title: Chiral supramolecular self-assembly of rubrene.
abstract: Large area chiral supramolecular self-assembly of rubrene has been achieved on Au(111) surface at room temperature. The basic building block of such self-assembled layers consists of two double-layered Y-shape supramolecular structures containing eight twisted rubrene molecules. Chirality is maintained and transferred from the bottom layer to the top layer in the successive molecular layers for up to five layers. Such chiral multilayers can be potential candidates in enantioselective catalysis and chiral separations.
authors.affiliation: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute for Advanced Study, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China. liwang@ncu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Huihui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Xiaoqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hongming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009279:Naphthacenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D009279:Naphthacenes; C045049:rubrene; D006046:Gold