MONOLAYER TRANSFORMATION BY NUCLEOPHILIC-SUBSTITUTION - APPLICATIONS TO THE CREATION OF NEW MONOLAYER ASSEMBLIES

A series of new trichlorosilyl-terminated surfactants have been used to create a set of variously func-tionalized self-assembled monolayer surfaces. Transformations of these surfaces, with a focus on the use of nucleophilic substitution reactions for the creation and interconversion of surfaces with nitrogen- and sulfur-containing functionality, are reported. Approaches to the characterization of these surfaces and to the assessment of the efficacy of such in situ chemical transformations are explored. The use of such reactions to create new surface functionality and bridged monolayer structures is described. © 1990, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.