title: Solution- and solid-phase synthesis of components for tethered bilayer membranes.
abstract: The synthesis of the novel compound PhCH(2)SS(C(24)H(44)N(4)O(10))(C(20)H(41)) (5) for the preparation of tethered bilayer membranes is described. The compound is the all-amide analogue of the previously reported ester-containing membrane-forming material PhCH(2)SS(C(24)H(40)O(14))(C(20)H(41)) (1). The advanced intermediate (C(20)H(41)) C(16)H(28)N(3)O(8) (17) was prepared from the same starting materials using both solution-phase (13% yield) and solid-phase (81% yield) techniques. Monolayers on gold derived from 5 have been analyzed by ellipsometry and FTIR. The monolayers exhibit thicknesses similar to monolayers derived from 1 and possess H-bonded amide functionality.
authors.affiliation: Cooperative Research Centre for Molecular Engineering and Technology, 126 Greville Street, Chatswood, NSW, 2067, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bendavid
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Ridley
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Sandanayake
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wieczorek