“Janus” Calixarenes: Double-Sided Molecular Linkers for Facile, Multianchor Point, Multifunctional, Surface Modification

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• 作者：James P. Buttress ; David P. Day ; James M. Courtney ; Elliot J. Lawrence ; David L. Hughes ; Robin J. Blagg ; Alison Crossley ; Susan E. Matthews ; Carl Redshaw ; Philip C. Bulman Page ; Gregory G. Wildgoose
• 刊名：Langmuir
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 9, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：32
• 期：31
• 页码：7806-7813
• 全文大小：415K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1520-5827

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We herein report the synthesis of novel “Janus” calix[4]arenes bearing four “molecular tethering” functional groups on either the upper or lower rims of the calixarene. These enable facile multipoint covalent attachment to electrode surfaces with monolayer coverage. The other rim of the calixarenes bear either four azide or four ethynyl functional groups, which are easily modified by the copper(I)-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAC), either pre- or postsurface modification, enabling these conical, nanocavity reactor sites to be decorated with a wide range of substrates to impart desired chemical properties. Redox active species decorating the peripheral rim are shown to be electrically connected by the calixarene to the electrode surface in either “up” or “down” orientations of the calixarene.