Application of synchrotron FTIR microspectroscopy for determination of spatial distribution of methylene blue conjugated onto a SAM via"click" chemistry

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Nov 21;47(43):11918-20. doi: 10.1039/c1cc13255e. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

Abstract

We report, for the first time, the application of synchrotron FTIR microspectroscopy to determine the spatial distribution of methylene blue conjugated onto a self-assembled monolayer surface via Sharpless "click" chemistry.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alkynes / chemistry
  • Click Chemistry
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Methylene Blue / chemistry*
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • Silicon / chemistry
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared*
  • Synchrotrons

Substances

  • Alkynes
  • Gold
  • Methylene Blue
  • Silicon