Abstract Molecular rods designed for surface chirality studies have been synthesized in high yields. The molecules are composed of oligo (naphthylene–ethynylene) skeletons and functionalized at their two termini with carboxylic acids and hydrophobic groups. The molecular skeletons were constructed by means of palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira reactions between naphthyl halides and acetylenes. The triazene functionality was used ...
