J. Zhu, R. Zhang, D. An, Y. Gu, X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* Design Strategies, Properties, and Applications towards Cycloarenes and Heterocycloarenes. Acc. Mater. Res., 2025, Accepted.

R. Zhang,# W. Li,#Y. Gu, T. Wang, J. Zhang, K. Chi, Y. Liu, X. Lu,* Y. Zhao,* Manipulating Crystal Packing in Heterocycloarenes by an Atom Engineering Strategy for High-Mobility Organic Field-Effect Transistors. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202501686.

D. An, S. Zhang, J. Zhu, Z. Wang, J. Zhang, X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* Conjugated-Length-Dependent Self-Assembly, Host-Guest Binding, and Photoreactivity of Thienoacene Ribbons. CCS Chem., 2025, DOI: 10.31635/ccschem. 025.202505412.

J. Zhang, R. Zhang, D. An, S. Song, T. Wang, Y. Gu, J. Zhu, X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* Manipulating Crystal Packing and Self-Assembly by π‑Extended and Isomeric Fused Strategies in Thiophene Ring-Terminated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Org. Lett., 2025, 27, 1048.

J. Zhu, T. Wang, D. An, R. Zhang, Y. Gu, G. Zhou, X. Lu,* Y. Liu, Facile Synthesis of Donor-Acceptor Heterocycloarenes Based on Pyrazine Derivatives Possessing Intriguing Iodide Ion Capture Properties. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 21922.

R. Zhang, Z. Xiong, D. An, J. Zhu, Y. Gu, H. Zhang, G. Zhou, Y. Liu, X. Lu,* Four-Membered Ring-Embedded Cycloarene Enabling Anti-Aromaticity and Ultra-Narrowband Emission. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, 63, e202411415.

D. An, R. Zhang, J. Zhu, T. Wang, Y. Zhao, X. Lu,* Yunqi Liu, From π-Conjugated Macrocycles to Heterocycloarenes based on Benzo[2,1-b:3,4-b’]dithiophene (BDTh): Size- and Geometrydependent Host–guest Properties. Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 4590.

T. Wang, D. An, J. Zhu, X. Zhang, J. Zhang, Y. Gu, X. Lu,* Y. Liu, Tuning Molecular Packing and Boosting Self-Assembling Properties via Ring Fusion Strategy in Naphthalimide-Based A-D-A Conjugated Systems. Org. Lett., 2024, 26, 5010.

J. Fang, D. An, W. Chen, S.Liu, X. Lu,* G. Zhou,* Manipulating Intramolecular Charge Transfer and Supramolecular Interaction in D-A-D Conjugated Systems by Regioisomerization. J. Org. Chem., 2024, 89, 4523.

N. Zhang,# W. Li,# J. Zhu,# T. Wang, R. Zhang, K. Chi, Y. Liu, Y. Zhao,* X. Lu,* Periphery Fusion Strategy of a Carbazole-Based Macrocycle toward Coplanar N-Heterocycloarene for High-Mobility Single-Crystal Transistors. Adv. Mater., 2023, 35, 2300094.

R. Zhang, D. An, J. Zhu, X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* Carbon Nanorings and Nanobelts: Material Syntheses, Molecular Architectures, and Applications. Adv. Funct. Mater.2023, 33, 2305249.

D. Chang,# J. Zhu,# Y. Sun, K. Chi, Y. Qiao, T. Wang, Y. Zhao, Y. Liu, X. Lu,* From Closed-shell Edge-extended Kekulenes to Open-shell Carbonylated Cycloarene Diradicaloid.Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 6087.

D. Chang, X. Xiao, D. An, R. Zhang, X. Song, Y. Liu, Y. Zhao,* X. Lu,* Facile Synthesis of Azobenzene-embedded Conjugated Macrocycles for Optically Switchable Single-crystal Transistors and Tunable Supramolecular Assemblies. Aggregate, 2023, 4, e380.

R. Zhang, J. Zhu, D. An, X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* Synthetic Strategies and Applications towards Carbon Nanorings and Carbon Nanobelts. Sci. Bull., 2023, 68, 247.

J. Zhu,# W. Li # R. Zhang, Y. Zhao*, X. Lu* Y. Liu,*Effect of Substituents on Self-assembling Behaviors and Charge Transport Properties of nonplanar heterocycloarenes. Sci. China Chem., 2023, 66, 2903.

C. Yan, J. Fang, J. Zhu, W. Chen, M. Wang, K. Chi, X. Lu,* G. Zhou* Y. Liu,* Donor Engineering of Diphenylamine-Substituted Tris(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)methyl Radicals for Controlling the Intramolecular Charge Transfer and Near-Infrared Photothermal Conversion. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 2729.

N. Zhang,# L. Yang,# W. Li, J. Zhu, K. Chi, D. Chang, Y. Qiao, T. Wang, Y. Zhao,* X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* Alkyl-Substituted N,S-Embedded Heterocycloarenes with a Planar Aromatic Configuration for Hosting Fullerenes and Organic Field-Effect Transistors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 21521.

J, Zhu, W, Li, N, Zhang, D, An, Y, Zhao, X, Lu,* Yunqi Liu,* Size-dependent Properties and Unusual Reactivity of Novel Nonplanar Heterocycloarenes. Chem. Sci.,2022, 13, 11174.

N. Zhang, J. Zhu, D. An, R. Zhang, X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* BN-Embedded V‑Shaped Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Exhibiting Tunable Molecular Packing and Supramolecular Interactions. Org. Lett., 2022, 24, 5439.

C. Yan, D. An, W. Chen, N. Zhang, Y. Qiao, J. Fang, X. Lu,* G. Zhou,* Y. Liu,* Stable Diarylamine Substituted Tris(2,4,6-trichloro-phenyl)methyl Radicals: One-Step Synthesis, Near-Infrared Emission, and Redox Chemistry. CCS Chemistry, 2022, 4, 3190.

Y. Li,*,# X. Fan,# Y. Li,# S. Liu, C. Chuah, Y. Tang, R. T. K. Kwok, J. W. Y. Lam, X. Lu,* J. Qian,* B. Z. Tang,* Molecular Crystal Engineering of Organic Chromophores for NIR-II Fluorescence Quantification of Cerebrovascular Function. ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 3323.

D. An,# Yutao Sun,# D. Chang, J. Zhu, S. Chen,* X. Lu,* Naphthalimide-Based Conjugated Macrocycles Possessing Tunable Self-Assembly and Supramolecular Binding Behaviours. Front. Chem. 2022, 10, 1094828..

Y. Qiao,# L. Yang,# J. Zhu, C. Yan, D. Chang, N. Zhang, G. Zhou,* Y. Zhao,* X. Lu,* Y. Liu,* Crystal Engineering of Angular-Shaped Heteroarenes Based on Cyclopenta[b]thiopyran for Controlling the Charge Carrier Mobility.J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2021, 143, 11088.

X. Lu,* D. An, Y. Han, Y. Zou, Y. Qiao, N. Zhang, D. Chang, J. Wu,* Y. Liu, A Cyclopenta−fused Dibenzo[b,d]thiophene−co−phenanthrene Macrocyclic Tetraradicaloid. Chem. Sci.,2021, 12, 3952.

D. Wang,#X. Lu,# Arramel, M. Yang,* J. Wu,* A. T. S. Wee,* On-Surface Synthesis of Variable Bandgap Nanoporous Graphene. Small,2021, 17, 2102246.

Y. Li,# S. Liu,# H. Ni,# H. Zhang, H. Zhang, C. Chuah, C. Ma, K. S. Wong, Jacky W. Y. Lam, R. T. K. Kwok, J. Qian,* X. Lu,* B. Z. Tang,* ACQ−to−AIE Transformation: Tuning Molecular Packing by Regioisomerization for Two−Photon NIR Bioimaging. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 12822.

L. Yang,# N. Zhang,# Y. Han, Y. Zou, Y. Qiao, D. Chang, Y. Zhao,* X. Lu,* J. Wu,* Y. Liu,* A Sulfur−containing Hetero−octulene: Synthesis, Host–guest Properties, and Transistor Applications. Chem. Commun.,2020, 56, 9990.

X. Lu, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, Y. Han, Y. Ni, Y. Zou, J. Wu,* Bowl−shaped Carbon Nanobelts Showing Size−dependent Properties and Selective Encapsulation of C70. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 5934.

X. Lu, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, Q. Jiang, C. Liu, G. Li, J. Ding, J. Wu,* Global Aromaticity in Macrocyclic Cyclopenta−fused Tetraphenanthrenylene Tetraradicaloid and Its Charged Species. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 13052.

X. Lu, S. Lee, Y. Hong, H. Phan, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, T. S. Herng, T. Tanaka, M. E. Sandoval−Salinas, W. Zeng, J. Ding, D. Casanova, A. Osuka, D. Kim,* J. Wu,* Fluorenyl Based Macrocyclic Polyradicaloids. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 13173.

X. Lu, J. Wu,* After 60 Years of Efforts: The Chemical Synthesis of a Carbon Nanobelt. Chem, 2017, 2, 619.

X. Lu, S. Lee, J. O. Kim, T. Y. Gopalakrishna, H. Phan, T. S. Herng, Z. Lim, Z. Zeng, J. Ding, D. Kim,* Jishan Wu,* Stable 3,6−Linked Fluorenyl Radical Oligomers with Intramolecular Antiferromagnetic Coupling and Polyradical Characters. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 13048.