Graduate and Postdoctoral Publications

25. A solid-state switch containing an electrochemically switchable bistable poly[n]rotaxane
W. Zhang, E. DeIonno, W. R. Dichtel, L. Fang, A. Trabolsi, J.-C. Olsen, D. Benítez, J. R. Heath and J. F. Stoddart. J. Mater. Chem. 201121, 1487-1495.

24. High Hopes: Can Molecular Electronics Realise it’s Potential?
Coskun, A; Spruell, J. M.; Barin, G.; Dichtel, W. R.; Flood, A. H.; Botros, Y. Y.; Stoddart, J. F. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41, 4827-4859

23. Complexation between Methyl Viologen (Paraquat) Bis(Hexafluorophosphate) and Dibenzo[24]Crown-8 Revisited
T. B. Gasa, J. M. Spruell, W. R. Dichtel, T. J. Sørensen, D. Philp, J. F. Stoddart, P. Kuzmic, Chem. Eur. J. 200915, 106-116.

22. Facile post-polymerization end-modification of RAFT polymers
J. M. Spruell, B. A. Levy, A. Sutherland, W. R. Dichtel, J. Cheng, J. F. Stoddart, A. Nelson, J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polm. Chem. 2009, 47, 346-356.

21. Alternate State Variables for Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices
Galatsis, K.; Khitun, A.; Ostroumov, R.; Wang, K.L.; Dichtel, W.R.; IEEE Trans. Nanotechnol. 2009, 8, 66-75

21. Heterogeneous Catalysis Through Microcontact Printing
J. M. Spruell, B. A. Sheriff, D. I. Rozkiewicz, W. R. Dichtel, R. D. Rohde, D. N. Reinhoudt, J. F. Stoddart, J. R. Heath, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 200847, 9927-9932.

20. Kinetic and thermodynamic approaches for the efficient formation of mechanical bonds
W. R. Dichtel, O. Š. Miljanić, W. Zhang, J. M. Spruell, K. Patel, I. Aprahamian, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart, Acc. Chem. Res. 200841, 1750-1761.

19. A redox-switchable α-cyclodextrin-based [2]rotaxane
Y.-L. Zhao, W. R. Dichtel, A. Trabolsi, S. Saha, I. Aprahamian, J. F. Stoddart, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008130, 11294–11296.

18. A one-pot synthesis of constitutionally unsymmetrical rotaxanes using sequential Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloadditions
J. M. Spruell, W. R. Dichtel, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart, Chem. Eur. J. 200814, 4168-4177.

17. Folding induced in a donor–acceptor polyrotaxane using secondary noncovalent bonding interactions
W. Zhang, W. R. Dichtel, A. Z. Stieg, D. Benítez, J. K. Gimzewski, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2008105, 6514-6519.

16. An enzyme-triggered nanovalve
K. Patel, S. Angelos, W. R. Dichtel, A. Coskun, Y.-W. Yang, J. I. Zink, J. F. Stoddart, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008130, 2382-2383.

15. Rotaxanes and catenanes by click chemistry
O. Š. Miljanić, W. R. Dichtel, I. Aprahamian, R. D. Rohde, H. D. Agnew, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart, QSAR Comb. Sci. 200726, 1165-1174.

14. Clicked mechanically interlocked molecules
I. Aprahamian, O. Š. Miljanić, W. R. Dichtel, K. Isoda, T. Yasuda, T. Kato, J. F. Stoddart, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2007, 80, 1856-1869.

13. Structural and co-conformational effects of alkyne-derived subunits in charged donor-acceptor [2]catenanes
O. Š. Miljanić, W. R. Dichtel, S. I. Khan, S. Mortezaei, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007129, 8236-8246.

12. Designing bistable [2]rotaxanes for molecular electronic devices
W. R. Dichtel, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. London Ser. A. 2007365, 1607-1625.

11. A liquid crystalline bistable [2]rotaxane
I. Aprahamian, T. Yasuda, T. Ikeda, S. Saha, W. R. Dichtel, K. Isoda, T. Kato, J. F. Stoddart, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 200746, 4675-4679.

9. Modular synthesis and dynamics of a variety of donor-acceptor interlocked compounds prepared by a click chemistry approach
A. B. Braunschweig, W. R. Dichtel, O. Š. Miljanić, M. A. Olson, J. M. Spruell, S. I. Khan, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart, Chem. Asian J. 20072, 634-647.

8. A clicked bistable [2]rotaxane
I. Aprahamian, W. R. Dichtel, T. Ikeda, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart,Org. Lett. 20079, 1287-1290.

7. Cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene)-based [2]catenanes prepared by kinetically controlled reactions involving alkynes
O. Š. Miljanić, W. R. Dichtel, S. Mortezaei, J. F. Stoddart, Org. Lett. 20068, 4835-4838.

6. Efficient templated synthesis of donor-acceptor rotaxanes using click chemistry
W. R. Dichtel, O. Š. Miljanić, J. M. Spruell, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006128, 10388-10390.

5. Amphiphilic diblock star polymer catalysts via atom transfer radical polymerization
W. R. Dichtel, K.-Y. Baek, J. M. J. Fréchet, I. B. Rietveld, S. A. Vinogradov, J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polm. Chem. 2006, 44, 4939-4951.

4. Light-harvesting chromophores with metalated porphyrin cores for turned photosensitization of singlet oxygen via two-photon excited FRET
M. A. Oar, W. R. Dichtel, J. M. Serin, J. M. J. Fréchet, J. E. Rogers, J. E. Slagle, P. A. Fleitz, L. S. Tan, T. Y. Ohulchanskyy, P. N. Prasad. Chem. Mater. 200618, 3682-3692.

3. Functionally layered dendrimers: a new tetravalent building block and its application to multichromophoric light harvesting systems
W. R. Dichtel, S. Hecht, J. M. J. Fréchet, Org. Lett. 20057, 4451-4454.

2. Photosensitization of singlet oxygen via two-photon excited FRET in aqueous media
M. A. Oar, J. M. Serin, W. R. Dichtel, Y. Tao, B. A. Helms, J. M. J. Fréchet, T. Y. Ohulchanskyy, P. N. Prasad. Chem. Mater. 200517, 2267-2275.

1. Singlet Oxygen Generation via Two-Photon Excited FRET
W. R. Dichtel, J. M. Serin, C. Edder, J. M. J. Fréchet, M. Mastuszewski, L.-S. Tan, T. Y. Ohulchanskyy, P. N. Prasad J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004126, 5380-5381.