On-chip integration of organic synthesis and HPLC/MS analysis for monitoring stereoselective transformations at the micro-scale†
Josef J. Heiland,Rico Warias,Carsten Lotter,Laura Mauritz,Patrick J. W. Fuchs,Stefan Ohla,Kirsten Zeitler,Detlev Belder
Lab on a Chip Pub Date : 11/23/2016 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C6LC01217E
Abstract

We present a microfluidic system, seamlessly integrating microflow and microbatch synthesis with a HPLC/nano-ESI-MS functionality on a single glass chip. The microfluidic approach allows to efficiently steer and dispense sample streams down to the nanoliter-range for studying reactions in quasi real-time. In a proof-of-concept study, the system was applied to explore amino-catalyzed reactions, including asymmetric iminium-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts alkylations in microflow and micro confined reaction vessels.

Graphical abstract: On-chip integration of organic synthesis and HPLC/MS analysis for monitoring stereoselective transformations at the micro-scale