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Frontispiece: Spatial and Lateral Control of Functionality by Rigid Molecular Platforms
Author(s) -
Valášek Michal,
Mayor Marcel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201785561
Subject(s) - surface modification , steric effects , space (punctuation) , nanotechnology , molecule , surface (topology) , scale (ratio) , computer science , solid surface , materials science , chemistry , engineering , physics , stereochemistry , chemical physics , chemical engineering , mathematics , geometry , organic chemistry , operating system , quantum mechanics
In their Concept article on page 13538 ff., M. Valášek and M. Mayor discuss several strategies to achieve controllable functionalization of solid substrates with functional molecules. The picture represents several molecular platforms bearing a different functionality that are bound to the flat surface, creating free space for the sterically demanding molecular operations atop surfaces. Emphasis is placed on the need for spatial arrangement and separation of these tailor‐made molecules that expose functionalities at the molecular scale.