课题组目前主要开展二氧化碳化学转化、可降解高分子材料、光刻胶等方面的研究。具体以高效有机或金属催化剂的设计为基础，聚合方法学的综合运用为手段，探索环境友好二氧化碳基聚碳酸酯、聚酯、聚醚高分子材料的高效催化聚合，以及高灵敏度、低粗糙度、高分辨率的光刻材料。

代表性论文：

(1) Yang, G.-W.; Xu, C.-K.; Xie, R.; Zhang, Y.-Y.; Yang, L.; Lu, C.; Qi, H.; Wang, Y.; Wu, G.-P.*, Precision Copolymerization of CO₂ and Epoxides Enabled by Organoboron Catalysts, Nature Synthesis, 2022, 1, 892-901. (10.1038/s44160-022-00137-x)

(2) Zhang, Y.-Y.; Yang, G.-W.*; R. Xie, Zhu, X.-F.; Wu, G.-P.* Sequence-Reversible Construction of Oxygen-Rich Block Copolymers from Epoxide Mixtures by Organoboron Catalyst, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 19896-19909.  (Supplementary Cover, 10.1021/jacs.2c07857)

(3) Yang, G.-W.^#; Wang, Y.^#; Qi, H.; Zhang, Y.-Y.; Zhu, X.-F.; Lu, C.; Yang, L.; Wu, G.-P.*, Highly Selective Preparation and Depolymerization of Chemically Recyclable Poly(cyclopentene carbonate) Enabled by Organoboron Catalysts.  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202210243. (Hot Paper, 10.1002/anie.202210243).

(4) Zhu, X.-F.; Yang, G.-W.; Xie, R.; Wu, G.-P.*, One-pot Construction of Sulfur-Rich Thermoplastic Elastomers Enabled by Metal-free Self-Switchable Catalysis and Air-Assisted Coupling, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, 280-285.  (Hot Paper, 10.1002/anie.202115189). 

(5)  Xie, R.;  Zhang, Y.-Y.; Yang, G.-W.;  Zhu, X.-F.;  Li, B.; Wu, G.-P.*, Record Productivity and Unprecedented Molecular-Weight for Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Epoxides and Cyclic Anhydrides Enabled by Organoboron Catalysts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, 19253-19261. (10.1002/anie.202104981)

(6) Yang, G.-W.; Zhang, Y.-Y.; Wu, G.-P.*, Modular Organoboron Catalysts Enable Transformations with Unprecedented Reactivity. Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54, 4434-4448. (Cover Paper, 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00620)

(7) Yang, G.-W.; Xu, C.-K.; Xie, R.; Zhang, Y.-Y.; Zhu, X.-F. Wu, G.-P.*, Pinwheel-Shaped Tetranuclear Organoboron Catalysts for Perfectly Alternating Copolymerization of CO₂ and Epichlorohydrin, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 3455-3465. (Supplementary Cover, 10.1021/jacs.0c12425)

(8) Yang, G.-W.; Zhang, Y.-Y.; Xie, R.; Wu, G.-P.*, Scalable bifunctional organoboron catalysts for copolymerization of CO₂ and epoxides with unprecedented efficiency. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 12245-12255. (10.1021/jacs.0c03651)

(9) Zhang, Y.-Y.; Yang, G.-W.; Xie, R.; Yang, L.; Li, B.; Wu, G.-P.*, Scalable, Durable, and Recyclable Metal‐Free Catalysts for Highly‐Efficient Conversion of CO₂ to Cyclic Carbonates. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 23921-23298. (Hilighted by Synfacts, 10.1002/anie.202010651)

(10) Yang, G.-W.; Zhang, Y.-Y.; Xie, R.; Wu, G.-P.*, High-Activity Organocatalysts for Synthesis of Polyether via Intramolecular Ammonium Cation-Assisted S_N2 Ring-Opening Polymerization. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 16910-16917 (Hot Paper, 10.1002/anie.202002815).