86. B. Balamut, R. Hughes, I. Aprahamian,* Tuning the Properties of Hydrazone/Isosorbide-Based Switchable Chiral Dopants, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 35, 24561–24569
84. B. Shao, H. Fu, I. Aprahamian,* A molecular anion pump, Science 2024, 385, 544–549

Highlighted in Dartmouth News, MSN, ScienMag, ChemEurope, Smart Water Magazine, Mirage News, PhyOrg, EurekaAlert, Bioengineer, ScienceNet
83. Q. Qi, S. Huang, X. Liu,* I. Aprahamian,* 1,2-BF2 Shift and Photoisomerization Induced Multichromatic Response, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 6471–6475
82. S. Zhang, Y. An, X.-M. Chen, I. Aprahamian,* Q. Li,* ​Mechanically Interlocked Luminescent Molecules, Responsive Materials 2023, 1, e20230023
81. G. C. Thaggard, K. C. Park, J. Lim, B. K. P. M. Kankanamalage, J. Haimerl, G. R. Wilson, M. K. McBride, K. L. Forrester, E. R. Adelson, V. S. Arnold, S. T. Wetthasinghe, V. A. Rassolov, M. D. Smith, D. Sosnin, I. Aprahamian, M. Karmakar, S. K. Bag, A. Thakur, M. Zhang, B. Z. Tang, J. A. Castaño, M. N. Chaur, M. M. Lerch, R. A. Fischer, J. Aizenberg, R. Herges, J.-M. Lehn & N. B. Shustova,* ​Breaking the photoswitch speed limit, Nat. Comm. 2023, 14, 7556
80. Q. Qiu, Q. Qi, J. Usuba, K. Lee, I. Aprahamian,* G. G. D. Han,* ​Visible Light Activated Energy Storage in Solid-State Azo-BF2 Switches, Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 11359–11364

Part of the 2023 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection
79. H. Fu, S. Pramanik, I. Aprahamian,* ​Metal and Proton Relay-Controlled Hierarchical Multistep Switching Cascade, J. Am Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 36, 19554–19560
78. I. Aprahamian,* S. M. Goldup,* Non-equilibrium Steady States in Catalysis, Molecular Motors, and Supramolecular Materials: Why Networks and Language Matter​, J. Am Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 26, 14169–14183
77. A. N. Bismillah, I. Aprahamian,* Boron difluoride hydrazone (BODIHY) complexes: A new class of fluorescent molecular rotors, J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2023, e4485
76.  G. C. Thaggard, G. A. Leith, D. Sosnin, C. R. Martin, K. C. Park, M. K. McBride, J. Lim, B. J. Yarbrough, B. K. P. M. Kankanamalage, G. R. Wilson, A. R. Hill, M. D. Smith, S. Garashchuk, A. B. Greytak, I. Aprahamian,* N. B. Shustova,*  Confinement-Driven Photophysics in Hydrazone-Based Hierarchical Materials, 
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202211776

Selected as VIP (Very Important Paper)
75.  Q. Qiu, S. Yang, M. A. Gerkman, H. Fu, I. Aprahamian,* G. G. D. Han,*  Photon Energy Storage in Strained Cyclic Hydrazones: Emerging Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage Compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 12627–12631
74. L.-Q. Zheng, S. Yang, S. Krähenbühl, V. V. Rybkin, J. Lan, I. Aprahamian,* R. Zenobi,* Effect of the alkyl linker length on the photoisomerization of hydrazone switches on metal surfaces, Mater. Today Chem. 2022, 24, 100797

Special issue for "Fraser’s 80th birthday"
73. S. Yang, J. D. Harris, A. Lambai, L. L. Jeliazkov, G. Mohanty, H. Zeng, A. Priimagi, I. Aprahamian,* Multistage Reversible Tg Photomodulation and Hardening of Hydrazone-Containing Polymers, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 16348-16353
72. R. Liang, J. Samanta, B. Shao, M. Zhang, R. J. Staples, A. D. Chen, M. Tang, Y. Wu, I. Aprahamian,* C. Ke,* A Heteromeric Carboxylic-acid-based Single Crystalline Crosslinked Organic Framework, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 23176-23181

Selected as VIP (Very Important Paper)
71. S. Yang, D. Larsen, M. Pellegrini, S. Meier, D. F. Mierke,* S. R. Beeren,* I. Aprahamian,* Dynamic enzymatic synthesis of γ-cyclodextrin using a photoremovable hydrazone template, Chem 2021, 7, 2190-2200.

​Highlighted in C&EN, COSMOS, Dartmouth News,​NRC and ChemistryWorld
70. A. N. Bismillah,* I. Aprahamian,* Fundamental studies to emerging applications of pyrrole-BF2 (BOPHY) fluorophores, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 5631-5649
69. B. Shao, I. Aprahamian,* Hydrazones as New Molecular Tools, Chem 2020, 6, 2162-2173
68. I. Aprahamian,* The Future of Molecular Machines​, ACS Cent. Sci. 2020, 6, 347-358
67. B. Shao, I. Aprahamian,* Planarization‐Induced Activation Wavelength Red‐Shift and Thermal Half‐Life Acceleration in Hydrazone Photoswitches, ChemistryOpen 2020, ​9, 191-194

Contribution to a special issue dedicated to the 80th birthday of Jean-Marie Lehn
66. X. Guo, B. Shao, S. Zhou, I. Aprahamian,* Z. Chen,* Visualizing intracellular particles and precise control of drug release using an emissive hydrazone photochrome, Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 3016-3021
65. A. Iagatti, B. Shao, A. Credi, B. Ventura,* I. Aprahamian,* Di Donato, M., Ultrafast processes triggered by one- and two-photon excitation of a photochromic and luminescent hydrazone, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2438–2446
64. L.-Q. Zheng, S. Yang, J. Lan, L. Gyr, G. Goubert, H. Qian, I. Aprahamian,* R. Zenobi,* Solution phase and surface photoisomerization of a hydrazone switch with long thermal half-life,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 17637–17645
63. B. Shao, N. Stankewitz, J. A. Morris, M. D. Liptak, I. Aprahamian,* White-light emission from a structurally simple hydrazone, Chem. Commun.  2019, ​5, 9551-9554
62. B. Shao, I. Aprahamian,* pH-Induced Fluorescence and Thermal Relaxation Rate Modulation in a Hydrazone Photoswitch, ChemPhotoChem 2019, 3, 361-364

​Contribution to a special issue on Photoresponsive Molecular Switches and Machines
61. B. Shao, H. Qian, Q. Li, I. Aprahamian,* Structure Property Analysis of the Solution and Solid-State Properties of Bistable Photochromic Hydrazones, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 8364-8371
60. A. Ryabchun, Q. Li, F. Lancia, I. Aprahamian,* N. Katsonis,* Shape-Persistent Actuators from Hydrazone Photoswitches, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1196-1200
59. M. J. Moran, M. Magrini, D. M. Walba, I. Aprahamian,* Driving a Liquid Crystal Phase Transition Using a Photochromic Hydrazone, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 13623-13627
58. B. Shao, M. Baroncini, H. Qian, L. Bussotti, M. Di Donato, A. Credi,* I. Aprahamian,* Solution and Solid-State Emission Toggling of a Photochromic Hydrazone, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12323-12327

​Highlighted in C&EN
57. Q. Li, H. Qian, B. Shao, Ru. P. Hughes, I. Aprahamian,* Building Strain with Large Macrocycles and Using It To Tune the Thermal Half-Lives of Hydrazone Photochromes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 11829-11835

Highlighted as spotlight
56. J. D. Harris, M. J. Moran, I. Aprahamian,* New Molecular Switch Architectures, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2018, 115, 9414-9422
55. H. Qian, S. Pramanik, I. Aprahamian,* Photochromic Hydrazone Switches with Extremely Long Thermal Half-Lives, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 9140-9143
54. I. Aprahamian,* Hydrazone Switches and Things in Between, ChemCommun 2017, 53, 6674-6684
53. H. Qian, B. Shao, I. Aprahamian,* Visible-Light Fluorescence Photomodulation in Azo-BF2 Switches, Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 4901-4904

Invited contribution to the Tetrahedron Symposium-in-Print dedicated to Professor Ben Feringa
52. V. Carboni, X. Su, H. Qian, I. Aprahamian,* A. Credi,* Blue-Light-Emitting Triazolopyridinium and Triazoloquinolinium Salts, ChemPhotoChem 2017, 1, 222-229
H. Qian, Y.-Y. Wang, D.-S. Guo, I. Aprahamian,* Controlling the Isomerization Rate of an Azo-BF2 Switch Using Aggregation , J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 1037-1040
50. H. Qian, E. M. Cousins, E. H. Horak, A. Wakefield, M. D. Liptak,* I. Aprahamian,* Suppression of Kasha's rule as a mechanism for fluorescent molecular rotors and aggregation-induced emission, Nature. Chem. 2017, 9, 83-87

​This paper was highlighted in Science Daily, PhysOrg, and other news outlets.
49. S. Pramanik, I. Aprahamian,* Hydrazone Switch-Based Negative Feedback Loop, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 15142-15145
48. I. Aprahamian,* Molecular machines: Molecules bearing robotic arms, Nat. Chem. 2016, 8, 97-99.
47. H. Qian, I. Aprahamian,* An emissive and pH switchable hydrazone-based hydrogel, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 11158-11161
46. J. T. Foy, D. Ray, I. Aprahamian,* Regulating signal enhancement with coordination-coupled deprotonation of a hydrazone switch, Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 209-213
45. L. Tatum, J. T. Foy, I. Aprahamian,* Waste management of chemically activated switches: using a photoacid to eliminate accumulation of side products, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17438-17441

​This communication was highlighted in Science Daily, PhysOrg, and LaserFocusWorld. It was also featured in JACS Spotlights
44. Y. Yang, R. P. Hughes, I. Aprahamian,* Near-Infrared Light Activated Azo BF2 Switches, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 13190-13193.
43. M.L. Croteau, X. Su, D. E. Wilcox, I. Aprahamian,* Metal Coordination and Isomerization of a Hydrazone Switch, ChemPlusChem 2014, 79, 1214-1224.

​Invited contribution to the Early Career Series
42. L. Tatum, X. Su, I. Aprahamian,* Simple Hydrazone Building Blocks for Complicated Functional Materials, Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 2141-2149.

​Invited contribution to the special issue on Responsive Host Guest Systems.
41. X. Su, I. Aprahamian,* Hydrazone-based switches, metallo-assemblies and sensors, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2014, 43, 1963-1981.

Invited contribution to the special issue on Supramolecular and Dynamic Covalent Reactivity Check out the inside front cover.
​40. X. Su, I. Aprahamian,* Zinc(II)-Regulation of Hydrazone Switch Isomerization Kinetics, Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 5952-5955.
39. X. Su, S. Voskian, R. P. Hughes, I. Aprahamian,* Manipulating Liquid-Crystal Properties Using a pH Activated Hydrazone Switch, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 10734-10739.

This communication was highlighted in C&EN , Medical News Today , Wiley-VCH Hot Topics , Chemistry Views, Liquid Crystals Today , and as a frontispiece.
38. T. F. Robbins, H. Qian, X. Su, R. P. Hughes, I. Aprahamian,* Cyanide Detection Using a Triazolopyridinium Salt, Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2386-2389.
37. X. Su, M. Liptak, I. Aprahamian,* Water Soluble Triazolopyridinium Salts as Tunable Blue Light Emitters, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 4160-4162.

Invited contribution to the 2013 Chem Commun Emerging Investigator Issue.
36. Y. Yang, R. P. Hughes, I. Aprahamian,* Visible Light Switching of a BF2-Coordinated Azo Compound, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 15221-15224.

This communication was highlighted in C&EN.
35. X. Su, M. Lokov, A. Kutt, I. Leito, I. Aprahamian,* Unusual para-Substituent Effects on the Intramolecular Hydrogen-Bond in Hydrazone-Based Switches, Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 10490-10492.

​Invited contribution to the "Aromaticity" special issue.
34. D. Ray, J. T. Foy, R. P. Hughes, I. Aprahamian,* A switching cascade of hydrazone-based rotary switches through coordination-coupled proton relays, Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 757-762.

The paper was highlighted in the News and Views section of Nature Chemistry.
33. X. Su, T. Lessing, I. Aprahamian,* The Importance of the Rotor in Hydrazone-Based Molecular Switches, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 872-876.

​Invited contribution to the "Molecular Switches and Cages" special issue.
32. J. T. Foy, E. B. Wilkes, I. Aprahamian, Self-Assembly of Benzyl Cyclopentadienyl Lithium, CrystEngComm 2012, 14, 6126-6128.

​Invited contribution to the "New Talent Americas" special issue.
31. Y. Yang, X. Su, C. Carroll, I. Aprahamian, Aggregation Induced Emission in BF2-Hydrazone (BODIHY) Complexes, Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 610-613.

This paper was one of the top 10 most accessed papers in November 2011. In addition, it was highlighted by ACS Noteworthy Chemistry.
30. S. M. Landge, K. Tkatchouk, D. Benitez, D. A. Lanfranchi. M. Elhabiri, W. A. Goddard III, I. Aprahamian,* Isomerization Mechanism in Hydrazone-Based Rotary Switches: Lateral Shift, Rotation, or Tautomerization?, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 9812-9823.
29. X. Su, T. F. Robbins, I. Aprahamian,* Switching Through Coordination-Coupled Proton Transfer, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1841-1844.
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27. S. M. Landge, I. Aprahamian,* pH Activated Configurational Rotary Switch: Controlling the E/Z Isomerization in Hydrazones, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 18269-18271.
26. T. Yasuda, K. Tanabe, K. K. Coti, I. Aprahamian, J. F. Stoddart, T. Kato, A Redox-Switchable [2]Rotaxane in a Liquid-Crystalline State, Chem. Commun. 2010, 1224-1226.
This paper was selected as a Hot Paper and Highlighted in NPG Asia Materials.

25. A. Trabolsi, A. C. Fahrenbach, S. K. Dey, A. I. Share, D. C. Friedman, S. Basu, T. B. Gasa, N. M. Khashab, S. Saha, I. Aprahamian, H. A. Khatib, A. H. Flood, J. F. Stoddart, A Tristable [2]Pseudo[2]Rotaxane, Chem. Commun. 2010, 871-873.

24. Y.-L Zhao, W. R. Dichtel, A. H. Trabolsi, S. Saha, I. Aprahamian, J. F. Stoddart, A Redox-Switchable α-Cyclodextrin-Based [2]Rotaxane, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 11294-11296.

23. W. R. Dichtel, O. Š. Miljanic, W. Zhang, J. M. Spruell, K. Patel, I. Aprahamian, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Approaches for the Efficient Formation of Mechanical Bonds, Acc. Chem. Res. 2008, 41, 1750-1761.

22. A. Coskun, S. Saha, I. Aprahamian, J. F. Stoddart, A Reverse Donor-Acceptor Bistable [2]Catenane, Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 3187-3190.

21. Y.-L. Zhao, I. Aprahamian, A. H. Trabolsi, N. Erina, J. F. Stoddart, Organogel Formation by a Cholesterol-Stoppered Bistable [2]Rotaxane and Its Dumbbell Precursor, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 6348-6350.

20. I. Aprahamian, J.-C. Olsen, A. H. Trabolsi, J. F. Stoddart, Tetrathiafulvalene Radical Cation Dimerization in a Bistable Tripodal [4]Rotaxane, Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 3889-3895.

19. O. Š. Miljanic, W. R. Dichtel, I. Aprahamian, R. D. Rohde, H. D. Agnew, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart, Rotaxanes and Catenanes by Click Chemistry, QSAR Comb. Sci. 2007, 27, 1165-1174. (Invited Review)

18. I. Aprahamian, O. Š. Miljanic, W. R. Dichtel, K. Isoda, T. Yasuda, T. Kato, J. F. Stoddart, Clicked Interlocked Molecules, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2007, 80, 1856-1869. (Invited Review - Back Cover)

17. S. Kang, I. Aprahamian, J. F. Stoddart, Pirouetting in Chiral [2]Catenanes, Israel J. Chem. 2007, 47, 253-262. (Equal contribution with S. K.)

16. I. Aprahamian, T. Yasuda, T. Ikeda, S. Saha, W. R. Dichtel, K. Isoda, T. Kato, J. F. Stoddart, A Liquid Crystalline Bistable [2]Rotaxane, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 4675-4679.

15. T. Ikeda, I. Aprahamian, J. F. Stoddart, The Blue-Colored Donor-Acceptor [2]Rotaxane, Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 1481-1484.

14. I. Aprahamian, W. R. Dichtel, T. Ikeda, J. R. Heath, J. F. Stoddart, A Clicked Bistable [2]Rotaxane, Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 1287-1290.

13. T. Ikeda, S. Saha, I. Aprahamian, K. C.-F. Leung, A. Williams, W.-Q. Deng, A. H. Flood, W. A. Goddard III, J. F. Stoddart, Toward Electrochemically-Controllable Tristable Three-Station [2]Catenanes, Chem. Asian J. 2007, 2, 76-93.

12. S. Nygaard, K. C.-F. Leung, I. Aprahamian, T. Ikeda, S. Saha, B. W. Laursen, S.-Y. Kim, S. W. Hansen, P. C. Stein, A. H. Flood, J. F. Stoddart, J. O. Jeppesen, Functionally Rigid Bistable [2]Rotaxanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 960-970.

11. R. J. Vermeil, D. O. Miller, L. N. Dawe, I. Aprahamian, T. Sheradsky, M. Rabinovitz, G. J. Bodwell, Mixed [2.2]Cyclophanes of Pyrene and Benzene, Aust. J. Chem. 2010, 63, 1703-1716.

10. I. Aprahamian, H. A. Wegner, T. Sternfeld, K. Rauch, A. de Meijere, T. Sheradsky, L. T. Scott, M. Rabinovitz, Anions and Polyanions of Oligoindenopyrenes: Modes of Electron Delocalization and Dimerization, Chem. Asian J. 2006, 1, 678-685.

9. A. de Meijere, B. Stulgies, K. Albrecht, K. Rauch, H. A. Wegner, H. Hopf, L. T. Scott, L. Eshdat, I. Aprahamian, M. Rabinovitz, New Interesting Molecular Topologies by Way of Modern Cross-Coupling Reactions, Pure Appl. Chem. 2006, 78, 813-830.

8. I. Aprahamian, D. V. Preda, M. Bancu, A. P. Belanger, T. Sheradsky, L. T. Scott, M. Rabinovitz, Reduction of Bowl-Shaped Hydrocarbons: Dianions and Tetraanions of Annelated Corannulenes, J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 290-298.

7. I. Aprahamian, D. Eisenberg, R. E. Hoffman, T. Sternfeld, Y. Matsuo, E. A. Jackson, E. Nakamura, L. T. Scott, T. Sheradsky, M. Rabinovitz, Ball-and-Socket Stacking of Supercharged Geodesic Polyarenes: Bonding by Interstitial Lithium Ions, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 9581-9587.

6. I. Aprahamian, G. J. Bodwell, J. J. Fleming, G. P. Manning, M. R. Mannion, B. L. Merner, T. Sheradsky, R. J. Vermeij, M. Rabinovitz, Reduction of Strained Polycycles: How Much Strain Can a Pyrene Anion Take?, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 6765-6775.

5. N. Treitel, R. Shenhar, I. Aprahamian, T. Sheradsky, M. Rabinovitz, Calculations of PAH anions: When Are Diffuse Functions Necessary?, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2004, 6, 1113-1121.

4. I. Aprahamian, G. J. Bodwell, J. J. Fleming, G. P. Manning, M. R. Mannion, T. Sheradsky, R. J. Vermeij, M. Rabinovitz, Reductive Dimerization of Tethered Pyrenes: Implications For the Reduction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 2547-2550.
This paper was designated a "VIP".

3. I. Aprahamian, G. J. Bodwell, J. J. Fleming, G. P. Manning, M. R. Mannion, T. Sheradsky, R. J. Vermeij, M. Rabinovitz, The Great Escape?from Antiaromaticity: Reduction of Strained Pyrenes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 1720-1721.
This paper was selected as an Editors' Choice by Science. See Science 2003, 299, 979-981.

2. I. Aprahamian, R. E. Hoffman, T. Sheradsky, D. V. Preda, M. Bancu, L. T. Scott, M. Rabinovitz, A Four-Step Alternating Reductive Dimerization/Bond-Cleavage of Indenocorannulene, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 1712-1715.

1. T. Sternfeld, R. E. Hoffman, I. Aprahamian, M. Rabinovitz, Fullerene Anions: Unusual Charge Distribution in C₇₀⁶⁻, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 455-457.


Book Chapter(s):

1. I. Aprahamian, M. Rabinovitz, "Polycyclic and Fullerene Lithium Carbanions" In The Chemistry of Organolithium Compounds (Vol II); Z. Rappoport, I. Marek, Eds; John Wiley & Sons Ltd.; Chichester (UK), 2006, 477-524.
​2. B. Shao, I. Aprahamian,  "Arylhydrazones" In Molecular Photoswitches; Z. L. Pianowski, Ed; Wiley, 2022, 113–129.