Recent Publications

Metal Catalysts for the Polymerization and Copolymerization of Norbornene. Invited by Polymer Reviews(Previously published as: Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part C: Polymer Reviews ).

1.Feng Bao, Xing-Qiang Lü, Haiyang Gao, Guoqiu Gui, Qing Wu. Vinylic and Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Norbornene with Bis(b-ketoamine) Cobalt Complexes. Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2005; 43, 5535.
2.Feng Bao, Xingqiang Lü, Bei-Sheng Kang, Qing Wu. Vinyl Polymerization of Norbornene Catalyzed by a Series of Bis(β-ketoamine)Nickel(II) Complexes in the Presence of Methylaluminoxane. European Polymer Journal, 2006; 42, 928.
3. Feng Bao, Rui Ma, Xingqiang Lü, Guoqiu Gui, Qing Wu. Structures and styrene polymerization activities of a series of nickel complexes bearing ligands of pyrazolone derivatives Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2006; 20, 32.
4. Feng Bao, Xingqiang Lü, Yuqin Qiao, Guoqiu Gui, Haiyang Gao, Qing Wu. Nickel, Cobalt Complexes Bearing b-Ketoamine Ligands: Syntheses, Structures and Catalytic Behavior for the Norbornene Polymerization. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2005; 19, 957.
5. Feng Bao, Rui Ma, Yuan-Hong Jiao. Homo- and copolymerization of norbornene with styrene catalyzed by a series of copper(II) complexes in the presence of methylaluminoxane.Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2006; 368.
6. Feng Bao, Rongming Ma, Rui Ma, Yuan-Hong Jiao. A Copper Complex with b-Ketoamine Ligand Based on Pyrazolone Derivative: Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Catalysis for Norbornene Polymerization. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2007; 557.
7. Feng Bao, Xingqiang Lü, QingWu, Beisheng Kang and SeikWeng Ng. 5-Methyl-2-phenyl-4-[( Z)-(2-tolylamino)phenylmethylene]pyrazol-3(2H)-one. Acta Cryst E, 2004; 60, o155.
8. Feng Bao, Juan Feng and SeikWeng Ng. Bis_N-[( Z)-(3-Methyl-5-oxo-1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-ylidene)(phenyl)methyl]benzylamido-_2 N,O_copper(II). Acta Cryst E, 2005; 61, m2393.
9. Feng Bao, Xingqiang Lü, QingWu, SeikWeng Ng. 4-[(Z)-(2-Fluorenylamino)phenylmethylene]-5-methyl-2-phenyl-2H-pyrazol-3(4H)-one. Acta Cryst E, 2004; 60, o1244.
10. Feng Bao, Xingqiang Lü, Ying Chen. Copolymerization of Norbornene and Styrene Catalyzed by a Series of Bis(b-ketoamine) Nickel(II) Complexes in the Presence of Methylaluminoxane. Polymer Bulletin, 2007; 58, 495.

11. Rui Ma, Zhongying Song,Yubang Hou,Juan Feng,Bin Xing and Feng Bao. Synthesis of methyl acrylate graft copolymers by the combination of a polynorbornene containing pendant vinylbenzene groups by using coordination and reverse atom transfer polymerization. Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2008, 22, 346–351.

12. Wen-Li Chai,Wen-Juan Jin, Xing-Qiang Lü,Wei-Yu Bi, Ji-Rong Song,Wai-Kwok Wong, Feng Bao. Formation and luminescence of 1D helical polymeric excimer from Pt-MeO-salen precursor. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 11 (2008) 699–702.

13. Tao Wang, Feng Bao, Yan Liu, Bin Xing, Zhe Tan, Zhifang Tan, Xing Qiang Lu. Effect of Coordination Modes of HL Ligand on the MolecularArchitecture of Its Transition Metal Complexes (HL = 5-Methyl-2-Phenyl-4-[(2-o-Tolylamino)-Phenylmethylene]pyrazol-3(2H)-one). J Inorg Organomet Polym. (2008) 18:420–425.

14. Feng Bao, Xing-Qiang Lü, Yu-Qin Qiao, QingWu and SeikWeng Ng. 4-[(Z)-(4-Methoxyanilino)phenylmethylene]-5-methyl-2-phenyl-2H-pyrazol-3(4H)-one. Acta Cryst E, 2004; 60, o2191.
15. Feng Bao, Yuan-Hong Jiao and SeikWeng Ng. Bis{5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-[(3-tolylamino-jN)-phenylmethylene]-1H-pyrazol-3(4H)-onatojO}cobalt(II). Acta Cryst E, 2006; 62, m558.
16. Xingqiang Lü, Feng Bao, Bei-Sheng Kang, Qing Wu, Han-Qin Liu, Fang-Ming Zhu. Syntheses, structures and catalytic activity of copper(II) complexes bearing N,O-chelate ligands. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2006; 691, 821.
17. Guoqiu Gui, Feng Bao, Haiyang Gao, Fangming Zhu, Qing Wu. Synthesis, structure and olefin polymerization catalysis of nickel(II) complexes bearing N,O-chelate ligands. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2006; 59, 107.
18. Guoqiu Gui, Feng Bao, Haiyang Gao, Fangming Zhu, Qing Wu. Vinyl polymerization of norbornene catalyzed by new bis(β-ketoamino)nickel(II) complex /MAO System. Applied Organometallic Chemistry , 2005; 19, 627.
19. Xing-Qiang Lü, Feng Bao, QingWu, Bei-Sheng Kang and SeikWeng Ng. Bis{5-methyl-4-[(Z)-(1-naphthylamino)phenyl-methylene]-2-phenyl-3H-pyrazol-3-one-j2N,N0}-silver(I) hexafluorophosphate. Acta Cryst E, 2004; 60, m362.
20. Guo-Qiu Gui, Feng Bao, Xing-Qiang Lü, QingWu and SeikWeng Ng. 2-(2,6-Diisopropylphenylamino)cyclohex-1-enyl phenyl ketone. Acta Cryst E, 2005; 61, o1070.
21. Haiyang Gao, Wenjuan Guo, Feng Bao, Guoqiu Gui, Junkai Zhang,Fangming Zhu, and Qing Wu. Synthesis, Molecular Structure, and Solution-Dependent Behavior of Nickel Complexes Chelating Anilido-Imine Donors and Their Catalytic Activity toward Olefin Polymerization. Organometallics, 2004, 23, 6273-6280
22. Junkai Zhang, Zhuofeng Ke, Feng Bao, Jieming Long, Haiyang Gao, Fangming Zhu, Qing Wu. Ethylene polymerization and oligomerization catalyzed by bulky b-diketiminato Ni(II) and b-diimineNi(II) complexes/methylaluminoxane systems. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical. 2006; 249, 31.
23. Yuqin Qiao, Xingqiang Lü, Feng Bao, Bei-Sheng Kang. Enamine Configuration of 5-Methyl-2-phenyl-4- [(Z)-3-tolylamino-phenylmethylene]pyrazol-3(2H)-one. Chinese Journal of Structure Chemistry; 2005, 24, 957.
24. Ji-Jun Jiang, Xingqiang Lü, Feng Bao, Bei-Sheng Kang and Seik Weng Ng.4-[(Z)-(Benzylamino)phenylmethylene]-5-methyl-2-phenyl-2H-pyrazol-3-one. Acta Cryst E, 2004; 60, o1149.
25. Junkai Zhang, Haiyang Gao, Zhuofeng Ke, Feng Bao, Fangming Zhu, Qing Wu. Investigation of 1-hexene isomerization and oligomerization catalyzed with b-diketiminato Ni(II) bromide complexes/methylaluminoxane system. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical. 2005; 231, 27.
26. Hai-Yang Gao, Xing-Qiang Lü, Feng Bao, QingWu and SeikWeng Ng. N-(2-Fluorobenzylidene)-2,6-diisopropylaniline. Acta Cryst E, 2005; 61, o1068.
27. Feng Bao, Xingqiang Lü, Beisheng Kang , Qing Wu. Norbornene Polymerizations Catalyzed by a New Series of Late Metal Complexes Bearing b-ketoamino Ligands. Preprints of Third East Asian Polymer Conference. P154-155.
28. Feng Bao, Zhongying Song, Ying Chen, Xingqiang Lü, Zhe Tan. Synthesis of
Polarity-controllable Polynorbornene-polydivinylbenzene-based Methyl Acrylate Graft Copolymer from Two-time Stepwise Polymerizations. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2007; submitted.
29. Feng Bao, Xingqiang Lü, Haiyang Gao, Qing Wu. Radical or Coordination? Deeper Studies of Olefin Homo- and Copolymerization Catalyzed by Cu-Based b-Ketoamine Catalyst in the Presence of Methylaluminoxane. Macromolecules, 2008; submitted.
30. Feng Bao, Xingqiang Lü, Ying Chen. Synthesis and Norbornene Polymerization Activity of a Novel, Highly Active Single-Component Binuclear b-diketone Nickel(II) Catalyst. Organometallics, 2008; submitted.