1. Concerted Asynchronous Hula-Twist Photoisomerization in the S65T/H148D Mutant of Green Fluorescent Protein. Qiangqiang Zhang, Xuebo Chen*, Ganglong Cui, Wei-Hai Fang and Walter Thiel*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 8793-8797.
2. ON-OFF Mechanism of a Fluorescent Sensor for the Detection of Zn(II),Cd(II) and Cu(II) Transition Metal Ions. Huizhen Su , Xuebo Chen* and Weihai Fang* Anal. Chem. 2014, 86, 891-899.
3. Slow deactivation channels in UV-photoexcited adenine DNA. Xuebo Chen*, Weihai Fang and Haobin Wang. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16, 4210-4219.
4. Dual Fluorescence of Excited State Intra-molecular Proton Transfer of HBFO: Mechanistic Understanding, Substituent and Solvent Effects. Wenjing, Yang, Xuebo, Chen*. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16, 4242-4250.
5. Excited-state proton coupled electron transfer between photolyase and the damaged DNA through water wire: a photo-repair mechanism. Hongjuan Wang, Xuebo Chen* and Weihai Fang*. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16, 25432-25441.
6. A comprehensive study of isomerization and protonation reactions in the photocycle of the photoactive yellow protein. Lili Wei, Hongjuan Wang, Xuebo Chen*, Weihai Fang and Haobin Wang*. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 608, 95-101 (cover story).
7. Water-Assisted Self-Photoredox of 3-(Hydroxymethyl)benzophenone: An Unusual Photochemistry Reaction in Aqueous Solution. Xuebo Chen*, Qiangqiang Zhang, Yanchang Xu, Weihai Fang* and David Lee Phillips*. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 5677−5684.
8. Phosphorescent mechanism for single-dopant white OLED of FPt: electronic structure and electron exchange-induced energy transfer. Juan Han, Lin Shen, Xuebo Chen* and Weihai Fang*. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013, 1, 4227-4235.
9. Ground-State Intermolecular Proton Transfer of N2O4 and H2O: An Important Source of Atmospheric Hydroxyl Radical? J. Phys. Chem. Lett. Gefei Luo, Xuebo Chen*, 2012, 3, 1147-1153.
10. Energy Transfer Tunes Phosphorescent Color of Single-Dopant White OLEDs Juan Han, Xuebo Chen*, Lin Shen, Yue Chen, WeiHai Fang* and Haobin Wang* Chem.-Eur.J. (Communication) 2011, 17, 13971-13977.
11. pH- and Wavelength-Dependent Photodecarboxylation of Ketoprofen Yanchang Xu, Xuebo Chen*, Wei-Hai Fang*, and David Lee Phillips* Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 5472–5475.
12. A Case of Fast Photocyclization: The Model of a Downhill Ladder Reaction Pathway for the Bichromophoric Phototrigger 3′,5′-Dimethoxybenzoin Acetate Xuebo Chen*, Chensheng Ma, David Lee Phillips*, and Wei-Hai Fang* Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 5108–5111.
13. Ultrafast Asynchronous Concerted Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer and Photodecarboxylation of o-Acetylphenylacetic Acid Explored by Combined CASPT2 and CASSCF Studies Ding, Lina, Xuebo Chen,* Wei-Hai Fang* Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 1495-1498.
14. Insights into Photodissociation Dynamics of Benzamide and Formanilide from ab Initio Calculations. Xue-Bo Chen; Wei-Hai Fang J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 8976-8980.
15. An ab initio study toward understanding mechanistic photochemistry of acetamide. Xue-Bo Chen, Wei-Hai Fang, De-Cai Fang J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 9689-9698.