Abstract
Ferrocenes derivatized with a terminal lithioacetylide group react rapidly with unconnected glassy carbon and gold electrodes, giving up to monolayer-level surface coverage. The molecule-to-surface bonding is sufficiently robust to resist sonication, extended storage under dinitrogen, and thousands of repetitive voltammetric scans through the ferrocenyl oxidation wave. This "spontaneous" modification method provides a non-electrochemical pathway to the strong, apparently covalent, attachment of alkynyl-linked molecular tags to carbon and metal surfaces.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 63-66 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Electrochemistry Communications |
Volume | 52 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 3 2015 |
Keywords
- Chemically modified electrodes
- Covalent attachment
- Ferrocenyl acetylide monolayers
- Glassy carbon electrodes
- Lithioacetylide
- Spontaneous attachment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrochemistry