Redox and optically active carbohelicene layers prepared by potentiodynamic polymerization
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2020-02-19Author
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10.1016/j.elecom.2020.106689
http://hdl.handle.net/11012/187006
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This short paper describes the preparation of thin layers based on carbohelicenes, which are inherently chiral polyaromatics existing in the enantiomeric forms P and M. Specifically, [5]-, [6]- and [7]helicene were subjected to redox cycling between -1.5 and 1.5 V vs. ferrocene/ferrocenium at a scan rate of 10 V/s. This way, enantiopure layers exhibiting redox activity were formed on the surfaces of the glassy carbon and ITO electrodes under anoxic and non-aqueous conditions. The properties of the prepared polymer layers were investigated using electrochemistry with Fe/Ru redox probes, circular dischroism, AFM, impedance measurement and Raman spectroscopy. With [6]helicene, the suggested electropolymerization procedure thus represents a proof-of-concept for the preparation of chiral carbonaceous surfaces.
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Carbohelicene, Hexahelicene, Voltammetry, Enantiopure, Redox active, Chiral carbonPersistent identifier
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ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS. 2020, vol. 113, issue 4, p. 1-5.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388248120300400