title: Surface-Confined Metallodendrimers: Isolated Nanosize Molecules.
abstract: The incorporation of dialkyl sulfide side chains in metallodendrimers is a simple method for their insertion into a monolayer of decanethiol formed by self-assembly on a gold surface. The dendrimer binds through the sulfide group to a defect in the monolayer on the gold surface (see picture). The surface concentration of the isolated dendrimer adsorbate can be regulated by the adsorption time (for example, 55 adsorbates on a surface of 200x200 nm(2) after 20 h).
authors.affiliation: Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology and, MESA Research Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, NL-7500 AE Enschede (The Netherlands).
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Huisman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schönherr
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Huck
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Friggeri
authors.lastname: van Manen HJ
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Menozzi
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Vancso
authors.lastname: van Veggel FC
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Reinhoudt