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Solid-Phase Synthesis of Potential Molecular Wires. Attachment of Molecular Alligator Clips

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

LeRoy Jones II  and
James M. Tour
LeRoy Jones II
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
James M. Tour
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
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Abstract

Described is the solid-phase and solution-phase synthesis of oligo(2-dodecylphenyleneethynylene) s via an iterative divergent/convergent approach. Synthesized were the monomer, dimer, tetramer, octamer and 16-mer of the oligo(2-dodecylphenylene-thynylene)s. The synthetic protocol for the synthesis and attachment of protected thiol-containing end groups is also described which may serve as molecular alligator clips for adhesion to gold surfaces. These oligomers may act as molecular wires in molecular electronic devices.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 413: Symposium W – Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Organic Solid State Materials III , 1995 , 401
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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