Instruments

MBRAUN UNilab Pro Glovebox Workstation

• Purpose: A major challenge in advanced organic synthesis is handling reactive intermediates and catalysts that instantly decompose in air or moisture. This dual-port glovebox provides a reliable, ultra-pure inert atmosphere.

• Application: This is where lab members prepare, store, and manipulate air-sensitive reagents, transition-metal catalysts, and organometallic complexes. It ensures your air-free reactions are highly reproducible and protected from environmental moisture and oxygen.

Shimadzu HPLC System

• Purpose: Accurate reaction monitoring and stereochemical analysis are fundamental to modern synthetic chemistry. This high-performance liquid chromatography system allows graduate students to efficiently track organic transformations and evaluate reaction outcomes.

• Application: Equipped with both chiral and achiral stationary phases, this system is primarily utilized for the precise determination of enantiomeric excess (ee) in asymmetric synthesis, as well as routine reaction screening, purity analysis, and kinetic studies.

IKA ElectraSyn 2.0

• Purpose: Standardizing organic electrosynthesis to ensure high reproducibility and ease of operation. This platform bridges the gap between traditional synthetic planning and modern electrochemistry.

• Application: This setup is widely used by lab members for reaction screening, optimization of electrocatalytic protocols, and scalable synthetic transformations under precise digital control.

BioLogic SP-150e Potentiostat / Galvanostat

• Purpose: High-precision electrochemical control is essential for driving and understanding modern redox-neutral organic transformations. This research-grade workstation enables rigorous electrochemical characterization and mechanistic studies.

• Application: Equipped with a built-in EIS module and running on EC-Lab software, this system is utilized for CV analysis, controlled-potential/current electrolysis, and kinetic investigations of electrocatalytic reactions.

Kessil Lamp / EvoluChem PhotoRedOx Box

• Purpose: Utilizing light to drive challenging organic transformations under mild conditions. This setup provides standardized, high-intensity LED irradiation for consistent photoredox catalysis.

• Application: Used by lab members for visible-light-mediated reaction screening, photocatalytic method development, and mechanistic evaluations.

Our laboratory is continuously expanding its research capabilities. Several specialized setups—including an electrochemical catalytic station and high-efficiency vacuum pump systems—are currently being integrated and will be featured here soon.