Self-assembling calix resorcinarene

Raible, S. Pfeiffer, J. Weiss, T. Clauss. W. Goepel, W. Schurig. V. Kern, D.P. Scanning tunneling microscopy on self-assembled calix[4]resorcinarene monolayer adsorbates on Au(lll). Appl. Phys., A 2000. 70, 607-611. 

Rose, K. N., Barbour, L. J., Orr, G. W., Atwood, J. L., Self-assembly of carcerand-like dimers of calix[4]resorcinarene facilitated by hydrogen bonded solvent bridges. Chem. Commun. 1998, 407-408. 

Oh, S.-K, Nakagawa, M., and Ichimura, K. Self-assembled monolayers derived from calix[4]resorcinarenes exhibiting excellent desorption-resistance and their applicability to surface energy photocontrol. Chem. Lett., 349 (1999). 

Calix[4]resorcinarene functionalized with a thiol head was self-assembled on Au(lll) from several different solvents. The UHV STM was used to acquire the images of the layers. The thiol head is thought to bind to the surface, leading to molecular-ordered regions, which also depends on the preparation method. 

Gil-Ramirez G, Benet-Buchholz J, Escudero-Adan EC, Ballester P (2007) Solid-state self-assembly of a calix[4]pyrrole-resorcinarene hybrid into a hexameric cage. J Am Chem Soc 129 3820... 

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