1. 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. 

2.  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. 

3. Tan, C.; Zou, C.; Chen, C. L.*  “An Ionic Cluster Strategy for Performance Improvements and Product Morphology Control in Metal-Catalyzed Olefin–Polar Monomer Copolymerization.”   J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 2245−2254.  ESI Highly Cited Paper. ESI Hot Paper. 

4. Si, G. F.; Tan, C.; Chen, M.*; Chen, C. L.* “A Cocatalyst Strategy to Enhance Ruthenium-Mediated Metathesis Reactivity towards Electron-Deficient Substrates.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202203796. Highlighted by Prof. Dahui Zhao from Perking University in Synfacts 2022, 11, 1192. Hot Paper.

5. 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.

6. Wang, Q.; Zhang, Z.; Zou, C.* Chen, C. L.* “A general cocatalyst strategy for performance enhancement in nickel catalyzed ethylene (co)polymerization.” Chinese Chem. Lett. 2022, 33, 4363-4366.

7. Chen A.; Liao, D. H.; Chen, C. L.* “Promoting Ethylene (co)Polymerization in Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Solvents Using tert-Butyl Substituted Nickel Catalysts.” Chinese J. Chem. 2022, 40, 215-222.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Chen, M.; Chen, C. L.* “Nickel catalysts for the preparation of functionalized polyolefin materials.” Chinese Sci. Bull. 2022, 67, 1881-1894. Invited Contribution for Special Issue: Xiangshan Science Conferences on High-end Polyolefin.

11. 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.