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Synthesis and Characterization of Supramolecular Colloids
Published on: April 22, 2016
Weak interactions in the assembly of strongly chemisorbed molecules
Guillaume Goubert1, Vincent Demers-Carpentier, Federico Masini
1Centre de recherche sur les propriétés des interfaces et la catalyse, Département de chimie, Université Laval, Québec (Qc), Canada G1V 0A6.
Abstract:
The intermolecular structure of bimolecular complexes formed on Pt(111) at room temperature through CH···O interactions between 1-methylnaphthalene or 1-ethylnaphthalene and 2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone is directed by the partial dehydrogenation of the alkyl groups.
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