Chen, Eugene - Colorado State University

个人简介

John K. Stille Chair in Chemistry, Millennial Professor of Polymer Science and Sustainability. BS/MS in Organic Chemistry, Shangrao Normal University/Nankai University; PhD in Organometallic & Polymer Chemistry, University of Massachusetts; Postdoc in Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry, Northwestern University; Sr. Research Chemist to Project Leader, Dow Chemical Co.

研究领域

Intrinsically recyclable polymers; renewable monomers and sustainable polymers; precision (stereoselective, chemoselective & living) polymer synthesis; Lewis pair polymerization; new polymerization methodology; transition-metal, main-group & organic catalysis; biomass conversion to fuels, chemicals & materials.

近期论文

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Zhu, J.-B.; Watson, E. M.; Tang, J.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "A Synthetic Polymer System with Repeatable Chemical Recyclability", Science 2018, 360, 398-403. Feng, G.; Du, C.; Xiang, L.;* del Rosal, I.; Li, G.; Leng, X.; Chen, E. Y.-X.;* Maron, L.;* Chen, Y.* "Side Arm Twist on Zn-Catalyzed Hydrosilylative Reduction of CO2 to Formate and Methanol Equivalents with High Selectivity and Activity", ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 4710-4718. Chen, J.; Hong, M.; Chen, E. Y.-X. "Lewis Pair Polymerization for New Reactivity and Structure in Polymer Synthesis", Molecules 2018, 23, 915/1-915/3 (Editorial for the special issue on Lewis pair polymerization). Wang, Q.; Zhao, W.; Zhang, S.; He, J.; Zhang, Y.;* Chen, E. Y.-X. "Living Polymerization of Conjugated Polar Alkenes Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Olefin-Based Frustrated Lewis Pairs", ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 3571-3578. Zang, H.;* Wang, K.; Zhang, M.; Xie, R.; Wang, L.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Catalytic Coupling of Biomass-Derived Aldehydes into Intermediates for Biofuels and Materials", Catal. Sci. Tech. 2018, 8, 1777-1798 (Invited review). Hu, L.; He, J.; Zhang, Y.;* Chen, E. Y.-X. "Living Group Transfer Polymerization of Renewable α-Methylene-γ-butyrolactones using Al(C6F5)3 Catalyst", Macromolecules 2018, 51, 1296-1307. Hong, M.;* Tang, X.; Newell, B. S.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "'Non-Strained' γ-Butyrolactone-Based Copolyesters: Copolymerization Characteristics and Composition-Dependent (Thermal, Eutectic, Cocrystallization and Degradation) Properties", Macromolecules 2017, 50, 8469-8479. Wang, L.; Eguchi, Y.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Streamlined Synthesis of Biomonomers for Bioresourced Materials: Bisfuran Diacids, Diols and Diamines via Common Bisfuran Dibromide Intermediates", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2017, 56, 11380-11387. Wang, Y.; Hong, M.; Bailey, T. S.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Brush Polymer of Donor-Accepter Dyads via Adduct Formation Between Lewis Base Polymer Donor and All Carbon Lewis Acid Acceptor", Molecules 2017, 22, 1564/1-1564/20 (invited contribution to the special issue on Lewis pair polymerization). Hong, M.*; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Chemically Recyclable Polymers: A Circular Economy Approach to Sustainability", Green Chem. 2017, 19, 3692-3706 (Invited Critical Review & designated Hot Article). Vidal, F.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Reactivity of Bridged and Nonbridged Zirconocenes Towards Bio-renewable Itaconic Esters and Anhydride", Organometallics 2017, 36, 2922-2933. Tang, J.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Increasing Complexity in Organopolymerization of Multifunctional γ-Butyrolactones", Eur. Polym. J. 2017, 95, 678-692 (invited contribution to the special issue on organocatalyzed polymerization). Zhu, J.-B.; Tang, X.; Falivene, L.;* Caporaso, L.; Cavallo, L.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Organocatalytic Coupling of Bromo-Lactide with Cyclic Ethers and Carbonates to Chiral Bromo-Diesters: NHC or Anion Catalysis?", ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 3929-3933. Gowda, R. R.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Chemoselective Lewis Pair Polymerization of Renewable Multivinyl-Functionalized γ-Butyrolactones", Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A. 2017, 375, 2101/1-2101/14, (invited contribution to theme issue "Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry"). Wang, Y.; Bailey, T. S.; Hong, M.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Stereoregular Brush Polymers and Graft Copolymers by Chiral Zirconocene-Mediated Coordination Polymerization of P3HT Macromers", Polymers 2017, 9, 139/1-139/15.(invited contribution). Vidal, F.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Precision Polymer Synthesis via Chemoselective, Stereoselective, and Living/Controlled Polymerization of Polar Divinyl Monomers", Synlett. 2017, 39 1028-1039 (invited Account). Wang, Q.; Zhao, W.; He, J.; Zhang, Y.;* Chen, E. Y.-X. "Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones by N-Heterocyclic Olefin/Al(C6F5)3 Lewis Pairs: Structures of Intermediates, Kinetics, and Mechanism", Macromolecules 2017, 50, 123-136. Chen, J.; Gowda, R. R.; He, J.; Zhang, Y.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Controlled or High-Speed Group Transfer Polymerization by Silyl Ketene Acetals without Catalyst", Macromolecules 2016, 49, 8075-8087. Mou, Z.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Polyesters and Poly(ester-urethane)s from Bio-based Difuranic Polyols", ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2016, 4, 7118-7129. Tang, X.; Hong, M.; Falivene, L.; Caporaso, L.; Cavallo, L.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* "The Quest for Converting Biorenewable Bifunctional α-Methylene-γ-butyrolactone into Degradable and Recyclable Polyester: Controlling Vinyl-Addition/Ring-Opening/Cross-Linking Pathways", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 14326-14337.