Synthesis and Characterization of Anthracene-2,6-dithioacetate: a Rigid, Conjugated Molecule for the Formation of Monolayers on Gold

Patrick J. West; Hadi M. Zareie; Andrew M. McDonagh

doi:10.1071/CH08274

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Synthesis and Characterization of Anthracene-2,6-dithioacetate: a Rigid, Conjugated Molecule for the Formation of Monolayers on Gold

Patrick J. West ^A , Hadi M. Zareie ^A ^B and Andrew M. McDonagh ^A ^B

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^A Institute of Nanoscale Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.

^B Corresponding authors. Email: andrew.mcdonagh@uts.edu.au; hadi.zareie@uts.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry 61(10) 758-761 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH08274
Submitted: 30 June 2008 Accepted: 30 July 2008 Published: 6 October 2008

Abstract

The synthesis and characterization of a new photoswitchable anthracene compound, anthracene-2,6-dithioacetate, is presented. The compound dimerizes in solution on irradiation with UV light, and thin films can be formed on gold surfaces from both the monomer and photodimer.

Acknowledgements

We thank the Microstructural Analysis Unit at the University of Technology Sydney for support and the Australian Research Council for financial support (DP0877539).

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Synthesis and Characterization of Anthracene-2,6-dithioacetate: a Rigid, Conjugated Molecule for the Formation of Monolayers on Gold

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