Chemical manipulation of multifunctional hydrocarbons on silicon surfaces

The current review will focus on the chemical control of the selectivity in reactions of multifunctional organic and organometallic molecules on silicon substrates. After a very brief review of the potential monofunctional candidate reactions and a summary of the experimental conditions, the balance of kinetic and thermodynamic factors will be discussed and the application and prediction of surface selectivity will be outlined. The examples of selective surface modification will be further considered on the most common silicon surfaces: Si(100) and Si(111), as well as on partially hydrogenated silicon substrates. Finally, some future directions for the development and the use of multifunctional compounds on silicon will be extended into the third dimension.