title: First optically active molecular electronic wires.
abstract: [structure: see text]. The optically active molecular electronic wires (S)- and (R)-7 containing an oligo-arylene-ethynylene structure and a chiral 1,1'-binaphthyl unit are synthesized. These molecules are incorporated into nanowell devices by self-assembly on the gold surface. In the nanowell devices, the median currents from the molecules containing both S and R enantiomers are significantly smaller than those from the pure S or R molecule. Compounds (R)- and (S)-7 are also less conductive than the fully conjugated oligo-phenylene-ethynylene-thiol molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, USA.
authors.forename: Yuliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gergel
authors.forename: Nabanita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.forename: Lloyd R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Harriott
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bean
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pu