P. Qian et al., Characteristic molecular patterns formed by N-octadecylbenzamide and N-8-quinolyloctadecanamide self-assembled on a graphite surface, CHEM LETT, (11), 1999, pp. 1229-1230
Self-assembled monolayers of N-octadecylbenzamide (ODB) and N-8-quinolyloct
adecanamide (ODQ) have been observed on the solution-solid interface by sca
nning tunneling microscope (STM). ODB molecules form stripe shaped lamella
structure whereas ODQ gave a mosaic pattern in which four molecular sets ar
e interlocked alternately like jigsaw pieces.