The strong light emission of organic luminogens in the aggregated state is essential to their
applications as optoelectronic materials with good performance. In this review, with respect …

The easily rotatable peripheral aromatic rings around central benzene in hexaarylbenzene
(HAB) derivatives create a very intriguing nonplanar, propeller-shaped geometry. Because …

Small, apolar aromatic groups, such as phenyl rings, are commonly included in the
structures of fluorophores to impart hindered intramolecular rotations, leading to desirable …

The construction of multiple heptagonal rings in nanographene is the key step for obtaining
exotic carbon nanostructures with a negative curvature and intriguing properties. Herein, a …

Phenols are important organic molecules because they have found widespread applications
in many fields. Herein, an efficient and practical approach to prepare phenols from benzoic …

Scholl oxidation has become an essential reaction in the bottom‐up synthesis of molecular
nanographenes. Herein, we describe a Scholl reaction controlled by the electronic effects on …

The incorporation of nanopores into graphene nanostructures has been demonstrated as an
efficient tool in tuning their band gaps and electronic structures. However, precisely …

Aryldiazonium salts remain a staple in organic synthesis and are still prepared largely in
accord with the protocol developed in the 19th century. Because of the favorable reactivity …

Recently, chiral and nonplanar cutouts of graphene have been the favorites due to their
unique optical, electronic, and redox properties and high solubility compared with their …

Inspired by light-induced processes in nature to mimic the primary events in the
photosynthetic reaction centers, novel functional materials combine electron donors and …