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Oligoaryl Cruciform Structures as Model Compounds for Coordination‐Induced Single‐Molecule Switches (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 5/2010)
Author(s) -
Grunder Sergio,
Huber Roman,
Wu Songmei,
Schönenberger Christian,
Calame Michel,
Mayor Marcel
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201090006
Subject(s) - cruciform , cover (algebra) , chemistry , molecule , nanotechnology , engineering physics , engineering , mechanical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , structural engineering
The cover picture shows the fertile combination of synthetic chemistry and experimental physics, both permanently making central contributions to hot scientific topics in spite of being classical scientific disciplines with long‐standing traditions. The displayed scientist struggles with the synthesis of cruciform structures (displayed on the black board) for single‐molecule‐transport investigations in a mechanically controlled break junction setup (sketched in the inset at the upper right corner). More information on the design and synthesis of the cruciform structures, such as their immobilization experiments, is found in the article by M. Calame, M. Mayor et al. on p. 833 ff. Serafin Pazdera is greatly acknowledged for the cover artwork.