近五年来已指导20多名博士生和硕士生毕业，在Organometallics; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.; Adv. Syn. & Catal.; J. Org. Chem.; Tetrahedron; Synlett; Tetrahedron Lett.; J. Organomet. Chem.等国内外学术刊物上发表论文50余篇（其中SCI收录论文40余篇），出版著作3部，获发明专利3项。获国家级教学成果二等奖、河南省科学技术进步壹等奖等4项省级以上奖励。
近期主要论文及专利目录：
1. Li-Yuan Wu, Xin-Qi Hao, Yan-Xiao Xu, Min-Qiang Jia, Ya-Nan Wang, Jun-Fang Gong*, Mao-Ping Song*. Chiral NCN Pincer Pt(II) and Pd(II) Complexes with 1,3-Bis(2'-imidazolinyl)benzene: Synthesis via Direct Metalation, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity in the Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Reaction. Organometallics 2009, 28(12), 3369-3380.
2. Jun-Long Niu, Min-Can Wang*, Liu-jie Lu, Guo-Liang Ding, Hui-Jie Lu, Qing-Tao Chen, Mao-Ping Song*. Enantioselective addition of alkynylzinc to arylaldehydes catalyzed by azetidino amino alcohols bearing an additional stereogenic center. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2009, 20, 2616-2621.
3. Jun-Long Niu, Min-Can Wang*, Pei-Pei Kong, Qing-Tao Chen, Yu Zhu, Mao-Ping Song*. Origin of enantioselectivity with heterobidentate sulfide-tertiary amine (sp3) ligands in palladium-catalyzed allylic substitution. Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 8869-8878.
4. Giorgio Bencivenni, Li-Yuan Wu, Andrea Mazzanti, Berardino Giannichi, Fabio Pesciaioli, Mao-Ping Song, Giuseppe Bartoli, Paolo Melchiorre. Targeting Structural and Stereochemical Complexity by Organocascade Catalysis: Construction of Spirocyclic Oxindoles Having Multiple Stereocenters. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 7200-7203.
5. Guanyu Yang*, Weimin Zhu, Panke Zhang, Huazhen Xue, Wei Wang, Junshan Tian, Maoping Song*. Recyclable carbon supported copper-manganese oxide for selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols in combination with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl-1-oxyl under neutral condition. Adv. Syn. & Catal. 2008, 350(4), 542-546.
6. Jun-Fang Gong, Yan-Hui Zhang, Mao-Ping Song*, Chen Xu. New PCN and PCP Pincer Palladium(II) Complexes: Convenient Synthesis via Facile One-Pot Phosphorylation/Palladation Reaction and Structural Characterization. Organometallics 2007, 26(25), 6487-6492.
7. Guanyu Yang*, Liwen Zheng, Guanghui Wu, Xuesong Lin, Maoping Song*. Manganese dioxide and N-hydroxyphthalimide. An effective catalytic system for oxidation of nitrotoluenes with molecular oxygen. Adv. Syn. & Catal. 2007, 349(16), 2445-2448.
8. Min-Can Wang, Qing-Jian Zhang, Wen-Xian Zhao, Xiao-Dan Wang, Xue Ding, Tao-Tao Jing, Mao-Ping Song. Evaluation of Enantiopure N-(Ferrocenylmethyl)azetidin- 2-yl(diphenyl)methanol for Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of Organozinc Reagents to Aldehydes. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 168-176.
9. Guanyu Yang*, Wei Wang, Weimin Zhu, Cunbin An, Xinqin Gao, Maoping Song*. In situ Formation of NOx and Br Anion for Aerobic Oxidation of Benzylic Alcohols without Transition Metal. Synlett 2010, 3, 437-440.
10. Kai Xu, Xin-Qi Hao, Jun-Fang Gong*, Mao-Ping Song*, Yang-Jie Wu. Room Temperature Suzuki Reactions in Aqueous Media under Air by Palladium(II) Complexes with Pyrazole Derived Ligands. Aust. J. Chem. 2010, 63, 315-320.
11. Liu, Wei; Li, Xia; Song, Maoping*; Wu, Yangjie. A novel dibasicphosphate-selective electrode based on Ferrocene-bearing macrocyclic amide compound. Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical 2007, B126(2), 609-615.
12. Xin-Qi Hao, Jun-Fang Gong, Chen-Xia Du, Li-Yuan Wu,Yang-Jie Wu, Mao-Ping Song*. Synthesis, characterization and photoluminescent properties of platinum complexes with novel bis(imidazoline) pincer ligands. Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 5033-5036.
13. Ben-Shang Zhang, Chao Wang, Jun-Fang Gong*, Mao-Ping Song*. Facile synthesis of achiral and chiral PCN pincer palladium(II) complexes and their application in the Suzuki and copper-free Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions. J. Organomet. Chem. 2009, 694, 2555-2561.
14. Xin-Qi Hao, Ya-Nan Wang, Jun-Rui Liu, Kun-Lun Wang, Jun-Fang Gong*, Mao-Ping Song*. Unsymmetrical, oxazolinyl-containing achiral and chiral NCN pincer ligand precursors and their complexes with palladium(II). J. Organomet. Chem. 2010, 695, 82-89.
15. Wang, Min-Can; Zhao, Wen-Xian; Wang, Xiao-Dan; Song, Mao-Ping*. New enantiopure N-ferrocenylmethyl azetidin-2-yl(diphenyl)methanol and its application in catalytic asymmetric ethylation and arylation of arylaldehydes. Synlett 2006, 20, 3443-3446.
16. Xue Mei Zhao, Xin Qi Hao, Bin Liu, Mao Lin Zhang, Mao Ping Song*, Yangjie Wu. Synthesis and structural characterization of novel heteroannular cyclopalladated ferrocenylimine. J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 255-260.
17. Ji Ma, Xiuling Cui, Bi Zhang, Maoping Song, Yangjie Wu. Ferrocenylimidazoline palladacycles: efficient phosphine-free catalysts for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction. Tetrahedron 2007, 63(25), 5529-5538.
18. Wei Liu, Maolin Zhang, Xia Li, Maoping Song*. One-pot synthesis of 1,1 '-ferrocenediyl bis(methyltriphenylphosphonium iodide) from the corresponding alcohols: Facile precursor for the construction of novel metal cations electrochemical sensors. Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2008, 11, 694-698.
19. Xin-Qi Hao, Jun-Fang Gong*, Wen-Tao Song, Yang-Jie Wu, Mao-Ping Song*. Synthesis and crystal structures of mono-, bis- as well as tris-mercurated complexes with ferrocenylazines. Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2007, 10, 371-375.
20. Wei Liu, Xia Li, Zhiyuan Li, Maolin Zhang, Maoping Song*. Voltammetric metal cation sensors based on ferrocenylthiosemicarbazone. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2007, 10, 1485-1488.
21. Ling-Zhi Du, Jun-Fang Gong, Chen Xu, Yu Zhu, Yang-Jie Wu, Mao-Ping Song*. Synthesis and structures of novel diastereomeric cyclopalladated ferrocenylimines derived from chiral b-amino alcohols. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2006, 9, 410-414.
22. Ling-Zhi Du, Jun-Fang Gong, Yu Zhu, Yang-Jie Wu, Mao-Ping Song*. Synthesis, characterization and the crystal structures of novel achiral and chiral a-ferrocenyl a-aminophosphine oxides. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2006, 9, 529-532.
23. Xue-Mei Zhao, Xin-Qi Hao, Kun-Lun Wang, Jun-Rui Liu, Mao-Ping Song*, Yang-Jie Wu. Catalysis of the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction in water by heteroannular cyclopalladated ferrocenylimine complexes. Transit. Metal Chem. 2009, 34(6), 683-688.
24. Xin-Qi Hao, Chen-Xiang Liu, He-Ping Li, Heng Li, Jun-Fang Gong, Mao-Ping Song*, Yang-Jie Wu. The Structures and Electrochemistry of Schiff Base Compounds Bearing Ferrocene and Triazole. Syn. React. in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chem. 2009, 39(5), 256-260.
25. Xin-Qi Hao, Xue-Ling Hou, Xue-Mei Zhao, Li-Yuan Wu, Jun-Fang Gong, Mao-Ping Song*, Yang-Jie Wu. Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Bis(cyclomercurated) Bisferrocenylimines. Syn. React. in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chem. 2006, 36(7), 517-521.
26. Zhao Xuemei, Hao Xinqi, Liu Bin, Song Maoping*, Wu Yangjie. Synthesis and structures of new cyclopalladated ferrocenylimines. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2006, 3, 317-320.