Welcome!

Welcome to our Analytical & Physical Organic Chemistry Laboratories, the Research Group of Professor Kenttämaa in the Department of Chemistry, Purdue University. We are a professional, progressive, and friendly group working on advanced mass spectrometry, novel laser desorption techniques, gas-phase ion-molecule reactions, identification of functional groups in pharmaceuticals, analysis of petroleum and hydrocarbon polymers, and many other interesting research areas.
Below You will find some of our recent publications and group news.

Selected Recent Publications
Functional Group Selective Ion/Molecule Reactions: Mass Spectrometric Identification of the Amido Functionality in Protonated Monofunctional Compounds	Reactivity of an Aromatic σ,σ,σ-Triradical: The 2,4,6-Tridehydro-pyridinium Cation	Laser-Induced Acoustic Desorption/Fourier Transform on Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry for Petroleum Distillate Analysis

Congratulations to Hilkka for being selected as a Member of The Finnish Academy of Science
in recognition of her scientific achievements!!

Kenttämaa Labs
Department of Chemistry
Purdue University
560 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084
Email: hilkka@purdue.edu