Novel syntheses for mercaptododecyltriethyleneoxy biotin amide and 11-(mercaptoundecyl) triethylene glycol are presented here. Such alkyl thiols are popular components in creating monolayers capable of specifically binding proteins. The development of a variety of functionalized alkyl thiol compounds has a great impact on biosensor substrate design. In our synthesis of mercaptododecyltriethyleneoxy biotin amide, we couple ...