1.Wenjuan Zhang Shaofeng Liu Wenhong Yang Xiang Hao Rainer Glaser and Wen-Hua Sun Chloroyttrium 2-(1-(arylimino)alkyl)quinolin-8-olate Complexes: Synthesis Characterization and Catalysis of the Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP) of e-Caprolactone (e-CL)  Organometallics 2012 31 8178-8188. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1021/om300778g [ PDF ]

2.Wen-Hua Sun Shaoliang Kong Wenbin Chai Takeshi Shiono Carl Redshaw Xinquan Hu Cunyue Guo and Xiang Hao 2-(1-Arylimino)ethyl)-8-arylimino-567-trihydroquinolylcobalt dichloride: Synthesis and polyethylene wax formation Appl. Catal. A: Gen. 2012 447-448 67-73. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2012.09.011 [ PDF ]
 

3.Wenjuan Zhang Shaofeng Liu Wen-Hua Sun Xiang Hao and Carl Redshaw Trimetallic yttrium N-(2-methylquinolin-8-yl)benzamides: Synthesis structure and use in ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of e-caprolactone New J. Chem. 2012 36 (11) 2392 - 2396. [ PDF ]

4.Wen-Hua Sun Shengju Song Baixiang Li Carl Redshaw Xiang Hao Yue-Sheng Li and Fosong Wang Ethylene polymerization by 2-iminopyridylnickel halide complexes: synthesis characterization and the catalytic influence of the benzhydryl group Dalton Trans. 2012 41 11999-12010.  DOI: 10.1039/C2DT30989K (Cover article). [ PDF ]
 

5.Wenjuan Zhang Youhong Wang Wen-Hua Sun Lin Wang and Carl Redshaw Dimethylaluminium aldiminophenolates: Synthesis characterization and ring-opening polymerization behavior towards lactides Dalton Trans. 2012 41 (38) 11587 - 11596; DOI: :10.1039/C2DT31215H [ PDF ]
 

6.Wei Huang Wenjuan Zhang Wen-Hua Sun Lin Wang and Carl Redshaw Synthesis characterization and the ethylene (co-)polymerization behaviour of half-titanocene dichloride 2-aryliminoquinolin-8-olates Catal. Sci. Technol. 2012 2 (10) 2090 – 2098. DOI:10.1039/C2CY20240A [ PDF ]

7.Wenjuan Zhang Wenbin Chai Wen-Hua Sun Xinquan Hu Carl Redshaw and Xiang Hao 2-(1-Arylimino)ethyl)-8-arylimino-567-trihydro- quinoline Iron(II) Chloride Complexes: Synthesis Characterization and the Ethylene Polymerization behavior Organometallics 2012 31 5039-5048. [ PDF ]

8.Wenjuan Zhang Youhong Wang Carl Redshaw Xiang Hao and Wen-Hua Sun 2-Aldiminophenoxytitanium chloride complexes: Synthesis characterization and ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior J. Organomet. Chem. 2012 715 119-128. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.05.048 [ PDF ]

 
9.Fan He Weizhen Zhao Xiao-Ping Cao Tongling Liang Carl Redshaw and Wen-Hua Sun 2-[1-(26-Dibenzhydryl-4-chlorophenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-aryliminoethyl] pyridylcobalt dichlorides: Synthesis characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior J. Organomet. Chem. 2012 713 209-216. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.05.020 [ PDF ]

10.Qing Ban Jun Zhang Tongling Liang Carl Redshaw and Wen-Hua Sun 26-Dibenzhydryl-N-(2-aryliminoacenaphthylenylidene)-4-chlorobenzenaminopalladium dichlorides: Synthesis characterization and use as catalysts in the Heck-reaction J. Organomet. Chem. 2012 713 151-156. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.05.015
 

11.Fan He Xiang Hao Xiaoping Cao Carl Redshaw and Wen-Hua Sun Nickel halide complexes bearing 2-benzimidazolyl-N-arylquinoline-8- carboxamide derived ligands: Synthesis characterization and catalytic behavior towards ethylene oligomerization and the vinyl polymerization of norbornene J. Organomet. Chem. 2012 712 46-51.  DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.04.013 
 

12.Zihong Zhou Wen Li Xiang Hao Carl Redshaw Langqiu Chen and Wen-Hua Sun 6-Benzhydryl-4-methyl-2-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)phenol ligands and their zinc complexes: Syntheses characterization and photoluminescence behaviour Inorg. Chim. Acta 2012 392 345-353.  DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2012.03.057

13. Zihong Zhou Wen Li Xiaohua Hou Langqiu Chen Xiang Hao Carl Redshaw and Wen-Hua Sun Synthesis structure and photophysical properties of 2-benzhydryl-4-methyl-6-(aryliminomethyl)phenol ligands and the zinc complexes thereof Inorg. Chim. Acta 2012 392 292-299. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2012.03.046
 

14.Zihong Zhou Xiang Hao Carl Redshaw Langqiu Chen and Wen-Hua Sun Nickel bis(46-dibenzhydryl-2-((arylimino)methyl)phenoxylate) complexes: Synthesis structures and catalytic behaviour towards ethylene and norbornene Catal. Sci. Technol. 2012 2 (7) 1340 – 1345. DOI: 10.1039/C2CY20028G  (Front cover)
 

15.Wen-Hua Sun Weizhen Zhao Jiangang Yu Wenjuan Zhang Xiang Hao and Carl Redshaw Enhancing the activity and thermal-stability of iron pre-catalysts using 2-(1-(26-bis((bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl)-4-methylphenylimino)ethyl)-6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)pyridines Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2012 1266-1273. DOI: 10.1002/macp.201200051
 

16.Xiaoping Cao Fan He Weizhen Zhao Zhengguo Cai Xiang Hao Takeshi Shiono Carl Redshaw and Wen-Hua Sun 2-[1-(26-Dibenzhydryl-4-chlorophenylimino) ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl]pyridyliron(II) dichlorides: Synthesis characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior Polymer 2012 53 1870-1880. 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.02.050
 

17.Xiaohua Hou Tongling Liang Wen-Hua Sun Carl Redshaw and Xia Chen，2-Substituted 8-(2-benzhydrylarylimino)-567-trihydroquinoline-NN' nickel dichlorides: Synthesis characterization and catalytic behavior toward ethylene，J. Organomet. Chem. 2012 708&709 105-112. 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.02.031
 

18.Jingjuan Lai Weizhen Zhao Wenhong Yang Carl Redshaw Tongling Liang Yongwen Liu and Wen-Hua Sun 2-[1-(24-Dibenzhydryl-6-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl]pyridyl cobalt(II) dichlorides: Synthesis characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior Polym. Chem. 2012 3 (3) 787 – 793. DOI:10.1039/C2PY00590E 
 

19.Artem A. Antonov Nina V. Semikolenov Vladimir A. Zakharov Wenjuan Zhang Youhong Wang Wen-Hua Sun Evgenii P. Talsi Konstantin P. Bryliakov Vinyl Polymerization of Norbornene on Nickel Complexes with Bis(imino)pyridine Ligands Containing Electron-Withdrawing Groups Organometallics 2012 31 1143-1149. dx.doi.org/10.1021/om201213v [ PDF ]
 

20.Jingjuan Lai Xiaohua Hou Yongwen Liu Carl Redshaw and Wen-Hua Sun [1-(26-Dibenzhydryl-4-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl] pyridylnickel(II) halides: Synthesis characterization and ethylene oligomerization behavior J. Organomet. Chem. 702 (2012) 52-58. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2011.12.031
 

21.Wenbin Chai Jiangang Yu Lin Wang Xinquan Hu Carl Redshaw and Wen-Hua Sun Synthesis characterization and ethylene oligomerization behavior of N-(2-alkyl-567-trihydroquinolin-8-ylidene)arylaminonickel (II) dichlorides Inorg. Chim. Acta 385 (2012) 21-26. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2011.12.008
 

22.Weizhen Zhao Jiangang Yu Shengju Song Wenhong Yang Hao Liu Xiang Hao Carl Redshaw and Wen-Hua Sun Controlling the ethylene polymerization parameters in iron pre-catalysts of the type 2-[1-(24-dibenzhydryl-6-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl] pyridyliron dichloride Polymer 2012 53 130-137. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.11.024 (The annually best paper from China: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/polymer/news/winners-announced-of-the-7th-feng-xinde-polymer-prize/)

 

23.Shengju Song Tianpengfei Xiao Lin Wang Carl Redshaw Fosong Wang and Wen-Hua Sun 2-(1-Arylimino)quinolylnickel halides: Synthesis characterization and catalytic behavior towards ethylene J. Organomet. Chem. 2012 699 18-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2011.11.001
24.Xiaohua Hou Zhengguo Cai Xia Chen Lin Wang Carl Redshaw and Wen-Hua Sun，N-(567-Trihydroquinolin-8-ylidene)-2-benzhydrylbenzenaminonickel Halide Complexes: Synthesis Characterization and Catalytic Behavior towards Ethylene Polymerization，Dalton Trans. 2012 41 (5) 1617 – 1623. DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11766A
 

25.Hao Liu Weizhen Zhao Jiangang Yu Wenhong Yang Xiang Hao Carl Redshaw Langqiu Chen and Wen-Hua Sun Synthesis Characterization and Ethylene Polymerization Behavior of Nickel Dihalide Complexes Bearing Bulky Unsymmetrical α-Diimine Ligands Catal. Sci. Technol. 2012 2 (2) 415 – 422.  DOI:10.1039/C1CY00319D