Fluorinated carboxylic acids as powerful building blocks for the formation of bimolecular monolayers
H Pinfold, C Greenland, G Pattison… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemical Communications, 2020•pubs.rsc.org
We compare the ability of a prototypical dicarboxylic acid and its fluorinated analogue to act
as molecular building blocks for the formation of self-assembled monolayers. Whilst
fluorination is found to prevent homomolecular self-assembly, it greatly increases the ability
of the carboxylic acid to act as a hydrogen bond donor for the formation of bimolecular
networks.
as molecular building blocks for the formation of self-assembled monolayers. Whilst
fluorination is found to prevent homomolecular self-assembly, it greatly increases the ability
of the carboxylic acid to act as a hydrogen bond donor for the formation of bimolecular
networks.
We compare the ability of a prototypical dicarboxylic acid and its fluorinated analogue to act as molecular building blocks for the formation of self-assembled monolayers. Whilst fluorination is found to prevent homomolecular self-assembly, it greatly increases the ability of the carboxylic acid to act as a hydrogen bond donor for the formation of bimolecular networks.
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