Self-assembled monolayers of shape-persistent macrocycles on graphite: interior design and conformational polymorphism

• Joscha Vollmeyer,
• Friederike Eberhagen,
• Sigurd Höger and
• Stefan-S. Jester

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2774–2782, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.294

• ; solid/liquid interface; supramolecular surface patterning; template; Introduction One of the ultimate aims in supramolecular chemistry on solid surfaces is the formation of two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures that are capable of performing highly specific tasks as an effect of functional units that are

• supramolecular surface patterning is highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) which provides large atomically flat terraces between step edges and a sufficient adsorbate mobility, required for the self-assembly process that leads to the 2D crystal formation. For a more detailed understanding of the macrocycle