A multivalent hexapod having 24 stereogenic centers: chirality and conformational dynamics in homochiral and heterochiral systems

作者：Xu Hong; Wolffs Martin; Tomovic Zeljko; Meijer E W; Schenning Albertus P H J^*; De Feyter Steven

来源：CrystEngComm, 2011, 13(18): 5584-5590.

DOI：10.1039/c1ce05433c

The monolayer formation of a chiral oligo(p-phenylene vinylene)-substituted hexaarylbenzene with 24 stereogenic centers is investigated at the interface between a liquid and a solid substrate, highly oriented pyrolytic graphite. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) reveals that molecular chirality is expressed at the supramolecular level. When both enantiomers are co-adsorbed on the surface, a racemic conglomerate is formed. Both enantiomers and their mixtures show interesting conformational and translational dynamics at the liquid-solid interface, giving insight into expression of chirality, nucleation and monolayer growth.

• 出版日期2011