Robust binding between secondary amines and Au electrodes.
Chem Commun (Camb)
; 60(25): 3393-3396, 2024 Mar 21.
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| ID: mdl-38358011
ABSTRACT
While primary amines are one of the most widely used linker groups for forming single-molecule junctions, it remains elusive whether and how the substitution of one hydrogen in a primary amine with a methyl group (secondary amine) can alter its functional properties as a linker group. Here we show that a robust binding between a secondary amine and an Au electrode is absent with the use of a non-coated Au tip and is achieved when in contact with a wax-coated Au tip, which we propose is catalyzed by the more frequent formation of Au adatoms in measurements with a wax-coated tip.
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Chem Commun (Camb)
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QUIMICA
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2024
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