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Using azaacene as an acceptor unit to construct an ultraefficient red fluorophore with an EQE over 40%

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Fluorescent Macrocyclic Arenes: Synthesis and Applications

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Highly Efficient Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters with a Triphenylamine‐Based Macrocyclic Donor

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Self‐Contained Calix[3]Acridans with Macrocyclization Induced TADF Property for Highly Selective Recognition of Fe3+ and Detection of Oxidation Degree of Pyrite Medicinal Herbs

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Thermally activated delayed fluorescence enhanced by macrocyclization

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A supramolecular photosensitizer based on triphenylamine and pyrazine with aggregation-induced emission properties for high-efficiency photooxidation reactions

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Design and Synthesis of New Type of Macrocyclic Architectures Used for Optoelectronic Materials and Supramolecular Chemistry

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Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Applications of Nitrogen-Containing Macrocyclic Arenes

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Cyclic Array of Twisted Donor–Acceptor Conjugates Leading to Deep Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence

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Acetal[6]Arenes: Rigid Chirality‐on‐Annulus Macrocycles Promoting Charge‐Transfer Co‐Assembly With Exceptional (Chiro)Optical Properties

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TPE[2]arenes: Luminescent macrocyclic arenes with aggregation-induced emission and Al3+ detection

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Calix[n]azanediyldibenzoate: Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond-Assisted Synthesis, Acidichromism, and Oriented Self-Assembly

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Intramolecular Through-Space Interactions Induced Emission of Pillar[4]arene[1]dicyanobenzene

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Fluorescent Macrocyclic Arenes: Synthesis and Applications

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A state-switchable TADF macrocycle for multi-analyte sensing and hydrogen gas-driven emission enhancement

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Phenacetin[3]Arenes: Mannich‐Type Macrocyclization, Unique Structure, Versatile Functionalization, and Strong Allosteric Binding

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Acetal[6]Arenes: Rigid Chirality‐on‐Annulus Macrocycles Promoting Charge‐Transfer Co‐Assembly With Exceptional (Chiro)Optical Properties

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Angewandte Chemie, 2026
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Phenacetin[3]Arenes: Mannich‐Type Macrocyclization, Unique Structure, Versatile Functionalization, and Strong Allosteric Binding

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One‐step Macrocycle‐to‐Macrocycle Conversion Towards Two New Macrocyclic Arenes with Different Structures and Properties

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