Electrografting of calix[4]arenediazonium salts to form versatile robust platforms for spatially controlled surface functionalization

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 1130
• Main Authors: Mattiuzzi, Alice, Jabin, Ivan, Mangeney, Claire, Roux, Clément, Reinaud, Olivia, Santos, Luis, Bergamini, Jean-François, Hapiot, Philippe, Lagrost, Corinne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 2012; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/638/541/966; 639/638/542; Chemical Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Organic chemistry; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

An essential issue in the development of materials presenting an accurately functionalized surface is to achieve control of layer structuring. Whereas the very popular method based on the spontaneous adsorption of alkanethiols on metal faces stability problems, the reductive electrografting of aryld...