Chen, Eugene Y.-X. - Colorado State University

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University Distinguished Professor John K. Stille Endowed Chair in Chemistry Millennial Professor of Polymer Science and Sustainability BS/MS, Shangrao Normal University/Nankai University Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst Postdoctoral fellow, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Sr. Research Chemist/Project Leader, Dow Chemical Company

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Li, X.-L.; Clarke, R. W.; An, H.-Y.; Gowda, R. R.; Jiang, J. -Y.; Xu, T.-Q.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* Dual Recycling of Depolymerization Catalyst and Biodegradable Polyester that Markedly Outperforms Polyolefins. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202303791. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202303791 (Designated "Hot Paper"). Shi, C.; Reilly, L. T.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* Hybrid Monomer Design Synergizing Property Trade-offs in Developing Polymers for Circularity and Performance. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202301850. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301850. (Invited minireview). Westlie, A. H.; Hesse, S. A.; Tang, X.; Quinn, E. C.; Parker, C. R.; Takacs, C. J.; Tassone, C. J.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* All-Polyhydroxyalkanoate Triblock Copolymers via a Stereoselective-Chemocatalytic Route. ACS Macro Lett. 2023, 12, 619−625. DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00162. Clarke, R. W.;† Sandmeier, T.;† Franklin, A. Kevin;† Reich, D.; Zhang, X.; Vengallur, N.; Patra, T. K.; Tannenbaum, R. J.; Adhikari, S.; Kumar, S. K.;* Rovis, T.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* Dynamic Crosslinking Compatibilizes Immiscible Mixed Plastics, Nature 2023, 616, 731-739. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05858-3 († equal contributor). Zhou, L.;† Zhang, Z.;† Shi, C.; Scoti, M.; Barange, D. K.; Gowda, R. R.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* Chemically Circular, Mechanically Tough and Melt-processable Polyhydroxyalkanoates, Science 2023, 380, 64−69. DOI: 10.1126/science.adg4520 († equal contributor). Quinn, E. C.; Westlie, A. H.; Sangroniz, A.; Caputo, M. R.; Xu, S.; Zhang, Z.; Urgun-Demirtas, M.; Müller, A. J.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* Installing Controlled Stereo-defects Yields Semicrystalline and Biodegradable Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) with High Toughness and Optical Clarity, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 5795−5802. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12897. Shi, C.; Zhang, Z.; Scoti, M.; Yan, X.-Y.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* Endowing Polythioester Vitrimer with Intrinsic Crystallinity and Chemical Recyclability, ChemSusChem 2023, 16, e202300008. DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300008. Song, Y.; He, J.; Zhang, Y.;* Gilsdorf, R. A.; Chen, E. Y.-X. Recyclable Cyclic Bio-based Acrylic Polymer via Pairwise Monomer Enchainment by a Trifunctional Lewis Pair, Nat. Chem. 2023, 15, 366−376. DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-01097-7. Li, X.-L.; Clarke, R. W.; Jiang, J. -Y.; Xu, T.-Q.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* A Circular Polyester Platform Based on Simple Gem-disubstituted Valerolactones, Nat. Chem. 2023, 15, 278−285. DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-01077-x. Reilly, L. T.;† McGraw, M. L.;† Eckstrom, F. D.; Clarke, R. W.; Franklin, K. A.; Chokkapu, E. R.; Cavallo, L.; Falivene, L.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* Compounded Interplay of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Control over Comonomer Sequence by Lewis Pair Polymerization, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 23572−23584. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10568 (†equal contributor). Dastidar, R.; Kim, M. S.; Zhou, P.; Luo, Z.; Shi, C.; Barnett, K. J.; McClelland, D. J.; Chen, E. Y.-X.; Van Lehn, R. C.; Huber, G. W.* Catalytic Production of Tetrahydropyran (THP): a Biomass-derived, Economically Competitive Solvent with Demonstrated Use in Plastic Dissolution, Green Chem. 2022, 24, 9101−9113. DOI: 10.1039/D2GC03475A. Tang, X.;* Shi, C.; Zhang, Z.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* Crystalline Aliphatic Polyesters from Eight-Membered Cyclic (Di)Esters, J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 60, 3478−3488. DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220418. Zhang, Z.; Shi, C.; Scoti, M.; Tang, X.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* Alternating Isotactic Polyhydroxyalkanoates via Site- and Stereo-selective Polymerization of Unsymmetrical Diolides, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 20016−20024. Westlie, A. H.; Quinn, E. C.; Parker, C. R.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* Synthetic Biodegradable Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Recent Advances and Future Challenges, Prog. Polym. Sci. 2022, 134, 101608. DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101608. Caputo, M. R.; Tang, X.; Westlie, A. H.; Sardon, H.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.;* Müller, A. J.* Effect of Chain Stereoconfiguration on Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Crystallization Kinetics, Biomacromolecules 2022, 23, 3847−3859. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00682. Westlie, A. H.; Chen, E. Y.-X.; Holland, C. M.; Stahl, S. S.; Doyle, M.; Trenor, S. R.; Knauer, K. M.* Polyolefin Innovations Towards Circularity and Sustainable Alternatives, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2022, 43, 2200492. DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200492. Jehanno, C.; Alty, J. W.; Roosen, M.; De Meester, S.;* Dove, A. P.; Chen, E. Y.-X.; Leibfarth, F. A.;* Sardon, A.* Critical Advances and Future Opportunities in Upcycling Commodity Polymers, Nature 2022, 603, 803−814. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04350-0. Cywar, R. M.; Rorrer, N. A.; Mayes, H. B.; Maurya, A. K.; Tassone, C. J.; Beckham, G. T.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* Redesigned Hybrid Nylons with Optical Clarity and Chemical Recyclability, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 5366−5376. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12611. Sangroniz, A.; Zhu, J.-B.; Etxeberria, A.; Chen, E. Y.-X.;* Sardon, H.* Modulating the Crystallinity of a Circular Plastic towards Packaging Material with Outstanding Barrier Properties, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2022, 43, 2200008, DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200008. McGraw, M. L.; Reilly, L. T.; Clarke, R. W.; Cavallo, L.; Falivene, L.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Mechanism of Spatial and Temporal Control in Precision Cyclic Vinyl Polymer Synthesis by Lewis Pair Polymerization", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202116303. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116303. Shi, C.; Clarke, W. R.; McGraw, M. L.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Closing ‘One Monomer–Two Polymers–One Monomer’ Loop via Orthogonal (De)polymerization of A Lactone/Olefin Hybrid”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 2264−2275. Hardian, R.; Cywar, R. M.; Chen, E. Y.-X.; Szekely, G. “Sustainable Nanofiltration Membranes Based on Biosourced Fully Recyclable Polyesters and Green Solvents”, J. Mem. Sci. Lett. 2022, 2, 100016, DOI: 10.1016/j.memlet.2022.100016. Bai, Y.; Wang, H.; Hu, L.; He, J.; Zhang, Y.;* Chen, E. Y.-X. “One-Step Synthesis of Lignin-Based Triblock Copolymers as High-Temperature and UV-Blocking Thermoplastic Elastomers”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202114946, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114946 (Designated "Hot Paper"). Cywar, R. M.; Rorrer, N. A.; Hoyt, C. B.; Beckham, G. T.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Bio-Based Polymers with Performance-Advantaged Properties", Nat. Rev. Mater. 2022, 7, 83−103. Beckham, G. T.; Allen, R.; Baldwin, R.; Reed, M.; Rorrer, J.; Roman-Leshkov, Y.; McGeehan, J.; Chen, E. “Transforming the Science and Technology of Plastics Recycling”, CEP 2021, 36−41. Yan, B.; Shi, C.; Beckham, G. T.; Chen, E. Y.-X.; Román-Leshkov, Y.* “Breaking C(sp3)–C(sp3) Bonds via Electrochemically Mediated Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactions and Its Application to Polystyrene Deconstruction”, ChemSusChem 2022, 15, e202102317, DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102317. Shi, C.; Reilly, L. T.; Kumar, V. S. P.; Coile, M. W.; Nicholson, S. R.; Broadbelt, L. J.;* Beckham, G. T.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Design Principles for Intrinsically Circular Polymers with Tunable Properties", Chem 2021, 7, 2896−2912 (Invited Perspective). Tang, X.;* Shi, C.; Zhang, Z.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Toughening Biodegradable Isotactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) via Stereoselective Copolymerization of a Diolide and Lactones", Macromolecules 2021, 54, 9401−9409. Bai, Y.; Wang, H.; Hu, L.; He, J.; Zhang, Y.;* Chen, E. Y.-X. "Dual-Initiating and Living Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Expeditious Synthesis of Biobased Thermoplastic Elastomers", Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 4874. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25069-6. Clarke, R. W.; McGraw, M. L.; Newell, B. S.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Thermomechanical Activation Achieving Orthogonal Working/Healing Conditions of Nanostructured Tri-Block Copolymer Thermosets", Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2021, 2, 100483. Lacovidou, E.; Geyer, R.; Kalow, J.; Palardy, J.; Dunn, J.; Hoellein, T.; Chen, E. Y.-X. "Toward a Circular Economy for Plastics", One Earth 2021, 4, 591−594 (Featured as Voices article). Shi, C.; Li, Z.-C.; Caporaso, L.; Cavallo, L.; Falivene, L.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Hybrid Monomer Design for Unifying Conflicting Polymerizability, Recyclability, and Performance Properties", Chem 2021, 7, 670−685 (Featured as the issue Cover). McGraw, M. L.; Clarke, R. W.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Synchronous Control of Chain Length/Sequence/Topology for Precision Synthesis of Cyclic Block Copolymers from Monomer Mixtures", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 3318−3322 (Featured as ACS Editors’ Choice and in JACS Spotlights). Westlie, A. H.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Catalyzed Chemical Synthesis of Unnatural Aromatic Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and Aromatic-Aliphatic PHAs with Record-High Glass-Transition and Decomposition Temperatures", Macromolecules 2020, 53, 9906−9915. Shi, C.; McGraw, M. L.; Li, Z.-C.; Cavallo, L.; Falivene, L.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* "High-Performance Pan-Tactic Polythioesters with Intrinsic Crystallinity and Chemical Recyclability", Sci. Adv. 2020, 6, eabc0495. McGraw, M. L.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Lewis Pair Polymerization: Perspective on a Ten-Year Journey", Macromolecules 2020, 53, 6102-6122 (Invited Perspective & Cover Article). Gilsdorf, R. A.; Nicki, M. A.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "High Chemical Recyclability of Vinyl Lactone Acrylic Bioplastics", Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 4942-4950 (Invited contribution to the special issue on Plastics in a Circular Economy). McGraw, M. L.; Clarke, R. W.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Compounded Sequence Control in Polymerization of One-Pot Mixtures of Highly Reactive Acrylates by Differentiating Lewis Pairs", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 5969-5973 (Featured in JACS Spotlights). Tang, X.; Westlie, A. H.; Caporaso, L.; Cavallo, L.; Falivene, L.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Biodegradable Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Stereoselective Copolymerization of Racemic Diolides: Stereocontrol Mechanism and Polyolefin-Like Properties”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 7881-1890. Clarke, R. W.; McGraw, M. L.; Gowda, R. R.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Lewis Pair Polymerization of Renewable Indenone to Erythro-Ditactic High-Tg Polymers with an Upcycling Avenue", Macromolecules 2020, 53, 640-648. Tang, X.; Westlie, A. H.; Watson, E. M.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Stereosequenced Crystalline Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Diastereomeric Monomer Mixtures”, Science 2019, 366, 754-758. Vidal, F.; Watson, E. M.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* “All-Methacrylic Stereoregular Triblock Copolymer Thermoplastic Elastomers Toughened by Supramolecular Stereocomplexation”, Macromolecules 2019, 52, 7313-7323. Chen, J.;* McGraw, M. L.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Diverse Catalytic Systems and Mechanistic Pathways for Hydrosilylative Reduction of CO2”, ChemSusChem 2019, DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201901764. Gallardo-Villagrán, M.; Vidal, F.; Palma, P.; Álvarez, E.; Chen, E. Y.-X.; Cámpora, J.; Rodríguez-Delgado, A. “Aluminium (III) Dialkyl 2,6-bisimino-4R-dihydropyridinates(-1): Selective Synthesis, Structure and Controlled Dimerization”, Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 9104-9116. Sangroniz, A.; Zhu, J.-B.; Tang, X.; Etxeberria, A.; Chen, E. Y.-X.;* Sardon, H.* “Packaging Materials with Desired Mechanical and Barrier Properties and Full Chemical Recyclability”, Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 3559., DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11525-x. Liu, X.; Hong, M.;* Falivene, L.;* Cavallo, L.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Closed-Loop Polymer Upcycling by Installing Property-Enhancing Comonomer Sequences”, Macromolecules 2019, 52, 4570-4578. Cywar, R. M.; Zhu, J.-B.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Selective or Living Organopolymerization of a Six-five Bicyclic Lactone to Produce Fully Recyclable Polyesters”, Polym. Chem. 2019, 10, 3097-3106 (Invited contribution to the Polymer Chemistry Pioneering Investigators Issue). Hong, M.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Future Directions for Sustainable Polymers”, Trends Chem. 2019, 1, 148-151 (invited contribution to the special launch issue). Wilson, J. F.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Difuranic Diols for Renewable Polymers with Pendent Furan Rings”, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 7035-7046. McGraw, M.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Borane/silane Frustrated Lewis Pairs for Polymerization of β-Substituted Michael Acceptors", Tetrahedron 2019, 75, 1475−1480 (Invited contribution to the special issue on Frustrated Lewis Acids and Organoboranes). Gowda, R. R.;* Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Regioselective Hydrogenation of Itaconic Acid to γ-Isovalerolactone by Transition-Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts”, ChemSusChem 2019, 12, 973-977(designated as VIP). Cywar, R. M.; Wang, L.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Thermally Regulated Recyclable Carbene Catalysts for Upgrading of Biomass Furaldehydes”, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 1980-1988 (Invited contribution to the special issue on Chemical Conversion of Biomass to Fine and Platform Chemicals). Zhu, J.-B.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* "Catalyst's Sidearm-Induced Stereoselectivity Switching in Polymerization of a Racemic Lactone for Stereocomplexed Crystalline Polymer with a Circular Life Cycle", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 1178-1182. Tang, X.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* “Towards Infinitely Recyclable Plastics Derived from Renewable Cyclic Esters”, Chem 2019, 5, 284-312 (Invited contribution). Hong, M.;* Chen, J.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* " Polymerization of Polar Monomers Mediated by Main-Group Lewis Acid-Base Pairs ", Chem. Rev. 2018, 118, 10551−10616. McGraw, M.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* " Catalytic Lewis Pair Polymerization of Renewable Methyl Crotonate to High-Molecular-Weight Polymers ", ACS Catal. 2018 , 8, 9877-9887. Deming, T. J.*; Klok, H.-A.*; Armes, S. P.; Becker, M. L.; Champion, J. C.; Chen, E. Y.-X.; Heilshorn, S. C.; van Hest, J. C.-M.; Irvine, D. J.; Johnson, J. A.; Kiessling, L. L.; Maynard, H. D.; Olvera de la Cruz, M.; Sullivan, M. O.; Tirrell, M. V.; Anseth, K. S.; Lecommandoux, S.; Percec, S.; Zhong, Z.; Albertsson, A.C. " Polymers at the Interface with Biology ", Biomacromolecules 2018, 19, 3151-3162. Zhu, J.-B.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* " Living Coordination Polymerization of a Six-Five Bicyclic Lactone to Produce Completely Recyclable Polyester ", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12558-12562. Tang, J.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* " Effects of Chain Ends on Thermal and Mechanical Properties and Recyclability of Poly(γ-butyrolactone) ", J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018, 56, 2271-2279. Tang, X.; Chen, E. Y.-X.* " Chemical Synthesis of Perfectly Isotactic and High Melting Bacterial Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) from Bio-Sourced Racemic Cyclic Diolide ", Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 2345 (ranked 29th among Nature Communications Top 50 most read chemistry and materials science articles from 2018). 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.