Anion recognition-directed supramolecular catalysis with functional macrocycles and molecular cagesQi-Qiang Wang* Acc. Chem. Res. 2024, 57, 3227-3240. 

Machine learning-assisted amidase-catalytic enantioselectivity prediction and rational design of variants for improving enantioselectivity

Zi-Lin Li, Shuxin Pei, Ziying Chen, Teng-Yu Huang, Xu-Dong Wang, Lin Shen,* Xuebo Chen,* Qi-Qiang Wang, De-Xian Wang, Yu-Fei Ao* Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 8778.

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Spontaneous transition between multiple conductance states and rectifying behaviors in an artificial single-molecule funnelJia-Fen Lin, Xu-Dong Wang, Yu-Fei Ao, Qi-Qiang Wang,* De-Xian Wang* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202411702.(Very Important Paper;  ICCAS Research Progress News;  Featured in WileyChem WeChat Official Accounts)   

 Practical machine learning-assisted design protocol for protein engineering: Transaminase engineering for the conversion of bulky substrates

Marian J. Menke, Yu-Fei Ao,* Uwe T. Bornscheuer* ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 6462-6469.    

Anion−carbonyl interactions

Jun Zhu, De-Hui Tuo, Xu-Dong Wang,* Yu-Fei Ao, Qi-Qiang Wang, De-Xian Wang* Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 5984-5988.   

Regulating spin density using TEMPOL molecules for enhanced CO₂-to-ethylene conversion by HKUST-1 framework derived electrocatalysts

Baipeng Yin, Can Wang, Shijie Xie, Jianmin Gu, Hua Sheng,* De-Xian Wang,* Jiannian Yao, Chuang Zhang* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202405873.

Recent progress in chiral zeolites: Structure, synthesis, characterization and applications

Teng-Yu Huang, Junliang Sun, De-Xian Wang,* Qi-Qiang Wang* Chin. Chem. Lett. 2024, 35, 109758.

Selective alkane desaturation catalyzed by molecular cage copper complexes under mild conditions

Hao Sun, Xue-Yuan Wang, Xu-Dong Wang, Yu-Fei Ao, De-Xian Wang, Qi-Qiang Wang* CCS Chem. 2024, 6, 1876-1884.

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Chiral bis-phosphate macrocycles for catalytic, efficient, and enantioselective electrophilic fluorination

Lie-Wei Zhang, Xu-Dong Wang, Yu-Fei Ao, De-Xian Wang, Qi-Qiang Wang* Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202400498.

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Mimicking the shape and function of the ClC chloride channel selective pore by combining a molecular hourglass shape with anion–π interactions

Wen-Long Huang, Xu-Dong Wang, Yu-Fei Ao, Qi-Qiang Wang, De-Xian Wang* Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202304222.

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Ultracycles consisting of macrocycles

Wen-Hui Mi, Teng-Yu Huang, Yu-Fei Ao, Xu-Dong Wang, Qi-Qiang Wang,* De-Xian Wang* Chin. Chem. Lett. 2024, 35, 109077.

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Chiral benzene triimide (BTI) radical anions for probing the interplay of unpaired electron spin and chirality

De-Hui Tuo, Yu-Fei Ao, Qi-Qiang Wang, De-Xian Wang* Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202302954.

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Data-driven protein engineering for improving catalytic activity and selectivity

Yu-Fei Ao,* Mark Dӧrr, Marian J. Menke, Stefan Born, Egon Heuson, Uwe T. Bornscheuer* ChemBioChem 2024, 25, e202300754.