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2014 papers
- Chunyan Wen, Shifang Yuan, Qisong Shi, Erlin Yue, Diansheng Liu and Wen-Hua Sun, Tailoring Polyethylenes by Nickel Complexes Bearing Modified 1-(2-Benzhydrylnaphthylimino)-2-phenyliminoacenaphthylene Derivatives, Organometallics, DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1021/om5010226
- Wenhong Yang, Toshiaki Taniike, Minoru Terano, Yan Chen, and Wen-Hua Sun, Ethylene Polymerization by 2-methyl-8- (benzimidazol)quinolyliron(II) Pre-catalyst: A DFT Understanding its Chain Propagation and Transfer, J. Braz. Chem. Soc., 2014, 25 (12), 2244-2250. Doi: 10.5935/0103-5053.20140175
- Fang Huang, Qifeng Xing, Tongling Liang, Zygmunt Flisak, Bin Ye, Xinquan Hu, Wenhong Yang, Wen-Hua Sun, 2-(1-Aryliminoethyl)-9-arylimino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrocycloheptapyridyl iron(II) dichloride: Synthesis, characterization, and the highly active and tunable active species in ethylene polymerization, Dalton Transactions, 2014, 43 (44), 16818 – 16829. DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02102A
- Venkataramana Katla, Shizhen Du, Carl Redshaw, Wen-Hua Sun, Chromium complex pre-catalysts in ethylene oligomerization/Polymerization, Review of Catalysis, 2014, 1(1), 1-14.
- Yan Chen, Wenhong Yang, Ren Sha, Ru-De Fu and Wen-Hua Sun, Correlating net charges and the activity of bis(imino)pyridylcobalt complexes in ethylene polymerization, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2014, 423, 450-453. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2014.09.011
- Wenhong Yang, Yan Chen, Wen-Hua Sun, Assessing catalytic activities through modeling net charges of the iron complex pre-catalysts, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2014, 215 (18), 1810-1817. DOI: 10.1002/macp.201400141
- Wenjuan Zhang,Shaoli Wang, Shizhen Du, Cun-Yue Guo, Xiang Hao, and Wen-Hua Sun, 2-(1-(2,4-Bis((bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl)-6-methylphenylimino)ethyl)-6-(1- (arylimino)ethyl)pyridylmetal (iron or cobalt) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization and Ethylene Polymerization Behavior, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2014, 215 (18), 1797-1809. DOI: 10.1002/macp.201400140
- Qing Yan, Zelin Sun, Wenjuan Zhang, Kotohiro Nomura, and Wen-Hua Sun, Vanadyl Di(5-t-butyl-2-(aryliminomethyl)quinolin-8-olate): Synthesis, Characterization and Their Ethylene (Co-)Polymerization, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2014, 215 (18), 1744-1752, DOI:10.1002/macp.201400199
- Wen-Hua Sun, Editorial of Special Issue on "The 60th Birthday of Prof. Minoru Terano, Continuing Innovation in Polyolefin Catalysis and Materials", Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2014, 215 (18), 1696-1697. DOI: 10.1002/macp. 201400328 (highlighted in Material News
- Xiubo Jiang, Xinglong Wen, Wen-Hua Sun, Aihua He, Polymerization of isoprene catalyzed by 2-(methyl-2-benzimidazolyl)-6-(1-(arylimino) ethyl) pyridine iron (III) trichloride with an additional donor, J. Polym. Sci.A: Polym Chem 2014 52 2395-2398. DOI: 10.1002/pola.27267
- Liping Zhang,Eva Castillejos, Philippe Serp, Wen-Hua Sunand Jérôme Durand, Enhanced ethylene polymerization of Ni(II) complexes supported on carbon nanotubes, Catal. Today, 2014, 235, 33-40. DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2014.03.067
- Jing Ma, Ke-Qing Zhao, Mark Walton, Joseph A. Wright, Josef W.A. Frese, Mark R.J. Elsegood, Qifeng Xing, Wen-Hua Sun and Carl Redshaw, Vanadyl complexes bearing bi-dentate phenoxyimine ligands: Synthesis, structural studies and ethylene polymerization capability, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43 (22), 8300-8310. DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00021H
- Qifeng Xing, Kuifeng Song, Tongling Liang, Qingbin Liu, Wen-Hua Sun and Carl Redshaw, Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behaviour of binuclear nickel halides bearing 4,5,9,10-tetra(arylimino)pyrenylidenes, Dalton Trans.,2014, 43 (21), 7830 – 7837. DOI:10.1039/C4DT00503A
- Qing Yan, Longlong Li, Wen Li, Lin Wang, and Wen-Hua Sun, Synthesis, characterization and fluorescent properties of 5-(aryliminomethyl)quinaldine-8-ol derivatives and their trinuclear zinc complexes, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectr. 2014, 128, 790-797. DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.03.013.
- Qifeng Xing, Tong Zhao, Shizhen Du, Wenhong Yang, Tongling Liang, and Carl Redshaw Wen-Hua Sun, Biphenyl-bridged 6-(1-aryliminoethyl)-2-iminopyridylcobalt complexes: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior, Organometallics, 2014, 33(6), 1382-1388. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1021/om4010884.
- Liping Zhang, Philippe Serp, Wenjuan Zhang, Wen-Hua Sun and Jérôme Durand, Ethylene polymerization catalyzed by pyrene-tagged iron complexes: positive effect of p-conjugation and immobilization on multi-walled carbon nanotubes, ChemCatChem, 1014, 6, 1310-1316. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201301063
- Xiao-Yan Tang, Atsushi Igarashi, Wen-Hua Sun, Akiko Inagaki, Jingyu Liu, Wenjuan Zhang, Yue-Sheng Li, and Kotohiro Nomura, Synthesis of (Imido) vanadium (V) Complexes Containing 8-(2,6-Dimethylanilide)-5,6,7-trihydroquinoline Ligands: Highly Active Catalyst Precursors for Ethylene Dimerization, Organometallics, 2014, 33, 1053−1060. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1021/om401119y
- Qingyun Liu, Wenjuan Zhang, Dedong Jia, Xiang Hao, Carl Redshaw, and Wen-Hua Sun, 2-{2,6-Bis[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-chlorophenylimino}-3-aryliminobutyl nickel(II) bromide complexes: Synthesis, characterization and investigation of their catalytic behavior, Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 2014, 475, 195-202. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2014.01.034
- Abiodun Omokehinde Eseola, Daniel Geibig, Helmar Görls, Wen-Hua Sun, Xiang Hao, Joseph Anthony Orighomisan Woods and Winfried Plass, Palladium(II) complexes bearing 2-(1H-imidazol/oxazol-2-yl)-pyridines: Synthesis, structures and ligand effects in Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling, J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 754, 39-50. 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.12.041
- Qing Yan, Wenhong Yang, Langqiu Chen, Lin Wang,Carl Redshaw,Wen-Hua Sun, Half-titanocene5-t-butyl-2-(1-(arylimino)methyl)quinolin-8-olate chlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene (co-)polymerization behavior, J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 753, 34-41. DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.12.021
- Erlin Yue, Qifeng Xing, Liping Zhang, Qisong Shi, Xiao-Ping Cao, Lin Wang, Carl Redshaw, and Wen-Hua Sun, Synthesis and characterization of 2-(2-benzhydrylnaphthyliminomethyl) pyridylnickel halides: formation of branched polyethylene, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 3339 – 3346. DOI:10.1039/C3DT53205D
- Shaoli Wang,Wen-Hua Sun,and Carl Redshaw, Recent progress on nickel-based systems for ethylene oligo-/polymerization catalysis, J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 751, 717-741. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.08.021.
- Kuifeng Song,Shaoliang Kong,Qingbin Liu,Wen-Hua Sunand Carl Redshaw, Dichloropalladium complexes ligated by 4,5-bis(arylimino)pyrenylidenes: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic behavior towards Heck-reaction, J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 751, 453-457. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.08.006
- Jing Ma, Chun Feng, Shaoli Wang, Ke-Qing Zhao, Wen-Hua Sun, Carl Redshaw, and Gregory A. Solan, Bi- and tri-dentate Imino-Based Iron and Cobalt Pre-catalysts for Ethylene Oligo-/Polymerization, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2014, 1, 14-34. DOI: 10.1039/C3QI00028A. (Front Cover for the First issue of the First volume)
- Longlong Li, Xian Zhang, Wenjuan Zhang, Wen Li, Wen-Hua Sun, Carl Redshaw, Zinc 2-((2-(benzoimidazol-2-yl)quinolin-8-ylimino)methyl)phenolates: Synthesis, characterization and photoluminescence behavior,Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectr. 2014, 118, 1047-1055. DOI:10.1016/j.saa.2013.09.106
- Aihua He, Geng Wang, Xiubo Jiang, Weizhen Zhao, Wen-Hua Sun, Wei Yao, Catalytic behavior of Co(II) complexes with 2-(benzimidazolyl)-6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl) pyridine ligands on isoprene stereospecific polymerization, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 39703. DOI: 10.1002/app.39703
- Erlin Yue, Liping Zhang, Qifeng Xing, Xiao-Ping Cao, Xiang Hao, Carl Redshaw, and Wen-Hua Sun, 2-(1-(2-Benzhydrylnaphthylimino)ethyl)pyridylnickel halides: Synthesis, characterization, and ethylene polymerization behavior, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43 (2), 423 – 431. DOI:10.1039/C3DT52234 (Back cover; hot paper http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2014/DT/C3DT52234B#!divAbstract)
- Wenjuan Zhang, Youhong Wang, Lin Wang, Carl Redshaw and Wen-Hua Sun, Dialkylaluminium 2-imidazolylphenolates: Synthesis, characterization and ring-opening polymerization behavior towards lactides, J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 750, 65-73. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.11.002
- Liping Zhang,Erlin Yue,Boping Liu, Philippe Serp, Carl Redshaw, Wen-Hua Sunand Jérôme Durand, Beneficial influence of nanocarbon on the aryliminopyridylnickel chloride catalyzed ethylene polymerization, Catal. Commun. 2014, 43, 227-230. DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2013.10.014