Dipolar and nonpolar altitudinal molecular rotors mounted on an Au (111) surface

…, ME Mulcahy, D Horinek, F Galeotti…

Index: Zheng, Xiaolai; Mulcahy, Mary E.; Horinek, Dominik; Galeotti, Francesco; Magnera, Thomas F.; Michl, Josef Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004 , vol. 126, # 14 p. 4540 - 4542

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Abstract

We describe the preparation of a compound whose molecules consist of two metal sandwich stands carrying tentacles with affinity to metal surfaces and holding an axle that carries a dipolar or a nonpolar rotator. The dipolar rotor exists as three pairs of enantiomers, rapidly interconverting at room temperature. When mounted on a gold surface, each molecule represents a chiral altitudinal rotor, with the rotator axle parallel to the surface. The surface ...