Reactions of gas-phase ozone with alkene-terminated alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers on Au are explored using reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS). The experiments are performed by using a directional doser to control the ozone flux onto the surface and in situ high vacuum techniques to eliminate reactions with atmospheric contaminants. We find that reactions between ozone and the C=C terminal group proceed through the formation of a carboxylic acid moiety that subsequently converts to an interchain carboxylic acid anhydride.
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January 2025
University of Novi Sad, BioSense Institute, Dr Zorana Djindjica 1, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia.
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January 2025
College of Materials Science and Engineering & Engineering Research Center of Alternative Energy Materials & Devices, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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January 2025
Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, NH91, Tehsil Dadri, G. B. Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India.
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Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK.
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December 2024
Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta-Hseuh Road, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan.
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