Neutral Complexes of First Row Transition Metals Bearing Unbound Thiocyanates and Their Assembly on Metallic Surfaces

A series of transition metal coordination complexes designed to assemble on gold surfaces was
synthesized, their electronic structure and transitions analyzed, and their magnetic properties studied. By
taking advantage of recently developed thiocyanate assembly protocols, these molecules were then
assembled onto a gold surface, without the need for an inert atmosphere, to give a loosely packed
monolayer. The assembled molecules exhibit properties similar to that of the bulk molecules, indicating
little change in molecular structure outside of chemisorption.