Small molecules activation, homogeneous catalysis and olefins polymerization
Selected Publications
Highly syndioselective 3,4-trans polymerization of (E)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1,3-butadiene by fluorenyl N-heterocyclic... C.G. Yao, F. Lin, M.Y. Wang, D.T. Liu, B. Liu, N. Liu, Z.C. Wang, S.Y. Long, C.J. Wu, D.M.... Macromolecules, 48, 19992005, (2015)
Highly cis-1,4-selective coordination polymerization of polar 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-butadiene and copolymerizatio... C.G. Yao, N. Liu, S.Y. Long, C.J. Wu, D.M. Cui Polymer Chemistry, 7, 12641270, (2016)
Highly 3,4-selective living polymerization of isoprene and copolymerization with ε-caprolactone by an amidino N-het... C.G. Yao, D.T. Liu, P. Li, C.J. Wu, S.H. Li, B. Liu, D.M. Cui Organometallics, 33, 684691, (2014)
Copolymerization of ethylene with 1-hexene and 1-octene catalyzed by fluorenyl N-heterocyclic carbene ligated rare-... C.G. Yao, C.J. Wu, B.L. Wang, D.M. Cui Organometallics, 32, 22042209, (2013)
Highly 3,4-selective living polymerization of 2-phenyl-1,3-butadiene with amidino N-heterocyclic C.G. Yao, H.Y. Xie, D.M. Cui RSC Advances, 5, 9350793512, (2015)
Education
Ph.D., Polymer Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China, 2015
Professional Profile
2016-: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
