The Journal of organic chemistry

An efficient convergent synthesis of novel anisotropic adsorbates based on nanometer-sized and tripod-shaped oligophenylenes end-capped with triallylsilyl groups

X Deng, A Mayeux, C Cai

Index: Deng, Xiaobin; Mayeux, Aurelie; Cai, Chengzhi Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2002 , vol. 67, # 15 p. 5279 - 5283

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Abstract

This article describes an efficient and convergent synthesis of a novel tripod-shaped oligophenylene compound. The compound consists of three oligophenylene heptamers as the tripod legs and one bromophenyl group as the functional arm, joining at a tetrahedron silicon atom. Each tripod leg is end-capped with a triallylsilyl group for covalently anchoring the molecules on hydrogen-terminated silicon surfaces via hydrosilylation. The compound ...