Chenyu Wu
Email: w@sdu.edu.cn
Homepage: www.chenyuwu.com
Research Interests:
My research interests mainly include :
(i) designing new catalysts, chain transfer agents, and catalytic mechanisms for photo-controlled polymerization,
(ii) developing high-performance photo-controlled polymerization for fabricating next-generation polymeric materials,
(iii) advancing theoretical methods for mechanistic studies on reactions.
Representative Publications:
1. Li, J.; Wu, C.*; Lei,. Y.; Liu, W.*, Tuning Catalyst-Free Photocontrolled Polymerization by Substitution: A Quantitative and Qualitative Interpretation. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13 (14), 3290-3296.
2. Wu, C.; Corrigan, N.; Lim, C.; Liu, W.*; Miyake, G.*; Boyer, C.*, Rational Design of Photocatalysts for Controlled Polymerization: Effect of Structures on Photocatalytic Activities. Chem. Rev. 2022, 122 (6), 5476-5518.
3. Wu, C.; Jung, K.; Ma, Y.; Liu, W.*; Boyer, C.*, Unravelling an oxygen-mediated reductive quenching pathway for photopolymerisation under long wavelengths. Nature Commun. 2021, 12 (1), 478.
4. Wu, C.; Chen, H.; Corrigan, N.; Jung, K.; Kan, X.; Li, Z.; Liu, W.*; Xu, J.*; Boyer, C.*, Computer-Guided Discovery of a pH-Responsive Organic Photocatalyst and Application for pH and Light Dual-Gated Polymerization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (20), 8207-8220.
5. Wu, C.; Corrigan, N.; Lim, C. H.; Jung, K.; Zhu, J.; Miyake, G.*; Xu, J.*; Boyer, C.*, Guiding the Design of Organic Photocatalyst for PET-RAFT Polymerization: Halogenated Xanthene Dyes. Macromolecules 2019, 52 (1), 236-248.
6. Wu, C.; Liu, Y.; Liu, H.; Duan, C.; Pan, Q.; Zhu, J.; Hu, F.; Ma, X.; Jiu, T.*; Li, Z.*; Zhao, Y.*, Highly Conjugated Three-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks Based on Spirobifluorene for Perovskite Solar Cell Enhancement. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (31), 10016-10024.
7. Wu, C.; Shanmugam, S.; Xu, J.*; Zhu, J.*; Boyer, C.*, Chlorophyll a crude extract: efficient photo-degradable photocatalyst for PET-RAFT polymerization. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53 (93), 12560-12563.