Design and synthesis of functional polymer materials, Controlled/living polymerization, Structure-performance relationship of polymers

Ph. D., Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University (2008)

M.S., Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS (2004)

B.E., Polymer Materials, Beijing Institute of Technology (1993)

(1) Ren J.; Liu H.; Zhang, X.; Hu, Y.*; Zhou, G.*; Masuda T. Amide transformation as an efficient postpolymerization modification approach for the synthesis of functional polyacetylenes, Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 3427−3433.

(2) Wang, F.; Zhang, M.; Liu, H.*; Hu, Y.*; Zhang, X. Randomly Coordinative Chain Transfer Copolymerization of 1,3-Butadiene and Isoprene: A Highly Atom-Economic Way for Accessing Butadiene/Isoprene Rubber, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.,  2020, 59, 10754-10762.

(3) Zhao, W.; Dong, B.; Liu, H.*; Hu, Y.; Zhang, X*. Living coordination-insertion copolymerization of 1-hexene and ligated α-olefins using an α-diimine nickel catalyst and preparation of metal-ligand coordination crosslinked polymers, Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 2492−2501.

(4) Ren J.; Wang X.; Liu H.*; Hu, Y.*; Zhang, X.; Masuda T. Poly(phenylacetylene)s bearing thianthrene groups as highvoltage organic cathode materials for lithium batteries, React. Funct. Polym., 2020, 146, 104365.

(5) Yang Q.; Peng C.; Ren J.; Zhao W.; Zheng W.; Zhang C.; Hu, Y.*; Zhang, X.* A Near-Infrared Photoactuator Based on Shape Memory Semicrystalline Polymers toward Light-Fueled Crane, Grasper, and Walker, Adv. Optical. Mater., 2019, 7, 1900784.

(6) Wang, F.; Liu, H.*; Hu, Y.*; Zhang, X. Influence of Imine-carbon Substituent in 6-Bromo-2-imino Pyridine Based Cobalt(II) Complexes on 1,3-Butadiene Polymerization, Polym. Int., 2019, 68, 1484−1491.

(7) Peng, C.; Yang, Q.; Zhao, W.; Ren, J.; Yu, Q.; Hu, Y.*; Zhang, X.* Relationship between interface chemistry and reinforcement in polybutadiene/cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposites, Compos. Sci. Tech., 2019, 177, 103−110.

(8) Ren J.; Ni B.; Liu H.; Hu, Y.*; Zhang, X.*; Masuda T. Postpolymerization modification based on dynamic imine chemistry for the synthesis of functional polyacetylenes, Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 1238−1244.

(9) Yang Q.; Zheng W.; Zhao W.; Peng C.; Ren J.; Yu Q.; Hu, Y.*; Zhang, X.* One-way and two-way shape memory effects of a high-strain cis-1,4 polybutadiene-polyethylene copolymer based dynamic network via self-complementary quadruple hydrogen bonding, Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 718−726.

(10) Fang L.; Zhao W.; Han C.’ Liu H.*; Hu, Y.*; Zhang, X.* Isoprene Polymerization with Pyrazolylimine Cobalt(II) Complexes: Manipulation of 3,4-Selectivities by Ligand Design and Use of Triphenylphosphine, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2019, 10, 1238−1244.

(11) Wang F.; Chang L.; Hu Y.; Wu G.*; Liu H.* Synthesis and Properties of In-Situ Bulk High Impact Polystyrene Toughened by High cis-1,4 Polybutadiene, Polymers, 2019, 11, 791.

(12) Fang L.; Zhao W.; Han C.; Zhang C.*; Liu H.*; Hu Y.; Zhang X. 1,3-Butadiene Polymerizations Catalyzed by Cobalt and Iron Dichloride Complexes Bearing Pyrazolylimine Ligands, Chin. J. Polym. Sci., 2019, 37, 462−470.

(13) Peng, C.; Dong, B.; Zhang, C.; Hu, Y.*; Liu, L.; Zhang, X.* A Host−Guest Interaction Assisted Approach for Fabrication of Polybutadiene Nanocomposites Reinforced with Well-Dispersed Cellulose Nanocrystals, Macromolecules, 2018, 51, 4578−4587.

(14) Dong B.; Liu H.; Peng C.; Zhao W.; Zhang C.; Bi J.; Hu Y.*; Zhang X.* Synthesis of stereoblock polybutadiene possessing cis-1,4 and syndiotactic-1,2 segments by imino-pyridine cobalt complex-based catalyst through onepot polymerization process, Europ. Polym. J., 2018, 108: 116−123.

(15) Zhuang R.; Li H.; Wang H.; Liu H.; Dong B.; Zhao W.; Hu Y.*; Zhang X.* Cobalt (II) complexes bearing N,N,S tridentate ligands as precatalystsfor 1,3-butadiene polymerization, Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2018, 474: 37−43.

(16) Wang F.; Liu H.; Hu Y.*; Zhang X.* Lanthanide complexes mediated coordinative chain transfer polymerization of conjugated dienes, Sci. Chin. Technol. Sci., 2018, 61, 1286−1294.

(17) Liu H.; Zhuang R.; Dong B.; Wang F.; Hu, Y.*; Zhang, X.* Mono- and Binuclear Cobalt(II) Complexes Supported by Quinoline-2-imidate Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and 1,3-ButadienePolymerization, Chin. J. Polym. Sci., 2018, 36, 943−952.

(18) Dai Q.; Zhang X.; Hu Y.; He J.; Shi C.; Li Y.*; Bai C.* Regulation of the cis-1,4- and trans-1,4-Polybutadiene Multiblock Copolymers via Chain Shuttling Polymerization Using a Ternary Neodymium Organic Sulfonate Catalyst, Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 7887−7894.

(19) Zhuang R.; Li H.; Guo J.; Dong B.; Zhao W.; Hu Y.*; Zhang X.* Highly active nickel(II) and palladium(II) complexes bearing N,N,P tridentate ligand for vinyl addition polymerization of norbornene, Europ. Polym. J., 2017, 93: 358−367.

(20) Pan W.; Chen H.; Mu J.; Li W.; Jiang F.; Weng G.; Hu Y.; Gong D.*; Zhang X.* Synthesis of high crystalline syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadienes and study on their reinforcing effect on cis-1,4 polybutadiene, Polymer, 2017, 111: 20−26.

The research focuses on the development of functional polymers and (di)olefin materials for fundamental research and practical applications. To accomplish these tasks, our recent work deals with synthesis of efficient coordination polymerization catalysts, developing controlled/living polymerization and postmodification methods, and fundamental understanding of polymer structure-property relationships.