Abstract A series of eight rotors containing thiol groups for attachment to gold surfaces and fluorine atoms for solid-state 19 F NMR spectroscopy have been prepared through linear, multistep synthesis. The common rotating part of the rotors (rotator), consisting of a 2, 6- difluorobenzene moiety, is introduced into the rotor structure through an unusual regioselective Sonogashira coupling with 2, 6-difluoro-1, 4-diiodobenzene. Rotors with ...
