Accelerated reaction kinetics in microdroplets: Overview and recent developments

Z Wei, Y Li, RG Cooks, X Yan - Annual Review of Physical …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Various organic reactions, including important synthetic reactions involving C–C, C–N, and
C–O bond formation as well as reactions of biomolecules, are accelerated when the …

Automated high-throughput system combining small-scale synthesis with bioassays and reaction screening

NM Morato, MPT Le, DT Holden… - SLAS …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The Purdue Make It system is a unique automated platform capable of small-scale in situ
synthesis, screening small-molecule reactions, and performing direct label-free bioassays …

Accelerated microdroplet synthesis of benzimidazoles by nucleophilic addition to protonated carboxylic acids

P Basuri, LE Gonzalez, NM Morato, T Pradeep… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a metal-free novel route for the accelerated synthesis of benzimidazole and its
derivatives in the ambient atmosphere. The synthetic procedure involves 1, 2-aromatic …

Bridging electrostatic properties between nanoscopic and microscopic highly charged droplets

V Kwan, S Consta - Chemical Physics Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
The chemical reaction mechanisms within electrosprayed droplets are still unknown. The
location of ions provides insight into theses mechanisms. We demonstrate the convergence …

Where do the ions reside in a highly charged droplet?

V Kwan, A Malevanets, S Consta - The Journal of Physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Aqueous droplets in atmospheric and electrosprayed aerosols are charged due to presence
of multiple ionic species. We examine the ion spatial distribution and the surface electric …

Molecular characterization of the surface excess charge layer in droplets

V Kwan, S Consta - Journal of the American Society for Mass …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The surface excess charge layer (SECL) in droplets has often been associated with distinct
chemistry. We examine the effect of the nature of ions in the composition and structure of …

Relation between ejection mechanism and ion abundance in the electric double layer of droplets

V Kwan, R O'Dwyer, D Laur, J Tan… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Charged droplets have been associated with distinct chemical reactivity. It is assumed that
the composition of the surface layer plays a critical role in enhancing the reaction rates in the …

Raman spectroscopy coupled with ambient ionization mass spectrometry: A forensic laboratory investigation into rapid and simple dual instrumental analysis …

PW Fedick, NM Morato, F Pu, RG Cooks - International Journal of Mass …, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a laboratory experiment, developed around a pair of instrumental analysis
techniques, Raman spectroscopy and ambient ionization mass spectrometry (MS) …

Accelerated photocatalytic [3+ 2] cycloaddition of phenols and olefins in nESI-MS

J Wei, J Sun, Y Yin, N Zeng, J Ouyang, N Na - International Journal of Mass …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The photocatalytic [3+ 2] cycloadditions of phenols and olefins are normally limited
by the relatively tedious process. Herein, based on accelerated microdroplet reactions, a …

An interdisciplinary experiment within chemistry: Natural product composition analysis using a miniature mass spectrometer

M Zhang, W Hu, W Liu, C Lei, J Guo… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Interdisciplinary experiments within chemistry are very important for the improvements in the
overall quality of the education received by students. In this work, we describe an …