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Long‐Range Chirality Recognition of a Polar Molecule on Au(111)
Author(s) -
Kong Huihui,
Qian Yinyue,
Liu Xinbang,
Wan Xinling,
Amirjalayer Saeed,
Fuchs Harald
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201909593
Subject(s) - chirality (physics) , dipole , materials science , intermolecular force , chemical physics , polar , surface (topology) , chemical polarity , molecular recognition , molecule , molecular physics , nanotechnology , chemistry , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics , chiral symmetry , mathematics , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
Chiral molecular self‐assemblies were usually achieved using short‐range intermolecular interactions, such as hydrogen‐, metal–organic, and covalent bonding. However, unavoidable surface defects, such as step edges, surface reconstructions, or site dislocations may limit the applicability of short‐range chirality recognition. Long‐range chirality recognition on surfaces would be an appealing but challenging strategy for chiral reservation across surface defects at long distances. Now, long‐range chirality recognition is presented between neighboring 3‐bromo‐naphthalen‐2‐ol (BNOL) stripes on an inert Au(111) surface across the herringbone reconstruction as investigated by STM and DFT calculations. The key to achieving such recognition is the herringbone reconstruction‐induced local dipole accumulation at the edges of the BNOL stripes. The neighboring stripes are then forced to adopt the same chirality to create the opposite edged dipoles and neutralize the neighbored dipole moments.