Bicomponent blend-directed amplification of the alkyl chain effect on the 2D structures.

Only one methylene unit difference in the long alkyl group of isobutenyl ether compounds is amplified by blending, resulting in the diversification of 2D structures, although each component formed individual 2D patterns, regardless of alkyl chain lengths. The 2D structures were revealed by using scanning tunneling microscopy at the solid/liquid interface.