We have carried out the synthesis of two dithia[9]helicenes by means of a LED-based double photocyclization. The compounds have sulfur atoms placed at the terminal rings of the helicene, and...
As the first of a series of molecular solenoids, two classes of coil-shaped molecules (dithia[7]helicenes) have been designed and synthesized to be used in molecular electronics.
After evaporation of the organic solvents, benzene, toluene, and cyclohexane on gold substrates, Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) shows the presence of a remaining adsorbed layer. The different solvent molecules were individually observed at ambient conditions, and their electronic transport properties characterized through the STM in the Break Junction approach. The combination of both techniques reveals, on one hand, that solvents are not fully evaporated over the gold electrode and, secondly, determines the role of the electronic transport of the solvents in molecular electronics.
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