Real-time mass-spectrometric screening of droplet-scale electrochemical reactions†
Abstract
A droplet-scale, real-time electrochemical reaction screening platform based on droplet spray ionization mass spectrometry (DSI-MS) has been developed. The N,N-dimethylaniline (DMA) radical cation with a half-life of microseconds was readily detected by MS during the electrooxidation of DMA, and the subsequent reactions were followed in real time for minutes.