Cooks, R. Graham

Accelerated Reaction Kinetics in Microdroplets: Overview and Recent Developments

Wei, Z., Li, Y., Cooks, R. G., & Yan, X. (2020) · Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Cited by 631

Organic Reactions in Microdroplets: Reaction Acceleration Revealed by Mass Spectrometry

Yan, X., Bain, R. M., & Cooks, R. G. (2016) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation

Cited by 583

Accelerated Hantzsch electrospray synthesis with temporal control of reaction intermediates

Bain, R. M., Pulliam, C. J., & Cooks, R. G. (2015) · Chemical Science

Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

Cited by 230

Serine Octamers: Cluster Formation, Reactions, and Implications for Biomolecule Homochirality

Nanita, S. C., & Cooks, R. G. (2006) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 184

Accelerated reactions of amines with carbon dioxide driven by superacid at the microdroplet interface

Huang, K.-H., Wei, Z., & Cooks, R. G. (2021) · Chemical Science

Organic and Inorganic Chemical ReactionsPhysical Organic Chemistry and Reaction Kinetics

Cited by 176

Aqueous microdroplets enable abiotic synthesis and chain extension of unique peptide isomers from free amino acids

Holden, D. T., Morato, N. M., & Cooks, R. G. (2022) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Origins and Evolution of LifeMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Cited by 147

Serine Octamer Reactions: Indicators of Prebiotic Relevance

Takats, Z., Nanita, S. C., & Cooks, R. G. (2003) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Origins and Evolution of LifeAsymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis

Cited by 107

Reaction Acceleration in Electrospray Droplets: Size, Distance, and Surfactant Effects

Marsh, B. M., Iyer, K., & Cooks, R. G. (2019) · Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

Cited by 97

Serine sublimes with spontaneous chiral amplification

Perry, R. H., Wu, C., Nefliu, M., & Cooks, R. G. (2007) · Chem. Commun.

Origins and Evolution of LifeAsymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis

Cited by 97

Reaction acceleration at air‐solution interfaces: Anisotropic rate constants for Katritzky transamination

Li, Y., Mehari, T. F., Wei, Z., Liu, Y., & Cooks, R. G. (2021) · Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsPhysical Organic Chemistry and Reaction Kinetics

Cited by 36

Oxazolone mediated peptide chain extension and homochirality in aqueous microdroplets

Qiu, L., & Cooks, R. G. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Origins and Evolution of LifeChemical Synthesis and Analysis

Cited by 25

Selective Phosphorylation of Phenols and Benzenediols by the Kinase PsiK and Variants Thereof

Kim, A., Morato, N. M., Saha, P., Eyimegwu, P. N., Niyaz, A. A., Huang, R., Cooks, R. G., Phelan, R. M., & Lewis, J. C. (2025) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationOrganophosphorus compounds synthesis

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