“…The mechanisms of molecular self-organization have been the subject of numerous investigations aimed at the realization of building blocks designed so as to spontaneously form 2D monolayers with specific topologies. Intermolecular interaction may be driven by various molecular recognition processes, from steric hindrance , to hydrogen bonding, − metal coordination, − or interdigitation of alkyl chains, − The latter may be strongly favored by adsorption on the surface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). As a matter of fact, the value of the alkyl-chain period allows an adsorption in registry with HOPG along its ⟨1,0,0⟩ axis according to the Groszek model. − It has been noticed that the distance which minimizes the energy of side interaction between alkyl chains, 4.26 Å, exactly matches a period of ⟨1,0,0⟩ rows .…”