Controlling Chiral Organization of Molecular Rods on Au(111) by Molecular Design

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 133; no. 13; pp. 4896 - 4905
• Main Authors: Knudsen, Martin M, Kalashnyk, Nataliya, Masini, Federico, Cramer, Jacob R, Lægsgaard, Erik, Besenbacher, Flemming, Linderoth, Trolle R, Gothelf, Kurt V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: WASHINGTON American Chemical Society 06.04.2011; Amer Chemical Soc
• Subjects: Adsorption; Alkynes - chemistry; Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Ethers - chemistry; Gold - chemistry; Molecular Structure; Physical Sciences; Science & Technology; Stereoisomerism; Surface Properties; ETHYNYLENES; ASSEMBLIES; ACIDS; SIZE; NETWORKS; DERIVATIVES; SURFACES
• ISSN: 0002-7863; 1520-5126; 1520-5126
• DOI: 10.1021/ja110052n

Chiral self-assembled structures formed from organic molecules adsorbed on surfaces have been the subject of intense investigation in the recent decade, owing both to relevance in applications such as enantiospecific heterogeneous catalysis or chiral separation as well as to fundamental interest, fo...