Citations: 14,871; H-index: 31
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* denotes corresponding author
Scripps Research
An Orthogonal T7 Replisome for Continuous Hypermutation and Accelerated Evolution in E. coli
C. S. Diercks*, P. Sondermann, C. Rong, T. G. Gillis, Y. Ban, C. Wang, D. A. Dik, P. G. Schultz*,
Science, 2025, 389 (6760), 618–622.
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Highlighted in: Popular Mechanics, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Nature Chemical Biology, Bioengineer.org, The Scientist
Targeted Degradation of α-Synuclein using an Evolved Botulinum Toxin Protease
P. Sondermann, C. S. Diercks, C. Rong, P. G. Schultz*
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2025, 122 (13), e2426745122.
An Unnatural Amino Acid Dependent, Conditional Pseudomonas Vaccine Prevents Bacterial Infection
M. Pigula, Y.-C. Lai, M. Koh, C. S. Diercks, T. F. Rogers, D. A. Dik*, P. G. Schultz*
Nat. Commun. 2024, 15 (1), 6766.
Adding New Chemistries to the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
C. S. Diercks, D. A. Dik, P. G. Schultz*
University of California, Berkeley
Crystalline Frameworks Constructed from Catenated Organic Polyhedra. Catenated Covalent Organic Frameworks Constructed from Polyhedra
T. Ma, Y. Zhou, C. S. Diercks, J. Kwon, F. Gándara, H. Lyu, N. Hanikel, Y. Liu, N. J. Diercks, R. O. Ritchie, D. M. Proserpio, O. Terasaki, O. M. Yaghi*
Nat. Synth. 2023, 2, 286–295.
Postsynthetic Metalation of a New Metal–Organic Framework To Improve Methane Working Storage Capacity
H. L. Nguyen, R. Matheu, C. S. Diercks, T. L. Doan, B. T. Nguyen, K.E. Cordova*
ACS Mater. Lett., 2022, 4, 2375–2380.
Protein Electric Fields Enable Faster and Longer-lasting Covalent Inhibition of β-Lactamases
Z. Ji, J. Kozuch, I. I. Mathews, C. S. Diercks, Y. Shamsudin, M. A. Schulz, S. G. Boxer*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 20947–20954.
Reticular Nanoscience: Bottom-Up Assembly Nanotechnology
J. Andreo, R. Ettlinger, O. Zaremba, Q. Peña, U. Lächelt, R. Fernández de Luis, R. Freund, S. Canossa, E. Ploetz, W. Zhu, C. S. Diercks, H. Gröger, S. Wuttke*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 7531–7550.
25 Years of Reticular Chemistry
R. Freund, S. Canossa, S. M. Cohen, W. Yan, H. Deng, V. Guillerm, M. Eddaoudi, D. G. Madden, D. Fairen–Jimenez, H. Lyu, L. K. Macreadie, Z. Ji, Y. Zhang, B. Wang, F. Haase, C. Wöll, O. Zaremba, J. Andreo, S. Wuttke*, C. S. Diercks*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 23946–23974.
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Invited Contribution at the Occasion of 25 years of Reticular Chemistry
The Current Status of MOF and COF Applications
R. Freund, O. Zaremba, G. Arnauts, R. Ameloot, G. Skorupskii, M. Dincă, A. Bavykina, J. Gascon, A. Ejsmont, J. Goscianska, M. Kalmutzki, U. Lächelt, E. Ploetz, C. S. Diercks*, S. Wuttke*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 23975–24001.
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Invited Contribution at the Occasion of 25 years of Reticular Chemistry
Anisotropic Reticular Chemistry
W. Xu, B. Tu, Q. Liu, Y. Shu, C.-C. Liang, C. S. Diercks, O. M. Yaghi, Y.-B. Zhang, H. Deng, Q. Li*
Nat. Rev. Mater., 2020, 5, 764–779.
From Molecules to Frameworks to Superframework Crystals
Z. Ji, R. Freund, C. S. Diercks, R. Hirschle, O. M. Yaghi, S. Wuttke
Adv. Mater. 2021, 33, 2103808.
Reticular Growth of Graphene Nanoribbon Covalent Organic Frameworks
G. Veber, C. S. Diercks, C. Rogers, W. S. Perkins, J. Ciston, C. Zhu, A. Liebman-Pelaez, F. R. Fischer*
Chem, 2020, 6, 1125–1133.
Amidation, Esterification, and Thioesterification of a Carboxyl-Functionalized Covalent Organic Framework
L. Guo, J. Shiang, C. S. Diercks, S. A. Alshmimri, O. M. Yaghi*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019,
A Metal-Organic Framework of Organic Vertices and Polyoxometalate Linkers as a Solid-State Electrolyte
W. Xu, X. Pei, C. S. Diercks, H. Lyu, Z. Ji, O. M. Yaghi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 17522–17526.
Semiconductive 3D Phthalocyanine Metal-Catecholates for High Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction,
R. Matheu, E. Gutierrez-Puebla, M. Monge, C. S. Diercks, J. Kang; M. Prevot, X. Pei, N. Hanikel, B, Zhang, P. Yang, O. Yaghi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 17081–17085.
Porous Olefin-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks
H. Lyu, C. S. Diercks, O. M. Yaghi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 6848–6852.
Casting Nanoporous Platinum in Metal-Organic Frameworks
X. Gao, X. Pei, D. W. Gardner, C. S. Diercks, S. Lee, B. Rungtaweevoranit, M. S. Prevot, C. Zhu, S. Fakra, R. Maboudian*
Adv. Mater. 2019, 31, 1807553.
Tuning the Electronic Structure of Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks by an Asymmetrical Bonding Scheme
T. Joshi,# C. Chen,# H. Li,# C. S. Diercks,# Gaoqiang Wang, Hong Li, Omar Yaghi, Jean-Luc Bredas, Michael Crommie*
Adv. Mater. 2018, 31, 1805941.
3D Covalent Organic Frameworks of Interlocking 1D Square Ribbons,
Y. Liu, C. S. Diercks, Y. Ma, H. Lyu, C. Zhu, S. A. Alshmimri, S. Alshihri, O. M. Yaghi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 141, 677–683.
Urea-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks
C. Zhao, C. S. Diercks, C. Zhu, N. Hanikel, X. Pei, O. M. Yaghi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 16438–16441.
A Complex Metal-Organic Framework Catalyst for Microwave-Assisted Radical Polymerization
H. L. Nguyen, T. T. Vu, D. K. Nguyen, C. A. Trickett, T. L. H. Doan, C. S. Diercks, V. Q. Nguyen, K. E. Cordova*
Commun. Chem., 2018, 1, 70.
Conceptual Advances from Werner Complexes to Metal-Organic Frameworks
C. S. Diercks, M. J. Kalmutzki, N. J. Diercks, O. M. Yaghi*
ACS Cent. Sci., 2018, 4, 1457–1464.
Molecular Weaving of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Adaptive Guest Inclusion
Y. Liu, Y. Ma, J. Yang, C. S. Diercks, N. Tamura, F. Jin, O. M. Yaghi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 16015–16019.
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Highlighted on the Cover of the Issue
Metal-Organic Frameworks for Water Harvesting from Air.
M. J. Kalmutzki, C. S. Diercks, O. M. Yaghi*
Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1704304.
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Invited contribution to the special issue on metal-organic frameworks dedicated to Prof. Susumu Kitagawa.
Conversion of imine to oxazole and thiazole linkages in covalent organic frameworks,
P. J. Waller, Y. S. Alfaraj, C. S. Diercks, N. N. Jarenwattananon, O. M. Yaghi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 9099–9103.
The Role of Reticular Chemistry for the Design of CO2 Reduction Catalysts,
C. S. Diercks, Y. Liu, K. E. Cordova, O. M. Yaghi*
Nat. Mater., 2018, 17, 301.
Reticular Electronic Tuning of Porphyrin Active Sites in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction
C. S. Diercks, S. Lin, N. Kornienko, E. A. Kapustin, E. M. Nichols, C. Zhu, Y. Zhao, C. J. Chang*, O. M. Yaghi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 140, 1116–1122.
Covalent Organic Frameworks – Covalent Chemistry Beyond the Molecule,
C. S. Diercks*, Markus, J. Kalmutzki, O. M. Yaghi*
Molecules, 2017, 1575.
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Invited contribution to the special issue “Covalent Organic Frameworks and Related Porous Organic Materials”.
The atom, the molecule, and the covalent organic framework
C. S. Diercks, O. M. Yaghi*
Science, 2017, 355, 923.
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Highlighted by: Berkeley, College of Chemistry
Progress and Prospects of Reticular Chemistry,
B. Rungtaweevoranit, C. S. Diercks, M. J. Kalmutzki, O. M. Yaghi*
Faraday Discuss. 2017, 201, 9–45.
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Invited contribution in the context of the Faraday Discussion on Metal-Organic Frameworks.
Chemical Conversion of Linkages in Covalent Organic Frameworks
P. J. Waller, S. J. Lyle, T. Osborn Popp, C. S. Diercks, O. M. Yaghi*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 15519–15522.
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Highlighted in: Science Magazine
Contractile and Extensible Molecular Figures‐of‐Eight
F. Niess, V. Duplan, C. S. Diercks, J.-P. Sauvage*
Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 14393–14400.
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Selected as “Hot Paper”; highlighted in Chem. Asian J.
Covalent organic frameworks comprising cobalt porphyrins for the electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide in water.
S.Lin,# C. S. Diercks,# Y.-B. Zhang,# N. Kornienko, E. M. Nichols, Y. Zhao, A. R. Paris, D. Kim, P. Yang, O. M. Yaghi*, C. J. Chang*
Science, 2015, 349, 1208–1213.
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Highlighted in: MIT Technology Reviews, Smithsonian Magazine, Science Magazine, Nature Materials, Nature Middle East, Berkeley Lab Newscenter, The Daily Californian, Cosmos Magazine.
Solid-State Characterization and Photoinduced Intramolecular Electron Transfer in a Nanoconfined Octacationic Homo[2]Catenane
J. C. Barnes, M. Frasconi, R. M. Young, N. H. Khdary, W.-G. Liu, S. M. Dyar, P. R. McGonigal, I. C. Gibbs-Hall, C. S. Diercks, A. A. Sarjeant, C. L. Stern, W. A. Goddard, M. R. Wasielewski*, J. F. Stoddart*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 10569–10572.
