The Role of Interfaces and Charge for Chemical Reactivity in Microdroplets

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 147; no. 8; pp. 6299 - 6317
• Main Authors: LaCour, R. Allen, Heindel, Joseph P., Zhao, Ruoqi, Head-Gordon, Teresa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 26.02.2025; American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Subjects: acidity; adsorption; chemical reactions; droplets; emulsions; hydrogen peroxide; hydrophobicity; interfaces; ions; liquids; reactivity; solvation; synthesis; thermodynamics

A wide variety of reactions are reported to be dramatically accelerated in aqueous microdroplets, making them a promising platform for environmentally clean chemical synthesis. However, to fully utilize the microdroplets for accelerating chemical reactions requires a fundamental understanding of how...