1. Tan, C.; Chen, C. L.* “Emerging Palladium and Nickel Catalysts for Copolymerization of Olefins with Polar Monomers.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 7192-7200. ESI Highly Cited Paper and ESI Hot Paper.

2. Gao, J. X.; Yang, B. P.; Chen, C. L.* “Sterics versus electronics: Imine/phosphine-oxide-based nickel catalysts for ethylene polymerization and copolymerization.” J. Catal. 2019, 369, 233-238. ESI Highly Cited Paper.

3. Li, M.; Zhang, P.; Chen, C. L.* “Light-Controlled Switchable Ring Opening Polymerization.” Macromolecules 2019, 52, 5646-5651. Journal Monthly most read article in 2019/08. Highlighted by Prof. Junqi Sun from Jilin Univeristy at Chem. Res. Chin. Univ. 2019, 35, 747–748.

4. Hong, C. W.; Wang, X. B.; Chen, C. L.* “Palladium-Catalyzed Dimerization of Vinyl Ethers: Mechanism, Catalyst Optimization, and Polymerization Applications.” Macromolecules 2019, 52, 7123-7129.

5. Cui, L.; Chen, M.; Chen, C. L.*; Liu, D. T.*; Jian, Z. B.* “Systematic Studies on (Co)Polymerization of Polar Styrene Monomers with Palladium Catalysts.” Macromolecules 2019, 52, 7197-7206.

6. Zhang, P.; Zhao, M.; Pang, W.; Chen, C. L.* “Lewis Acid/Base Modulation in β-Diiminate Zinc-Catalyzed Switchable Ring-Opening Polymerization of rac-Lactide.” Sci. China Chem.. 2019, 62, 475-478.

7. Igor, S.; Chen, C. L.*； Konstantin, B.* “Ni catalyzed ethylene copolymerization with polar monomers.” Sci. China Chem.. 2019, 62, 653-654.

8. Wang, F. Z.; Chen, C. L.* “A continuing legend: the Brookhart-type α-diimine nickel and palladium catalysts.” Poly. Chem. 2019, 10, 2354-2369. RSC Spotlights initiative. Selected as Journal Back Cover. ESI Highly Cited Paper and ESI Hot Paper.

9. Gao, J. X.; Cai, W.; Hu, Y.*; Chen, C. L.* “Improving the Flame Retardancy of Polyethylenes through Palladium-Catalyzed Incorporation of Polar Comonomers.” Poly. Chem. 2019, 10, 1416-1422.

10. Zou, C.; Tan, C.; Pang, W.; Chen, C. L.* “Amidine/phosphine-oxide-based nickel catalysts for ethylene polymerization and copolymerization.” ChemCatChem 2019, 11, 5339-5344. Special Issue: New Concepts in Homogeneous Catalysis.

11. Sun, J.; Chen, M.; Luo, G.; Chen, C. L.* Luo, Y.* “Diphosphazane-monoxide and Phosphine-sulfonate Palladium Catalyzed Ethylene Copolymerization with Polar Monomers: A Computational Study.” Organometallics 2019, 38, 638−646.

12. Tan, C.; Pang, W.; Chen, C. L.* “A Phenol-Containing α-Diimine Ligand for Nickel- and Palladium-Catalyzed Ethylene Polymerization.” Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2019, 37, 974–980. Special Issue: The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Prof. Shi-Lin Yang.

13. An, Z.; Chen, C. L. He, J. P.; Hong, C. Y.; Li, Z. B.; Li, Z. C.; Liu, C.; Lv, X. B.; Qin, A. J.; Qu, C. K.; Tang, B. Z.; Tao, Y. H.; Wan, X. H.; Wang, G. W.; Wang, J.; Ke Zheng K.; W. K. “Research and Development of Polymer Synthetic Chemistry in China.” Acta Polym. Sin. 2019, doi: 10.11777/j.issn1000-3304.2019.19136. Special Issue on Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China.