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Photocatalysis

• Stone, A.; Fortunato, A.; Wang, X.; Saggioro, E.; Snurr, R.; Hupp, J.; Arcudi, F.; Đorđević, L.*; "Photocatalytic Semi-Hydrogenation of Acetylene to Polymer-Grade Ethylene with Molecular and Metal-Organic Framework Cobaloximes" Adv. Mater. 2024, early view. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202408658 (PDF)

• Tacchi, E.; Rossi, G.; Natali, M.; Đorđević, L.*; Sartorel, A.; "Aqueous Photocatalytic Glycerol Oxidation to Formic Acid Coupled to H2O2 Production with an Anthraquinone Dye" Adv. Sustain. Syst. 2024, early view. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202400538 (PDF)

• Cappelletti, D.; Barbieri, M.; Aliprandi, A.; Maggini, M.; Đorđević, L.*; "Self-assembled π-conjugated chromophores: preparation of one- and two-dimensional nanostructures and their use in photocatalysis" Nanoscale 2024, 16, 9153-9168. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NR00383G (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.† (eq. contr.);  Arcudi, F.;† Schweitzer, N.; Stupp. S.; Weiss, E.; "Selective visible-light photocatalysis of acetylene to ethylene using a cobalt molecular catalyst and water as a proton source" Nat. Chem. 2022, 14, 1007-1014. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-022-00966-5 (PDF) (preprint) 

• Ðorđević, L.† (eq. contr.); Dumele, O.;† Sai, H.; Cotey, T.; Sangji H. M.; Kohei, S.; Dannenhoffer, A.; Stupp, S.; "Ullazine Supramolecular Polymers for Photocatalytic Aqueous CO2 Reduction to CO and CH4" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (7), 3127–3136. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c12155 (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.† (eq. contr.); Yang, J.;† Haochuan, M.; Young, R.; Jaynes T.; Honglian, C.; Yunyan, Q.; Kang, C.; Long, Z.; Chen, X-Y.; Yuanning, F.; Wasielewski, M.; Stupp, S.; Stoddart, F.; "A Donor–Acceptor [2]Catenane for Visible Light Photocatalysis" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (21), 8000–8010. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c01493 (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.† (eq. contr.); Arcudi, F.;† Nagasing, B.; Stupp. S.; Weiss, E.; "Quantum Dot-sensitized Photoreduction of CO2 in Water with Turnover Number > 80,000" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (43), 18131–18138. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c06961 (PDF)

Synthetic organic chemistry and self-assembly

• Wu, H.; Wang, Y.;  Ðorđević, L.; Kundu, P., Bhunia, S.; Chen, A. X.-Y.; ... Goddard III, W. A.; Hu, W.; Stoddart, F. J.; Nature 2025, accepted.

• Cappelletti, D.; Barbieri, M.; Aliprandi, A.; Maggini, M.; Đorđević, L.*; "Self-assembled π-conjugated chromophores: preparation of one- and two-dimensional nanostructures and their use in photocatalysis" Nanoscale 2024, 16, 9153-9168. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NR00383G (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.; Sai, H.; Yang, Y.; Sather, N.A.; Palmer, L.C.; Stupp, S.; "Heterocyclic Chromophore Amphiphiles and their Supramolecular Polymerization." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62 (17), e202214997. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202214997 (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.*; Casimiro, L.; Demitri, N.; Baroncini, M.; Silvi, S.; Arcudi, F.; Credi, A.; Prato, M.; "Light-Controlled Regioselective Synthesis of Fullerene Bis-Adducts" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (1), 313–320. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202009235 (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.; Valentini, C.; Demitri, N.; Mézière, C.; Allain, M.; Sallé, M.; Folli, A.; Murphy, D.; Mañas-Valero, S.; Coronado, E.; Bonifazi, D.; "O-Doped Nanographenes: A Pyrano/Pyrylium Route Towards Semiconducting Cationic Mixed-Valence Complexes" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59 (10), 4106–4114. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201914025 (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.; Milano, D.; Demitri, N.; Bonifazi, D. "O-Annulation to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Tale of Optoelectronic Properties from Five- to Seven-Membered Rings" Org. Lett. 2020, 22 (11), 4283–4288. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01331 (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.; Marangoni, T.; Miletić, T.; Rubio-Magnieto, J.; Mohanraj, J.; Amenitsch, H.; Pasini, D.; Liaros, N.; Couris, S.; Armaroli, N.; Surin, M.; Bonifazi, D. "Solvent Molding of Organic Morphologies Made of Supramolecular Chiral Polymers" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137 (25), 8150–8160. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b02448 (PDF)

Nanomaterials

• Arcudi, F.; Ðorđević, L.*; "Supramolecular Chemistry of Carbon-Based Dots Offers Widespread Opportunities" Small 2023, 2300906. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202300906 (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.*; Arcudi, F.; Cacioppo, M.; Prato, M.; "A multifunctional chemical toolbox to engineer carbon dots for biomedical and energy-related applications" Nat. Nanotechol. 2022, 17, 112-130.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-021-01051-7 (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.*; Arcudi, F.; D’Urso, A.; Cacioppo, M.; Micali, N.; Bürgi, T.; Purrello, R.; Prato, M.; "Design Principles of Chiral Carbon Nanodots Help Convey Chirality from Molecular to Nanoscale Level" Nat. Commun. 2018, 9 (1), 3442. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05561-2 (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.*; Arcudi, F.; Prato, M.; "Preparation, Functionalization and Characterization of Engineered Carbon Nanodots" Nat. Protoc. 2019, 14 (10), 2931–2953. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-019-0207-x (PDF)

• Cacioppo, M.; Scharl, T.; Ðorđević, L.*; Cadranel, A.; Arcudi, F.; Guldi, D. M.; Prato, M.; "Symmetry-Breaking Charge-Transfer Chromophore Interactions Supported by Carbon Nanodots" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59 (31), 12779–12784. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202004638 (PDF)

• Ðorđević, L.*; Haines, P.; Cacioppo, M.; Arcudi, F.; Scharl, T.; Cadranel, A.; Guldi, D. M.; Prato, M.; "Synthesis and Excited State Processes of Arrays Containing Amine-Rich CDs and Unsymmetrical Rylene Diimides" Mater. Chem. Front. 2020, 4 (12), 3640–3648. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0QM00407C (PDF)