研究领域
天然药物化学，有机合成化学 ：(1)天然药物活性成分的高通量、高内涵筛选；(2)药物分子的设计与催化合成。近年以陕西太白山产的药用植物为研究对象，分别对药用植物香茶菜、太白蓼、荞麦七等生物活性化学成分进行研究，分离鉴定新化合物多个，这些化合物在抗癌、抗氧化、清除自由基和对心血管等疾病表现出良好的作用。针对肿瘤治疗中的一些药靶进行药物分子的设计及催化合成，设计合成了一系对酪氨酸激酶具有良好抑制活性的化合物，从中筛选出了有希望开发成抗肿瘤药物的化合物。
近期论文
Jiang Tao Li, Bao Lin Li*, Hui Chun Wang, Xiao Bing Bian, Xiao Mei Wang. A wormhole-structured mesoporous carbon with superior adsorption for dyes. Carbon, 2011, 49, 1912-1918.
Pei Lin, Baolin Li*, Jiangtao Li, Huichun Wang, Xiaobing Bian, Xiaomei Wang. Synthesis of sulfonated carbon nanocage and its performance as solid acid catalyst. Catalysis Letters, 2011.141(3),459-466.
Ji-Ming Xiang, Bao-Lin Li*. The Stereoselective synthesis of 2-aryl-2-hydroxybutanoic acid via menthyl chiral auxiliaries. Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2010, 93, 2015-2022.
Lin-Ling Jiang, Bao-Lin Li*, Feng-Ting Lv, Li-Fang Dou, Liu-Chang Wang. Synthesis of PEG derivatives bearing aminophenyl and their application for liquid-phase synthesis of water-soluble unsymmetrical cyanine dyes. Tetrahedron 2009,65, 5257–5264.
Lin-Ling Jiang, Li-Fang Dou, and Bao-Lin Li*. An efficient approach to the synthesis of water-soluble cyanine dyes using poly(ethylene glycol) as a soluble support. Tetrahedron Letters, 2007, 48, 5825-5829.
Bao-Lin Li, Yuan-Jiang Pan, Kai-Bei Yu. Taibaihenryiin C, a diterpenoid with a novel skeleton from Isodon henryi, Tetrahedron Letters, 2002, 43(21), 3845-3847.
Bao Lin Li. Taibaijaponicains C and D: Two New Diterpenoids from Isodon japonica, Planta Medica, 2002, 68(5), 477-479.
Baolin Li, Yuanjiang Pan, Weijie Pan. Two new C(20)-oxygenated ent-kaurene diterpenoids from Isodon henryi, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2001, 84(11), 3418-3422.
Baolin Li, Xianhua Tian. Enmein type diterpenoids from isodon japonica Phytochemistry, 2001, 58(4), 543-546.
Bao Lin Li, Shao Nong Chen, Zhi Xian Shi and Yao Zu Chen. ent-kaurene diterpenoids from Isodon rubescens. Phytochemistry, 2000,53(8), 855-859.