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Publish Date:07.March 2016     Visted: Times       

Xiang-Jian Kong

Publish Date:01.March 2017     Visted: Times       

Phone/Fax: +86 (0) 592-2187879
E-mail: xjkong@xmu.edu.cn

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Selected Recent Publications:

  1. 1) Liu, W.-D.; Ye, M.-Y.; Jia, L.-Y.; Chen, R.;* Xu, H.; She, Z.-J.; Lin, C.-B.; Zhuang, G.-L.;* Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* Giant 7‑Fold Symmetric Eu28Ti14 Molecular Wheels J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 38124−38131.

  2. 2) Chen, J.-N.; Sun, F.-L.; Wang, X.; Qi, M.-Q.; Xue, Y.-X.; Zhuang, G.-L.; Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* Chiral 3d−4f Clusters with NIR-III Magneto-Optical Activity Driven by Lanthanide f−f Transition. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 31405−314129;

  3. 3) Chen, J.-N.; Chen, J.; Qi, M.-Q.; Xue, Y.-X.; Pan, Z.-H.; Wang, C.; Duan, Y.;* Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* Enhancing Magneto-Optical Activity via Coordination Distortion in Chiral Er4M8 Clusters J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 26268−26275;

  4. 4) Chen, J.-N.; Zhang, S.; Hu, S.-X.; Wang, C.; Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* Homocentric Chirality and Magnetism Enable Strong NIR Magneto-Optical Activity in a Chiral DyFe3 Cluster J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 9851-9859;

  5. 5) Li. S.-R.; Wang, S.-Y.; Xu, H.; Qi, M.-Q.; Su, H.-F.; Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* Rare-Earth-Guided Hierarchical Assembly of Teddy-Bear-Like Giant Nickel-Tungstate Polyoxometalates. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e24296;

  6. 6) Cheng, P.-M.; Song, Y.-H.; Jia, T.; Li, C.-Y.; Su, H.-F.; Tian, H.-Q; Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* A Giant Chiral Metal-Peptide Cage with Five-Fold Symmetry. CCS Chem. 2026, 8, 1559–1567.

  7. 7) Qi, M.-Q.; Yang, R.-L.; Wu, J.-Z.; Chen, J.-N.; Qi, Y.-B.; Diao, X.-Y.; Du, M.-H.; Jiang, Y.;* Wang, C.; Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* Machine Learning Guided Assembly of a Nested Gd20@Gd32@Ni36 Cluster via Urea Controlled Carbonate Release Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202516130.

  8. 8) Qi, M.-Q.; Du, M.-H.; Kong, X.-J.;* Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S. Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Insights into the Assembly of Lanthanide-Containing Clusters. Acc. Chem. Res. 2025. 58, 1867-1877.

  9. 9) Wu, Y.; Ruan, Z.-Y.; Zhang, C.; Chen, J.-N.; Wang, X.-Y.; Chen, Z.; Gou, X.; Lan, W.; Kong, X.-J.;* Liu, J.-L.* Cheng, P. and Shi, W.* Strong and Switchable Magneto-Optical Effect in Air-Stable Chiral DyIII Complexes with Magnetic Anisotropy J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 20799−20806;

  10. 10) Cheng, P.-M.; Jia, T.; Li, C.-Y.; Qi, M.-Q.; Su, H.-F.; Sun, Q.-F.; Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; and Kong, X.-J.* Bottom-Up Construction of Chiral Metal-Peptide Assemblies From Metal-Cluster Motifs Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 9034.

  11. 11) Jia, T.; Cheng, P.-M.; Zhang, M.-X.; Liu, W.-D.; Li, C.-Y.; Su, H.-F.; Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S.; and Kong, X.-J.* LnIII/CuI Bimetallic Nanoclusters with Enhanced NIR-II Luminescence J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 28618−28623.

  12. 12) Chen, J.-N.; Huang, K.-X.; Cheng, P.-M.; Qi, M.-Q.; Xu, H.; Chen, J.; Duan, Y.; Kong, X.-J.;* Zheng, L.-S.; and Long, L.-S.* Strong NIR-II Magneto-Optical Activity of a Chiral Sm15Cu54 Cage J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 22913−22917.

  13. 13) Li, C.-Y.;# Adi, L.C.; # Paillot, K.; Breslavetz, I.; Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Rikken, G. L. J. A.; Train, C.; Kong, X.-J.;* and Atzori, M.* Enhancement of Magneto-Chiral Dichroism Intensity by Chemical Design: The Key Role of Magnetic-Dipole Allowed Transitions J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 16389−16393.

  14. 14) Du, M.-H.; Dai, Y.; Jiang, L.-P.; Su, Y.-M.; Qi, M.-Q.; Wang, C.;* Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* Exploration and Insights on Topology Adjustment of Giant Heterometallic Cages Featuring Inorganic Skeleton Assisted by Machine Learning J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 23188−23195.

  15. 15) Li, C.-Y.; Xu, H.; Cheng, P.-M.; Du, M.-H.; Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* From Helices to Crystals: Multi-Scale Representation of Chirality in Double-Helix Structures J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 22176-22183.

  16. 16) Chen, C.-L.; Wang, C.; Zheng, X.-Y.; Zhang, R.;* Xu, Y.; Zhuang, G.-L.; Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.;* Cao, Y* Conductive Lanthanide Metal-Organic Frameworks with Exceptionally High Stability J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 16983−16987.

  17. 17) Wang, X.; Wang,; S.-Q.; Chen, J.-N.; Jia, J.-H.; Wang, C.; Paillot, K.; Breslavetz, I.; Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Rikken, G. L. J. A.; Train, C.; Kong, X.-J.;* Atzori, M.* Magnetic 3d-4f Chiral Clusters Showing Multi-Metal Site Magneto-Chiral Dichroism J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 8837–8847.

  18. 18) Du, M.-H.; Chen, L.-Q.; Jiang, L.-P.; Liu, W.-D.; Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* Counterintuitive Lanthanide Hydrolysis-Induced Assembly Mechanism J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 5653-5660.

  19. 19) Du, M.-H.; Wang, D.-H.; Wu, L.-W.; Jiang, L.-P.; Li, J.-P.; Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* Hierarchical Assembly of Coordination Macromolecules with Atypical Geometries: Gd44Co28 Crown and Gd95Co60 Cage Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202200537;

  20. 20) Du, M.-H.; Xu, S-H.; Li, G.-J.; Xu, H.; Lin, Y.; Liu, W.-D.; Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.* Modification of Multi-Component Building Blocks for Assembling Giant Chiral Lanthanide–Titanium Molecular Rings Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202116296.

  21. 21) Chen, R.; Zhuang, G.-L.; Wang, Z.-Y.; Gao, Y.-J.; Li, Z.; Wang, C.; Zhou, Y.; Du, M.-H.; Zeng, S.; Long, L.-S.; Kong, X.-J.;* Zheng, L.-S. Integration of Bio-Inspired Lanthanide-Transition Metal Cluster and P-doped Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting Natl. Sci. Rev 2021, 8, nwaa234.

  22. 22) Du, M.-H.; Zheng, X.-Y.; Kong, X.-J.;* Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S. Synthetic Protocol for Assembling Giant Heterometallic Hydroxide Clusters from Building Blocks: Rational Design and Efficient Synthesis Matter 2020, 3, 1334–1349.

  23. 23) Chen, R.; Yan, Z-H.; Kong, X.-J.;* Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S. Integration of Lanthanide–Transition-Metal Clusters onto CdS Surfaces for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 16796 –16800.

  24. 24) Yan, Z-H.; Du, M.-H.; Liu, J.; Jin, S.; Wang, C.; Zhuang, G.L.; Kong, X.-J.;* Long, L.-S.; Zheng, L.-S. Photo-generated dinuclear {Eu(II)}2 active sites for selective CO2 reduction in a photosensitizing metal-organic framework Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 3353.

  25. 25) Zheng, H.; Du, M-H.; Lin, S-C.; Tang, Z.-C.; Kong, X.-J.;* Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S. Assembly of Wheel-Like Eu24Ti8 Cluster under the Guidance of High Resolution Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 10976 –10979.

  26. 26) Zheng, X.-Y.; Kong, X.-J.;* Zheng, Z.;* Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S. High-Nuclearity Lanthanide-Containing Clusters as Potential Molecular Magnetic Coolers Acc. Chem. Res. 2018. 51, 517−525.

  27. 27) Zheng, X.-Y.; Jiang, Y.-H.; Zhuang, G.-L.; Liu, D.-P.; Liao, H.-G.; Kong, X.-J.;* Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S. A Gigantic Molecular Wheel of {Gd140}: A New Member of the Molecular Wheel Family. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 18178−18181.

  28. 28) Zheng, X.-Y.; Zhang, H.; Wang, Z. X.; Liu, P. X.; Du, M. H.; Han, Y. Z.; Wei, R. J.; Ouyang, Z. W.; Kong, X.-J.;* Zhuang,G.-L.;* Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S. Insight into Magnetic Interaction in Monodisperse Gd12Fe14 Metal Cluster. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 11475−11479.

  29. 29) Kong, X.-J.; Lin, Z.; Zhang, Z.-M.; Zhang, T.; Lin, W. B.* Hierarchical Integration of Photosensitizing Metal–Organic Frameworks and Nickel-Containing Polyoxometalates for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6411–6416.

  30. 30) Liu, D.-P.; Lin,X.-P.; Zhang, H.; Zheng, X.-Y.; Zhuang,G.-L.;* Kong, X.-J.;* Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S. Magnetic Properties of a Single-Molecule Lanthanide–Transition-Metal Compound Containing 52 Gadolinium and 56 Nickel Atoms Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 4532–4536.

  31. 31) Peng, J.-B.; Kong, X.-J.;* Zhang, Q.-C.; Orendáč, M.；Prokleška, J. Ren, Y.-P.; Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, Z.-P.; Zheng, L.-S. Beauty, Symmetry, and Magnetocaloric Effect-Four-Shell Keplerates with 104 Lanthanide Atoms J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17938-17941.

  32. 32) Zhan, W.-W.; Kuang, Q.;* Zhou, J.-Z.; Kong, X.-J.;* Xie, Z.-X.; Zheng, L.-S. Semiconductor @ metal-organic framework core-shell heterostructures: a case of ZnO@ZIF-8 nanorods with selective photoelectrochemical response J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 1926-1933.

  33. 33) Peng, J.-B.; Zhang, Q.-C.; Kong, X.-J.;* Zheng, Y.-Z.; Ren, Y.-P.; Long, L.-S.;* Huang, R.-B.; Zheng, L.-S. Zheng, Z.-P. High-Nuclearity 3d−4f Clusters as Enhanced Magnetic Coolers and Molecular Magnets J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 3314−3317.

  34. 34) Peng, J.-B.; Zhang, Q.-C.; Kong, X.-J.;* Ren, Y.-P.; Long, L.-S.;* Huang, R.-B.; Zheng, L.-S. Zheng, Z.-P. A 48-Metal Cluster Exhibiting a Large Magnetocaloric Effect. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10649–10652.

  35. 35) Zhao, H.-X.;# Kong, X.-J.;# Li, H.;# Jin, Y.-C. Long, L.-S.;* Zeng, X. C.;* Huang, R.-B.; Zheng, L.-S. Transition from one-dimensional water to ferroelectric ice within a supramolecular architecture Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2011. 108, 3481-3486.

  36. 36) Kong, X.-J.; Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, Z.-P.* Huang, R.-B.; Zheng, L.-S. Keeping the Ball Rolling: Fullerene-like Molecular Clusters Acc. Chem. Res. 2010. 43, 201-209.

  37. 37) Kong, X.-J.; Wu, Y.-L; Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, L.-S.; Zheng, Z.-P.* A 60-Metal Sodalite Cage Constructed by 24 Vertex-sharing [Er4(μ3-OH)4] Cubanes J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 6918-6919.

  38. 38) Kong, X.-J.; Ren, Y.-P.; Chen, W.-X.; Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, Z.-P.;* Huang, R.-B.; Zheng, L.-S. A Four-Shell, Nesting Doll-like 3d–4f Cluster Containing 108 Metal Ions Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 2398-2401.

  39. 39) Kong, X.-J.; Ren, Y.-P.; Long, L.-S.;* Zheng, Z.-P.;* Huang, R.-B.; Zheng, L.-S. A Keplerate Magnetic Cluster Featuring an Icosidodecahedron of Ni(II) Ions Encapsulating a Dodecahedron of La(III) Ions J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 7016-7017

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