title: Naphtho[2,3-a]pyrene forms chiral domains on Au111.
abstract: Chiral domains have been prepared by evaporation of a two-dimensionally chiral molecule, naphtho[2,3-a]pyrene (NP), onto the hexagonal Au(111) surface in an ultrahigh vacuum environment. High-resolution UHV scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) showed that NP formed chiral domains consisting of only one 2D enantiomer rather than racemic two-dimensional unit cells. A structural model is proposed that agrees with the STM observations. Chiral pockets between adsorbed molecules may be useful for binding a specific enantiomer of a 3D chiral molecule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
authors.forename: C Brian
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: France
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Parkinson
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D011721:Pyrenes; D006046:Gold; C011934:mica