title: Losing the expression of molecular chirality in self-assembled physisorbed monolayers.
abstract: STM imaging on graphite of the S-enantiomer of a chiral diacetylene isophthalic acid derivative reveals that molecular chirality is not expressed in the monolayer due to a specific molecular conformation preventing the stereogenic center to transfer its chiral information.
authors.affiliation: Molecular and Nano Materials, Laboratory of Photochemistry and Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gesquière
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sieffert
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klapper
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Müllen
authors.forename: Frans C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: De Schryver
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Feyter
mesh_terms: D000114:Acetylene / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000327:Adsorption; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D017348:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Transmission; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010795:Phthalic Acids; C059768:isophthalate; D006108:Graphite; D000114:Acetylene