title: Ferrocenyl derivatives with one, two, or three sulfur-containing arms for self-assembled monolayer formation
abstract: Self-assembled monolayers of electroactive molecules can form on gold electrodes if the molecules include a sulfur-containing group to coordinate with the gold surface. We have prepared a molecule with a tripod of sulfur groups that has the potential of fixing the geometry of the molecule relative to the gold surface. The target (3) contained the good one-electron donor ferrocene connected through a benzene spacer to an isobutane tripod, with each arm of the tripod ending in a methylthio group. Analogous compounds with one (1) and two (2) coordinating arms were also prepared.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, University of Mississippi, University 38677, USA.
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Mattern