研究成果 Publications

+ Equally contribution, * corresponding author, _ undergraduate student mentored

 

71. Oxygen-Driven Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization.

Yuxuan Du,+ Zhe Chen,+ Zhikang Xie, Siyu Yi, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Xiangcheng Pan*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147 (4), 3662–3669.

 

70. Oxygen, Light, and Mechanical Force Mediated Radical Polymerization Toward Precision Polymer Synthesis.

Zhujun Huang,+ Jin Dong,+ Kaiwen Liu, Xiangcheng Pan*

Chem. Commun. 2025, doi: 10.1039/D4CC05772D. (Invited)

 

69. Multifunctionalization of Polybutadiene by RAFT/MADIX Technology.

Congze He, Jin Dong, Chaoran Xu, Zhujun Huang, Samir Z Zard, Xiangcheng Pan*

Polym. Chem. 2025, 16, 331-336.

 

68. Aerobic Mechanochemical Reversible-deactivation Radical Polymerization.

Haoyang Feng, Zhe Chen, Lei Li, Xiaoyang Shao, Wenru Fan, Chen Wang, Lin Song, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski*, Xiangcheng Pan*, Zhenhua Wang*

Nat. Commun. 2024, 15:6179.

 

67. Synthesis and Controlled Radical Polymerization of Axially Chiral Monomers with a Binaphthyl Skeleton.

Kuiyong Jia, Zhe Chen, Zhujun Huang, Xiangcheng Pan*

Polym. J. 2024, 56, 987-995. (Invited, Special issue: Rising Stars in Polymer Science 2024)

 

66. Mechanochemically Mediated Controlled Radical Polymerization.

Haoyang Feng,+ Xiaoyang Shao,+ Zhenhua Wang*, Xiangcheng Pan*

Chin. Sci. Bull. 2024, 69: 3412–3424.

 

 

65. Carbene-Mediated Polymer Modification Using Diazo Compounds under Photo or Thermal Activation Conditions.

Siyu Yi, Shicheng Yang, Zhikang Xie, Jie Yun, Xiangcheng Pan*

ACS Macro Lett. 2024, 13, 711–718.

 

64. Aerobic-Controlled Radical Polymerization: Full Oxygen Tolerance Enabled by Air-Stable Amine–Borane.

Zhe Chen, Yuxuan Du, Xin Li, Xiangcheng Pan*

Macromolecules 2024, 57, 9, 4192–4198. 

 

63. Modular Synthesis of Conjugated Aromatic Boronate Esters by Radical Xanthate Addition. 

Congze He, Xiangcheng Pan*, Samir Z Zard* 

Synthesis 2024, 56 (13), 2066-2076.

 

 

62. Synthesis of Controllable Polymers with Precise Side-chain Structures via Boronate-tag.

Jie Yun, Chaoran Xu, Zhikang Xie, Yuxuan Du, Jin Dong, Xiangcheng Pan* 

Acta Polymerica Sinica, 2024, 55 (7), 881-890. (Invited, Speical Issue) 

 

 

61. Recent Progress of Chiral Hierarchical Assemblies from a Chinese Perspective.

Wei Gong, Wei Wang, Jinqiao Dong*, Xiangcheng Pan*, Yan Liu*, Hai-Bo Yang*, Xuefeng Fu*, Yong Cui* 

CCS Chem. 2023, 5, 2736–2759. (Invited Mini Review) 

 

 

60. Organoboron Chemistry Towards Controlled and Precise Polymer Synthesis.

Yuxuan Du, Jin Dong, Chaoran Xu, Xiangcheng Pan*

Sci. China Chem. 2023, 66, 3467–348. (Invited, Speical Issue of 2023 Emerging Investigator Issue)

 

 

59. Oligomers from the Synthetic Polymers: Another Potential Iceberg of New Pollutants.

Changzhi Shi, Mengjing Wang, Zimeng Wang, Guangbo Qu, Wei Jiang, Xiangcheng Pan, Mingliang Fang*

Environ. Health 2023, 1, 4, 228–235. 

 

 

58. Photocatalytic Metal-Free Radical Hydrosilylation for Polymer Functionalization.

Zhujun Huang, Kaiwen Liu, Mingyuan Liu, Jie Yun, Jin Dong, Zhe Chen, Zhikang Xie, Xiangcheng Pan*

Chin. J. Chem 2023, 41 (18), 2275-2281. (Invited, Special Issue of Emerging Themes in Polymer Science)

 

 

57. Precise Control of Conjugated polymer Synthesis from Step-growth Polymerization to Iterative Synthesis.

Chaoran Xu, Jin Dong, Congze He, Jie Yun, Xiangcheng Pan*

Giant 2023, 14, 100154. (Invited, speical issue: Precision Macromolecules: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Functions)

 

 

56. N-Coordinated Organoboron in Polymer Synthesis and Material Science.

Congze He, Jin Dong, Chaoran Xu, Xiangcheng Pan*

ACS Polym. Au 2023, 3 (1), 5-27. (Invited, 2022 ACS Polymers Au Rising Star Collection)

 

 

55. Simple and Safe Liquid Seal Approach to Oxygen-tolerant ATRP.

Yuxuan Du, Congze He, Shicheng Yang, Chaoran Xu, Xiangcheng Pan*

Eur. Polym. J. 2023, 182, 111720.

 

 

54. Renewable Furan-based Epoxy Resins Derived from 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural and Furfural.

Yuan Jiang, Jie Yun, Xiangcheng Pan*

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10 (50), 16555-16562.

 

 

53. Vinyl Boronate Polymers with Dynamic Exchange Property.

Jin Dong, Congze He, Chaoran Xu, Jie Yun, Xiangcheng Pan*

Polym. Chem. 2022, 13, 6408-6414.

 

 

52. Photoinduced Ion-Pair Inner-Sphere Electron Transfer-Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization.

Qianyi Wang, Feng-Yang Bai, Yinling Wang, Fushuang Niu, Yifei Zhang, Qixi Mi, Ke Hu, Xiangcheng Pan*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 143 (45), 19167-19177.

 

 

51. Carbene-Mediated Polymer Cross-Linking with Diazo Compounds by C–H Activation and Insertion.

Shicheng Yang, Siyu Yi, Jie Yun, Ning Li, Yuan Jiang, Zhujun Huang, Chaoran Xu, Congze He, Xiangcheng Pan*

Macromolecules 2022, 55 (9), 3423-3429.

 

 

50. Biomass-Based Polyureas Derived from Rigid Furfurylamine and Isomannide.

Yuan Jiang, Shicheng Yang, Xiangcheng Pan*

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4 (3), 2197-2204.

 

 

49. Sunlight-mediated Degradation of Polyethylene under the Synergy of Photothermal C-H Activation and Modification.

Shengnan Kong, Congze He, Jin Dong, Ning Li, Chaoran Xu,* Xiangcheng Pan*
Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2022, 223 (12), 2100322. (inivited, special issue: Emerging Methodologies for Polymer Synthesis)

 

 

48. Metal-Free Hydrosilylation Polymerization by Merging Photoredox and Hydrogen Atom Transfer Catalysis.

Zhujun Huang, Zhe Chen, Yuan Jiang, Ning Li, Shicheng Yang, Guowei Wang*, Xiangcheng Pan*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (45), 19167-19177.

Highlighted by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Highlighted by Prof. Benjamin List in Synfacts.

 

 

47. ATRP of MIDA Boronate-containing Monomers as a Tool for Synthesizing Linear Phenolic and Functionalized Polymers.

Xin Li, Congze He, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Xiangcheng Pan*

ACS Macro. Lett. 2021, 10 (10), 1327-1332.

 

 

46. Regio- and Sequence-controlled Conjugated Topological Oligomers and Polymers via Boronate-tag Assisted Solution-phase Strategy.

Chaoran Xu, Congze He, Ning Li, Shicheng Yang, Yuxuan Du, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski,* Xiangcheng Pan*

Nat. Commun. 2021, 12: 5853. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26186-y

 

45. Improved Self-assembly of P3HT with Pyrene-functionalized Methacrylates.

Taniya Kekunawela Pathiranage, Ziyuan Ma, Chinthaka Udamulle Gedara, Xiangcheng Pan, Youngmin Lee, Enrique Gomez, Michael Biewer, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Mihaela Stefan*

ACS Omega 2021, 6 (41), 27325-27334.

 

44. Radical Reduction of Polymer Chain-End Functionality by Stoichiometric N-Heterocyclic Carbene Boranes.

Ning Li, Shicheng Yang, Zhujun Huang, Xiangcheng Pan*

Macromolecules 2021, 54 (13), 6000-6005.

 

43. Controlled Radical Polymerization: from Oxygen Inhibition and Tolerance to Oxygen Initiation.

Ning Li, Xiangcheng Pan*

Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2021, 39 (9), 1084-1092.

Invited Feature Article, speical issue in Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization

 

 

42. Thermo- and pH-responsive Star-like Polymers Synthesized by PhotoATRP.

Jianhao He,+ Wenjie Zhang,+ Chunna Lv, Ruyi Chen, Linan Wang, Yudong Wang,* Xiangcheng Pan*

Polymer 2021, 215, 123345.

 

41. Unveiling the Role of Sulfur in Rapid Defluorination of Florfenicol by Sulfidized Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron in Water under Ambient Conditions.

Zhen Cao, Hao Li, Gregory V. Lowry, Xiaoyang Shi, Xiangcheng Pan, Xinhua Xu, Graeme Henkelman, and Jiang Xu*

Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 4, 2628–2638.

 

40. Chiral induced spin selectivity as a spontaneous intertwined order.

Xiaopeng Li,* Jue Nan, Xiangcheng Pan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 2020, 125 (26), 263002.

 

39. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Driven by Near-Infrared Light with Recyclable Upconversion Nanoparticles.

Wenjie Zhang,+ Jianhao He,+ Chunna Lv, Qianyi Wang, Xinchang Pang, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski,* Xiangcheng Pan*

Macromolecules 2020, 53 (12), 4678-4684.

 

38. Controlled Radical Polymerization Towards Ultra-High Molecular Weight by Rationally Designed Borane Radical Initiators.

Yinling Wang,+ Qianyi Wang,+ Xiangcheng Pan*

Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2020, 1, 100073.

Highlighted by Chem (Cell press).

 

 

37. MIDA Boronate Stabilized Polymers as a Versatile Platform for Organoboron and Functionalized Polymers.

Congze He, Xiangcheng Pan*

Macromolecules 2020, 53 (10), 3700-3708.

Highlighted by 中国聚合物网, 高分子科技, 材料与测试.

 

36. Activation and Deactivation of Chain-Transfer Agent in Controlled Radical Polymerization by Oxygen Initiation and Regulation.

Chunna Lv, Ning Li, Yuxuan Du, Jiahua Li, Xiangcheng Pan*

Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2020, 38, 1178-1184.

Highlighted by 高分子科学

 

35. Visualization of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization by Aggregation‐Induced Emission Technology.

Xin Wang,+ Xiaoguang Qiao,+ Xiuzhe Yin, Zhe Cui, Peng Fu, Minying Liu, Guowei Wang, Xiangcheng Pan,* Xinchang Pang*

Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15 (7), 1014-1017.

 

34. Understanding the Relationship between Catalytic Activity and Termination in photoATRP: Synthesis of Linear and Bottlebrush Polyacrylates.

Michael R. Martinez, Julian Sobieski, Francesca Lorandi, Marco Fantin, Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Guojun Xie, Mateusz Olszewski, Xiangcheng Pan, Thomas G. Ribelli, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski*

Macromolecules 2020, 53 (1), 59-67.

 

33. Alkylboranes in Conventional and Controlled Radical Polymerization.

Chunna Lv, Yuxuan Du, Xiangcheng Pan*

J. Polym. Sci. 2020, 58, 14-19. (Invited review, Special Issue in Honor of Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski)

 

32. Mechanistically Guided Predictive Models for Ligand and Initiator Effects in Copper-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (Cu-ATRP).

Cheng Fang, Marco Fantin, Xiangcheng Pan, Kurt de Fiebre, Michelle L Coote,* Krzysztof Matyjaszewski,* Peng Liu*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141(18), 7486-7497.

 

31. What happens in the dark? Assessing the temporal control of photo‐mediated controlled radical polymerizations.

Neil D. Dolinski, Zachariah A. Page, Emre H. Discekici, David Meis, In‐Hwan Lee, Glen R. Jones, Richard Whitfield, Xiangcheng Pan, Blaine G. McCarthy, Sivaprakash Shanmugam, Veronika Kottisch, Brett P. Fors, Cyrille Boyer, Garret M. Miyake, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, David M. Haddleton, Javier Read Alaniz, Athina Anastasaki,* Craig J. Hawker*

J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57(3), 268-273. (Special Issue in Honor of Professor Mitsuo Sawamoto)

 

30. Oxygen initiated and regulated controlled radical polymerization under ambient conditions.

Chunna Lv, Congze He, Xiangcheng Pan*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57(30), 9430-9433.

 

29. Externally Controlled Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization.

Xiangcheng Pan,* Marco Fantin, Fang Yuan, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018, 47, 5457-5490. (Invited review)

 

28. Ultrasonication-Induced Aqueous Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization.

Zhenhua Wang, Zhanhua Wang, Xiangcheng Pan, Liye Fu, Sushil Lathwal, Mateusz Olszewski, Jiajun Yan, Alan E. Enciso, Zongyu Wang, Hesheng Xia, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

ACS Macro. Lett. 2018, 7(3), 275-280.

 

27. Single-ion Homopolymer Electrolytes with High Transference Number Prepared by Click Chemistry and Photoinduced Metal-free ATRP.

Sipei Li, Alexander I. Mohamed, Vikram Pande, Han Wang, Julia Cuthbert, Xiangcheng Pan, Hongkun He, Zongyu Wang, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, Jay F. Whitacre, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

ACS Energy Lett. 2018, 3(1), 20-27.

 

26. Polymerization-induced self-assembly of acrylonitrile via ICAR ATRP.

Guowei Wang, Zongyu Wang, Bongjoon Lee, Rui Yuan, Zhao Lu, Jiajun Yan, Xiangcheng Pan, Yang Song, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Polymer 2017, 129, 57-67.

 

25. Photoinduced Iron-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with ppm Levels of Iron Catalyst under Blue Light Irradiation.

Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Xiangcheng Pan, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Macromolecules 2017, 50 (20), 7967–7977.

 

24. Enhancing Mechanically Induced ATRP by Promoting Interfacial Electron Transfer from Piezoelectric Nanoparticles to Cu Catalysts.

Zhenhua Wang, Xiangcheng Pan, Lingchun Li, Marco Fantin, Jiajun Yan, Zongyu Wang, Zhanhua Wang, Hesheng Xia, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Macromolecules 2017, 50 (20), 7940–7948.

 

23. A Fatty Acid-Inspired Tetherable Initiator for Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization.

Jiajun Yan, Xiangcheng Pan, Zongyu Wang, Zhao Lu, Yi Wang, Li Liu, Jianan Zhang, Chien Ho, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Chem. Mater. 2017, 29 (11), 4963–4969.

 

22. Temporal Control in Mechanically Controlled Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Using Low ppm of Cu Catalyst.

Zhenhua Wang,+ Xiangcheng Pan,+ Jiajun Yan, Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Guojun Xie, Jianan Zhang, Zhanhua Wang, Hesheng Xia, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

ACS Macro. Lett. 2017, 6 (5), 546-549. (+ Equally contribution)

 

21. Automated Synthesis of Well-Defined Polymers and Biohybrids by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Using a DNA Synthesizer.

Xiangcheng Pan,+ Sushil Lathwal,+ Stephanie Mack, Jiajun Yan, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 2740. (+ Equally contribution, Hot Paper)

 

 

20. Phenyl Benzo[b]phenothiazine as a Visible Light Photoredox Catalyst for Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization.

Sajjad Dadashi-Silab,+ Xiangcheng Pan,+ Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23 (25), 5972-5977. (+ Equally contribution, invited, special issue, Hot Paper).

Highlighted by Angew. Chem.

 

19. A Simplified Fe-based PhotoATRP Using Only Monomers and Solvent.

Xiangcheng Pan, Nikhil Malhotra, Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2017, 38 (13), 1600651. (Invited submission, special issue: Polymers and Light).

 

18.Influence of Spacers in Tetherable Initiators on Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (SI-ATRP).

Jiajun Yan, Xiangcheng Pan, Zongyu Wang, Jianan Zhang, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Macromolecules 2016, 49 (23), 9283-9286.

 

17. Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) Using ICAR ATRP at Low Catalyst Concentration.

Guowei Wang, Michael Schmitt, Zongyu Wang, Bongjoon Lee, Xiangcheng Pan, Liye Fu, Jiajun Yan, Sipei Li, Guojun Xie, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Macromolecules 2016, 49, 8605-8615.

 

16. Facile Arm-First Synthesis of Star Block Copolymers via ARGET ATRP with ppm Amounts of Catalyst.

Hangjun Ding, Sangwoo Park, Mingjiang Zhong, Xiangcheng Pan, Joanna Pietrasik, Christopher John Bettinger, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Macromolecules 2016, 49, 6752–6760.

 

15. Photomediated Controlled Radical Polymerization.

Xiangcheng Pan, Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen, Joachim Laun, Thomas Junkers, Yusuf Yagci, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Prog. Polym. Sci. 2016, 62, 73-125.

ESI: Highly Cited Paper, HOT PAPER

 

14. Enhancing Initiation Efficiency in Metal-free Surface-initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (SI-ATRP).

Jiajun Yan, Xiangcheng Pan, Michael Schmitt, Zongyu Wang, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

ACS Macro Lett. 2016, 5, 661–665.

 

13. Mechanism of Photoinduced Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: Experimental and Computational Studies.

Xiangcheng Pan, Cheng Fang, Marco Fantin, Nikhil Malhotra, Woong Young So, Linda A. Peteanu, Abdirisak A. Isse, Armando Gennaro, Peng Liu, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 2411–2425.

ESI: Highly Cited Paper

 

 

12. Photoinduced Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with ppm Cu Catalyst by Visible Light in Aqueous Media.

Xiangcheng Pan, Nikhil Malhotra, Antonina Simakova, Zongyu Wang, Dominik Konkolewicz, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 15430–15433.

ESI: Highly Cited Paper

 

11. Photoinduced Fe-Based Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in the Absence of Additional Ligands, Reducing Agents, and Radical Initiators.

Xiangcheng Pan, Nikhil Malhotra, Jianan Zhang, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Macromolecules 2015, 48, 6948–6954.

 

10. Dynamic behavior of N-heterocyclic carbene boranes: boron–carbene bonds in B,B-disubstituted N,N-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene boranes have substantial rotation barriers.

Krishnan Damodaran, Xiben Li, Xiangcheng Pan, Dennis P. Curran

J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 4465–4469.

 

9. Photoinduced Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Acrylonitrile.

Xiangcheng Pan, Melissa Lamson, Jiajun Yan, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

ACS Macro Lett. 2015, 4, 192–196.

Most Read Article, Jan, Feb, Mar, April and Year 2015

ESI: Highly Cited Paper

 

8. Contribution of photochemistry to activator regeneration in ATRP.

Thomas G. Ribelli, Dominik Konkolewicz, Xiangcheng Pan, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Macromolecules 2014, 47, 6316–6321.

 

7. Neutral Sulfur Nucleophiles: Synthesis of thioethers and thioesters by substitution reactions of N-heterocyclic carbene boryl sulfides and thioamides.

Xiangcheng Pan, Dennis P. Curran

Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2728-2731.

 

6. Borenium-catalyzed hydroborations of silyl-substituted alkenes and alkynes with a readily available N-heterocyclic carbene–borane.

Anne Boussonnière, Xiangcheng Pan, Steven J. Geib, Dennis P. Curran

Organometallics 2013, 32, 7445-7450.

 

5. Molecular iodine initiates hydroborations of alkenes with N-heterocyclic carbene boranes.

Xiangcheng Pan, Anne Boussonnière, Dennis P. Curran

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 14433-14437.

 

 

4. Disulfides and boryl sulfides serve as both initiators and precatalysts in radical reductions of halides by an N-heterocyclic carbene borane.

Xiangcheng Pan, Jacques Lalevée, Emmanuel Lacôte, Dennis P. Curran

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2013, 355, 3522-3526.

 

3. Mechanistic and preparative studies of radical chain homolytic substitution reactions of N-heterocyclic carbene boranes and disulfides.

Xiangcheng Pan, Anne-Laure Vallet, Stéphane Schweizer, Karim Dahbi, Bernard Delpech, Nicolas Blanchard, Bernadette Graff, Steven J. Geib, Dennis P. Curran, Jacques Lalevée, Emmanuel Lacôte

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 10484-10491.

 

2. Reductions of aldehydes and ketones with a readily available N-heterocyclic carbene borane and acetic acid.

Vladimir Lamm, Xiangcheng Pan, Tsuyoshi Taniguchi, Dennis P. Curran

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 675-680.

 

1. Polarity reversal catalysis in radical reductions of halides by N-heterocyclic carbene boranes.

Xiangcheng Pan, Emmanuel Lacôte, Jacques Lalevée, Dennis P. Curran

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5669-5674.