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Polymorphic arrangement of an organic molecule in its hydration environment
Karsten Lucht1, Karina Morgenstern1
1Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie I, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44801 Bochum, Germany.
Abstract:
We investigate the polymorphism of complexes formed by the hydration of a functionalized azobenzene molecule by low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. Under conditions at which the water-less azobenzene molecules remain as monomers on Au(111), co-adsorption of water leads to water-azobenzene complexes. These complexes prefer to adopt linear arrangements of the azobenzene mediated by its functionalized end groups. Such structures may serve as model systems for investigating the influence of a solvent on a surface reaction.
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