1) B. Balamut, R. Hughes, I. Aprahamian, Tuning the Properties of Hydrazone/Isosorbide-Based Switchable Chiral Dopants, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 24561–24569
2) Q. Qi, J. T. Plank, A. R. Lippert, I. Aprahamian, A photoswitchable handheld volumetric 3D display, Chem 2024, 10, 1–11
Highlighted in Dartmouth News, Chemistry World and others
3) B. Shao, H. Fu, I. Aprahamian, A molecular anion pump, Science 2024, 385, 544–549
Highlighted in Dartmouth News, MSN, Smart Water Magazine and others
4) 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
5) 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
6) H. Fu, S. Pramanik, I. Aprahamian, Metal and Proton Relay-Controlled Hierarchical Multistep Switching Cascade, J. Am Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 19554–19560
7) 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
Highligthed as part of the 2023 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection
8) 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, 14169–14183
9) 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 Very Important Paper
10) 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
11) B. Shao, I. Aprahamian, Hydrazones as New Molecular Tools, Chem 2020, 6, 2162-2173
12) I. Aprahamian, The Future of Molecular Machines, ACS Cent. Sci. 2020, 6, 347–358