Triphenylene-Based Discotic Liquid Crystals as Self-Assembled Monolayers

• Published in: Langmuir Vol. 15; no. 11; pp. 3790 - 3797
• Main Authors: Boden, Neville, Bushby, Richard J, Martin, Philip S, Evans, Stephen D, Owens, Robert W, Smith, D. Alastair
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 25.05.1999
• Subjects: Chemistry; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; General, apparatus; Surface physical chemistry; Self assembly; Monolayer; Gold; Molecular assembly; Alkanethiol; Experimental study; Liquid crystals; Modified material; Triphenylene

A series of ω-thiol-substituted 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaalkoxytriphenylenes was synthesised for the purpose of forming self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on gold in which the self-organizing, discogenic headgroups have a known orientation. In principle, these headgroups can be oriented either with their sho...