A convenient synthesis of long-chain 4-substituted benzyloxycarbonyl alkanethiols for the formation of self assembled monolayers on metal substrates

Central European Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 658-667

  Angelova, Polina ^a   Kostova, Kalina ^a   Hinrichs, Karsten ^b   Tsankov, Dimiter ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Bulgaria)

^b ISAS INSTITUTE FOR ANALYTICAL SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkanethiols; Esterification; Hexadecanoic acid; N acylurea; Self assembled monolayers (SAM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645291476     PISSN: 16443624     EISSN: 16443624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/BF02475194     Document Type: Article

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