Oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated 1,2-dithiolanes and their conjugates useful for preparing self-assembled monolayers

摘要

The present invention provides biotechnologically useful oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated 1,2-dithiolane compositions and conjugates of these compositions with biological or non-biological receptor, ligand, sequestering, or reporter moieties to provide physiologically active therapeutic compositions. The invention also provides methods for the preparation of these compositions. Further, the invention provides self-assembled monolayer (SAM) compositions on a metal and methods for their preparation.