Self-assembling, patterning and SPR imaging of a 1,3 alternate bis(dipyridyl)calix[4]arene derivative–Cu2+complex immobilized on to Au(111) surfaces

Abstract
The electrochemically switchable Cu2+ complex of a 1,3 alternate bis(dipyridyl)calix[4]arene derivative forms self-assembled monolayers on Au(111) surfaces. The receptor is patterned on the surface by using microcontact printing procedures and the resulting surface is imaged via SPR.