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ORCID: 0000-0002-6508-0844

 Selected papers:

1.  Musil, V.; Laa, D.; Sokolohorskyj, A.; Liska, R.; Ehrmann, K.; Merna, J.
   Epoxide-functionalized hyperbranched polyethylene and its applications in functional polymer synthesis and hot lithography photopolymer toughening.
   Reactive and Functional Polymers 2025, 216, 106425.
2. Kuka, E.; Cirule, D.; Andersone, I.; Vasiljevs, L. O.; Merna, J.; Sarakovskis, A.; Kurnosova, N.; Sansonetti, E.; Vevere, L.; Andersons, B.
   A step to microplastic formation: Microcracking and associated surface transformations of recycled LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, and PP plastics exposed to UV radiation.
   Polym. Degrad. Stab. 2024, 229, 110967.
3. Kotyza, O.; Kočková, O.; Merna, J.*
   Chain-end functionalization of polyolefins prepared by α-diimine nickel catalysts using transfer to organometallic compounds.
   Polymer 2023, 285, 126314.
4. Nunvářová, K.; Charvátová, B.; Šlouf, M.; Hermanová, S.; Merna, J.*
   Synthesis of amphiphilic copolymers based on dendritic polyethylene grafted by polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate and polyhydroxypropylmethacrylate and their use for construction of nanoparticles.
   Eur. Polym. J. 2019, 115, 193-200. 
5. Mundil, R.; Wilson, L. E.; Schaarschmidt, D.; Císařová, I.; Merna, J.*; Long, N. J.
   Redox-switchable α-diimine palladium catalysts for control of polyethylene topology.
   Polymer 2019, 179, 121619. 
6. Dockhorn, R.; Plüschke, L.; Geisler, M.; Zessin, J.; Lindner, P.; Mundil, R.; Merna, J.; Sommer, J.-U.; Lederer, A.
   Polyolefins Formed by Chain Walking Catalysis—A Matter of Branching Density Only?
   J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (39), 15586-15596.
7. Mundil, R.; Sokolohorskyj, A.; Hosek, J.; Cvacka, J.; Cisarova, I.; Kvicala, J.; Merna, J.
   Nickel and palladium complexes with fluorinated alkyl substituted α-diimine ligands for living/controlled olefin polymerization.
   Polym. Chem. 2018, 9 (10), 1234-1248.
8. Mundil, R.; Hermanova, S.; Peschel, M.; Lederer, A.; Merna, J.
   On the topology of highly branched polyethylenes prepared by amine−imine nickel and palladium complexes: the effect of ortho‐aryl substituents.
   Polym. Int. 2018, 67 (7), 946-956.
9. Hošťálek, Z.; Trhlíková, O.; Walterová, Z.; Martinez, T.; Peruch, F.; Cramail, H.; Merna, J.
   Alternating copolymerization of epoxides with anhydrides initiated by organic bases.
   Eur. Polym. J. 2017, 88, 433-447.
10. Sokolohorskyj, A.; Mundil, R.; Lederer, A.; Merna, J.
    Effect of ligand backbone substituents of nickel α-diimine complexes on livingness/controllability of olefin polymerization: Competition between monomer isomerization and propagation.
    J.Polym. Sci.  Pol. Chem. 2016, 54 (19), 3193-3202.
11. Merna, J.; Vlček, P.; Volkis, V.; Michl, J.
    Li+ Catalysis and Other New Methodologies for the Radical Polymerization of Less Activated Olefins.
    Chem. Rev. 2016, 116 (3), 771-785.
12. Hošt’álek, Z.; Mundil, R.; Císařová, I.; Trhlíková, O.; Grau, E.; Peruch, F.; Cramail, H.; Merna, J.
    Salphen-Co(III) complexes catalyzed copolymerization of epoxides with CO₂.
    Polymer 2015, 63, 52-61.
13. Mundil, R.; Hošťálek, Z.; Šeděnková, I.; Merna, J.
    Alternating ring-opening copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide with phthalic anhydride catalyzed by iron(III) salen complexes.
    Macromol. Res. 2015, 23, 161-166.
14. Hoštálek , Z.; Merna, J.; Heurtefeu, B.; Cramail, H.
    Control of morphology in olefin polymerization catalyzed by nickel diimine complexes encapsulated into polybutadiene based supports.
    Polym. Chem. 2012, 3 (3), 658-667. DOI:10.1039/C2PY00482H
15. Peleška, J.; Hoštálek , Z.; Hasalíková, D.; Merna, J.
    Living/controlled hex-1-ene polymerization initiated by nickel diimine complexes: Non-MAO cocatalysts, kinetic and UV-VIS study.
    Polymer 2011, 52, 275-281.
16. Merna, J.; Hošťálek, Z.; Peleška, J.; Roda, J.
    Living/controlled olefin polymerization initiated by nickel diimine complexes: The effect of ligand ortho substituent bulkiness.
    Polymer 2009, 50, 5016-5023.