Abstract
A facile method for controlling the self-assembly of supramolecular metallocycles on a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface is described. The process was demonstrated using 1,3,5-tris(10-carboxydecyloxy)benzene (TCDB), which self-assembles to form a stable monolayer with nanoscale cavities on HOPG, to template the deposition of supramolecular rectangles. Molecular distribution is controlled and monodispersion is achieved as the metallocycles self-organize into the cavities of the TCDB template.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9268-9269 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 129 |
| Issue number | 30 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Aug 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |