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Zhang X, Huang K, Fu Y, Zhang N, Kong X, Cheng Y, Zheng M, Cheng Y, Zhu T, Fu B, Feng S, Chen H. Demethylation C-C coupling reaction facilitated by the repulsive Coulomb force between two cations. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5881. [PMID: 38997250 PMCID: PMC11245495 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49946-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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Carbon chain elongation (CCE) is normally carried out using either chemical catalysts or bioenzymes. Herein we demonstrate a catalyst-free approach to promote demethylation C-C coupling reactions for advanced CCE constructed with functional groups under ambient conditions. Accelerated by the electric field, two organic cations containing a methyl group (e.g., ketones, acids, and aldehydes) approach each other with such proximity that the energy of the repulsive Coulomb interaction between these two cations exceeds the bond energy of the methyl group. This results in the elimination of a methyl cation and the coupling of the residual carbonyl carbon groups. As confirmed by high-resolution mass spectrometry and isotope-labeling experiments, the C-C coupling reactions (yields up to 76.5%) were commonly observed in the gas phase or liquid phase, for which the mechanism was further studied using molecular dynamics simulations and stationary-point calculations, revealing deep insights and perspectives of chemistry.
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- Xiaoping Zhang
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Center for Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Dalian Institution of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, P. R. China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, P. R. China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Center for Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Dalian Institution of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China.
- Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei, 230088, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China.
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, P. R. China.
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, P. R. China.
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Paulson AE, Larson EA, Lee YJ. Mobilized Electrospray Device for On-Tissue Chemical Derivatization in MALDI-MS Imaging. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2024; 35:205-213. [PMID: 38147682 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.3c00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Applying solutions of a matrix or derivatization agent via microdroplets is a common sample preparation technique for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) experiments. Mobilized nebulizer sprayers are commonly used to create a homogeneous matrix or reagent layer across large surfaces. Electrospray devices have also been used to produce microdroplets for the same purpose but are rarely used for large tissues due to their immobility. Herein, we present a movable electrospray device that can be used for large tissue sample preparation through a simple modification to an automatic commercial nebulizer device. As demonstrated for on-tissue chemical derivatization (OTCD) with Girard's reagent T using a mimetic tissue model, the sprayer has the additional benefit of being able to investigate reaction acceleration in OTCD when comparing electrostatically charged spray to electrostatically neutral spray. Finally, MALDI-MSI of fatty aldehydes is successfully demonstrated in rat brain tissues using this device for both OTCD and matrix application.
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- Andrew E Paulson
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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Dong J, Chen J, Wang W, Wei Z, Tian ZQ, Fan FR. Charged Microdroplets as Microelectrochemical Cells for CO 2 Reduction and C-C Coupling. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2227-2236. [PMID: 38224553 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Charged microdroplets offer novel electrochemical environments, distinct from traditional solid-liquid or solid-liquid-gas interfaces, due to the intense electric fields at liquid-gas interfaces. In this study, we propose that charged microdroplets serve as microelectrochemical cells (MECs), enabling unique electrochemical reactions at the gas-liquid interface. Using electrospray-generated microdroplets, we achieved multielectron CO2 reduction and C-C coupling to synthesize ethanol using molecular catalysts. These catalysts effectively harness and relay electrons, enhancing the longevity of solvated electrons and enabling multielectron reactions. Importantly, we revealed the intrinsic relationship between the size and charge density of a MEC and its reaction selectivity. Employing in situ mass spectrometry, we identified reaction intermediates (molecular catalyst adducts with HCOO) and oxidation products, elucidating the CO2 reduction mechanism and the comprehensive reaction procedure. Our research underscores the promising role of charged microdroplets in pioneering new electrochemical systems.
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- Jianing Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Chen CJ, Williams ER. The role of analyte concentration in accelerated reaction rates in evaporating droplets. Chem Sci 2023; 14:4704-4713. [PMID: 37181782 PMCID: PMC10171075 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc00259d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Accelerated reactions in microdroplets have been reported for a wide range of reactions with some microdroplet reactions occurring over a million times faster than the same reaction in bulk solution. Unique chemistry at the air-water interface has been implicated as a primary factor for accelerated reaction rates, but the role of analyte concentration in evaporating droplets has not been as well studied. Here, theta-glass electrospray emitters and mass spectrometry are used to rapidly mix two solutions on the low to sub-microsecond time scale and produce aqueous nanodrops with different sizes and lifetimes. We demonstrate that for a simple bimolecular reaction where surface chemistry does not appear to play a role, reaction rate acceleration factors are between 102 and 107 for different initial solution concentrations, and these values do not depend on nanodrop size. A rate acceleration factor of 107 is among the highest reported and can be attributed to concentration of analyte molecules, initially far apart in dilute solution, but brought into close proximity in the nanodrop through evaporation of solvent from the nanodrops prior to ion formation. These data indicate that analyte concentration phenomenon is a significant factor in reaction acceleration where droplet volume throughout the experiment is not carefully controlled.
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- Casey J Chen
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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Song X, Zang Q, Li C, Zhou T, Zare RN. Immuno-Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging Identifies Functional Macromolecules by Using Microdroplet-Cleavable Mass Tags. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216969. [PMID: 36622964 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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We present immunoassay-based desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging (immuno-DESI-MSI) to visualize functional macromolecules such as drug targets and cascade signaling factors. A set of boronic acid mass tags (BMTs) were synthesized to label antibodies as MSI probes. The boronic ester bond is employed to cross-link the BMT with the galactosamine-modified antibody. The BMT can be released from its tethered antibody by ultrafast cleavage of the boronic ester bond caused by the acidic condition of sprayed DESI microdroplets containing water. The fluorescent moiety enables the BMT to work in both optical and MS imaging modes. The positively charged quaternary ammonium group enhances the ionization efficiency. The introduction of the boron element also makes mass tags readily identified because of its unique isotope pattern. Immuno-DESI-MSI provides an appealing strategy to spatially map macromolecules beyond what can be observed by conventional DESI-MSI, provided antibodies are available to the targeted molecules of interest.
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- Xiaowei Song
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA-94305, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200016, China
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- Institution of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA-94304, USA
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- National Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300060, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA-94305, USA
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Jin X, Wu Y, Dai C, Sun J, Ye M, Liu J, Cheng H. Catalyst-Free Accelerated Three-Component Synthesis of Betti Bases in Microdroplets. Chempluschem 2023; 88:e202200206. [PMID: 36026555 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Due to their important roles in medicine and asymmetric metal catalysis, the formation of Betti bases has attracted wide interest in organic chemical community. Traditional multicomponent reaction methods for synthesizing Betti bases normally require long reaction times under harsh conditions (high temperature, microwave or ultrasonic irradiation, etc.) in the presence of various catalysts. In this study, we developed a mild, highly efficient and environmentally friendly method to synthesize Betti bases without the use of any catalysts in microdroplets. The Betti reaction was accelerated by 6.53×103 in microdroplets by comparing the measured rate constant in bulk. Fifteen Betti bases were synthesized by the microdroplet method using a variety of aldehydes, naphthols and amines with 68-98 % yields at a scaled-up amount of 1.9 g h-1 . Overall it is an attractive alternative to classic organic synthesis for the construction of Betti bases and derivatives.
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- Xiaoxiao Jin
- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 311121, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, 2318 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 311121, P. R. China
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Chu F, Zhao G, Li W, Wei W, Chen W, Ma Z, Gao Z, Shuaibu NS, Luo J, Yu B, Feng H, Pan Y, Wang X. Catalyst-Free Oxidation Reactions in a Microwave Plasma Torch-Based Ion/Molecular Reactor: An Approach for Predicting the Atmospheric Oxidation of Pollutants. Anal Chem 2022; 95:2004-2010. [PMID: 36562720 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The atmospheric oxidation of chemicals has produced many new unpredicted pollutants. A microwave plasma torch-based ion/molecular reactor (MPTIR) interfacing an online mass spectrometer has been developed for creating and monitoring rapid oxidation reactions. Oxygen in the air is activated by the plasma into highly reactive oxygen radicals, thereby achieving oxidation of thioethers, alcohols, and various environmental pollutants on a millisecond scale without the addition of external oxidants or catalysts (6 orders of magnitude faster than bulk). The direct and real-time oxidation products of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and p-phenylenediamines from the MPTIR match those of the long-term multistep environmental oxidative process. Meanwhile, two unreported environmental compounds were identified with an MPTIR and measured in the actual water samples, which demonstrates the considerable significance of the proposed device for both predicting the environmental pollutants (non-target screening) and studying the mechanism of atmospheric oxidative processes.
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- Fengjian Chu
- Dr. Li Dak Sum & Yip Yio Chin Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology, Institute of Cyber-Systems and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Dr. Li Dak Sum & Yip Yio Chin Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Dr. Li Dak Sum & Yip Yio Chin Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Research Center for Analytical Instruments and Intelligent Systems, Huzhou Institute of Zhejiang University, Huzhou313002, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Dr. Li Dak Sum & Yip Yio Chin Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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Sun Q, Hu X, Xu B, Lin S, Deng X, Zhou S. Janus Charged Droplet Manipulation Mediated by Invisible Charge Walls. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2204382. [PMID: 36202749 PMCID: PMC9685436 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202204382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The ability to control the mobility and function of droplets is fundamental to developing open surface microfluidics. Despite notable progress in the manipulation of droplets, the existing strategies are still limited in functionalizing droplets. Herein, the coupling of droplet motion and functionalization elicited by an invisible charge wall is reported. The charged superamphiphobic surface is overlapped with a conductor to induce free charge, creating the invisible charge wall at the overlapping boundary. The charge wall can trap droplets and polarize them into Janus charged state. It is found that the trapping degree and the charge distribution in the Janus charged droplet depend on the original surface charge on the superamphiphobic surface. The invisible charge wall can also be established at diverse boundary curvatures, allowing to design pathways for droplet manipulations. Furthermore, the enrichment of protein and nanomaterial in the manipulated Janus charged droplet is demonstrated. The strategy provides a potential microfluidic platform with orthogonal functionalities.
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- Qiangqiang Sun
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of MaterialsMinistry of EducationSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSouthwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu610031China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of MaterialsMinistry of EducationSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSouthwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu610031China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of MaterialsMinistry of EducationSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSouthwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu610031China
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- School of PhysicsUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu610054China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier SciencesUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu610054China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of MaterialsMinistry of EducationSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringSouthwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu610031China
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Ai Y, Xu J, Gunawardena HP, Zare RN, Chen H. Investigation of Tryptic Protein Digestion in Microdroplets and in Bulk Solution. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2022; 33:1238-1249. [PMID: 35647885 PMCID: PMC10512443 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.2c00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Recent studies have shown that ultrafast enzymatic digestion of proteins can be achieved in microdroplet within 250 μs. Further investigation of peptides resulting from microdroplet digestion (MD) would be necessary to evaluate it as an alternative to the conventional bulk digestion for bottom-up and biotherapeutic protein characterization. Herein we examined and compared protein tryptic digestion in both MD and bulk solution. In the case of MD of β-lactoglobulin B, the preservation of long peptides was observed due to the short digestion time. In addition, MD is applicable to digest both high- and low-abundance proteins in mixture. In the case of digesting NIST 8671 mAb antibody containing a low level of commonly encountered host cell protein (HCP) PLBL2 (mAb:PLBL2 = 100:1 by weight), MD produced lower levels of digestion-induced chemical modifications of asparagine/glutamine deamidation, compared with overnight digestion. No significant difference between MD and bulk digestion was observed in terms of trypsin digestion specificity based on examination of semi- and unspecific-cleaved peptides. Our study suggests that MD, a fast digestion approach, could be adopted for bottom-up proteomics research and for peptide mapping of mAbs to characterize site-specific deamidation and glycosylation, for the purpose of development of biopharmaceuticals.
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- Yongling Ai
- Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, Pennsylvania 19477, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5080, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA
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Li Z, Zeng H, Zhang X. Growth Rates of Hydrogen Microbubbles in Reacting Femtoliter Droplets. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:6638-6646. [PMID: 35588476 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Chemical reactions in small droplets are extensively explored to accelerate the discovery of new materials and increase the efficiency and specificity in catalytic biphasic conversion and high-throughput analytics. In this work, we investigate the local rate of the gas-evolution reaction within femtoliter droplets immobilized on a solid surface. The growth rate of hydrogen microbubbles (≥500 nm in radius) produced from the reaction was measured online with high-resolution confocal microscopic images. The growth rate of bubbles was faster in smaller droplets and near the droplet rim in the same droplet. The results were consistent for both pure and binary reacting droplets and on substrates of different wettability. Our theoretical analysis based on diffusion, chemical reaction, and bubble growth predicted that the concentration of the reactant depended on the droplet size and the bubble location inside the droplet, in good agreement with experimental results. Our results reveal that the reaction rate may be spatially nonuniform in the reacting microdroplets. The findings may have implications for formulating the chemical properties and uses of these droplets.
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- Zhengxin Li
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
- Physics of Fluids Group, Max Planck Center Twente for Complex Fluid Dynamics, JM Burgers Center for Fluid Dynamics, Mesa+, Department of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede 7522 NB, The Netherlands
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Kafeenah H, Jen HH, Chen SH. Microdroplet mass spectrometry: Accelerating reaction and application. Electrophoresis 2021; 43:74-81. [PMID: 34591317 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202100208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Electrospray ionization (ESI) and desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) are common soft ionization method of mass spectrometry (MS). However, recent studies revealed that some chemical reactions can be induced or greatly accelerated in the sprayed microdroplets compared to the same reaction in the bulk. These open a new area in using microdroplet MS to explore new chemistry and develop new applications. This minireview will introduce microdroplet chemistries and explore various microdroplet techniques most of which are ESI- or DESI-based extensions by incorporating transfer tube, supersonic nebulizing gas, droplet fusion, spray extraction, laser irradiation, or laser ablation for online/offline MS analysis. Potential applications associated with new techniques, including real-time reaction monitoring, high-throughput reaction screening, protein identification, and protein characterization, are also described. Future outlook, such as coupling microdroplet MS with separation techniques, is proposed and discussed.
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- Husam Kafeenah
- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Hensley JC, Birdsall AW, Keutsch FN. Competition of Partitioning and Reaction Controls Brown Carbon Formation from Butenedial in Particles. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:11549-11556. [PMID: 34378922 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c02891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Organic reactions in atmospheric particles impact human health and climate, such as by the production of brown carbon. Previous work suggests that reactions are faster in particles than in bulk solutions because of higher reactant concentrations and pronounced surface-mediated processes. Additionally, dialdehydes may have accelerated reactions in particles, as has been shown for the glyoxal reaction with ammonium sulfate (AS). Here, we examine the competition between evaporation and reaction of butenedial, a semivolatile dialdehyde, and reduced nitrogen (NHX) in bulk solutions and levitated particles with mass spectrometry (MS). Pyrrolinone is the major product of butenedial/AS bulk solutions, indicating brown carbon formation via accretion reactions. By contrast, pyrrolinone is completely absent in all MS measurements of comparable levitated particles suspended in a pure N2 stream. Pyrrolinone is only produced in levitated butenedial particles exposed to gas-phase ammonia, without enhanced reaction kinetics previously observed for glyoxal and other systems. Despite butenedial's large Henry's law constant and fast reaction with NHX compared to glyoxal, the brown carbon pathway competes with evaporation only in polluted regions with extreme NHX. Therefore, accurate knowledge of effective volatilities or Henry's law constants for complex aerosol matrices is required when chemistry studied in bulk solutions is extrapolated to atmospheric particles.
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- Jack C Hensley
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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Ansu-Gyeabourh E, Amoah E, Ganesa C, Badu-Tawiah AK. Monoacylation of Symmetrical Diamines in Charge Microdroplets. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:531-536. [PMID: 33356239 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Monoacylation of symmetrical diamine is achieved when the primary α,ω-diamines (carbon numbers n = 3, 5 and 12) are diluted in ethyl acetate, and the resultant mixture is electrosprayed across a 10 mm distance in ambient air toward a mass spectrometer. The N-acylated product is formed in charged microdroplets without acidifying and activating agents and in the absence of heat. This result provided an insight into the orientation of the amines in the droplets, suggesting that the ester is activated to react with the amine at the droplet surface due to the high abundance of protons at the air-droplet interface.
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- Emelia Ansu-Gyeabourh
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
- MassBiologics of The University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02126, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- MassBiologics of The University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02126, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Urban RD, Fischer TG, Charvat A, Wink K, Krafft B, Ohla S, Zeitler K, Abel B, Belder D. On-chip mass spectrometric analysis in non-polar solvents by liquid beam infrared matrix-assisted laser dispersion/ionization. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:1561-1570. [PMID: 33479818 PMCID: PMC7921053 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-03115-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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By the on-chip integration of a droplet generator in front of an emitter tip, droplets of non-polar solvents are generated in a free jet of an aqueous matrix. When an IR laser irradiates this free liquid jet consisting of water as the continuous phase and the non-polar solvent as the dispersed droplet phase, the solutes in the droplets are ionized. This ionization at atmospheric pressure enables the mass spectrometric analysis of non-polar compounds with the aid of a surrounding aqueous matrix that absorbs IR light. This works both for non-polar solvents such as n-heptane and for water non-miscible solvents like chloroform. In a proof of concept study, this approach is applied to monitor a photooxidation of N-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline. By using water as an infrared absorbing matrix, analytes, dissolved in non-polar solvents from reactions carried out on a microchip, can be desorbed and ionized for investigation by mass spectrometry.
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- Raphael D Urban
- Institut für Analytische Chemie, Leipzig University, Linnéstraße 3, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Oberflächenmodifizierung e.V., Abteilung Funktionale Oberflächen, Permoserstr. 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institut für Analytische Chemie, Leipzig University, Linnéstraße 3, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institut für Analytische Chemie, Leipzig University, Linnéstraße 3, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institut für Analytische Chemie, Leipzig University, Linnéstraße 3, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Oberflächenmodifizierung e.V., Abteilung Funktionale Oberflächen, Permoserstr. 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institut für Analytische Chemie, Leipzig University, Linnéstraße 3, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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Dyett BP, Zhang X. Accelerated Formation of H 2 Nanobubbles from a Surface Nanodroplet Reaction. ACS NANO 2020; 14:10944-10953. [PMID: 32692921 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The compartmentalization of chemical reactions within droplets has advantages in low costs, reduced consumption of reagents, and increased throughput. Reactions in small droplets have also been shown to greatly accelerate the rate of many chemical reactions. The accelerated growth rate of nanobubbles from nanodroplet reactions is demonstrated in this work. The gaseous products from the reaction at the nanodroplet surface promoted nucleation of hydrogen nanobubbles within multiple organic liquid nanodroplets. The nanobubbles were confined within the droplets and selectively grew and collapsed at the droplet perimeter, as visualized by microscopy with high spatial and temporal resolutions. The growth rate of the bubbles was significantly accelerated within small droplets and scaled inversely with droplet radius. The acceleration was attributed to confinement from the droplet volume and effect from the surface area on the interfacial chemical reaction for gas production. The results of this study provide further understanding for applications in droplet enhanced production of nanobubbles and the on-demand liberation of hydrogen.
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- Brendan P Dyett
- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G1H9, Alberta, Canada
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Accelerating Electrochemical Reactions in a Voltage‐Controlled Interfacial Microreactor. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202007736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Cheng H, Tang S, Yang T, Xu S, Yan X. Accelerating Electrochemical Reactions in a Voltage-Controlled Interfacial Microreactor. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:19862-19867. [PMID: 32725670 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Microdroplet chemistry is attracting increasing attention for accelerated reactions at the solution-air interface. We report herein a voltage-controlled interfacial microreactor that enables acceleration of electrochemical reactions which are not observed in bulk or conventional electrochemical cells. The microreactor is formed at the interface of the Taylor cone in an electrospray emitter with a large orifice, thus allowing continuous contact of the electrode and the reactants at/near the interface. As a proof-of-concept, electrooxidative C-H/N-H coupling and electrooxidation of benzyl alcohol were shown to be accelerated by more than an order of magnitude as compared to the corresponding bulk reactions. The new electrochemical microreactor has unique features that allow i) voltage-controlled acceleration of electrochemical reactions by voltage-dependent formation of the interfacial microreactor; ii) "reversible" electrochemical derivatization; and iii) in situ mechanistic study and capture of key radical intermediates when coupled with mass spectrometry.
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- Heyong Cheng
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 580 Ross Street, College Station, TX, 77845, USA.,College of Material Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 580 Ross Street, College Station, TX, 77845, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 580 Ross Street, College Station, TX, 77845, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 580 Ross Street, College Station, TX, 77845, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 580 Ross Street, College Station, TX, 77845, USA
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Miller CF, Burris BJ, Badu-Tawiah AK. Spray Mechanism of Contained-Electrospray Ionization. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:1499-1508. [PMID: 32407083 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Analytical characteristics of contained electrospray ionization (ESI) are summarized in terms of its potential to modify the analyte solution during the stages of droplet formation to provide opportunities to generate native versus denatured biomolecular gas-phase ions, without the need for bulk-phase analyte modifications. The real-time modification of the charged microdroplets occurs in a cavity that is included in the outlet of the contained-ESI ion source. Close examination of the inside of the cavity using a high-speed camera revealed the formation of discrete droplets as well as thin liquid films in the droplets wake. When operated at 20 psi N2 pressure, the droplets were observed to move at an average speed of 8 mm/s providing ∼1 s mixing time in a 10 mm cavity length. Evidence is provided for the presence of highly reactive charged droplets based on myoglobin charge state distribution, apo-myoglobin contents, and ion mobility drift time profiles under different spray conditions. Mechanistic insights for the capture of vapor-phase reagents and droplet dynamics as influenced by different operational modes are also described.
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- Colbert F Miller
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Gnanamani E, Yan X, Zare RN. Chemoselective N‐Alkylation of Indoles in Aqueous Microdroplets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:3069-3072. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201913069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Elumalai Gnanamani
- Department of ChemistryStanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
- Department of ChemistryFudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of ChemistryStanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
- Department of ChemistryTexas A&M University 580 Ross Street College Station TX 77843-3255 USA
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- Department of ChemistryStanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
- Department of ChemistryFudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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Gnanamani E, Yan X, Zare RN. Chemoselective N‐Alkylation of Indoles in Aqueous Microdroplets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201913069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Elumalai Gnanamani
- Department of Chemistry Stanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
- Department of Chemistry Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Chemistry Stanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
- Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University 580 Ross Street College Station TX 77843-3255 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Stanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
- Department of Chemistry Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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Gridnev ID, Zherebker A, Kostyukevich Y, Nikolaev E. Methylene Group Transfer in Carbonyl Compounds Discovered in silico and Detected Experimentally. Chemphyschem 2019; 20:361-365. [PMID: 30523648 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201800945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A previously unknown transformation of aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acid derivatives leads to the formation of substituted oxiranes, aziridines, and azirines as shown by DFT and MP2 computations. Formations of 2,2-dimethyloxirane-d8 from acetone-d6 , phenylazirine-d2 from benzonitrile and 2-methyl-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-oxirane from 4-hydroxyacetophenone were detected experimentally by electrospray ionization mass-spectrometry with a heated desolvating capillary. This reaction is a truly concerted process characterized by high activation barriers (activation enthalpies 320-480 kJ mol-1 ).
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- Ilya D Gridnev
- Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University Aramaki Aza Aoba 6-3, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 9808578, Japan
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- Center of Life Science, Skolkovo institute of Science and technology, 3 Nobelya str., Moscow, 121205, Russia
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- Center of Life Science, Skolkovo institute of Science and technology, 3 Nobelya str., Moscow, 121205, Russia
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- Center of Life Science, Skolkovo institute of Science and technology, 3 Nobelya str., Moscow, 121205, Russia
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van Geenen FAG, Franssen MCR, Zuilhof H, Nielen MWF. Reactive Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization Time-Resolved Mass Spectrometry of Click Reactions. Anal Chem 2018; 90:10409-10416. [PMID: 30063331 PMCID: PMC6127799 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Reactions in confined compartments like charged microdroplets are of increasing interest, notably because of their substantially increased reaction rates. When combined with ambient ionization mass spectrometry (MS), reactions in charged microdroplets can be used to improve the detection of analytes or to study the molecular details of the reactions in real time. Here, we introduce a reactive laser ablation electrospray ionization (reactive LAESI) time-resolved mass spectrometry (TRMS) method to perform and study reactions in charged microdroplets. We demonstrate this approach with a class of reactions new to reactive ambient ionization MS: so-called click chemistry reactions. Click reactions are high-yielding reactions with a high atom efficiency, and are currently drawing significant attention from fields ranging from bioconjugation to polymer modification. Although click reactions are typically at least moderately fast (time scale of minutes to a few hours), in a reactive LAESI approach a substantial increase of reaction time is required for these reactions to occur. This increase was achieved using microdroplet chemistry and followed by MS using the insertion of a reaction tube-up to 1 m in length-between the LAESI source and the MS inlet, leading to near complete conversions due to significantly extended microdroplet lifetime. This novel approach allowed for the collection of kinetic data for a model (strain-promoted) click reaction between a substituted tetrazine and a strained alkyne and showed in addition excellent instrument stability, improved sensitivity, and applicability to other click reactions. Finally, the methodology was also demonstrated in a mass spectrometry imaging setting to show its feasibility in future imaging experiments.
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- Fred A.
M. G. van Geenen
- Laboratory of Organic
Chemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
- TI-COAST, Science Park
904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Organic
Chemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Organic
Chemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Organic
Chemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
- RIKILT, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Yan X, Bain RM, Cooks RG. Organic Reactions in Microdroplets: Reaction Acceleration Revealed by Mass Spectrometry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 55:12960-12972. [PMID: 27530279 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201602270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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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 the course of bulk-phase reactions and also to accelerate reactions between the reagents in such a reaction. This Minireview introduces droplet and thin-film acceleration phenomena and summarizes recent methods applied to study accelerated reactions in confined-volume, high-surface-area solutions. Conditions that dictate either simple monitoring or acceleration are reconciled in the occurrence of discontinuous and complete desolvation as the endpoint of droplet evolution. The contrasting features of microdroplet and bulk-solution reactions are described together with possible mechanisms that drive reaction acceleration in microdroplets. Current applications of droplet microreactors are noted as is reaction acceleration in confined volumes and possible future scale-up.
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- Xin Yan
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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Bain RM, Sathyamoorthi S, Zare RN. “On‐Droplet” Chemistry: The Cycloaddition of Diethyl Azodicarboxylate and Quadricyclane. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201708413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Ryan M. Bain
- Department of Chemistry Stanford University Stanford CA 94305 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Stanford University Stanford CA 94305 USA
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Bain RM, Sathyamoorthi S, Zare RN. “On‐Droplet” Chemistry: The Cycloaddition of Diethyl Azodicarboxylate and Quadricyclane. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:15083-15087. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201708413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 08/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ryan M. Bain
- Department of Chemistry Stanford University Stanford CA 94305 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Stanford University Stanford CA 94305 USA
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Wei Z, Wleklinski M, Ferreira C, Cooks RG. Reaction Acceleration in Thin Films with Continuous Product Deposition for Organic Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201704520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Zhenwei Wei
- Department of Chemistry Purdue University West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Purdue University West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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Wei Z, Wleklinski M, Ferreira C, Cooks RG. Reaction Acceleration in Thin Films with Continuous Product Deposition for Organic Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:9386-9390. [PMID: 28557142 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Thin film formats are used to study the Claisen-Schmidt base-catalyzed condensation of 6-hydroxy-1-indanone with substituted benzaldehydes and to compare the reaction acceleration relative to the bulk. Relative acceleration factors initially exceeded 103 and were on the order of 102 at steady state, although the confined volume reaction was not electrostatically driven. Substituent effects were muted compared to those in the corresponding bulk and microdroplet reactions and it is concluded that the rate-limiting step at steady state is reagent transport to the interface. Conditions were found that allowed product deposition from the thin film to occur continuously as the reaction mixture was added and as the solvent evaporated. Yields of 74 % and production rates of 98 mg h-1 were reached in a very simple experimental system that could be multiplexed to greater scales.
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- Zhenwei Wei
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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Yan X, Cheng H, Zare RN. Two‐Phase Reactions in Microdroplets without the Use of Phase‐Transfer Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:3562-3565. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201612308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xin Yan
- Department of Chemistry Stanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Stanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Stanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
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Yan X, Cheng H, Zare RN. Two‐Phase Reactions in Microdroplets without the Use of Phase‐Transfer Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201612308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xin Yan
- Department of Chemistry Stanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Stanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Stanford University 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-5080 USA
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Wleklinski M, Falcone CE, Loren BP, Jaman Z, Iyer K, Ewan HS, Hyun SH, Thompson DH, Cooks RG. Can Accelerated Reactions in Droplets Guide Chemistry at Scale? European J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201601270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Michael Wleklinski
- Department of Chemistry; Purdue University; 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Purdue University; 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Purdue University; 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Purdue University; 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Purdue University; 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Purdue University; 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Purdue University; 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Purdue University; 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Purdue University; 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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Yan X, Bain RM, Cooks RG. Organische Reaktionen in Mikrotröpfchen: Analyse von Reaktionsbeschleunigungen durch Massenspektrometrie. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201602270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xin Yan
- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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Banerjee S, Basheer C, Zare RN. A Study of Heterogeneous Catalysis by Nanoparticle-Embedded Paper-Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201607204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shibdas Banerjee
- Stanford University; Department of Chemistry; 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-4401 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; P.O. 1509 Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia
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- Stanford University; Department of Chemistry; 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-4401 USA
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Banerjee S, Basheer C, Zare RN. A Study of Heterogeneous Catalysis by Nanoparticle-Embedded Paper-Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:12807-11. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201607204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shibdas Banerjee
- Stanford University; Department of Chemistry; 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-4401 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; P.O. 1509 Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia
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- Stanford University; Department of Chemistry; 333 Campus Drive Stanford CA 94305-4401 USA
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Bain RM, Pulliam CJ, Thery F, Cooks RG. Accelerated Chemical Reactions and Organic Synthesis in Leidenfrost Droplets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201605899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Ryan M. Bain
- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN USA
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- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN USA
- Laboratory of Neuroscience University of Lille 1 France
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- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN USA
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Bain RM, Pulliam CJ, Thery F, Cooks RG. Accelerated Chemical Reactions and Organic Synthesis in Leidenfrost Droplets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:10478-82. [PMID: 27465311 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201605899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Leidenfrost levitated droplets can be used to accelerate chemical reactions in processes that appear similar to reaction acceleration in charged microdroplets produced by electrospray ionization. Reaction acceleration in Leidenfrost droplets is demonstrated for a base-catalyzed Claisen-Schmidt condensation, hydrazone formation from precharged and neutral ketones, and for the Katritzky pyrylium into pyridinium conversion under various reaction conditions. Comparisons with bulk reactions gave intermediate acceleration factors (2-50). By keeping the volume of the Leidenfrost droplets constant, it was shown that interfacial effects contribute to acceleration; this was confirmed by decreased reaction rates in the presence of a surfactant. The ability to multiplex Leidenfrost microreactors, to extract product into an immiscible solvent during reaction, and to use Leidenfrost droplets as reaction vessels to synthesize milligram quantities of product is also demonstrated.
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- Ryan M Bain
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN, USA.,Laboratory of Neuroscience, University of Lille 1, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Li Y, Yan X, Cooks RG. The Role of the Interface in Thin Film and Droplet Accelerated Reactions Studied by Competitive Substituent Effects. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201511352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Yafeng Li
- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2084 USA
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2084 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2084 USA
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Li Y, Yan X, Cooks RG. The Role of the Interface in Thin Film and Droplet Accelerated Reactions Studied by Competitive Substituent Effects. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:3433-7. [PMID: 26847583 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201511352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yafeng Li
- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2084 USA
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2084 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907-2084 USA
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