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Chiral Recognition of PVBA on Pd(111) and Ag(111) Surfaces
journal contribution
posted on 2006-10-24, 00:00 authored by Byung I. KimAn asymmetric planar molecule, 4-trans-2-(pyrid-4-yl-vynyl) benzoic acid (PVBA), has been used to establish the
organic chiral recognition on fcc(111) metal surfaces. The strong correlation between the orientation and chiral
recognition of PVBA on both Ag(111) and Pd(111) guides the choice of a model potential, which determines the
relative binding energy of PVBA on fcc(111). An angle-dependent calculation of relative binding energy reproduces
the experimental observation of the chiral recognition of PVBA on Ag(111) but not on Pd(111).