title: Nanoscale aryleneethynylene molecular wires with reversible fluorenone electrochemistry for self-assembly onto metal surfaces.
abstract: [structure: see text] Two rigid-rod conjugated molecules (11 and 12) of ca. 4 and 7 nm length, respectively, bearing protected terminal thiol groups have been synthesized via multistep Sonogashira coupling reactions and shown to possess reversible cathodic solution electrochemistry arising from reduction of the fluorenone units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Changsheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Andrei S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Batsanov
authors.forename: Martin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bryce
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sage