Synthesis of Electro-active Compounds Suitable for Adsorption on Metal Surfaces

Abstract

1. Simple dithiols 2. Viologens 3. Di(arylalkynyl)biaryls and azulenes 4. TTFs and extended TTFs VI. TTF-carboxylic acids for adsorption on metal oxides and sulfides Conclusion 1. thiourea, EtOH 2. aq. KOH

Synthesis of Aminopropyltriethoxysilyl-Substituted Imines and Amides

“…A series of small molecules containing aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) linkers were synthesized so that they could potentially be incorporated into self-assembled monolayers (SAMS) on metal oxide surfaces. Trialkoxysilanes are widely used to modify metal oxide surfaces since they readily react with surface hydroxyl groups to release the alkanol and provide a piano stool trialkoxysilane linkage to the surface [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. Two main structural aspects of the small molecules to be synthesized were considered: (1) ease of synthesis of the small molecule, i.e., where possible, one-pot reactions from inexpensive, commercially available starting materials, and (2) presentation of a variety of aromatic functional groups that would be of interest to others working to use SAMS as components of materials for molecular electronics or sensing applications.…”