简历：

2025.09–至今，四川大学化学学院，副教授

2021.12–2025.08，四川大学化学学院，特聘副研究员

2019.01–2021.05，美国俄亥俄州立大学，博士后，合作导师：Prof. Casey R Wade

2013.09–2018.08，美国休斯顿大学化学专业，理学博士，导师：Prof. Loi H Do

2009.09–2013.06，中国人民大学化学专业，理学学士, 导师: 徐立进教授

主要研究方向

高性能可循环高分子设计与合成

高分子聚合催化剂的设计

主要工作业绩

面向国家对可持续发展的重大需求，申请人致力于高性能环境友好型材料的基础科学与应用研究。基于开环聚合反应，从高张力七元环单体出发，采用苯并策略，成功设计了一系列差异化、高性能化可化学回收的半芳香族高分子材料。近 5 年来，以第一作者及通讯作者(包括共同通讯作者)身份发表研究论文30余篇，其中包括 Acc. Chem. Res. (1 篇),  Nat. Chem. (1 篇)， Nat. Mater. (1 篇)，Nat. Commun. (1 篇)，J. Am. Chem. Soc. (3 篇)，Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (4篇)， ACS macro. Let. (2 篇)，Macromolecules (2篇)等;论文被Nat. Rev. Chem., Chem. Rev., Chem. Soc. Rev., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.等期刊引用906余次。申请中国专利10件; 其中授权中国专利5件。作为项目负责人主持国家自然科学基金青年项目。

主要奖励和荣誉

2025 教育部重要人才计划青年项目

2023 四川省天府峨眉计划青年科技人才项目

2023 四川大学第九批“双百人才工程”B计划

2018 Graduate Research Excellence Award (University of Houston)

2016 The Axalta PCI Scholarship

2013 Presidential Graduate Fellowship (University of Houston)

2013 中国人民大学理学院优秀毕业生

代表性成果 （获奖成果、专著、论文、专利）

31. Fan, H.-Z.; Zhou, J.-A.-Q.; Tu, Y.-M.; Chen, J.-H.; Liu, J.-M.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Diverse Polymers with Chemical Recyclability via Regioirregular Polymerization of a Single Monomer. Nat. Mater. 2026. 840–847.

30. Cai, Z.; Tu, Y.-M.; Fan, H.-Z.; Zhu, J.-B*. Benzo-Fused Monomer Design toward Semiaromatic Polymers for a Circular Plastic Economy. Acc. Chem. Res. 2026, 59 (2), 311–321.

29. Huang, Y.-T.; Huang, H.-Y.; Xie, M.; Cui, J.-H.; Wu, Z.-J.; Yu, D.-G.; Xiang, H.*; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Spirosalen–Scandium Catalysts Enable the Epimerization-Tolerant Closed-Loop Circularity of Poly(l-Lactic Acid). Natl. Sci. Rev. 2025, 12 (12), nwaf416.

28. Li, K.; Yang, Y.; Xie, M.; Cao, Q.; Cheng, J.-L.; Feng, L.-W.; Yu, D.-G.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Polymerization: Synthesis of Chiral Polythioesters from Racemic Monomers. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e20707.

27. Wang, M.-Y.; Tu, Y.-M.; Zeng, Q.-Q.; Li, K.; Xiong, W.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B*. High-Performance Recyclable Polymers Enabled by Stereo- and Sequence-Controlled Polymerization. Nat. Chem. 2025, 17, 1119–1128.

26. Tang, X.-T.; Zhou, J.-A.-Q.; Tu, Y.-M.; Fan, H.-Z.; Wang, M.-Y.; Cao, Q.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Ring-Opening Polymerization Enables Access to High-Performance Aliphatic-Aromatic Polyamides with Chemical Recyclability. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202505310.

25. Huang, H.-Y.; Xie, M.; Wang, S.-Q.; Huang, Y.-T.; Luo, Y.-H.; Yu, D.-G.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Ultratough Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Chemically Recyclable Cycloalkyl Substituted Polyhydroxyalkanoates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147 (9), 7788–7798.

24. Cao, Q.; Fan, H.-Z.; Xie, M.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Solubility-Equilibrium-Assisted Kinetic Resolution Polymerization toward Isotactic Polyesters Containing Axial Chirality. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147 (1), 1147–1154.

23. Cao, Q.; Tu, Y.-M.; Fan, H.-Z.; Shan, S.-Y.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Torsional Strain Enabled Ring-Opening Polymerization towards Axially Chiral Semiaromatic Polyesters with Chemical Recyclability. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63 (13), e202400196.

22. Tu, Y.-M.; Gong, F.-L.; Wu, Y.-C.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Insights into Substitution Strategy towards Thermodynamic and Property Regulation of Chemically Recyclable Polymers. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14 (1), 3198.

21. Fan, H.-Z.; Yang, X.; Chen, J.-H.; Tu, Y.-M.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Advancing the Development of Recyclable Aromatic Polyesters by Functionalization and Stereocomplexation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202117639.

20. Tu, Y.-M.; Wang, X.-M.; Yang, X.; Fan, H.-Z.; Gong, F.-L.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Biobased High-Performance Aromatic–Aliphatic Polyesters with Complete Recyclability. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 20591.

19. Xiong, W.; Li, K.; Liu, L.-H.; Wang, S.-Q.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Ring-Opening Polymerization of Benzo-Fused Thiolactones toward Chemically Recyclable Semi-Aromatic Polythioesters. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43 (6), 973–980.

18. Wang, S.-Q.; Liu, L.-H.; Li, K.; Xiong, W.; Fan, H.-Z.; Cao, Q.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Implementing a Sulfur-Substitution Approach toward a High-Performance Recyclable Polythioester. Polym. Chem. 2025, 16 (8), 987–993.

17. Liu, L.-H.; Wang, S.-Q.; Fan, H.-Z.; Cao, Q.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Chemically Recyclable Poly(Thioether-Thioester)s via Ring-Opening Polymerization of Seven-Membered Thiolactones. Polym. Chem. 2025, 16 (8), 972–978.

16. Xie, M.; Huang, H.-Y.; Huang, Y.-T.; Ye, Y.-C.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Syndioselective Ring-Opening Polymerization of β-Lactones Enabled by Dimethylbiphenyl-Salen Yttrium Complexes. ACS Macro Lett. 2025, 14 (1), 57–63.

15. Xia, Y.-Y.; Yang, X.; Zhang, W.; Fu, Y.; Cai, Z.*; Cao, P.*; Zhu, J.-B.* A Facile Approach to Construct Novel Polyesters as Soft Midblock for Thermoplastic Elastomers. Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30 (51), e202401727.

14. Zhang, W.; Shan, S.-Y.; Dai, J.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Well-Controlled Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization of Seven-Membered Cyclic Carbonates with Cyclohexyl Fusion. Chem. Res. Chin. Univ. 2024, 40 (5), 856–862.

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Department of Chemistry at Renmin University of China

13. Chen, J.-H.; Tu, Y.-M.; Yao, J.-R.; Tang, X.-T.; Xia, Y.-Y.; Cai, Z.*; Zhang, Q.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Accessing Chemically Recyclable Polyamides via Geminal Dimethyl Substitution. Polymer 2024, 298, 126898.

12. Shan, S.-Y.; Zhang, W.; Cao, Q.; Ye, Y.-C.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Cis-Fused Cyclohexane Promoted the Chemical Recycling of Polycarbonate to Monomer. Polym. Chem. 2024, 15 (11), 1070–1076.

11. Xiong, W.; Dai, J.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Advancing the Material Performance of Chemically Recyclable Polythioesters via Copolymerization. Polymer 2024, 290, 126515.

10. Wu, Y.; Fan, H.; Shan, S.; Wang, S.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Functionalizable and Recyclable Aliphatic Polycarbonates Derived from Biomass Feedstocks and CO2. Chem. Res. Chinese Univ. 2023, 39 (5), 809–815.

9. Dai, J.; Xiong, W.; Li, D.-Y.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Bifunctional Thiourea-Based Organocatalyst Promoted Kinetic Resolution Polymerization of Racemic Lactide to Isotactic Polylactide. Chem. Commun. 2023, 59 (85), 12731–12734.

8. Wang, X.-M.; Huang, H.-Y.; Tu, Y.-M.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Naphthalene Engineering of Chemically Recyclable Polyesters with Enhanced Thermal and Mechanical Properties. Polym. Chem. 2023, 14 (17), 2027–2033.

7. Fan, H.-Z.; Yang, X.; Wu, Y.-C.; Cao, Q.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Leveraging the Monomer Structure for High-Performance Chemically Recyclable Semiaromatic Polyesters. Polym. Chem. 2023, 14 (6), 747–753.

6. Dai, J.; Xiong, W.; Du, M.-R.; Wu, G.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* A Facile Approach towards High-Performance Poly(Thioether-Thioester)s with Full Recyclability. Sci. China Chem. 2023, 66, 251–258.

5. Yang, X.; Fan, H.-Z.; Cai, Z.*; Zhang, Q.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Ring-Opening Polymerization of a Benzyl-Protected Cyclic Ester towards Functional Aliphatic Polyester. Chinese J. Chem. 2022, 40 (24), 2973–2980. 封面论文

4. Wu, Y.-C.; Fan, H.-Z.; Zhang, W.; Wang, M.-Y.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Biobased Bifunctional Monomers toward Functionalizable Polycarbonates and Poly(Cyclic Olefin)s with Tunable Properties. Macromolecules 2022, 55 (20), 9232–9241.

3. 蔡中正*, 陶友华*, 刘野*, 朱剑波*. 基于单体设计的可回收高分子研究进展. 化学学报. 2022, 80, 1165–1182.

2. Yang, X.; Zhang, W.; Huang, H.-Y.; Dai, J.; Wang, M.-Y.; Fan, H.-Z.; Cai, Z.*; Zhang, Q.*; Zhu, J.-B*. Stereoselective Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones with a Fused Ring Leading to Semicrystalline Polyesters. Macromolecules 2022, 55 (7), 2777–2786.

1. Zhang, W.; Dai, J.; Wu, Y.-C.; Chen, J.-X.; Shan, S.-Y.; Cai, Z.*; Zhu, J.-B.* Highly Reactive Cyclic Carbonates with a Fused Ring toward Functionalizable and Recyclable Polycarbonates. ACS Macro Lett. 2022, 11, 2, 173–178.