First optically active molecular electronic wires.
[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.
Zhu
Yuliang
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Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4319, USA.
Gergel
Nadine
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Majumdar
Nabanita
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Harriott
Lloyd R
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Bean
John C
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Pu
Lin
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