Si, G. F.; Chen, C. L.* “Cyclic–acyclic monomers metathesis polymerization for the synthesis of degradable thermosets, thermoplastics and elastomers.” Nat. Synth. 2022, 1, 956-966. Highlighted by Prof. Justin Kennemur from Florida State University at Nat. Synth. 2022, 1, 917-918. 

Zou, C.; Si, G. F.; Chen, C. L.* “A general strategy for heterogenizing olefin polymerization catalysts and the synthesis of polyolefins and composites.” Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 1954. ESI Highly Cited Paper. ESI Hot Paper.

Tan, C.; Zou, C.; Chen, C. L.* “Material Properties of Functional Polyethylenes from Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Ethylene–Polar Monomer Copolymerization.” Macromolecules 2022, 55, 1910-1922. Journal Monthly most read article in 2022/04.

Yan, M.; Kang, X.*; Li, S.; Xu, X.; Luo, Y.*; He, S.; Chen, C. L.* “Mechanistic Studies on Nickel Catalyzed Ethylene Polymerization: Ligand Effects and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Model.” Organometallics 2022, 41, 3212–3218. Invited Contribution for Special Issue: Organometallic Chemistry Inspired by Maurice Brookhart.

Liao, D. H.; Pang, W. M; Bashir, M.*; Chen, C. L.* “Continuous Flow Through Strategy to Produce Highly Isotactic Poly(isobutyl vinyl ether) via Cationic Polymerization.” Polym. Chem. 2022, 13, 5068-5072.

Wang, H. B.; Chen, C. L.* “Transition Metal-Catalyzed Copolymerization of Olefins With Polar Functional Monomers.” Book Chapter in: Parkin, G., Meyer, K., O’Hare, D. (eds.) Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV. 2022, 13, 404-430.