"Microdroplet Mass Spectrometry for Lipid Isomer Analysis and Accelerated Discovery of Transition Metal Catalysis"
Assistant Professor Xin Yan - Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University
Host: Matt Bush

Microdroplet chemistry has received increasing attention for accelerated reactions at the air/solution interface in recent years. However, a large and significant category of reactions not demonstrated in microdroplets is the electrochemical reaction. This talk will discuss our progress toward microdroplet electrochemical strategies which include (i) a voltage-controlled interfacial microreactor that allows acceleration of electrochemical reactions for the first time; (ii) novel interfacial electrochemical reactions that address various long-standing isomeric problems in lipid isomer analysis; (iii) novel mass spectrometry screening platform that uses picomole-scale anodic corrosion of transition metal electrodes (e.g., Pd) to enable the rapid discovery of transition metal catalysis.

The Department of Chemistry is committed to providing access and accommodation. To make a request connected to a disability or health condition for this event, contact us at chem59x@uw.edu.