The hydrolysis of methyl ester (–CO2Me) and tert-butyl ester (–CO2tBu) functionalized SAMs as a function of subphase temperature and pH is described. Contact angle measurements show that the methyl ester functionalized monolayer does not hydrolyse in pH 1–13 aqueous solutions heated up to 80° C. In contrast, the–CO2tBu functionalized monolayer hydrolysed below pH 5. The rate and the extent of the hydrolysis were dependent on the ...
[Heiney, Paul A.; Stetzer, MacKenzie R.; Mindyuk, Oksana Y.; DiMasi, Elaine; McGhie, Andrew R.; Liu, Hu; Smith III, Amos B. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 1999 , vol. 103, # 30 p. 6206 - 6214]
