Properties of amphiphilic terminally substituted conjugated nonaene‐ and 2‐docosylnonaene carboxylic acids in monolayers at the air–water interface

Communication: Amphiphilic, conjugated polyenes , (see figure) substituted with, for example, redox‐active groups such as ferrocene or other groups which allow for specific and selective excitation (energy intake), have been synthesized and their spectroscopic properties examined at the air‐water interface. The materials have potential applications in the storage and transfer of information on a molecular level. magnified image