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Nhan N. H. Ton, Binh K. Mai, Thomas Fallon, Thanh V. Nguyen,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202502713: “Rapid Access to Conjugated Z,Z,Z-Trienes“. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202502713

Domenic P. Pace, Reece D. Crocker,* William J. Kendrick, Bolong Zhang, Wallace W. H. Wong,*  Binh K. Mai,* Timothy W. Schmidt, Thanh V. Nguyen,* Adv. Optical Mater. 2024, e2401523: “Development of a Novel Solid State Organic Fluorophore: Excited-State Aromatization-Induced Structural Planarization“. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401523

Tuong A. To, Nhu T. A. Phan, Binh K. Mai,* Thanh V. Nguyen,* Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 7187-7197: “Controlling Regioselectivity of Bromolactonization Reaction in HFIP“. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC01503G

Tuong A. To, Thanh V. Nguyen,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202317003: “Olefination of Aromatic Carbonyls via Site-Specific Activation of Cycloalkanone Ketals“. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202317003 [Hot Paper]

Son H. Doan, Binh K. Mai,* Thanh V. Nguyen,* ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 8099–8105: “A Universal Organocatalyst for Selective Mono-, Di-, and Triboration of Terminal Alkynes“.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c01435

Jasnoor S. Mann, Binh K. Mai, Thanh V. Nguyen,* ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 2696-2701: “Carbocation-Catalyzed Intramolecular and Intermolecular Carbonyl-Alkyne Metathesis Reactions“.  https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.2c06016

Son H. Doan,‡ Nhan N. H. Ton,‡ Binh K. Mai,* Thanh V. Nguyen,* ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 12409–12418: “Organosuperbase Catalyzed 1, 1-Diboration of Alkynes“. (‡ = equal contribution) https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.2c03901

Tuong A. To, Chao Pei, Rene M. Koenigs,* Thanh V. Nguyen,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e2021173: “Hydrogen Bonding Networks Enable Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis“. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202117366

Reece D. Crocker, Domenic P. Pace, Bolong Zhang, Demelza J. M. Lyons, Mohan M. Bhadbhade, Wallace W. H. Wong,*  Binh K. Mai,* Thanh V. Nguyen,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 20384–20394: “Unusual Alternating Crystallization-Induced Emission Enhancement Behavior in Non-Conjugated ω-Phenylalkyl Tropylium Salts“. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c10038

Demelza J. M. Lyons, Claire Empel, Domenic P. Pace, An H. Dinh, Binh K. Mai,* Rene M. Koenigs,* Thanh V. Nguyen,* ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 12596–12606: “Tropolonate Salts as Acyl Transfer Catalysts for Esterification Reactions under Thermal and Photochemical Conditions“. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c03702

Mohanad A. Hussein, Uyen P. N. Tran, Vien T. Huynh, Junming Ho, Mohan Bhadbhade, Herbert Mayr, Thanh V. Nguyen,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 1455-1459: “Halide Anion Triggered Reactions of Michael Acceptors with Tropylium Ion“. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201910578

Uyen P. N. Tran, Giulia Oss, Martin Breugst, Eric Detmar, Domenic P. Pace, Kevin Liyanto, Thanh V. Nguyen,* ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 912-919: “Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis Catalyzed by Molecular Iodine“. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.8b03769

Uyen P. N. Tran, Giulia Oss, Domenic P. Pace, Junming Ho,* Thanh V. Nguyen,* Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 5145-5151: “Tropylium-Promoted Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis Reactions“. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8SC00907D