Yu-He Xu, Wen-Juan Tian, Alvaro Munoz-Castro, Gernot Frenking, Zhong-Ming Sun*
"An all-metal fullerene: [K@Au12Sb20]5-"
Science, 2023, 382(6672), 840-843. Highlighted by C&EN
Xu-Hui Yue, Wei-Xing Chen, Tao Yang, Alvaro Muñoz-Castro, Gernot Frenking, Zhong-Ming Sun*
Carbon-free sandwich compounds based on Arsenic and Antimony with icosahedral metal cores
Nature Synth., 2023, 2, 423-429
Wei-Qiang Zhang, Zi-Sheng Li, John E. McGrady,* Zhong-Ming Sun*
Synthesis and Characterization of [Fe3(As3)3(As4)]3–, a Binary Fe/As Zintl Cluster Containing an Fe3 Core
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202217316
Zi-Chuan Wang, Lei Qiao, Zhong-Ming Sun*, Manfred Scheer.
Inorganic Ferrocene Analogue [Fe(P4)2]2-
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 6698-6702 (JACS spotlight, ACS Editors' Choice, highlighted by Chemistry World, ChemistryViews, Nature Synthesis)
Harry W. T. Morgan, Cong-Cong Shu, Zhong-Ming Sun*, John E. McGrady*
A missing link in the growth of lead-based Zintl clusters: isolation of the dimeric plumbaspherene [Cu4Pb22]4–
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 8007-8017
Hong-Lei Xu, N. V. Tkachenko, D. W. Szczepanik, I. A. Popov, A. Muñoz-Castro, A. I. Boldyrev,* Zhong-Ming Sun*
Symmetry Collapse due to the Presence of Multiple Local Aromaticity in [Ge24]4-
Nature Commun. 2022, 13, 2149 (Feature Article)
Yi Wang, John E. McGrady, Zhong-Ming Sun*
Solution-Based Group 14 Zintl Anions: New Frontiers and Discoveries
Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54, 1506-1516
Yu-He Xu, Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Ivan A. Popov, Lei Qiao, Alvaro Muñoz-Castro, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Zhong-Ming Sun*.
Ternary aromatic and anti-aromatic clusters derived from the hypho species [Sn2Sb5]3−
Nature Commun., 2021, 12, 4465.
Hong-Lei Xu, Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Alvaro Muñoz-Castro, Alexander I. Boldyrev*, Zhong- Ming Sun*.
[Sn8]6--bridged mixed-valence Zn(I)/Zn(II) in {[K2ZnSn8(ZnMes)]2}4- Inverse Sandwich-Type Cluster Supported by Zn(I)-Zn(I) Bond.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 9990-9995.
Hong-Lei Xu, Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Zi-Chuan Wang, Wei-Xing Chen, Lei Qiao, A. Muñoz- Castro, A. I. Boldyrev*, Zhong-Ming Sun*.
A Sandwich-Type Cluster Containing Ge@Pd3 Planar Fragment Flanked by Aromatic Nonagermanide Caps.
Nature Commun., 2020, 11, 5286. (Feature Article)
Lei Qiao, Chao Zhang, Cong-Cong Shu, Harry Morgan, John E. McGrady*, Zhong-Ming Sun*.
[Cu4@E18]4– (E=Sn, Pb): Fused Derivatives of Endohedral Stannaspherene and Plumbaspherene.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142(31), 13288–13293.
Hong-Lei Xu, Ivan A. Popov, Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Zi-Chuan Wang, Alvaro Muñoz- Castro, A.I. Boldyrev,* Zhong-Ming Sun*.
σ-Aromaticity-Induced Stabilization of Heterometallic Supertetrahedral Clusters [Zn6Ge16]4– and [Cd6Ge16]4–.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 17286–17290. (Hot Paper)
Cong-Cong Shu, Harry W. T. Morgan, Lei Qiao, John E. McGrady*, Zhong-Ming Sun*.
A family of lead clusters with precious metal cores.
Nature Commun., 2020, 11, 3477. (Feature Article)
Chao Liu, N. V. Tkachenko, I. A. Popov, N. Fedik, Xue Min, C.-Q. Xu, Jun Li, J. E. McGrady, A. I. Boldyrev, Zhong-Ming Sun*
Structure and Bonding in [Sb@In8Sb12]3− and [Sb@In8Sb12]5−.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 8367-8371. (Inside Cover)
Ivan A. Popov, Fu-Xing Pan, X.-R. You, Lei-Jiao Li, E. Matito, C. Liu, H.-J. Zhai, Zhong- Ming Sun,* and Alexander I. Boldyrev*.
Peculiar All-Metal sigma-Aromaticity of the [Au2Sb16]4- Anion in the Solid.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55(49), 15344–15346.
Xue Min, Ivan A. Popov, Fu-Xing Pan, Lei-Jiao Li, Eduard Matito, Zhong-Ming Sun,* Lai-Sheng Wang, Alexander I. Boldyrev*.
All-Metal Antiaromaticity in Sb4-Type Lanthanocene Anions.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55(18), 5531-5535. (For a highlight of this paper, see: Ritter, S. K. “Cyclic antimony complexes take aromaticity to a new level, Chemical & Engineering News, 2016, 94, P5)
Fu-Xing Pan, Lei-Jiao Li, Ying-Jin Wang, Jin-Chang Guo, Hua-Jin Zhai*, Li Xu, and Zhong-Ming Sun*.
An All-Metal Aromatic Sandwich Complex [Sb3Au3Sb3]3-.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 10954-10957. (For a highlight of this paper, see: Ritter, S. K. “All-Metal Sandwich Is Now On The Menu,Chemical & Engineering News 2015,93 (34) 24. This article was also featured as a JACS spotlight)
Jing Zhang, Jun-Feng Liu, Angel Ugrinov, Anthony F. X. Pillai, Zhong-Ming Sun*, Pinjing Zhao*
Methoxy-Directed Aryl-to-Aryl 1,3-Rhodium Migration
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135 (46), 17270–17273