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Wuchao Zhao
Title
Associate Professor
Division
Polymer Science
Specialties
Catalyst design and polymer precise synthesis; Lewis pair catalytic polymerization
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Contact Information
Email    wczhao2022@jlu.edu.cn
Office     A302 Tang Auchin Building               
Lab        A313 Tang Auchin Building
Short Biography
In 2016, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Chemistry from Jilin University, followed by a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 2021 under the supervision of Professor Yuetao Zhang at the same institution. Selected for Jilin University’s "Dingxin Scholar" Support Program in 2021. He joined the State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials at Jilin University in February 2025 as a tenure-track associate professor and Ph.D. supervisor. His research focuses on the design of novel catalysts and precision synthesis of polymers. He has authored or co-authored over 20 papers as first/corresponding author in journals including Chem, Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2 papers), CCS Chemistry, Science Bulletin, Trends in Chemistry, Science China Chemistry (2 papers), Macromolecules (3 papers), and Polymer Chemistry (2 papers), and contributed one book chapter to a monograph. He has filed 6 patents (2 granted) as the first or second inventor.
Research Interest
1. Precision Polymer Synthesis
2. Polymers from Renewable Resources
3. Polymer Degradation and Closed-Loop Recycling
4. Controlled Synthesis of Elastomers
Honors & Awards
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Special Funding
Publications

1. Zhao, W.#; Cui, F.#; He, J.; Zhang, Y.*; Chen, E.-Y.X. Oscillatory adaptive catalysis: Intramolecular chain shuttling regulated by stereo-autocorrection in stereoselective polymerization of lactide. Chem. 2024, 10; 3396.
2. Zhao, W.; G, Z.; He, J.; Zhang, Y.* Solvent-Free Chemical Recycling of Polyesters and Polycarbonates by Magnesium-based Lewis Acid Catalyst. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202420688
3. Zhao, W.; Li, F.; Li, C.; He, J.; Zhang, Y.*; Chen, C.* Lewis Pair Catalyzed Regioselective Polymerization of (E,E)-Alkyl Sorbates for the Synthesis of (AB)n Sequenced Polymers. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 24306.
4. Zhao, W.; Li, C.; Yang, X.; He, J.; Pang, X.; Zhang, Y.*; Men, Y.*; Chen, X.* One-Pot Synthesis of Supertough, Sustainable Polyester Thermoplastic Elastomers Using Block-Like, Gradient Copolymer as Soft Midblock. CCS Chem., 2022. 4, 1263.
5. Zhao, W.; He, J.; Zhang, Y.* Lewis pairs polymerization of polar vinyl monomers. Sci. Bull., 2019, 64, 1830.

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