Axial ligand control over monolayer and bilayer formation of metal-salophens at the liquid–solid interface
J. A. A. W. Elemans, S. J. Wezenberg, M. J. J. Coenen, E. C. Escudero-Adán, J. Benet-Buchholz, D. den Boer, S. Speller, A. W. Kleij, S. De Feyter
Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 2548-2550
Abstract: Nickel salophens exclusively form monolayers at a liquid–solid interface, while in contrast zinc salophens mainly self-assemble into bilayers via axial ligand self-coordination which can be disrupted by the addition of pyridine axial ligands.
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