Modulating the self-assembly of rigid "clicked" dendrimers at the solid-liquid interface by tuning non-covalent interactions between side groups

First generation poly(triazole-phenylene) dendrimers equipped with peripheral alkyl or carboxylic acid groups to engage in van der Waals and hydrogen-bonding interactions, respectively, assemble into distinct two-dimensional nano-structures at the solid-liquid interface as revealed by high resolution STM investigations.