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High-Throughput Synthesis, Purification, and Application of Alkyne-Functionalized Discrete Oligomers.
Junfeng Chen, Vittal Bhat, and Craig J. Hawker*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 12, 8650–8658

Discrete Libraries of Amphiphilic Poly(ethylene glycol) Graft Copolymers: Synthesis, Assembly, and Bioactivity.
Junfeng Chen, Aoon Rizvi, Joseph P. Patterson, and Craig J. Hawker*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 42, 19466–19474

Electrochemical CO2-to-ethylene conversion on polyamine-incorporated Cu electrodes
Xinyi Chen#, Junfeng Chen#, Nawal M. Alghoraibi, Danielle A. Henckel, Ruixian Zhang, Uzoma O. Nwabara, Kenneth E. Madsen, Paul J. A. Kenis, Steven C. Zimmerman & Andrew A. Gewirth* (# these authors contributed equally)
Nature Catal. 2021, 4, 20–27

Intramolecularly Cross-Linked Polymers: From Structure to Function with Applications as Artificial Antibodies and Artificial Enzymes.
Junfeng Chen, Edzna S. Garcia, and Steven C. Zimmerman*
Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 6, 1244–1256

A Bioorthogonal Small Molecule Selective Polymeric “Clickase”.
Junfeng Chen, Ke Li, Sarah E. Bonson, and Steven C. Zimmerman*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 32, 13966–13973

Single-Chain Nanoparticle Delivers a Partner Enzyme for Concurrent and Tandem Catalysis in Cells.
Junfeng Chen, Ke Li, Ji Seon “Lucy” Shon, and Steven C. Zimmerman* (Spotlights)
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 10, 4565–4569

Polymeric “Clickase” Accelerates the Copper Click Reaction of Small Molecules, Proteins, and Cells.
Junfeng Chen, Jiang Wang, Ke Li, Yuhan Wang, Martin Gruebele, Andrew L. Ferguson, and Steven C. Zimmerman* (Spotlights)
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 24, 9693–9700

Enzyme-like Click Catalysis by a Copper-Containing Single-Chain Nanoparticle.
Junfeng Chen, Jiang Wang, Yugang Bai, Ke Li, Edzna S. Garcia, Andrew L. Ferguson, and Steven C. Zimmerman* (Cover, Spotlights)
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 42, 13695–13702

2-(Anthracenyl)-4,5-bis(2,5-dimethyl(3-thienyl))-1H-imidazole: regulatable stacking structures, reversible grinding- and heating-induced emission switching, and solid-state photodimerization behavior.
Jun-Feng Chen, Dan-Ping Gong, Jing Wen, Haibo Ma and Deng-Ke Cao*
Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 451-456