• Novel Polymerization Method
• Continuous-Flow Technology
• Advanced Material Based on Polymer Chemistry and Organic Synthesis

1.H. Gong, Y. Zhao, X. Shen, J. Lin, M. Chen,* “Organocatalyzed photo-controlled radical polymerization of semi-fluorinated (meth)acrylates driven by visible light”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 333-337.

2.Y. Zhao, H. Gong, K. Jiang, S. Yan, J. Lin and M. Chen,* "Organocatalyzed photoredox polymerization from aromatic sulfonyl halides: facilitating graft from aromatic C-H bonds", Macromolecules, 2018, 51,938-946.

3.X. Shen, H. Gong, Y. Zhou, Y. Zhao, J. Lin,* M. Chen,* “Unsymmetrical Difunctionalization of Cyclooctadiene under Continuous Flow Conditions: Expanding the Scope of Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization”, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 1846-1853.

4.M.Chen, S. Deng, Y. Gu, J. Lin, M. J. MacLeod, J.A. Johnson,* “Logic-Controlled Radical Polymerization with Heat and Light: Multiple-Stimuli Switching of Polymer Chain Growth via a Recyclable, Thermally Responsive, Gel Photo-Redox Catalyst”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 2257-2266.

5.M. Chen,# Y. Gu,# A. Singh, M. Zhong, A. M. Jordan, S. Biswas, L. T. J. Korley, A. C. Balazs, J. A. Johnson,* ''Living Additive Manufacturing: Transformation of Parent Gels into Diversely Functionalized Daughter Gels Made Possible by Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis'', ACS Central Science, 2017, 3, 124-134.

6.Mao Chen,# Mingjiang Zhong,# Jeremiah A. Johnson,* “Light-Controlled Radical Polymerization: Mechanisms, Methods, and Applications”, Chem. Rev. 2016, 116, 10167-10211.

7.Mao Chen, Jeremiah A. Johnson,* “Improving Photo-controlled Living Radical Polymerization from Trithiocarbonates through the Use of Continuous-flow Techniques”, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 6742-6745. 

8.Mao Chen, Michelle J. MacLeod, Jeremiah. A. Johnson,* “Visible-Light-Controlled Living Radical Polymerization from a Trithiocarbonate Iniferter Mediated by an Organic Photoredox Catalyst”, ACS Macro Lett. 2015, 4, 566-569. 

9.Mao Chen, Saki Ichikawa, Stephen L. Buchwald,*  “Rapid and Efficient Copper-Catalyzed Finkelstein Reaction of (Hetero)Aromatics under Continuous-Flow Conditions”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 263-266. 

10.Mao Chen, Stephen L. Buchwald,* “Rapid and Efficient Trifluoromethylation of Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Compounds Using Potassium Trifluoroacetate Enabled by a Flow System”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 11628-11631.