Sx. Yin et al., Studies of the effects of hydrogen bonding on monolayer structures of C18H37X (X = OH, SH) on HOPG, CHEM P LETT, 348(3-4), 2001, pp. 321-328
Based on Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) observations of 1-C18H37X (X =
OH, SH) adsorbed on HOPG, the hydrogen bonded complexes were studied using
density functional theory (DFT) and molecular mechanics (MM). At, B3LYP/6-
31g and B3LYP/6-311g** levels, molecular dimers connected by hydrogen bond
were obtained. The models of 1-C18H37X monolayer were optimized by consiste
nt valence force field (CVFF), whose structures and interaction energies ag
ree well with DFT calculations. It is noticed that due to the stronger hydr
ogen bond interactions between C18H37OH molecules, C18H37OH adsorbed on HOP
G shows only one kind of molecular arrangement, while C18H37SH exhibits two
kinds of packing induced by alkyl-alkyl and adsorbate-substrate interactio
ns. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.