Guodong Du

Sustainable Polymers; Polymer-based Nanoparticles; Catalysis and Green Chemistry; Methane Conversion; Carbon Dioxide Utilization

B. S. and M.S., Peking University

Ph. D., 2003, Iowa State University

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2003-2005, Ames Lab and Iowa State University

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2005-2008, Purdue University

1. Star-Shaped Poly(hydroxybutyrate)s from Bio-based Polyol Cores via Zinc Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of ?-Butyrolactone. Omar, R.; Shaik, M.; Griggs, C.; Jensen, J. D.; Boyd, R.; Oncel, N.; Webster, D. C.; Du, G. European Polymer Journal 2021, 160, 110756. Doi: 10.1016/j.europolymj.2021.110756
2. Highly Selective Hydroboration of Carbonyls by a Manganese Catalyst: Insight into the Reaction Mechanism. Vijjamarri, S.; O’Denius, T. M.; Yao, B.; Kubatova, A.; Du, G. Organometallics 2020, 39, 3375-3383. doi:10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00448
3. Zinc Amido-Oxazolinate Catalyzed Ring Opening Copolymerization and Terpolymerization of Maleic Anhydride and Epoxides. Shaik, M.; Chidara, V. K.; Abbina, S.; Du, G. Molecules 2020, 25, 4044. doi:10.3390/molecules25184044
4. Cyclic and Linear Polyhydroxylbutyrates from Ring-Opening Polymerization of ?-Butyrolactone with Amido-Oxazolinate Zinc Catalysts. Shaik, M.; Peterson, J.; Du, G. Macromolecules 2019, 52, 157-166. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02096
5. Effect of dihalides on the polymer linkages in the Cs2CO3-promoted polycondensation of 1 atm carbon dioxide and diols. Bian, S.; Andrianova, A. A.; Kubatova, A.; Du, G. Materials Today Communications 2019, 18, 100-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018.11.007
6. Renewable Isohexides-Based, Hydrolytically Degradable Poly(silylether)s with High Thermal Stability. Vijjamarri, S.; Hull, M.; Kolodka, E.; Du, G. ChemSusChem 2018, 11, 2881-2888. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201801123.
7. Polymers from Bioderived Resources: Synthesis of Poly(silylether)s from Furan Derivatives Catalyzed by a Salen?Mn(V) Complex. Vijjamarri, S.; Streed, S.; Serum, E. M.; Sibi, M. K.; Du, G. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6, 2491-2497. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03932
8. Versatile Manganese Catalysis for the Synthesis of Poly(silylether)s from Diols and Dicarbonyls with Hydrosilanes. Vijjamarri, S.; Chidara, V. K.; Du, G. ACS Omega, 2017, 2, 582-591. doi:1021/acsomega.6b00538.
9. Ring Opening Copolymerization of Styrene Oxide and Cyclic Anhydrides Using Highly Effective Zinc Amido-Oxazolinate Catalysts. Abbina, S.; Chidara, V. K.; Du, G. ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 1343-1348. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201601679.
10. Zinc-Catalyzed Highly Isoselective Ring Opening Polymerization of rac-Lactide. Abbina, S.; Du, G. ACS Macro Letters 2014, 3, 689-692. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/mz5002959.