The driving forces underlying the formation of chiral domains of fluorinated diacids on graphite

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Abstract

The role of intermolecular interactions, molecule-substrate interactions and molecular chirality in the construction of 2-D surface architectures is the subject of much current interest. A racemic mixture of long chain hydrocarbons was synthesized with terminal carboxylic acid functionalities at each end, two amide linkages in the central region of the molecule either side of two F-containing chiral centres. Using Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM), we have examined how the functionality of these molecules influences their self-assembly on an HOPG surface. The key factors determining the nature of ordered domains have been identified.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1412-1416
JournalLangmuir
Volume25
Issue number3
Early online date17 Dec 2008
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Feb 2009

Keywords

  • SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY
  • ORIENTED PYROLYTIC-GRAPHITE
  • LIQUID-SOLID INTERFACE
  • STEARIC-ACID
  • SURFACE
  • CONFORMATION
  • NETWORKS
  • AU(111)

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