Photoactivated Preparation and Patterning of Self-Assembled Monolayers with 1-Alkenes and Aldehydes on Silicon Hydride Surfaces.

Direct lateral patterning in the formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on silicon was achieved by the photoinduced reaction of aldehydes with Si(111)-H surfaces by using the usual masking techniques (see the schematic illustration; on the right-hand side is a microscopy image of a patterned SAM formed from octadecanal).