Self-assembled rigid monolayers of 4′-substituted-4-mercaptobiphenyls on gold and silver surfaces

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作者
Kang, JF
Ulman, A
Liao, S
Jordan, R
Yang, GH
Liu, GY
机构
[1] Polytech Univ, NSF, MRSEC Polymers Engn Interfaces, Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
[2] Polytech Univ, Dept Chem Engn Chem & Mat Sci, Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
[3] Wayne State Univ, Dept Chem, Detroit, MI 48202 USA
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10.1021/la001217+
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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We have prepared, characterized, and studied self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of rigid 4'-substituted-4-mercaptobiphenyls on planar Au(lll) and Ag(lll) substrates. These monolayers show lower contact angles than their corresponding alkanethiolate SAMs due to the polar nature of the aromatic moieties. Quantitative analysis of infrared spectroscopy, using Eulerian angle, allowed estimation of the average molecular orientation on a surface. In cases where such analysis is possible, it was found that the biphenyl planes are tilted away from the surface normal toward by 14 degrees, 20 degrees, and 12 degrees, for NO2, C(O)CH3, and CO2Et, respectively, and rotate around the 1,4 axis of the ring at 30 degrees, 15 degrees, and 30 degrees on gold, respectively. For SAMs on silver, the tilt is 8 degrees, 21 degrees, and 11 degrees, respectively, and the rotation angle is 32 degrees, 10 degrees, and 31 degrees respectively, with errors less than or equal to+/-2 degrees. Scanning tunneling microscopy studies indicate that these plate-shaped molecules form incommensurate structures on Au(lll) surfaces.
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