Importance of the anchor group position (para versus meta) in tetraphenylmethane tripods: synthesis and self-assembly features
Abstract The efficient synthesis of tripodal platforms based on tetraphenylmethane with three acetyl-protected thiol groups in either meta or para positions relative to the central sp3 carbon for deposition on Au (111) surfaces is reported. These platforms are intended to provide a vertical arrangem...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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09 August 2016
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Chemistry - a European journal
Year: 2016, Volume: 22, Issue: 37, Pages: 13218-13235 |
| ISSN: | 1521-3765 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/chem.201602019 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201602019 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.201602019 |
| Author Notes: | Marcin Lindner, Michal Valášek, Jan Homberg, Kevin Edelmann, Lukas Gerhard, Wulf Wulfhekel, Olaf Fuhr, Tobias Wächter, Michael Zharnikov, Viliam Kolivoška, Lubomír Pospíšil, Gábor Mészáros, Magdaléna Hromadová, and Marcel Mayor |
| Summary: | Abstract The efficient synthesis of tripodal platforms based on tetraphenylmethane with three acetyl-protected thiol groups in either meta or para positions relative to the central sp3 carbon for deposition on Au (111) surfaces is reported. These platforms are intended to provide a vertical arrangement of the substituent in position?4 of the perpendicular phenyl ring and an electronic coupling to the gold substrate. The self-assembly features of both derivatives are analyzed on Au (111) surfaces by low-temperature ultra-high-vacuum STM, high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, and reductive voltammetric desorption studies. These experiments indicated that the meta derivative forms a well-ordered monolayer, with most of the anchoring groups bound to the surface, whereas the para derivative forms a multilayer film with physically adsorbed adlayers on the chemisorbed para monolayer. Single-molecule conductance values for both tripodal platforms are obtained through an STM break junction experiment. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1521-3765 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/chem.201602019 |