Mesoionic carbene-based self-assembled monolayers on gold

• DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04720b
• Publication Date: 2023-12-15T15:01:56Z
• Authors: Dianne S. Lee; Ishwar Singh; Alex J. Veinot; Mark D. Aloisio; Justin T. Lomax; Paul J. Ragogna; Cathleen M. Crudden
• Keywords: Mesoionic

N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have been widely studied as ligands for surface chemistry, and shown advantages compared to existing ( e.g. thiols). Herein, we introduce mesoionic (MICs) a new type of ligand.