2016-08-242016-08-242009-04-28http://hdl.handle.net/10919/72599This invention relates to a method of coating a metal surface by applying a solution containing an alkanethiol compound and a solvent to a metal surface, allowing the formation of a self-assembled monolayer, which presents as a robust barrier to corrosion. The alkanethiol compounds have a general formula, R(CH₂)_nSH, where R represents methyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, formyl, or amide; n is in the range of 7 to 21, preferably in the range of 12 to 18.application/pdfen-USPatenthttp://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/35/245/075/0.pdf10786379427/388.1427/388.4427/388.5B82Y30/00C23C22/02C23C22/68C23C22/83C23F11/161C23C2222/207524535