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(106) Guo, X.-Q.; Yu, P.; Zhou, L.-P.; Hu, S.-J.; Duan, X.-F.; Cai, L.-X.; Bao, L.; Lu, X.^*; Sun, Q.-F. ^*Low-Symmetry Coordination Cages Enable Recognition Specificity and Selective Enrichment of Higher Fullerene Isomers. Nat. Synth. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-024-00697-0.

(105) Xiao-Fang, D.; Honghan, J.; Li-Peng, Z.; Shao-Jun, H.; Jingjing, F.; Pengfei, D.; Xiao-Qing, G.^*; Qing-Fu, S.^* Upconverted Circularly Polarized Luminescence on Chiral Lanthanide-Organic Tetrahedral Complexes. CCS Chem. 2025. https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.024.202405005.

(104) Li, R.; Deng, X.; Yin, F.; Duan, X.-F.; Zhou, L.-P.; Zhou, Y.; Guo, X.-Q.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Sensitive Detection of Formaldehyde via a Luminescent Distorted Eu4L4 Tetrahedral Cage. Chem. Commun. 2025, 61 (10), 2135–2138. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC05823B.

(103) Jin, Q.-Q.; Duan, X.-F.; Yan, D.-N.; Yin, F.; Li, C.-C.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* A Stimuli-Responsive Dimeric Capsule Built from an Acridine-Based Metallacycle for Ratiometric Fluorescence Sensing of TNP. Dalt. Trans. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DT03334E.

(102) Su, J.; Fan, Y.; Duan, X.-F.; Zhou, J.-Y.; Zhou, L.; Tian, C.-B.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Ionic Radius-Dependent Self-Assembly of Lanthanide Organic Polyhedra: Structural Diversities and Luminescent Properties. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QI00265F.

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(101) Li, X.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Research Progress of Rare Earth-Based Circularly Polarized Luminescent Materials. Acta Chim. Sin. 2024, 82 (6), 707. https://doi.org/10.6023/A24030071.

(100) Zhou, E.; Zhang, X.; Zhu, L.; Chai, E.; Chen, J.; Li, J.; Yuan, D.; Kang, L.; Sun, Q.-F.; Wang, Y.^* Ultrathin Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheets for Enhanced Photocatalytic Water Oxidation. Sci. Adv. 2024, 10 (3), eadk8564. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adk8564.

(99) Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Hu, S.-J.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Subtle Adjustments for Constructing Multi-Nuclear Luminescent Lanthanide Organic Polyhedra with Triazole-Based Chelates. Dalt. Trans. 2024, 53 (10), 4772–4780. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT03791F.

(98) Guo, X.; Zhang, X.; Hu, S.; Zhou, L.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Stereo-Control on Lanthanide Triple-Stranded Helicates Toward Enhanced Enantioselective Sensing. Chem. Res. Chinese Univ. 2024, 40 (5), 842–848. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40242-024-3287-2.

(97) Yin, F.; Yang, J.; Zhou, L.-P.; Meng, X.; Tian, C.-B.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* 54 K Spin Transition Temperature Shift in a Fe6L4 Octahedral Cage Induced by Optimal Fitted Multiple Guests. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146 (11), 7811–7821. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c00705.

(96) Wang, J.-X.; Li, S.-C.; Cai, L.-X.; Hu, S.-J.; Zhou, L.-P.; Yang, J.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Stepwise Synthesis of Low-Symmetry Hexacationic Pyridinium Organic Cages. Org. Lett. 2024, 26 (19), 4152–4157. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01438.

(95) Liu, H.; Yin, F.; Su, J.; Wu, F.; Tian, C.-B.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Modulating the Isomerization of Bpp-Modified Azoheteroarene by Transition Metal Ions Coordination. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2024, 168, 112986. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2024.112986.

(94) Zhong, Y.-M.; Xia, Z.-J.; Hu, Y.-H.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Effective Separation of Phenanthrene from Isomeric Anthracene Using a Water-Soluble Macrocycle-Based Cage. Chinese Chem. Lett. 2024, 110164. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110164.

(93) Fan, P.; Cai, L.-X.; Duan, X.-F.; Yin, F.; Li, C.-C.; Deng, Z.-H.; Li, X.-Z.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* CPL-Active Hybrid Copper(I) Halides Enabled by Cation Inclusion with Chiral Crown-Ether. Sci. China Chem. 2024, 67 (10), 3283–3290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-024-2052-2.

(92) Zhong, Y.-M.; Xuan, J.-J.; Qin, X.; Xiao, H.; Xia, Z.-J.; Zhou, L.-P.; Guo, X.-Q.; Hu, Y.-H.; Zhang, L.; Li, C.; Cai, L.-X.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Folding Encapsulation toward Lindqvist Polyoxometalates within Adaptive Coordination Cages for Catalysis. Sci. China Chem. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-024-2168-4.

(91) Cheng, P.-M.; Jia, T.; Li, C.-Y.; Qi, M.-Q.; Du, M.-H.; Su, H.-F.; Sun, Q.-F.; Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.^* Bottom-up Construction of Chiral Metal-Peptide Assemblies from Metal Cluster Motifs. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15 (1), 9034. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53320-3.

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(90) Chen, R.; Yan, Q.-Q.; Hu, S.-J.; Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Dinuclear Mono-Bridged or Polymeric Lanthanide Complexes from One Ligand: Structural Transformation and Chiral Induction. Dalt. Trans. 2023, 52 (1), 37–43. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2DT03351H.

(89) Lin, X.-S.; Liao, W.-H.; Zhou, L.-P.^*; Sun, Q.-F. Embedding Lanthanide Organic Polyhedra into Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes. Chem. – An Asian J. 2023, 18 (6), e202201249. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202201249.

(88) Hu, S.-J.; Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.; Tian, C.-B.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Ionic Radius Dependent Kinetic Behavior for the Self-Assemblyand Chiral Amplification of Lanthanide Tetrahedral Cages. Chinese J. Chem. 2023, 41 (7), 797–804. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/cjoc.202200649.

(87) Li, X.-Z.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Organic Molecular Containers Made To Order. Chem. Rev. 2023, 123 (6), 2735–2736. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00043.

(86) Tian, C.-B.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Combinatorial Coordination Self-Assembly for Organopalladium Cages with Fine-Tuned Structure and Function. Chem. – A Eur. J. 2023, 29 (28), e202300195. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202300195.

(85) Zhou, Y.-F.; Yan, D.-N.; Hu, S.-J.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* A Pd4L2 Cage Containing Brønsted-Base Active Sites for the One-Pot Photooxidation/Knoevenagel Condensation Reaction. Dalt. Trans. 2023, 52 (23), 8135–8141. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT00815K.

(84) Xia, Z.-J.; Zhong, Y.-M.; Hu, S.-J.; Cai, L.-X.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Dynamic Interconversion and Induced-Fit Guest Binding with Two Macrocycle-Based Coordination Cages. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62 (21), 8293–8299. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00762.

(83) Yin, F.; Liu, Z.; Yang, J.; Zhou, L.-P.; Tian, C.-B.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Self-Assembly of Triple-Stranded Lanthanide Molecular Quasi-Lantern Containing 2,2′-Bipyridine Receptor: Luminescence Sensing and Magnetic Property. ACS Omega 2023, 8 (27), 24477–24484. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c02419.

(82) Liu, Z.; Yin, F.; Yang, J.; Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Tian, C.-B.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Hierarchical Subcomponent Self-Assembly of Covalent Triple-Stranded Complexes with 3d–4f Vertices: Luminescence and Magnetic Properties. Dalt. Trans. 2023, 52 (25), 8670–8675. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT01139A.

(81) Cheng, X.-Y.^*; Peng, S.-Q.; Wu, L.-X.; Sun, Q.-F. 3D-Printed Stretchable Sensor Based on Double Network PHI/PEDOT:PSS Hydrogel Annealed with Cosolvent of H2O and DMSO. Chem. Eng. J. 2023, 470, 144058. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.144058.

(80) Yang, J.; Hu, S.-J.; Cai, L.-X.; Zhou, L.-P.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Counteranion-Mediated Efficient Iodine Capture in a Hexacationic Imidazolium Organic Cage Enabled by Multiple Non-Covalent Interactions. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14 (1), 6082. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41866-7.

(79) Zhou, L.-P.; Feng, X.-S.; Hu, S.-J.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Controlled Self-Assembly, Isomerism, and Guest Uptake/Release of Charge-Reversible Lanthanide–Organic Octahedral Cages. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145 (32), 17845–17855. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c04921.

(78) Duan, X.-F.; Zhou, L.-P.; Li, H.-R.; Hu, S.-J.; Zheng, W.; Xu, X.; Zhang, R.; Chen, X.; Guo, X.-Q.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Excited-Multimer Mediated Supramolecular Upconversion on Multicomponent Lanthanide-Organic Assemblies. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c06775.

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(77) Zhang, X.; Su, K.; Mohamed, A. G. A.; Liu, C.; Sun, Q.-F.; Yuan, D.; Wang, Y.; Xue, W.; Wang, Y.^* Photo-Assisted Charge/Discharge Li-Organic Battery with a Charge-Separated and Redox-Active C60@porous Organic Cage Cathode. Energy Environ. Sci. 2022, 15 (2), 780–785. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE03163E.

(76) Liu, J.-H.; Guo, X.-Q.; Wang, Z.-C.; Cai, L.-X.; Zhou, L.-P.; Tian, C.-B.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Cation Modulated Spin State and near Room Temperature Transition within a Family of Compounds Containing the Same [FeL2]2− Center. Dalt. Trans. 2022, 51 (10), 3894–3901. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1DT04254H.

(75) Lin, X.-S.; Yu, Y.; Zhou, L.-P.^*; He, L.^*; Chen, T.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle-Embedded Lanthanide Organic Polyhedra for Enhanced Stability, Luminescence and Cell Imaging. Dalt. Trans. 2022, 51 (12), 4836–4842. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1DT04313G.

(74) Zhu, Q.-Y.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.; Hu, S.-J.; Li, X.-Z.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Stereocontrolled Self-Assembly of Ln(III)–Pt(II) Heterometallic Cages with Temperature-Dependent Luminescence. Inorg. Chem. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02718.

(73) Li, S.; Liu, C.; Chen, Q.^*; Jiang, F.; Yuan, D.; Sun, Q.-F.^*; Hong, M.^* Adaptive Coordination Assemblies Based on a Flexible Tetraazacyclododecane Ligand for Promoting Carbon Dioxide Fixation. Chem. Sci. 2022, 13 (31), 9016–9022. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SC03093D.

(72) Jiang, C.; Hu, S.-J.; Zhou, L.-P.; Yang, J.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Lanthanide-Organic Pincer Hosts with Allosteric-Controlled Metal Ion Binding Specificity. Chem. Commun. 2022, 58 (36), 5494–5497. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC01379G.

(71) Wang, Z.-C.; Zhang, T.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.; Wu, L.-X.; Sun, Q.-F.; Cheng, X.-Y.^* Self-Healable Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)─Metal–Organic Hybrid Gel Electrolyte for Flexible Capacitor Sensors. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4 (9), 6487–6494. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.2c00896.

(70) Xuan, J.-J.; Xia, Z.-J.; Yan, D.-N.; Hu, S.-J.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Shape Complementary Coordination Self-Assembly of a Redox-Active Heteroleptic Complex. Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61 (23), 8854–8860. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00872.

(69) Liu, L.^#; Zhu, Q.-Y.^#; Li, J.; Chen, J.; Huang, J.; Sun, Q.-F.^*; Wen, Z.^* Atomistic Engineering of Ag/Pt Nanoclusters for Remarkably Boosted Mass Electrocatalytic Activity. Energy Mater. 2022, 2 (2), 200007. https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2022.03.

(68) Hu, S.-J.; Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Yan, D.-N.; Cheng, P.-M.; Cai, L.-X.; Li, X.-Z.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Guest-Driven Self-Assembly and Chiral Induction of Photofunctional Lanthanide Tetrahedral Cages. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (9), 4244–4253. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c00760.

(67) Li, X.-Z.; Tian, C.-B.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Coordination-Directed Self-Assembly of Functional Polynuclear Lanthanide Supramolecular Architectures. Chem. Rev. 2022, 122 (6), 6374–6458. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00602.

(66) Li, S.-C.; Cai, L.-X.^*; Hong, M.; Chen, Q.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Combinatorial Self-Assembly of Coordination Cages with Systematically Fine-Tuned Cavities for Efficient Co-Encapsulation and Catalysis. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2022, 61 (33), e202204732. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202204732.

(65) Yan, D.-N.; Cai, L.-X.; Hu, S.-J.; Zhou, Y.-F.; Zhou, L.-P.; Sun, Q.-F.^* An Organo-Palladium Host Built from a Dynamic Macrocyclic Ligand: Adaptive Self-Assembly, Induced-Fit Guest Binding, and Catalysis. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2022, 61 (42), e202209879. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202209879.

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(64) Wang, Z.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.; Tian, C.-B.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* From a Mononuclear FeL2 Complex to a Fe4L4 Molecular Square: Designed Assembly and Spin-Crossover Property. Nano Res. 2021, 14 (2), 398–403. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2777-x.

(63) Wang, H.; Zhou, L.-P.; Zheng, Y.; Wang, K.; Song, B.; Yan, X.; Wojtas, L.; Wang, X.-Q.; Jiang, X.; Wang, M.; Sun, Q.-F.; Xu, B.; Yang, H.-B.; Sue, A. C.-H.; Chan, Y.-T.; Sessler, J. L.; Jiao, Y.; Stang, P. J.; Li, X.^* Double-Layered Supramolecular Prisms Self-Assembled by Geometrically Non-Equivalent Tetratopic Subunits. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (3), 1298–1305. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202010805.

(62) Zhu, Z.-Z.; Tian, C.-B.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Coordination-Assembled Molecular Cages with Metal Cluster Nodes. Chem. Rec. 2021, 21 (3), 498–522. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202000130.

(61) Cai, L.-X.; Yan, D.-N.; Cheng, P.-M.; Xuan, J.-J.; Li, S.-C.; Zhou, L.-P.; Tian, C.-B.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Controlled Self-Assembly and Multistimuli-Responsive Interconversions of Three Conjoined Twin-Cages. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (4), 2016–2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c12064.

(60) Chen, R.; Yan, Q.-Q.; Hu, S.-J.; Guo, X.-Q.; Cai, L.-X.; Yan, D.-N.; Zhou, L.-P.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Dinuclear Helicate or Mononuclear Pincer Lanthanide Complexes from One Ligand: Stereo-Controlled Assembly and Catalysis. Org. Chem. Front. 2021, 8 (11), 2576–2582. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1QO00369K.

(59) Cheng, K.; Bai, Q.-X.; Hu, S.-J.; Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Xie, T.-Z.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Water-Stable Lanthanide–Organic Macrocycles from a 1,2,4-Triazole-Based Chelate for Enantiomeric Excess Detection and Pesticide Sensing. Dalt. Trans. 2021, 50 (17), 5759–5764. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1DT00726B.

(58) Cheng, P.; Cai, L.; Yan, D.; Zhou, L.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Molecular Cage Promoted Aerobic Oxidation or Photo-Induced Rearrangement of Spiroepoxy Naphthalenone. Catalysts. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11040484.

(57) Wang, H.; Wang, K.; Xu, Y.; Wang, W.; Chen, S.; Hart, M.; Wojtas, L.; Zhou, L.-P.; Gan, L.; Yan, X.; Li, Y.; Lee, J.; Ke, X.-S.; Wang, X.-Q.; Zhang, C.-W.; Zhou, S.; Zhai, T.; Yang, H.-B.; Wang, M.; He, J.; Sun, Q.-F.; Xu, B.; Jiao, Y.; Stang, P. J.; Sessler, J.^* L.; Li, X.^* Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Nanowires on the Surface by Metallo-Supramolecular Truncated Cuboctahedra. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (15), 5826–5835. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c00625.

(56) Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Hu, S.-J.; Cai, L.-X.; Cheng, P.-M.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Hexameric Lanthanide–Organic Capsules with Tertiary Structure and Emergent Functions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (16), 6202–6210. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c01168.

(55) Wang, Z.-C.; Li, X.-Z.; Liu, J.-H.; Zhou, L.-P.; Guo, X.-Q.; Cheng, X.-Y.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Coordination-Assembly of Lanthanide Supramolecular Hydrogels with Luminescent Multi-Stimulus Response. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60 (23), 18192–18198. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02827.

(54) Feng, X.-S.; Li, X.-Z.; Hu, S.-J.; Yan, D.-N.; Zhou, L.-P.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Base- and Metal-Dependent Self-Assembly of Lathanide-Organic Coordination Polymers or Macrocycles with Tetradentate Acylhydrazone-Based Ditopic Ligands. Chem. – An Asian J. 2021, 16 (11), 1392–1397. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202100256.

(53) Yan, D.-N.; Cai, L.-X.; Cheng, P.-M.; Hu, S.-J.; Zhou, L.-P.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Photooxidase Mimicking with Adaptive Coordination Molecular Capsules. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (39), 16087–16094. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c06390.

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(52) Cheng, P.-M.; Cai, L.-X.; Li, S.-C.; Hu, S.-J.; Yan, D.-N.; Zhou, L.-P.; Sun, Q.-F.^*Guest-Reaction Driven Cage to Conjoined Twin-Cage Mitosis-Like Host Transformation. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2020, 59 (52), 23569–23573. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202011474.

(51) Han, S.-L.^#; Yang, J.^#; Tripathy, D.; Guo, X.-Q.; Hu, S.-J.; Li, X.-Z.; Cai, L.-X.; Zhou, L.-P.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Self-Assembly of Lanthanide-Covalent Organic Polyhedra: Chameleonic Luminescence and Efficient Catalysis. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59 (19), 14023–14030. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01780.

(50) Tian, J.; Liu, L.; Zhou, K.; Hong, Z.; Chen, Q.*; Jiang, F.; Yuan, D.; Sun, Q.-F.^*; Hong, M.* Metal–Organic Tube or Layered Assembly: Reversible Sheet-to-Tube Transformation and Adaptive Recognition. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11 (36), 9818–9826. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SC01176B.

(49) Wang, Z.^#; He, L.^#; Liu, B.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.; Hu, S.-J.; Li, X.-Z.; Li, Z.; Chen, T.^*; Li, X.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Coordination-Assembled Water-Soluble Anionic Lanthanide Organic Polyhedra for Luminescent Labeling and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (38), 16409–16419. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c07514.

(48) He, L.^#; Cai, L.-X.^#; Li, M.-H.; Zhang, G.-L.; Zhou, L.-P.; Chen, T.^*; Lin, M.-J.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Designing a Highly Stable Coordination-Driven Metallacycle for Imaging-Guided Photodynamic Cancer Theranostics. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11 (30), 7940–7949. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SC02236E.

(47) Li, X.-Z.; Zhou, L.-P.; Hu, S.-J.; Cai, L.-X.; Guo, X.-Q.; Wang, Z.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Metal Ion Adaptive Self-Assembly of Photoactive Lanthanide-Based Supramolecular Hosts. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56 (32), 4416–4419. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC00936A.

(46) Zhu, Q.-Y.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.; Li, X.-Z.; Zhou, J.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Chiral Auxiliary and Induced Chiroptical Sensing with 5d/4f Lanthanide–Organic Macrocycles. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56 (19), 2861–2864. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CC09733C.

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(45) Hu, S.-J.; Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Coordination-Assembled Lanthanide-Organic Ln3L3 Sandwiches or Ln4L4 Tetrahedron: Structural Transformation and Luminescence Modulation. Chinese J. Chem. 2019, 37 (7), 657–662. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/cjoc.201900101.

(44) Yan, Q.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Zhou, H.-Y.; Wang, Z.; Cai, L.-X.; Guo, X.-Q.; Sun, X.-Q.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Metallopolymers Cross-Linked with Self-Assembled Ln4L4 Cages. Dalt. Trans. 2019, 48 (21), 7080–7084. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT05015E.

(43) Li, S.-C.; Cai, L.-X.; Zhou, L.-P.; Guo, F.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Supramolecular Synthesis of Coumarin Derivatives Catalyzed by a Coordination-Assembled Cage in Aqueous Solution. Sci. China Chem. 2019, 62 (6), 713–718. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-018-9427-4.

(42) Wu, S.-Y.; Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Fine-Tuned Visible and Near-Infrared Luminescence on Self-Assembled Lanthanide-Organic Tetrahedral Cages with Triazole-Based Chelates. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58 (10), 7091–7098. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00756.

(41) Zhu, Q.-Y.; Zhou, L.-P.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Strongly Luminescent 5d/4f Heterometal–Organic Macrocycles with Open Metal Sites: Post-Assembly Modification and Sensing. Dalt. Trans. 2019, 48 (14), 4479–4483. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9DT00710E.

(40) Sun, Q.-F.^*; Cao, X.-Y.^* Metal Organic Polyhedra: Special Issue in Honor of the 2019 Wolf Prize Laureate in Chemistry, Professor Makoto Fujita. Isr. J. Chem. 2019, 59 (3–4), 128–129. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201900049.

(39) Cheng, X.^*; Zhang, J.; Wang, H.; Wu, L.^*; Sun, Q.-F. Improving the Interlaminar Shear Strength and Thermal Conductivity of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Laminates by Utilizing the Graphene-Coated Carbon Fiber. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019, 136 (7), 47061. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/app.47061.

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(38) Wu, J.; Guo, M.; Li, X.-L.; Zhao, L.; Sun, Q.-F.^*; Layfield, R. A.^*; Tang, J.^* From Double-Shelled Grids to Supramolecular Frameworks. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54 (85), 12097–12100. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CC06411C.

(37) Cai, L.-X.; Yan, L.-L.; Li, S.-C.; Zhou, L.-P.; Sun, Q.-F.^*Stereocontrolled Self-Assembly and Photochromic Transformation of Lanthanide Supramolecular Helicates. Dalt. Trans. 2018, 47 (40), 14204–14210. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT01808A.

(36) Wang, Z.; Zhou, L.-P.; Zhao, T.-H.; Cai, L.-X.; Guo, X.-Q.; Duan, P.-F.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Hierarchical Self-Assembly and Chiroptical Studies of Luminescent 4d–4f Cages. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57 (13), 7982–7992. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01152.

(35) Cheng, X.^*; Yokozeki, T.; Wang, H.; Wu, L.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Simultaneous Enhancement of Electrical Conductivity and Mechanical Properties in Buckypaper-Reinforced Polydivinylbenzene(Doped Polyaniline) Composites. Compos. Sci. Technol. 2018, 161, 50–56. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2018.03.042.

(34) Li, S.-C.; Zhang, T.; Deng, X.-P.; Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.^*; Guo, F.^*; Sun, Q.-F. Squaric Acid-Directed Transformation of Metal-Organic Macrocycles. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2018, 92, 69–73. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2018.04.008.

(33) Fu, L.; Li, S.; Cai, Z.; Ding, Y.; Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Yuan, D.; Sun, Q.-F.; Li, G.^* Ligand-Enabled Site-Selectivity in a Versatile Rhodium(Ii)-Catalysed Aryl C–H Carboxylation with CO2. Nat. Catal. 2018, 1 (6), 469–478. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-018-0080-y.

(32) Guo, X.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Self-Assembled Bright Luminescent Lanthanide-Organic Polyhedra for Ratiometric Temperature Sensing. Chem. – A Eur. J. 2018, 24 (27), 6936–6940. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201801132.

(31) Cai, L.-X.; Li, S.-C.; Yan, D.-N.; Zhou, L.-P.; Guo, F.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Water-Soluble Redox-Active Cage Hosting Polyoxometalates for Selective Desulfurization Catalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (14), 4869–4876. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b00394.

(30) Zhang, T.; Zhang, G.-L.; Yan, Q.-Q.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.; Guo, X.-Q.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Self-Assembly of a Tetraphenylethylene-Based Capsule Showing Both Aggregation- and Encapsulation-Induced Emission Properties. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57 (7), 3596–3601. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02502.

(29) Li, X.-Z.; Zhou, L.-P.; Yan, L.-L.; Dong, Y.-M.; Bai, Z.-L.; Sun, X.-Q.; Diwu, J.; Wang, S.; Bünzli, J.-C.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* A Supramolecular Lanthanide Separation Approach Based on Multivalent Cooperative Enhancement of Metal Ion Selectivity. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9 (1), 547. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02940-7.

(28) Cheng, X.^*; Yokozeki, T.; Wu, L.; Koyanagi, J.; Wang, H.; Sun, Q.-F. The Enhancement Effect of Carbon-Based Nano-Fillers/Polyaniline Hybrids on the through-Thickness Electric Conductivity of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer. Compos. Part A Appl. Sci. Manuf. 2018, 105, 281–290. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.12.002.

(27) Yan, Q.-Q.; Hu, S.-J.; Zhang, G.-L.; Zhang, T.; Zhou, L.-P.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Coordination-Enhanced Luminescence on Tetra-Phenylethylene-Based Supramolecular Assemblies. Molecules 2018, 23 (2), 363. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23020363.

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(26) Liu, C.-L.; Zhang, R.-L.; Lin, C.-S.; Zhou, L.-P.; Cai, L.-X.; Kong, J.-T.; Yang, S.-Q.; Han, K.-L.^*; Sun, Q.-F.^* Intraligand Charge Transfer Sensitization on Self-Assembled Europium Tetrahedral Cage Leads to Dual-Selective Luminescent Sensing toward Anion and Cation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (36), 12474–12479. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b05157.

(25) Li, X.-Z.#; Zhou, L.-P.#; Yan, L.-L.; Yuan, D.-Q.; Lin, C.-S.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Evolution of Luminescent Supramolecular Lanthanide M2nL3n Complexes from Helicates and Tetrahedra to Cubes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (24), 8237–8244. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b02764.

(24) Zhang, T.; Zhou, L.-P.; Guo, X.-Q.; Cai, L.-X.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Adaptive Self-Assembly and Induced-Fit Transformations of Anion-Binding Metal-Organic Macrocycles. Nat. Commun. 2017, 8 (1), 15898. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15898.

(23) Cheng, X.^*; Yokozeki, T.; Yamamoto, M.; Wang, H.; Wu, L.; Koyanagi, J.; Sun, Q.-F. The Decoupling Electrical and Thermal Conductivity of Fullerene/Polyaniline Hybrids Reinforced Polymer Composites. Compos. Sci. Technol. 2017, 144, 160–168. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.03.030.

(22) Zhang, T.; Zhang, G.-L.; Zhou, L.-P.; Guo, X.-Q.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Stereocontrolled Self-Assembly of Luminescent Lanthanide Helicates and Their Enantiodifferentiation Using Δ-TRISPHAT as the NMR Resolving Agent. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2017, 28 (4), 550–554. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.03.007.

(21) Liu, C.-L.; Zhou, L.-P.; Tripathy, D.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Self-Assembly of Stable Luminescent Lanthanide Supramolecular M4L6 Cages with Sensing Properties toward Nitroaromatics. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53 (16), 2459–2462. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC00189D.

(20) Liu, L.; Lyu, G.; Liu, C.; Jiang, F.; Yuan, D.; Sun, Q.-F.; Zhou, K.; Chen, Q.^*; Hong, M.^* Controllable Reassembly of a Dynamic Metallocage: From Thermodynamic Control to Kinetic Control. Chem. – A Eur. J. 2017, 23 (2), 456–461. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201604540.

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(19) Cheng, X.; Yokozeki, T.; Wu, L.; Wang, H.; Zhang, J.; Koyanagi, J.; Weng, Z.; Sun, Q.-F. Electrical Conductivity and Interlaminar Shear Strength Enhancement of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers through Synergetic Effect between Graphene Oxide and Polyaniline. Compos. Part A Appl. Sci. Manuf. 2016, 90, 243–249. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.07.015.

(18) Guanglu, Z.; Ting, Z.; Lipeng, Z.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Capsid-Inspired Multi-Component Self-Assembly of Nanocontainers: Structure, Functionalization, and Applications. Prog. Chem. 2016, 28 (9), 1289–1298. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC160418.

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(17) Zhang, G.-L.; Zhou, L.-P.; Yuan, D.-Q.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Bottom-Up Construction of Mesoporous Nanotubes from 78-Component Self-Assembled Nanobarrels. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2015, 54 (34), 9844–9848. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201503295.

(16) Yan, L.-L.; Tan, C.-H.; Zhang, G.-L.; Zhou, L.-P.; Bünzli, J.-C.; Sun, Q.-F.^* Stereocontrolled Self-Assembly and Self-Sorting of Luminescent Europium Tetrahedral Cages. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137 (26), 8550–8555. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b03972.

(15) Zhou, L.-P.; Sun, Q.-F.^* A Self-Assembled Pd2L4 Cage That Selectively Encapsulates Nitrate. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51 (94), 16767–16770. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC07306E.

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(14) Jiang, X.-F.; Hau, F. K.-W.; Sun, Q.-F.; Yu, S.-Y.^*; Yam, V. W.-W.^* From {AuI···AuI}-Coupled Cages to the Cage-Built 2-D {AuI···AuI} Arrays: AuI···AuI Bonding Interaction Driven Self-Assembly and Their AgI Sensing and Photo-Switchable Behavior. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136 (31), 10921–10929. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja502295c.

(13) Sun, Q.-F.; Sato, S.; Fujita, M.^* An M12(L1)12(L2)12 Cantellated Tetrahedron: A Case Study on Mixed-Ligand Self-Assembly. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2014, 53 (49), 13510–13513. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201408652.

(12) Harris, K.; Sun, Q.-F.; Sato, S.; Fujita, M.^* M12L24 Spheres with Endo and Exo Coordination Sites: Scaffolds for Non-Covalent Functionalization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135 (34), 12497–12499. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja4043609.

(11) Zhao, C.; Sun, Q.-F.; Hart-Cooper, W. M.; DiPasquale, A. G.; Toste, F. D.^*; Bergman, R. G.^*; Raymond, K. N.^* Chiral Amide Directed Assembly of a Diastereo- and Enantiopure Supramolecular Host and Its Application to Enantioselective Catalysis of Neutral Substrates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135 (50), 18802–18805. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja411631v.

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(9) Sun, Q.-F.; Murase, T.; Sato, S.; Fujita, M.^* A Sphere-in-Sphere Complex by Orthogonal Self-Assembly. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2011, 50 (44), 10318–10321. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201104670.

(8) Sun, Q.-F.; Sato, S.; Fujita, M.^* Self-Assembled Inverse Dendrimer. Chem. Lett. 2011, 40 (7), 726–727. https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.2011.726.

(7) Sun, Q.-F.; Iwasa, J.; Ogawa, D.; Ishido, Y.; Sato, S.; Ozeki, T.; Sei, Y.; Yamaguchi, K.; Fujita, M.^* Self-Assembled M24L48 Polyhedra and Their Sharp Structural Switch upon Subtle Ligand Variation. Science (80-. ). 2010, 328 (5982), 1144–1147. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1188605.

(6) Liu, L.-X.; Huang, H.-P.; Li, X.; Sun, Q.-F.; Sun, C.-R.; Li, Y.-Z.; Yu, S.-Y.^* Coordination Molecular Hats Binding Acetonitrile via C–H⋯π Interactions. Dalt. Trans. 2008, No. 12, 1544–1546. https://doi.org/10.1039/B719605A.

(5) Sun, Q.-F.; Lee, T. K.-M.; Li, P.-Z.; Yao, L.-Y.; Huang, J.-J.; Huang, J.; Yu, S.-Y.^*; Li, Y.-Z.; Cheng, E. C.-C.; Yam, V. W.-W.^* Self-Assembly of a Neutral Luminescent Au12 Cluster with D2 Symmetry. Chem. Commun. 2008, No. 43, 5514–5516. https://doi.org/10.1039/B808646J.

(4) Yu, S.-Y.^*; Sun, Q.-F.; Lee, T. K.-M.; Cheng, E. C.-C.; Li, Y.-Z.^*; Yam, V. W.-W.^* Au36 Crown: A Macrocyclization Directed by Metal–Metal Bonding Interactions. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2008, 47 (24), 4551–4554. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200801001.

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(2) Yuan, P.-L.; Li, P.-Z.; Sun, Q.-F.; Liu, L.-X.; Gao, K.; Liu, W.-S.; Lu, X.-M.; Yu, S.-Y. Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Property of a One-Dimensional Co(II)-Formate Helical Coordination Polymer. J. Mol. Struct. 2008, 890 (1), 112–115. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2008.05.022.

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