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 9766 -9767
98. Lihua Yuan, Huaqiang Zeng, and Bing Gong,* etc. Helical Aromatic Oligoamides: Reliable, Readily Predictable Folding from the Combination of Rigidified Structural Motifs. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 16528-16537
99. Jin Zhu, Rubén D. Parra, Huaqiang Zeng, Ewa Skrzypczak-Jankun, Xiao Cheng Zeng, and Bing Gong.* A New Class of Folding Oligomers: Crescent Oligoamides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 4219 -4220
100. Bing Gong,* Yinfa Yan, Huaqiang Zeng, Ewa Skrzypczak-Jankunn, Yong Wah Kim, Jin Zhu, and Harold Ickes. A New Approach for the Design of Supramolecular Recognition Units: Hydrogen-Bonded Molecular Duplexes. J. Am.Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 5607 -5608
101. Lihua Yuan, Adam R. Sanford, Wen Feng, Aimin Zhang, Jin Zhu, Huaqiang Zeng, Kazuhiro Yamato, Minfeng Li, Joseph S. Ferguson, and Bing Gong.* Synthesis of crescent aromatic oligoamides, J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 10660
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