The quest for a detailed understanding of the mechanism associated with a reaction of molecular surface functionalization is still in its infancy, mainly because of the difficulties associated with a heterogeneous phase. However, a promising case is represented by the photo-excited anchoring of molecules carrying a terminal carbon-carbon unsaturation on silicon-oriented surfaces, which has lent itself to a number of experimental and theoretical investigations. A mechanism based on an initiation and a propagation step of such a reaction has been proposed, and faced with a variety of approaches. While there is not yet a general consensus about the mechanism itself, this report tries to collect the facts and ideas emerging from the relevant literature, with an eye to very recent advancements.
Double and Triple Carbon-Carbon Bonds in Covalently Anchored Molecules on Silicon Oriented Surfaces / Zanoni, Robertino. - In: SCIENCE OF ADVANCED MATERIALS. - ISSN 1947-2935. - 3:3(2011), pp. 378-387. [10.1166/sam.2011.1167]
Double and Triple Carbon-Carbon Bonds in Covalently Anchored Molecules on Silicon Oriented Surfaces
ZANONI, Robertino
2011
Abstract
The quest for a detailed understanding of the mechanism associated with a reaction of molecular surface functionalization is still in its infancy, mainly because of the difficulties associated with a heterogeneous phase. However, a promising case is represented by the photo-excited anchoring of molecules carrying a terminal carbon-carbon unsaturation on silicon-oriented surfaces, which has lent itself to a number of experimental and theoretical investigations. A mechanism based on an initiation and a propagation step of such a reaction has been proposed, and faced with a variety of approaches. While there is not yet a general consensus about the mechanism itself, this report tries to collect the facts and ideas emerging from the relevant literature, with an eye to very recent advancements.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.