A convenient molecular self-assembly route to thin films containing terminal donor ligands and anchored organotransition-metal complexes for heterogenized homogeneous catalysis

Abstract

Simple acid–base hydrolytic chemistry on the surfaces of glass, quartz or silicon provides an easy access to thin films containing terminal amine and phosphine donor ligands which covalently bind a variety of organometallic complexes, and such oriented ultrathin films supporting a densely packed nickel(0) organometallic complex on glass, catalyse oligomerization of phenylacetylene.