One-step covalent grafting of Fe4 single-molecule magnet monolayers on gold

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Feb 7;47(5):1467-9. doi: 10.1039/c0cc04583g. Epub 2010 Dec 24.

Abstract

Iron(III)-based single-molecule magnets have been covalently grafted on Au(111) in one step using 1,2-dithiolan-3-yl side groups. Reaction with the substrate quantitatively affords a monolayer of electronically intact clusters doubly linked to the surface via Au-S bonds, as demonstrated by a combination of STM, XAS/XMCD and XPS studies.