Suzanne Blum Laboratory UC-Irvine
@blumlaboratory.bsky.social
Mechanistic chemists bridging organic chemistry, catalysis, polymers, sustainable chemistry, and microscopy to understand how reactions work. Student and postdoc run account.
Lab website: https://blumgroupuci.squarespace.com
Lab website: https://blumgroupuci.squarespace.com
Congratulations to Vy Pham for discovering polymer size–catalytic activity relationships using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, now in Chem. Eu. J.!
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Polymer Size–Catalytic Activity Relationships in Solution by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy coupled with chemoselective fluorescent monomers enables catalytic activity characterization of catalysts associated with polymers in solution and determines cat...
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Congratulations to Vy Pham for discovering polymer size–catalytic activity relationships using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, now in Chem. Eu. J.!
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Congratulations to Sylvia Lou on discovering tetramethylethylenediamine stabilizes organozinc surface intermediates against chemical etching, now in Organometallics!
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Tetramethylethylenediamine Stabilizes Organozinc Surface Intermediates against Chemical Etching but Not against Protodemetalation
N,N,N’,N’-Tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) is known to increase yields in Negishi-type cross-coupling reactions in aqueous–surfactant mixtures, presumably by increasing the persistence of the organo...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Congratulations to Sylvia Lou on discovering tetramethylethylenediamine stabilizes organozinc surface intermediates against chemical etching, now in Organometallics!
pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
Congratulations to Yiqing Zhang for exploring the physiochemical properties of three-phase emulsions during coupling reactions in water, now in JOC!
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Three-Phase Emulsions during Cross-Coupling Reactions in Water
Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) enabled identification of three-phase emulsions during a cross-coupling reaction in water, offering insight into their features and factors driving thei...
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August 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Congratulations to Yiqing Zhang for exploring the physiochemical properties of three-phase emulsions during coupling reactions in water, now in JOC!
pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
Congratulations to Pía López and Dr. Or Eivgi for finding effects of assembly methods on solvation responses of polymers, now in Chem. Eur. J.! Great to work with our collaborators on SAXS data, Nehal Idris and Prof. Joe Patterson.
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Self‐Assembly Methods Induce Different Individual‐Polymer‐Block Solvation Responses
Different processing methods of the otherwise same block copolymer produce materials that respond distinctly to solvent stimuli. FLIM, which reveals changes in the tightness or looseness of individua...
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Congratulations to Pía López and Dr. Or Eivgi for finding effects of assembly methods on solvation responses of polymers, now in Chem. Eur. J.! Great to work with our collaborators on SAXS data, Nehal Idris and Prof. Joe Patterson.
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Demoing FlexWave with @picoquant.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Demoing FlexWave with @picoquant.bsky.social
Congratulations to our 2nd-year graduate student, Alexis Ravenscroft, for receiving an NSF GRFP honorable mention in recognition of her accomplishments, research proposal, and future potential! Her work focuses on catalyst recycling using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM).
April 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Congratulations to our 2nd-year graduate student, Alexis Ravenscroft, for receiving an NSF GRFP honorable mention in recognition of her accomplishments, research proposal, and future potential! Her work focuses on catalyst recycling using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM).
Pía López successfully defended her PhD thesis, congratulations! Here's to the next chapter, Dr. López!
March 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Pía López successfully defended her PhD thesis, congratulations! Here's to the next chapter, Dr. López!
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Our lab is happy to be @raierdmann.bsky.social's 6th follower on Bluesky
February 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our lab is happy to be @raierdmann.bsky.social's 6th follower on Bluesky
In these times, it's important to remember our core values. Welcome new PhD group members Roee Dagan and Maxi Ledesma! They are discovering strategies for catalyst recycling and organic synthesis reaction sustainability using fluorescence microscopy.
February 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In these times, it's important to remember our core values. Welcome new PhD group members Roee Dagan and Maxi Ledesma! They are discovering strategies for catalyst recycling and organic synthesis reaction sustainability using fluorescence microscopy.
@brimcwhorter.bsky.social hosted a top-notch science communication workshop at our lab's group meeting, helping us hone our skills at presenting data and experiments. We had a blast. Thanks, Bri.
January 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
@brimcwhorter.bsky.social hosted a top-notch science communication workshop at our lab's group meeting, helping us hone our skills at presenting data and experiments. We had a blast. Thanks, Bri.
Our lab is happy to be one of @picoquant.bsky.social's first 9 followers on BlueSky.
January 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Our lab is happy to be one of @picoquant.bsky.social's first 9 followers on BlueSky.
Check out Martin and Erin's latest JOCSynopis on mechanisms of activating agents to generate organozinc reagents. pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10....
January 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Check out Martin and Erin's latest JOCSynopis on mechanisms of activating agents to generate organozinc reagents. pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10....