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ArticleChemical science2019

A microdroplet-accelerated Biginelli reaction: mechanisms and separation of isomers using IMS-MS.

Navneet Sahota, Deyaa I AbuSalim, Melinda L Wang, Christopher J Brown, Zhicaho Zhang, Tarick J El-Baba, Silas P Cook, David E Clemmer

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Article in Chemical science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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Navneet SahotaDepartment of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , IN 47405-7102 , USA . Email: clemmer@indiana.edu ; Email: sicook@indiana.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6135-3219
Deyaa I AbuSalimDepartment of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , IN 47405-7102 , USA . Email: clemmer@indiana.edu ; Email: sicook@indiana.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0813-0486
Melinda L WangDepartment of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , IN 47405-7102 , USA . Email: clemmer@indiana.edu ; Email: sicook@indiana.edu.
Christopher J BrownDepartment of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , IN 47405-7102 , USA . Email: clemmer@indiana.edu ; Email: sicook@indiana.edu.
Zhicaho ZhangDepartment of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , IN 47405-7102 , USA . Email: clemmer@indiana.edu ; Email: sicook@indiana.edu.
Tarick J El-BabaDepartment of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , IN 47405-7102 , USA . Email: clemmer@indiana.edu ; Email: sicook@indiana.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4497-9938
Silas P CookDepartment of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , IN 47405-7102 , USA . Email: clemmer@indiana.edu ; Email: sicook@indiana.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3363-4259
David E ClemmerDepartment of Chemistry , Indiana University , 800 East Kirkwood Avenue , Bloomington , IN 47405-7102 , USA . Email: clemmer@indiana.edu ; Email: sicook@indiana.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4039-1360

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Abstract

Electrospray ionization (ESI) combined with ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) and mass spectrometry (MS) techniques is used to examine the Biginelli reaction in an ensemble of ions generated from droplets. We find evidence for rapid dihydropyrimidinone formation from condensation of ethyl acetoacetate, benzaldehyde, and urea on the very short timescales associated with the electrospray process (∼10 μs to ∼1.0 ms). Control bulk-solution reactions show no product formation even after several days. This implies that the in-droplet reaction rate is enhanced by an astonishing factor. Examination of the reaction conditions and characterization of the intermediates

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