Organic reactions in microdroplets: reaction acceleration revealed by mass spectrometry

X Yan, RM Bain, RG Cooks - … Chemie International Edition, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The striking finding that reaction acceleration occurs in confined‐volume solutions sets up
an apparent conundrum: Microdroplets formed by spray ionization can be used to monitor …

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry: a technique to access the information beyond the molecular weight of the analyte

S Banerjee, S Mazumdar - International journal of analytical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The Electrospray Ionization (ESI) is a soft ionization technique extensively used for
production of gas phase ions (without fragmentation) of thermally labile large …

Recent advances in organocatalytic asymmetric morita–baylis–hillman/aza-morita–baylis–hillman reactions

Y Wei, M Shi - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION The carbon− carbon bond forming reactions is one of the most important
reactions in organic chemistry, and therefore has been and remains an important and a …

Alternative energy input: mechanochemical, microwave and ultrasound-assisted organic synthesis

RBN Baig, RS Varma - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Microwave, ultrasound, sunlight and mechanochemical mixing can be used to augment
conventional laboratory techniques. By applying these alternative means of activation, a …

Recent contributions from the Baylis− Hillman reaction to organic chemistry

D Basavaiah, BS Reddy, SS Badsara - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Organic synthesis is one of the most successful and useful disciplines of science and mainly
involves the construction of carbon-carbon bond (s) and carbon-heteroatom bond (s) and …

Lewis base catalysis in organic synthesis

SE Denmark, GL Beutner - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The legacy of Gilbert Newton Lewis (1875–1946) pervades the lexicon of chemical
bonding and reactivity. The power of his concept of donor–acceptor bonding is evident in the …

Organocatalysis mediated by (thio) urea derivatives

SJ Connon - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last decade the potential for N, N‐dialkyl (thio) urea derivatives to serve as active
metal‐free organocatalysts for a wide range of synthetically useful reactions susceptible to …

Multifunctional chiral phosphine organocatalysts in catalytic asymmetric Morita− Baylis− Hillman and related reactions

Y Wei, M Shi - Accounts of chemical research, 2010 - ACS Publications
Catalytic asymmetric synthesis has received considerable attention over the past few
decades, becoming a highly dynamic area of chemical research with significant …

The Baylis–Hillman reaction: a novel concept for creativity in chemistry

D Basavaiah, G Veeraraghavaiah - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This tutorial review highlights the way in which the Baylis–Hillman reaction has been
increasingly attracting the attention of synthetic and medicinal chemists; it not only helps in …

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry: A powerful platform for noble‐metal nanocluster analysis

T Chen, Q Yao, RR Nasaruddin… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI‐MS) is an analytical technique that
measures the mass of a sample through “soft” ionization. Recent years have witnessed a …