Senior Scientist
Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago
5735 S. Ellis Ave.
Chicago
IL
60637
United States
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1 (773) 344374
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Background
Polymer chemistry; Polymer physics; Organic chemistry; Synthetic and mechanistic organometallic chemistry; Rheology; Industrial plastics; Group 4, 10 metal complexes; Homogeneous catalysis; Heterogeneous catalysis; Olefin polymerization; Cationic polymerization; Polar monomer; C-H activation; Bimetallic catalysis; Silicone lubricants; Military lubricants; Solid lubricant additives; Carbon based nano-materials; Synthesis of diamond, C60; Supercritical CO2; Utilization of CO2; VT-multinuclear-1D and 2D NMR, GC-MS, ESI-MS, MALDI, X-ray powder and crystal diffraction, GPC, EPR, DSC/TGA, DMA/TMA, Rheometer, IR, UV-Vis, Raman, SEM, TEM, Computer simulation, DFT calculation.
Major Publications
- Cationic Polymerization and Insertion Chemistry in the Reactions of Vinyl Ethers with (alpha-Diimine)PdMe+ Species
Author(s): Chen, CL; Luo, SJ; Jordan, RF
Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume: 132 Issue: 14
Pages: 5273-5284 Published: 2010
DOI: 10.1021/ja100491y
- Palladium-Catalyzed Dimerization of Vinyl Ethers to Acetals
Author(s): Chen, CL; Jordan, RF
Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume: 132 Issue: 30
Pages: 10254-10255 Published: 2010
DOI: 10.1021/ja104523y
- Lewis Acid Catalyzed Synthesis of Poly(pyrazolyl)borate Ligands
Author(s): Chen, CL; Jordan, RF
Source: Organometallics Volume: 29 Issue: 16 Pages: 3679-3682 Published: 2010
DOI: 10.1021/om100590x
- Synthesis, Structures, and Ethylene Polymerization Behavior of Bis(pyrazolyl)borate Zirconium and Hafnium Benzyl Complexes
Author(s): Chen, C; Lee, H; Jordan, RF
Source: Organometallics Volume: 29 Issue: 21 Pages: 5373-5381 Published: 2010
DOI: 10.1021/om1004034
- Multiple insertion of a silyl vinyl ether by (alpha-diimine)PdMe+ species
Author(s): Chen, C. L.; Luo, S. J.; Jordan, R. F.
Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume: 130 Issue: 39
Pages: 12892-+ Published: 2008
DOI: 10.1021/ja8056858