A photoswitchable methylene-spaced fluorinated aryl azobenzene monolayer grafted on silicon

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Aug 7;46(29):5232-4. doi: 10.1039/c0cc00521e. Epub 2010 May 26.

Abstract

Aryldiazonium-terminated methylene-spaced trifluoromethylazobenzene derivatives have been synthesized. Their self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on a silicon surface allow for a stable and reversible molecular photoswitch.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Azo Compounds / chemistry*
  • Benzene / chemistry*
  • Fluorine Compounds / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Photochemical Processes*
  • Silicon / chemistry*

Substances

  • Azo Compounds
  • Fluorine Compounds
  • Benzene
  • Silicon