Wang Baoren specializes in organic synthesis and polymer synthesis. Since 1928, he has been engaged in the teaching and research of organic chemistry. From 65438 to 0953, he switched to polymer research, which laid the foundation for the establishment and development of polymer science in China. He successfully studied plexiglass, polycaprolactam (nylon) and several organosilicon polymers, and pioneered nylon -9 in China. The problem of reaction order of polyamide chemical reaction kinetics, which has been debated for a long time in China, is solved theoretically.

For a long time, Wang Baoren has made important contributions to the research, production, education, popularization and popularization of polymer chemistry. Published about 70 research papers. Although he was sickly in his later years, he worked hard to write an organic synthesis book with more than 2 million words, which was regarded as an important reference book of organic chemistry and attracted academic attention.