Losing the expression of molecular chirality in self-assembled physisorbed monolayers.

Zhang, Jian; Gesquière, André; Sieffert, Michel; Klapper, Markus; Müllen, Klaus; De Schryver, Frans C; De Feyter, Steven · Nano Lett · 2005

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

STM imaging on graphite of the S-enantiomer of a chiral diacetylene isophthalic acid derivative reveals that molecular chirality is not expressed in the monolayer due to a specific molecular conformation preventing the stereogenic center to transfer its chiral information.

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